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CONFERENCE
AND AWARDS
SUPPLIER DIVERSITY | SUSTAINABILITY | ECONOMIC INCLUSION
MSDUK 2021
CONFERENCE
& AWARDS
CONFERENCE DIRECTORY
2-3 September 2021. Online
The largest Supplier Diversity Conference in the UK & Europe
Showcasing the best of British Ethnic Minority Businesses
Contents Use the contents page to navigate through the different sections of the directory. Sponsors 3 Welcome 4 About the Conference 5 Corporate Members 7 App Information 11 Knowledge Forum 12 Speakers 16 Innovation Challenge 21 Business Show 22 Exhibitors 25 Awards 44 Awards Categories & Finalists 51 Acknowledgements 60 Quick Jump Knowledge Innovation 2021 Business 2021 Business Forum Challenge Show Awards
MSDUK would like to extend a special thank you to all our sponsors for their generous support Headline Sponsors Gold Sponsors Sponsors
Welcome
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO PRESENT THE
2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE & AWARDS,
THE BIGGEST SUPPLIER DIVERSITY
CONFERENCE IN THE UK AND EUROPE.
The 2021 MSDUK Virtual Conference Beyond these commercial benefits,
and Awards brings together ethnic diversity carries huge social
minority founders, supplier diversity value - reducing socio-economic
experts, angel investors, industry inequality and creating stronger,
partners, universities, and the more stable communities.
corporate world to collaborate and
unlock innovation through diversity. Join us and share knowledge, business
intelligence, make connections, and
MSDUK’s goal is to break down pitch for opportunities and investment.
these barriers to entry by creating
an inclusive ecosystem of corporate,
industry and investment partners
that leads to new opportunities for
ethnic minority businesses to grow
and succeed.
Responding to the call for
businesses to serve stakeholders
broadly, organisations are building Mayank Shah
sustainability into the fabric of their CEO, MSDUK
operations – and making social
responsibility sustainable.
MSDUK 2021 Conference debates,
discusses, and finds solutions to
embed supplier diversity, sustainability,
and economic inclusion into corporate
strategy and purpose.
About the Conference
The pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated long-standing
inequities. To help create more equitable organisations and societies,
firms will need to be more deliberate than ever about diversity and
inclusion, carefully reassessing the foundations on which they stand.
This is more than just setting goals. It entails incorporating diversity
and inclusion into the company’s core offerings.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Knowledge Innovation 2021 Business 2021 Business
Forum Challenge Final Show Awards
2 September 2021 2 September 2021 3 September 2021 3 September 2021
10:45 - 16:00 14:00 - 18:15 10:30 - 14:00 17:45 - 20:00
There is a growing consensus that the Participants will be able to enjoy
interests of both society and investors insightful debates, share best practices,
are best served by organisations that during the Knowledge Forum, as well
focus on multidimensional value as showcasing their services and
creation for the benefit of all their products during the Business Show.
stakeholders, not just shareholders. If you are looking for inspiring ideas,
join the Innovation Challenge Finals.
The MSDUK 2021 Conference debates, Applaud those who are making a
discusses and finds solutions to difference by attending the 2021
embed supplier diversity, sustainability MSDUK Awards, the event that will
and economic inclusion into corporate close our conference activities.
strategy and purpose.
WHO IS ATTENDING
100+ 150+ 1000+ 300+ 50+ 20+
GLOBAL EXHIBITORS ATTENDEES CORPORATE SPEAKERS INVESTORS
BRANDS BUYERS
Advancing supplier
inclusion, diversity
and sustainability
Creating value, championing change
and empowering communities
We believe inclusive procurement practices
create long-term value for our clients and our
communities, while helping us remain agile,
disruptive and ahead of the market.
For more information about our Supplier Inclusion & Sustainability program please visit:
accenture.com/gb-en/company-supplier-inclusion-diversity
Copyright© 2021 Accenture. All rights reserved.
CORPORATE MEMBER INDUSTRY SECTOR WEBSITE CHARTER MEMBERS AB-Inbev Brewing Company ab-inbev.com Accenture Consulting & Professional Services accenture.com AgileOne Workforce Solutions Agile-one.com AIG Finance & Insurance aig.com Barclays Financial Services barclays.co.uk BP Energy bp.com Bristol Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals bms.com CBRE Real Estate cbre.co.uk Cummins Engineering cummins.com Diageo Beverage diageo.com Digital Catapult Digital Technology digitalcatapult.org.uk Dow Chemicals Chemicals dow.com Enterprise Rent-A-Car Car Rental enterprise.co.uk EY Accountancy ey.com GSK Pharmaceuticals gsk.com Goldman Sachs Investment Banking gs.com IBM Information Technology ibm.com Intel Information Technology intel.co.uk Jacobs Construction jacobs.com L’Oréal Retail loreal.com Mondelez Confectionery mondelezinternational.com MSD Pharmaceuticals msd.com Nike Retail nike.com Overbury Refurbishment overbury.com Pladis Group Confectionery pladisglobal.com Salesforce Software salesforce.com State Street Financial Services statestreet.com TIAA Financial Services tiaa.org Unilever Hygiene and Personal Care unilever.co.uk
CORPORATE MEMBER INDUSTRY SECTOR WEBSITE Unispace Interior Design unispace.com WarnerMedia Media & Entertainment warnermedia.com REGULAR MEMBERS American Express Financial Services americanexpress.com Apple Technology apple.com AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals astrazeneca.co.uk BT Sourced Communications Solutions bt.com Business Moves Group Business Relocation Management businessmoves.com Citi Financial Services citigroup.com City of London Government cityoflondon.gov.uk Co-op Groceries, Insurance, Legal & Funeral Care coop.co.uk Coupa Business Spend Management coupa.com Deutsche Bank Financial Services db.com Disney Media & Entertainment disney.co.uk Eaton Energy eaton.com EDF Energy edfenergy.com Equifax Credit Reporting equifax.co.uk Estee Lauder Skincare & Cosmetics estee.com Facebook Social Media facebook.com Fidelity International Financial Services fidelity.co.uk Google Information Technology google.com Herbert Smith Freehills Law herbetsmithfreehills.com HSBC Fiancial Services hsbc.co.uk ISG Construction Engineering isgltd.com ISS Facilities Management issworld.com Jacobs Engineering jacobs.com Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals jnj.co.uk JPMorgan Financial Services jpmorgan.com Macquarie Financial Services macquarie.com Marsh & McLennan Insurance mmc.com
CORPORATE MEMBER INDUSTRY SECTOR WEBSITE Mercateo Procurement mercateo.co.uk McKinsey & Co Management Consulting mckinsey.com Morgan Stanley Financial Services morganstanley.com Motorola Solutions Communication Technology motorolasolutions.com Notting Hill Genesis Housing nhg.org.uk Nestlé Food & Beverage nestle.com PepsiCo Food & Beverage pepsico.com Pinsent Masons LLP Law pinsetmasons.com RELX Analytics relx.com Roche Pharmaceuticals roche.com Royal Bank of Canada Financial Services rbcroyalbank.com Shell Energy shell.co.uk Sodexo Facilities Management sodexo.com Sony Pictures Entertainment Media & Entertainment sonypictures.com Standard Chartered Financial Services sc.com TK Maxx Retail tkmaxx.com The LEGO Group Retail lego.com UPS Multinational Shipping ups.com Walgreen Boots Alliance Pharmaceuticals walgreenbootsalliance.com WPP Communications & Advertising wpp.com WSP Information Technology wsp.com WWT Conservation wwt.org.uk Zurich Insurance Insurance zurich.co.uk
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App Information Make sure you download the free 2021 MSDUK Conference & Awards app from the Android or apple app store. By using the app you can view the conference schedule, workshops, sponsors, speakers, and exhibitors. The app is the best way for you to network with attendees of the event; before, during, and after the conference. As this is a virtual event, the app will be the best way for you to make valuable connections. Download the Attendify App from the Android or apple app store and use the code: MSDUK21 to access the platform. DOWNLOAD ATTENDIFY APP SPONSOR:
Knowledge Forum
Taking supplier diversity beyond a numbers
game by aligning it with sustainability and
economic inclusion.
As part of our conference we will The 2021 Knowledge Forum will bring
be debating and interacting with together our corporate members
attendees by sharing procurement alongside our certified ethnic minority
insights and business intelligence. businesses, this is one of the most
enriching parts of the conference with
Joining us in these panel sessions will insights that can transform businesses.
be C-Suite executives, procurement
leaders, supplier diversity champions,
emerging supplier diversity leaders,
business experts, and academics.
HIGHLIGHTS
C-Suite panel discussion around Exclusive start-up zone to allow
embedding supplier diversity, investors and attendees to meet
sustainability, and economic inclusion innovative start-ups
into corporate strategy and purpose.
Business talks and keynotes addressed
Presenting supplier diversity research by high profile entrepreneurs, and more.
across Europe.
Industry insights, interactive debates to
share supplier diversity best practices
Emerging trends and approaches to
supplier diversity outside of the US.
HEADLINE SPONSOR:Programme
KNOWLEDGE FORUM - 2ND SEPTEMBER
09:45 - 10:00 Event Platform Opens 2021 MSDUK Conference & Awards opens.
Virtual yoga session by Michelle Fanus-St Hill
10:00 - 10:45 Morning Yoga Session
at Dynamyk Yoga.
Mayank Shah, CEO & Founder MSDUK and
10:45 - 11:10 Welcome & Introduction
Denise Nurse, Presenter, Coach and Lawyer.
Recent research by Mike Moore, Principal
11:10 - 11:30 Signals of Change an Accenture Report
Director at Accenture.
C-Suite Panel: Building the Supply Chains Hosted by David Ward. Speakers: Kai
11:30 - 12:30 of the Future around Sustainability, Nowosel, Claire Costello, Matt Beddoe,
Supplier Diversity, and Economic Inclusion Tig Matthews, and Cyril Pourrat.
Room 1: New approach to supplier
Hosted by David Ward. Speakers: Alexandra
Diversity: how companies across the UK
12:35 - 13:25 and Europe are giving supplier diversity
Tarmo, Florence Arsimoles, Andrew Edgeley,
and Manuela Gómez Valeriano.
a new approach?
Room 2: How to make corporate supplier Hosted by Peter Zerp. Speakers: Nadeem
12:35 - 13:25 diversity programmes deliver more Ahmad, Michelle Palmer, Rod Robinson, and
business for diverse businesses? Reshma Sheikh.
Room 3: Emerging SD leaders across Hosted by Victoria Mallinckrodt. Speakers:
12:35 - 13:25 Europe: Different approach, broader Raj Pattani, Georgina Lowther, Tiffany Loïal,
purpose and different outcomes and Jayne Barclay.
Philippe Legrain, Founder at Open Political
Economic Network will present a far-reaching
12:30 - 13:35 Launch - EQUIP Europe Report
report relating to supplier diversity research
across Europe.
13:35 - 14:00 Break A 35 minute break.
HEADLINE SPONSOR:Programme
KNOWLEDGE FORUM - 2ND SEPTEMBER
Innovation Challenge Welcome
14:00 - 14:20 & Introduction
Live pitches from the 2021 Finalists.
Finals Pitch - Category Round 1:
14:20 - 14:50 Advanced Digital Technologies
Sponsored by Digital Catapult.
Finals Pitch - Category Round 2:
14:50 - 15:20 Sponsored by GSK.
Healthcare & Wellbeing
Hosted by Mayank Shah. Speakers:
15:10 - 15:50 Room 1 : GSDA- launch of new vision
Cassandra Dorrington and Gary Joseph.
Room 2: Measuring impact beyond spend: Hosted by David Ward. Speakers: Susan
15:10 - 15:50 How companies are looking at new ways Tew, Rebecca Derbyshire, Krystle Sands,
to develop scorecards? and Deaneesha Govender.
Andrea Sordi, Academic Director Exec MBA
Room 3: Transitioning from supplier Global Supply Chain Management Clinical
15:10 - 15:50 diversity to economic inclusion: report Professor, discusses supplier diversity and the
findings use of Economic, Political, Infrastructure, and
Competence (EPIC) considerations.
Finals Pitch - Category Round 3: Smart
15:35 - 16:05 Sponsored by Accenture and Cummins.
Buildings, Energy & Net Zero Carbon
Finals Pitch - Category Round 4: Social
16:05 - 16:35 Sponsored by EY.
Innovation
16:35 - 17:15 Afternoon Break A 40 minute break.
Innovation Challenge Presentation Vote of thanks by Accenture.
17:15 - 18:15 & Awards Speaker: Ben Ngobi.
HEADLINE SPONSOR:EQUIP Europe Why an increasingly diverse Europe needs EQUality In Procurement for ethnic minority entrepreneurs Philippe Legrain and Martyn Fitzgerald OPEN for MSDUK September 2021 | Report available on 2 September 2021 at MSDUK.org.uk
Speakers
There is a growing consensus that the interests of both,
society and investors, are best served by organisations
that focus on multidimensional value creation by
benefitting their stakeholders, not just shareholders.
Responding to the call for businesses to serve stakeholders broadly, organisations are building
sustainability into the fabric of their operations – and making social responsibility sustainable.
The MSDUK 2021 Conference brings together some of the most brilliant minds in supplier diversity,
impact leaders, and inspiring minority founders, all together working towards building the supply
chains of the future that are diverse and inclusive.
MEET THE SPEAKERS OF THIS YEAR’S CONFERENCE & AWARDS
ALEXANDRA TARMO ANDREW EDGELEY CASSANDRA
Unilever Sony Pictures Entertainment
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CLAIRE COSTELLO CLIFFORD BAILEY CYRIL POURRAT
CO-OP Tech Soft Systems BT
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DAVID WARD DEANEESHA DENISE NURSE
Vantage Partners
GOVENDER CONFERENCE & AWARDS
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FLORENCE GARY JOSEPH GEORGINA
SASDC
ARSIMOLES LOWTHER
Fidelity International GSDA SPEAKER Nestlé
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JAYNE BARCLAY KAI NOWOSEL KRYSTLE SANDS
Deutsche Bank Accenture Facebook
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MANUELA GÓMEZ MATTHEW BEDDOE MICHELLE PALMER
Nestlé UK&I The Difference Engine
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Diageo
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NADEEM AHMAD PETER ZERP PHILIPPE LEGRAIN
Templeton & Partners Accenture British Economist
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RAJ PATTANI REBECCA DERBYSHIRE RESHMA SHEIKH
GSK CO-OP Octavian
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ROD ROBINSON TIFFANY LOÏAL TIG MATTHEWS
ISG L’Oréal WPP
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VICTORIA
MALLINCKRODT
World Economic Forum
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SPEAKERAchieve your personal best An inclusive supply chain creates opportunities that enable innovation at the boundaries of technology and empowers communities around the world. That’s why Intel is committed to spending $2 Billion annually with certified diverse-owned businesses by 2030 globally. We invite diverse entrepreneurs to take the bold step and get certified. Talk to an Intel representative or visit intel.com/supplierdiversity. © 2020 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
MEET THE 12 INNOVATORS
CREATING BETTER IDEAS FOR
A BETTER WORLD
The MSDUK Innovation Challenge is the most exciting pitching competition
for ethnic minority founders. Join us for MSDUK Innovation Challenge Finals
and hear from the 12 most promising ethnic minority business leaders as
they pitch their innovative products and solutions to a panel of corporate
leaders, investors, and industry experts.
2021 FINALISTS
“It is amazing to see that 12 Innovation Challenge
finalists are made up of multiple award winners
from Forbes 30 under 30, Web Summit Finalists
to Top 100 Asian Stars in UK tech.
We are also pleased to report that all 12 businesses FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE 2021
have secured investment and grants of over £5m.” INNOVATION CHALLENGE FINALISTS
AND SEMI-FINALISTS
Karolina Jagodzinska, Programme Manager,
MSDUK CLICK TO VIEWBusiness Show
The MSDUK Business Shows encourages virtual
exhibitors to engage with buyers and suppliers
through a unique immersive experience.
The easy to navigate platform requires Throughout the day, there will be a series
no downloads, is 100% mobile friendly, of business insight workshops, panels,
and works on all modern browsers. seminars with industry leaders and
successful ethnic minority founders.
Exhibitors are able to fully customise
their booth, display virtual literature, Virtual, interactive business exhibition
host engaging digital content (e.g. with 100+ booths of global brands and
videos, seminars) to help visitors Ethnic Minority Businesses exhibiting
understand why they should be their their products and services.
partner of choice.
Visitors can download and save any
of the literature in their very own
swag bag.
HIGHLIGHTS
Virtual, interactive business exhibition Exclusive start-up zone to allow
with 150+ Ethnic Minority Businesses investors and attendees to meet
exhibiting their products and services innovative start-ups
Special virtual corporate lounges and Business talks and key note address
booths to meet hundreds of buyers by high profile entrepreneurs and more
Free booths have been offered to minority businesses courtesy of Enterprise-Rent-A-Car
HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSORProgramme
BUSINESS SHOW - 3RD SEPTEMBER
The opportunity for ethnic minority British
09:30 - 16:00 Exhibition Show Opens owned businesses and global brands to
connect and network.
Focus time for networking, the MSDUK team
Networking Hour - Meet the buyer virtual
10:30 - 11:30 networking room
will facillitate the opportunity to exchange
valuable information.
Insights into inclusion and diversity - a
12:00 - 12:30 Afternoon Meditation Session meditation experience with Sister Jayanti.
Focus time for networking, the MSDUK team
Networking Hour - Meet the buyer
13:00 - 14:00 virtual networking room
will facillitate the opportunity to exchange
valuable information.
Celebrating the commitment of our corporate
members for a diverse and inclusive supply
17:45 - 19:45 2021 MSDUK Awards chain, recognising some of the most inspiring
ethnic minority entrepreneurs.
VISIT THE MSDUK BOOTH AT THE BUSINESS SHOW
CLICK TO VIEW
HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSORENTERPRISE PROUDLY SUPPORTS MSDUK At Enterprise®, one of our founding values is “Our doors are open.” Ours is an inclusive environment. From employees to customers to business partners, we embrace the differences that make us successful and unique. As a founding member of MSDUK, we also work hard to ensure that our supplier base reflects the diversity of our communities, as we identify minority and female-owned companies to work with Enterprise. To learn about our business rental programme, visit www.enterprise.co.uk/business For supplier relations, contact us at procurement&supplychainuki@ehi.com ©2021 Enterprise 08.21. RO
Exhibitors List 10BE5 Ltd. Contracts IT recruitment Consulting Innovation Forum 4S Events Cummins Kemp Services Ltd 9AND Limited Curaty LanceSoft Ltd Accenture Curious Agency LatchAid Ltd Acquire Marketing Services Cyphere Magnetic AgileOne DataSynergie Makana Group Limited AIOE LTD De Graft Management (DGM) MAXIM WORLD Algreen Ltd Eaton MITS Amphibio Eczemadoc Ltd mnovate Ark Talent Group Enterprise Rent-A-Car Netwomen.co Asian Women MEAN Business EY Novo-K Procurement Solutions Be the Business Eyebou Nywhr.com Braille Translations Ltd Factmata Octavian Security UK Brain Fud Ltd Fertifa One Million Steps Brands with Values Fidelity International Onepoint BreatheHappy Freyda Limited Opus Innovations Ltd Bristol Myers Squibb GEN UK Permia Ltd Build Global Get2talent LTD pladis BX Merchandise Gibbs Hybrid Pure Punjabi Ltd Cambond Ltd GSK RCube Health Carbon Point Ltd Heptagon Group Rice Inc Citispotter HumaniTea (Mighty Drinks Ltd.) ROLABOTIC Commonwealth Businesswomen’s Incepteo Ltd RTFQ-ATFQ Limited Network HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSOR
Exhibitors List
sAInaptic Limited Uropa
SAVORTEX® VIP World Services
Shola Kaye Ltd - Inclusive Vishal Joshi - Fine Artist
Leadership, DEI & Communication
Xalient
SignTech Paperless Solutions Ltd
YBS Distribution Limited T/A Your
SJP Brand Solution
SMG Mediation Ltd ZNotes Education Ltd.
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Soul Deli
Sticksology Ltd
Technical Inspection Solutions Ltd
Techsixtyfour Ltd.
Templeton and Partners Ltd
The Cheeky Panda
The Conference Director
The Equal Group
The Estee Lauder Companies
The Sidylle Group
THEGLASSCOMPANY LTD
Thesqua.re
Tuck Technology
UK Black Tech
Unilever
Unitrove
UnNamed Ventures
HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSORCummins has a long standing global supplier diversity programme, which has seen
great strides made in our supply chain matching the communities in which
Cummins and our supply chain serve.
Cummins chairman J.Irwin Miller (1951-1977) embedded values into the fabric of
the business. One of these fundamental values was that he believed businesses
were only as strong as the communities they resided.
This vision is at the heart of Cummins with Diversity & Inclusion represented in all
55,000 employees goal trees annually. Within procurement this has brought about
the Supplier Diversity Programme, designed to increase opportunities from
qualified suppliers representing several diversity groups. Cummins is a multi-
cultural company and we want our employees and suppliers to be diverse like the
people who use our products. We want to give opportunities to all suppliers to
ensure we have the best suppliers.
Sam Musgrave
Corporate Indirect Purchasing Sourcing Analyst - EME
sam.musgrave@cummins.com
01642 412809Exhibitors 10BE5 Ltd. 4S Events John Kwan Timi Orija E: john.kwan@10be5.com E: timi@4s-events.com W: www.10be5.com W: www.4s-events.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH 9AND Limited Accenture Emmanuel Horsfall Cassandra Rennie E: Emmanuel@nineclothing.co.uk E: cassandra.m.rennie@accenture.com W: nineclothing.co.uk W: www.accenture.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Acquire Marketing Services AgileOne Adabara Abdullahi Larry Urrego E: adabara@wedoacquire.com E: lurrego@ain1.com W: www.wedoacquire.com W: www.agile-one.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH AIOE LTD Algreen Ltd Sudeep Sakalle Zhixuan Wang E: sudeep@infovinity.com E: zwang@algreen.tech W: AIOE LTD W: www.algreen.tech VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSOR
Exhibitors Amphibio Ark Talent Group Jun Kamei Aysha Kazi E: info@amphibio.co E: aysha.kazi@arktalent.co.uk W: www.amphibio.co W: www.arktalent.co.uk VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Asian Women MEAN Business Be the Business Rupinder Kaur Carla King Molina E: rk@asianwomenmeanbusiness.com E: carla.kingmolina@bethebusiness.com W: www.asianwomenmeanbusiness.com W: www.bethebusiness.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Braille Translations Ltd Brain Fud Ltd Nigel Miers Philip Udeh E: Ghow@brailletranslations.co.uk E: philip@drinkfud.com W: www.brailletranslations.co.uk W: www.drinkfud.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Brands with Values BreatheHappy Monique Walcott Shiti Rastogi E: moniquewalcott8@gmail.com E: shiti@letsbreathehappy.com W: Brands with Values W: www.letsbreathehappy.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSOR
Exhibitors Bristol Myers Squibb Build Global Elizabeth Evans Sabrina Clarke-Okwubanego E: Elizabeth.Evans@bms.com E: sabrina@buildglobal.com W: www.bms.com W: www.buildglobal.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH BX Merchandise Cambond Ltd Sarah Sayed Xiaobin Zhao E: sarah@bxmerchandise.com E: xzhao@cambond.co.uk W: www.bxmerchandise.com W: http://cambond.co.uk VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Carbon Point Ltd Citispotter Divyesh Jansari Pallav Sethiya E: DIVYESH@CARBON-POINT.CO.UK E: pallav@citispotter.com W: www.carbonpoint.co.uk W: www.citispotter.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Commonwealth Contracts IT recruitment Businesswomen’s Network Consulting Arif Zaman Naheed Afzal E: arif.zaman@cbwn.org E: naheed@contractsit.com W: www.cbwn.org W: www.contractsit.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSOR
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MSDUK Supplier
Diversity Excellence
Awards 2021
Diversity Isn’t Just Recognized, It’s Celebrated.
Building and maintaining a community of diverse suppliers makes Sony
Pictures Entertainment better. Better opportunities to hear new ideas and
different approaches, which collectively leads to better outcomes.
Diversity is a core value of the Sony Group and the reality of the world we
live in. We strive to not only ensure our supplier base reflects the people
and communities we serve, but that they are included and valued.
If you’re a diverse supplier who would like to explore potential
opportunities with Sony Pictures Entertainment, we’d love to hear from
you!
For more information,
visit our website at https://supplier.sonypictures.com/Exhibitors Cummins Curaty Martha Steed Sneha Shah E: martha.steed@cummins.com E: sneha@curaty.co W: www.cummins.com W: www.curaty.co VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Curious Agency Cyphere Nish Wickramasinghe Harman Singh E: nish@curiousagency.co.uk E: harman@thecyphere.com W: www.curiousagency.co.uk W: www.thecyphere.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH DataSynergie De Graft Management (DGM) Suresh Damodaran Lena Rosenior E: suresh@datasynergie.com E: lenarosenior@de-graft.com W: www.datasynergie.com W: www.de-graft.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Eaton Eczemadoc Ltd Marta De Nardin Haroon Ahmad E: martadenardin@eaton.com E: haroon@eczemadoc.co.uk W: Eaton.com W: www.eczemadoc.co.uk VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSOR
Exhibitors Enterprise Rent-A-Car EY Matt Glass Sian Ellis E: Matthew.r.glass@ehi.com E: Sian.Ellis@uk.ey.com W: www.enterprise.co.uk W: www.ey.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Eyebou Factmata Jaleh Caprez George Domaille E: jaleh@eyebou.com E: george.domaille@factmata.com W: www.eyebou.com W: www.factmata.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Fertifa Fidelity International Nick Kuan Florence Arsimoles E: nick.kuan@fertifa.com E: florence.arsimoles@fil.com W: www.fertifa.com W: www.fidelityinternational.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Freyda Limited GEN UK Danielle Lawrence Elaine Gold E: danielle@freyda.io E: egold@genuk.org W: www.freyda.io W: www.genuk.org VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSOR
Exhibitors Get2talent LTD Gibbs Hybrid Chinonso Izugbokwe Camilla Sacchetto E: chinonso@get2talent.com E: camilla.sacchetto@gibbshybrid.com W: www.get2talent.com W: www.gibbshybrid.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH GSK Heptagon Group Raj Pattani Isaac Zagabe E: raj.x.pattani@gsk.com E: isaac@heptagongroup.io W: www.gsk.com W: www.heptagongroup.io VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH HumaniTea (Mighty Drinks Ltd.) Incepteo Ltd Tina Chen Chaithanya Kumar E: tina@humanitea.co.uk E: hello@incepteo.com W: www.humanitea.co.uk W: www.incepteo.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Innovation Forum Kemp Services Ltd Giammarco Pacifico Kirk Waugaman E: giammarco.pacifico@inno-forum.org E: kirk@kempservices.co.uk W: www.inno-forum.org W: www.kempservices.co.uk VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSOR
Exhibitors LanceSoft Ltd LatchAid Ltd Venkat Ramamohan Chen Davies E: venkat.r@lancesoft.com E: chen.mao.davies@gmail.com W: www.lancesoft.com W: www.latchaid.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Magnetic Makana Group Limited Kaan Aydogmus Oz Kemal E: kaan@magnetic-london.co.uk E: oz@makana-group.com W: www.magnetic-london.co.uk W: www.makana-group.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH MAXIM WORLD MITS Puneet Bhalla Tayo Dada E: pbhalla@maximworld.com E: tdada@manageditservices.co.uk W: WWW.MAXIMWORLD.COM W: www.csaas.co.uk VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH mnovate Netwomen.co Naresh Raj Pinky Ghadiali E: naresh@mnovate.co.uk E: hello@netwomen.co W: www.mnovate.co.uk W: www.Netwomen.co VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSOR
Exhibitors Novo-K Procurement Solutions Nywhr.com Kavita Cooper Fatimah-Zahra Sacranie E: kavita.cooper@novo-k.com E: fzs@live.co.uk W: www.Novo-K.com W: Nywhr.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Octavian Security UK One Million Steps Amanda Butler Ranjit Ghoshal E: a.butler@octaviangr.com E: ranjit@millionsteps.com W: www.octaviangr.com W: www.millionsteps.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Onepoint Opus Innovations Ltd Matthew Earl Bola Lafe E: marketing@onepointltd.com E: bola.lafe@opus-innovations.com W: www.onepointltd.com W: www.opus-innovations.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Permia Ltd pladis Alalea Kia Jay Sanghera E: a.kia14@imperial.ac.uk E: sangherj@pladisglobal.com W: www.permiapave.com W: www.pladisglobal.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSOR
Exhibitors
Pure Punjabi Ltd RCube Health
Surinder Hothi-Bellamy Ravi Janapureddy
E: surinder@purepunjabiuk.com E: ravi@rcubehealth.com
W: www.purepunjabi.co.uk W: www.rcubehealth.com
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Rice Inc ROLABOTIC
Lincoln Lee Paresh Mistry
E: lincoln@riceinc.com E: paresh.mistry@rolabotic.com
W: www.eatpaddi.com W: www.rolabotic.com
VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH
RTFQ-ATFQ Limited sAInaptic Limited
Richard Moreland Steven Lua
E: richard@rtfq.com E: rajeshwari@sainaptic.com
W: www.rtfq.com W: www.sainaptic.com
VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH
Shola Kaye Ltd -
Inclusive Leadership,
SAVORTEX® DEI & Communication
Salli Flaherty Shola Kaye
E: salli.flaherty@savortex.com E: hello@sholakaye.net
W: www.savortex.com W: sholakaye.com
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HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSORExhibitors SignTech Paperless Solutions Ltd SJP Leke Babalola Samuel Clague E: leke@signtechforms.com E: samuel.clague@thesjp.co.uk W: www.signtechforms.com W: www.thesjp.co.uk VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH SMG Mediation Ltd Sony Pictures Entertainment Selina Morgan-Gayle Andrew Edgeley E: selina@smgmediation.co.uk E: andrew_edgeley@spe.sony.com W: www.smgmediation.co.uk W: www.sonypictures.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Soul Deli Sticksology Ltd Angelee Sidar Ricky Kothari E: angelee@souldeli.com E: sales@sticksology.com W: www.souldeli.com W: Sticksology.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH Technical Inspection Solutions Ltd Techsixtyfour Ltd. Vimbai Amoah Colleen Wong E: vimbai.amoah@t-i-solutions.com E: colleen.wong@techsixtyfour.com W: www.t-i-solutions.com W: www.mygatorwatch.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSOR
The talent you need,
the partner you deserve.
From cutting-edge technologies to • Proprietary technology
platform featuring VMS,
award-winning services, AgileOne
SOW, ICC, and talent
has the resources to be a true, community management
consultative partner able to • Award-winning programs:
manage your entire, end-to-end MSP, RPO, PPS, and Direct
Sourcing
talent lifecycle.
• Global network of over
One World. One Workforce. 2,500 suppliers
One Provider: AgileOne. • Minority/woman-owned
agile-one.com/uk
LanceSoft is a proud sponsor of MSDUK!
LanceSoft is a woman-owned Global Workforce and
Managed Services Provider, and a certified MBE with
MSDUK, NMSDC, CAMSC & WEConnect International.
We support multiple F500, EuroNext clients across various
industry segments, covering Contingent, Full-time, RPO,
Payroll, Direct Sourcing, SOW Project service lines, across IT,
Cybersecurity, Engineering, Healthcare, Creative Marketing,
Non-IT & Light Industrial categories.
We are a $220M global revenue company, with 4,600+
resources and 750 recruiters supporting our clients, and
a strong focus on combining human touch, community
curation and technology to recruit top talent!
For more information visit www.lancesoft.com.Exhibitors Templeton and Partners Ltd The Cheeky Panda Nadeem Ahmad Chris Corsbie-Smith E: n.ahmad@templeton-recruitment.com E: chris.corsbie-smith@cheekypanda.com W: www.templeton-recruitment.com W: www.cheekypanda.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH The Conference Director The Equal Group Michelle Fanus-St Hill Pamela Pinski E: info@theconferencedirector.com E: pamela@theequalgroup.com W: www.theconferencedirector.com W: www.theequalgroup.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH The Estee Lauder Companies The Sidylle Group Ashley Gabb Idara Umoh E: agabb@estee.com E: info@thesidyllegroup.com W: elcompanies.com W: www.thesidyllegroup.com VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH THEGLASSCOMPANY Thesqua.re Sanmukh Bawa Sharon Baker E: sbawa@theglass.company E: sharon.baker@thesqua.re W: www.theglass.company W: www.TheSqua.re VISIT BOOTH VISIT BOOTH HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSOR
Exhibitors
Tuck Technology UK Black Tech
Neel Thakrar Phil Benson
E: hello@tuckapp.co E: phil@ukblacktech.com
W: www.tuckapp.co W: www.ukblacktech.com
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Unilever Unitrove
Claire Gichuki Steven Lua
E: claire.gichuki@unilever.com E: steven.lua@unitrove.com
W: www.unilever.com W: www.unitrove.com
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UnNamed Ventures Uropa
Rupinder Mann Dipak Patel
E: rm@unnamed-ventures.com E: dipak.patel@uropainternational.
W: www.unnamed-Ventures.com co.uk
W: www.uropainternational.co.uk
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VIP World Services Vishal Joshi - Fine Artist
Ishan Jha Vishal Joshi
E: ishan@vipworldservices.com E: vishal_joshi_11@hotmail.com
W: www.vipworldservices.com W: www.vishaljoshi.co.uk
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HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSORExhibitors
YBS Distribution Limited
Xalient T/A Your Brand Solution
Phil Davies Alex Mushata
E: phil.davies@xalient.com E: alex@yourbrandsolution.co.uk
W: www.xalient.com W: www.yourbrandsolution.co.uk
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ZNotes Education Ltd.
Zubair Junjunia
E: zubair@znotes.org
W: www.znotes.org
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HEADLINE SPONSOR EXHIBITION SPONSORAWARDS 21 ‘
MSDUK 2021
AWARDS
Celebrating the achievements
and commitment of our
corporate members for a
diverse and inclusive supply
chain, recognising some of
the most inspiring ethnic
minority entrepreneurs from
across the UK.
HEADLINE SPONSOR: AWARDS SPONSORS:2021 Awards Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to welcome you to our 2021 Virtual Awards Celebration, we couldn’t wait another year to recognise those making a difference and our priority is the safety of all our members, hence we have decided to run this year’s conference and awards virtually. Over 15 years ago, MSDUK started its journey to encourage supply chains to become more inclusive, resulting in shared growth, prosperity and opportunities for all. I believe a critical aspect of being successful is being able to access new opportunities. We are all living in a world where economies are inter-dependent, where trade barriers are invisible, and access isn’t easy. An inclusive and diverse supply chain is the only way for companies, large and small, to get a competitive advantage and stay ahead in the race. In the world of technological advancement, innovation is without any borders, gender or race. Let us celebrate the vibrant entrepreneurial community and recognise corporations and industry leaders that are opening doors, offering opportunities and embracing innovation through diversity. My special thanks to our sponsors, partners, speakers; without you this event would not have been possible. Good luck to all our finalists. Through their leadership, passion, and drive, they all strengthen our belief in an inclusive Britain. I hope you join us and enjoy our virtual awards ceremony. Mayank Shah CEO and Founder, MSDUK
Awards Programme
3RD SEPTEMBER
Virtual Drinks Reception Hosted by Funktion Events.
17:00 - 17:45 (By Invitation only) Sponsored by Eaton.
An official welcome from Denise Nurse to
17:45 - 18:00 Welcome & Introduction
the 2021 MSDUK Awards, live on stage.
Entertainment by Solid Steel and Aakash A steel band performance accompanied by
18:00 - 18:20 Odedra shiamak dancers.
18:20 - 18:30 Start-Up of the Year Sponsored by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
18:30 - 18:40 High-Growth Business of the Year Sponsored by Lancesoft.
18:40 - 18:50 Innovation Challenge 2021 Winner Sponsored by Accenture.
18:50 - 19:00 Supplier Diversity Advocate of the Year Sponsored by AgileOne.
19:00 - 19:05 Break
19:05 - 19:12 Business Woman of the Year Sponsored by GSK.
Supplier Diversity Excellence -
19:12 - 19:20 Emerging Corporate Programme
Sponsored by Barclays.
19:20 - 19:27 Entrepreneur of the Year Sponsored by EY.
Supplier Diversity Excellence -
19:27 - 19:35 Sponsored by Onepoint.
Established Corporate Programme
Vote of thanks by CBRE.
19:35 - 19:45 Closing Ceremony
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ANDREW EDGELEY ARNAB DUTT OBE CASSANDRA
Sony Pictures Entertainment Social Value Policy
Unit, Federation of
DORRINGTON
Canadian Aboriginal
Small Businesses
and Minority Supplier Council
(CAMSC)
CLIFFORD BAILEY DINAH BENNETT OBE ERICA HILL
TechSoft Systems Inc International Consultants for CBRE
Entrepreneurship and
Enterprise (ICE)
FARIDA GIBBS GARY JOSEPH KRYSTLE SANDS
Gibbs Hybrid South African Supplier Facebook
Diversity Council (SASDC)Meet the judges
LAURA BERRY MATT BEDDOE MICHELLE PALMER
Supply Nation Nestlé The Difference Engine
OZ KEMAL RAJ PATTANI ROD ROBINSON
Makana Group GSK Insight Sourcing Group
THERESA HARRISON
EYFacebook is committed
to building community and
bringing the world closer
together. In Europe, we’re
working to onboard diverse
suppliers who can provide
value to Facebook teams.
Contact us at
emeasupplierdi@fb.comBusiness Awards
Categories & Finalists
Recognising ethnic minority businesses for their drive, poise,
and determination to break the barriers and succeed.
START-UP OF THE YEAR
This award recognises a start-up within the MSDUK network that
has become an example of innovation and demonstrate
great potential.
FINALISTS
KAMI
CEO Erika Brodnock knows first hand the difficulties faced by mothers pre and post
birth, having suffered with postnatal depression following the arrival of her youngest
child. The lack of support she experienced when returning to work from maternity
leave was detrimental, but led to 18 months of research and validation resulting in the
creation of Kami. The potential of Kami’s technology, alongside its vision of providing
all parents with the tools they need to thrive, has been validated by the backing and
S COMPANY 10BE5 awards it’s received from names such as Google for Startups, Amazon, and Innovate UK.
HEADLINE SPONSOR:
THE GLASS COMPANY
AWARD SPONSOR:
The Glass Company is trusted independent company for glass. It provides a number
of services including consultancy to designers and architects,quality control during
the manufacturing process and glass procurement. It also provides independent re-
ports and expert witness statements. Itsvision is to bring technology and glass togeth-
er to help the environment, including through innovations in solar powered glass.
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HEADLINE SPONSOR:
10BE5
AWARD SPONSOR:
Founded in November 2019, 10BE5 is on a mission to digitize drafting and diligence
tasks in capital markets transactions and periodic reporting. Beyond enabling dramatic
efficiency gains, our products help lower the overall cost of access to capital markets
for businesses. Since our first product’s launch, our customers have used it on almost
20 deals (IPOs and bond issuances), some of which raised over £1 billion.
S COMPANY 10BE5
HEADLINE SPONSOR AWARDS SPONSOR
HEADLINE SPONSOR: AWARD SPONSOR:HIGH-GROWTH BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
This award recognises a business who has shown significant
demonstrable growth over the last two financial years within the
competitive marketplace in which they operate.
FINALISTS
BAP PHARMA
Dr Parkar founded BAP Pharma in 2011 and remains independent, with no 3rd party
investment. 2021 is the company’s 10th anniversary and sees the UK headquarters
moving into prestigious new offices 4 times the size of its current location. The
company has a set of four core values which it encourages are rigorously followed
and regularly recognised. BAP too is especially proud of the continuous recognition
afforded by independent bodies such at the Fast Track Sunday Times Awards,
S COMPANY 10BE5 Alantra, The Thames Valley 250 and also MSDUK.
HEADLINE SPONSOR:
MAKESWORTH
AWARD SPONSOR:
Sanjay established Makesworth in April-2012 with an ambitious vision and has earned
a respected reputation in the field of Accounting. Makesworth envisions being one of
the top-rated Cloud Accounting Firm with combination of best-team, technology
and best-class services. Their culture revolves around-Engaging, Nurturing and
collaborating where everybody matters.
S COMPANY 10BE5
HEADLINE SPONSOR:
MEDIA REACH
AWARD SPONSOR:
Mediareach is the leading integrated ad agency and the pioneers of multicultural
marketing in the UK for more than 25 years. Our CEO launched and chaired the IPA
Ethnic Diversity Forum and launched a diversity think tank, helping brands and
marketers gain enough insights into our multicultural society. Saad has published 3
reports on multicultural Britain with the IPA. Our ethos is to help clients achieve the
growth and success they deserve and ensure their campaigns deliver results.
S COMPANY 10BE5
HEADLINE SPONSOR: XALIENT
AWARD SPONSOR:
Xalient was established in 2015 by Sherry Vaswani, to meet an emerging market
need - how to connect global companies securely and rapidly in a world where
enterprises were shifting their systems, at speed, to the cloud. Xalient was set up to
do this, disrupting the market and challenging the established global IT and telecoms
players, with an innovative value proposition and client-centred culture that encourages
us to challenge conventional thinking. Xalient has rapidly scaled and now delivers to
S COMPANY 10BE5 many Fortune 500 businesses across the globe from UK and US bases.
HEADLINE SPONSOR: AWARD SPONSOR: HEADLINE SPONSOR AWARDS SPONSORBUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR
This award celebrates women in business. Focusing on the
contribution of a dynamic, creative and visionary leader,
the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award seeks to define
the qualities of a successful woman – from drive, ambition,
vision and tenacity to inspirational leadership, inventiveness,
and confidence.
FINALISTS
AYESHA SHAH, PREDICTX
Early on, Ayesha recognised the power of diversity in creating high performing teams.
Her values, threading through technical innovation and agility, have led to PredictX
consistently winning business over much larger competitors. PredictX has defined a
new category of AI SaaS applications for businesses. PredictX’s AI platform enables
organisations to harness predictive analytics to solve problems ranging from COVID-19
patient profiling (NHS), to modelling flood and fire risks, and financial audit.
S COMPANY 10BE5
HEADLINE SPONSOR:
JULIE CHEN, CHEEKY PANDA
AWARD SPONSOR:
The Cheeky Panda was born in the beginning of 2016 and today we are UK’s top 6
start-up companies, bestseller on Amazon and are working with some of the
biggest companies in the country including Waitrose, Ocado, Boots etc. Their ambition
is to build The Cheeky Panda as one of the best sustainable brands in the world. We
didn’t have office, staff or funding. Julie designed the branding from a spare bedroom,
launched a crowdfunding that has secured their first £12K investment, and sold the first
S COMPANY 10BE5 product on Amazon half year later. In 2017 they attended their first trade show and got
our first retail customer who had 3 stores in London; later on managed to secure
Wholefoods Market listing after one year of talking to the buyer.
HEADLINE SPONSOR: AWARD SPONSOR:
RESHMA SHEIKH, OCTAVIAN
Reshma is an award winning global corporate lawyer,that changed her career to
accommodate her young children. She didn’t give up her ambitions – she simply took
a risk, was flexible and innovative! Her collaborative leadership style has proven to be
effective in delivering outstanding results. Reshma has created an environment that is
friendly, professional and ‘family like’. Reshma joined Octavian Security in 2017, to grow/
re-establish Octavian as a national player. She had 4 weeks to make some major
S COMPANY 10BE5 changes – she grew the team from 30 to 200+ and won large, national contracts.
HEADLINE SPONSOR: AWARD SPONSOR:
HEADLINE SPONSOR AWARDS SPONSOR
HEADLINE SPONSOR AWARDS SPONSORENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
This award identifies and celebrates entrepreneurs! Focusing on
the contribution of a dynamic, creative, and visionary leader. The
Entrepreneur of the Year award seeks to define the qualities of
successful entrepreneurship – from drive, ambition, vision, and
tenacity to inspirational leadership, inventiveness, and confidence.
FINALISTS
FARIDA GIBBS, GIBBS HYBRID
Gibbs Hybrid has over 20+ years of talent workforce solution experience delivering
exceptionally talented Technology, Change and Regulatory professionals. We deliver
candidates with proven methodologies and processes for attraction and retention
of top talent. In 2018, Gibbs Hybrid lost a significant client but with drive and
determination, Farida led the organisation through a restructure winning new business
and opened up new locations where she could see the market was heading and they
S COMPANY 10BE5 opened the Dublin, Luxembourg and Poland offices. Farida’s recent appointment to the
Cabinet Office to lead the Supplier Diversity Workstream and implement this into the
National Procurement Policy is perhaps a testament of determination and leadership.
HEADLINE SPONSOR: AWARD SPONSOR:
MAC ALONGE, THE EQUAL GROUP
Mac’s career began in energy consultancy, growing a significant team showcasing his
extraordinary ability to support and mentor individuals from diverse backgrounds. He
became disillusioned with the equality of opportunity within British business, realising
significant change needed to happen to create workplaces without bias. He quit his
safe, well-paid job to develop an approach to become a catalyst for change. Mac is
incredibly passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion, and this is clear to anyone
S COMPANY 10BE5 who interacts with him. The Equal Group’s ethos and mission has been built on this
passion, and it is this that has attracted a team of individuals who share Mac’s vision
for the future.
HEADLINE SPONSOR: AWARD SPONSOR:
SONNY SEHGAL, TRANSPUTEC
Sonny has been a pioneer within the IT industry for over 30 years, having founded his
first company Transputec, whilst a student at Imperial College, London, developing
apps for the banking industry. Transputec is still going strong, having grown into a
global enterprise with a £25m turnover, blue chip clients and 170 employees. All his
business ventures have been based on technical or market innovation. Transputec
was one of the first companies in the world to develop and promote cloud computing.
S COMPANY 10BE5 ITDealer provided a platform for IT users to source hardware products in real time
from manufacturers when this type of source data aggregation was unheard of.
HEADLINE SPONSOR: AWARD SPONSOR:
HEADLINE SPONSOR AWARDS SPONSORCorporate Awards
Categories & Finalists
Recognising corporations excelling in supplier diversity.
SUPPLIER DIVERSITY EXCELLENCE:
ESTABLISHED CORPORATE PROGRAMME
This award recognises a MSDUK corporate member that has
demonstrated exceptional commitment and leadership as well as
delivering exceptional outcomes through their supplier diversity
programme in the UK.
FINALISTS
ASTRAZENECA
In 2019 AstraZeneca started the program expansion to other AstraZeneca markets
to provide new opportunities for underrepresented minority owned businesses in
those countries. As part of AstraZeneca Sustainability targets, they have externally
committed to expand the program to 10 countries outside of USA by 2025. They have
already launched the program in Brazil, South Africa, UK, this year - in Australia and
New Zealand, and Poland in the fall of 2021.
S COMPANY 10BE5
HEADLINE SPONSOR:
CUMMINS
AWARD SPONSOR:
Cummins has a long standing global supplier diversity programme, which has seen
great strides made in our supply chain matching the communities in which Cummins
and our supply chain serve. The last couple of years have been truly unprecedented due
to Covid-19. However, having a mature and diverse supply chain enabled Cummins to
be both flexible and agile to respond to the crises. This brought economic benefits and
showed a wide range of stakeholders the advantages of diverse procurement.
S COMPANY 10BE5
HEADLINE SPONSOR:
GSK
AWARD SPONSOR:
At GSK, their mission is to identify, develop and position diverse businesses to support
their commercial ambitions while contributing to social responsibility of improving the
economies of the communities they serve. Providing tangible social economic impact
within diverse communities and at the same time driving value to their consumers,
patients and workforce. GSK have the vision to both increase the spend with diverse
suppliers and to also help develop them to be future ready.
S COMPANY 10BE5
HEADLINE SPONSOR AWARDS SPONSOR
HEADLINE SPONSOR: AWARD SPONSOR:GSK is a proud sponsor of the
MSDUK 2021 Innovation Challenge
GSK is a proudAwards
and Business sponsor of the
MSDUK 2021 Innovation Challenge
We encourage diverse businesses to take part in our procurement
and
process.Business Awards
These business relationships provide access to new
ideas that come from outside the mainstream and expose GSK
We encourageand
to innovations diverse
new businesses to take part in our procurement
technologies.
process. These business relationships provide access to newSUPPLIER DIVERSITY EXCELLENCE:
EMERGING CORPORATE PROGRAMME
This award recognises a MSDUK corporate member that has
joined MSDUK during 2020 and has demonstrated exceptional
commitment and intent to drive supplier diversity in the UK.
FINALISTS
CO-OP
The Co-op and MSDUK only started working together in October 2020, but since then
they have been able to demonstrate that they’re keen to make real and lasting change
from a supplier diversity perspective across both our Goods for Resale (GFR) and their
Goods not for Resale (GNFR) supply chains. They have also piloted their Endless
Inclusion Programme with 9 of our key GFR suppliers and are now creating a scaled-up
platform which will be accessed by all of our suppliers allowing them to share best
S COMPANY 10BE5 practice, inclusion calendars and review where they sit against their diversity and
inclusion maturity scale.
HEADLINE SPONSOR: AWARD SPONSOR:
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL
Fidelity Internationals purpose is to work together to build better financial futures.
It focuses on the importance of collaboration to their business - working together
as colleagues, and in partnership with their clients. It also underlines their focus on
sustainable, long-term outcomes, with an aspirational focus on the future. They
incorporate sustainability into their business operations and investment process.
They do this for and together with all their stakeholders, customers, employees,
S COMPANY 10BE5 suppliers, investee companies, regulators and policy makers and the communities in
which they operate. Fidelity take responsibility for their impact on society as a whole
and the environment.
HEADLINE SPONSOR: AWARD SPONSOR:
STANDARD CHARTERED
In December 2019 Standard Chartered audited their supplier D&I practices and rated as
‘simplistic’. Their progress includes establishing a cross-functional supplier D&I forum,
training 1000+ colleagues/suppliers, joining 7 NGO’s, increasing their supplier D&I focus
markets/categories from 3 to 30 (50%) and aligning a diverse team to collaborate
with MSDUK to accelerate progress in the UK. They have implemented a global
metric strategy and have driven many positive outcomes, ensuring they are tracking
S COMPANY 10BE5 towards ‘Leading’ in supplier D&I by 2025.
HEADLINE SPONSOR: AWARD SPONSOR:
HEADLINE SPONSORSUPPLIER DIVERSITY ADVOCATE
OF THE YEAR
This award is given and selected by the MSDUK team.
FINALISTS
ALEXANDRA TARMO, UNILEVER
Having joined Unilever in 2011, Alexandra has held several positions within procurement
based out of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. She was appointed Head of Partnerships
& Social Procurement in February 2021 and is responsible for designing and
implementing the new Partnership strategy for Unilever that will embed a new
ambition around growth, innovation, environment and social impact. She is also
responsible for the global implementation of Unilever Living Wage and Supplier
S COMPANY 10BE5 Diversity social commitments.
HEADLINE SPONSOR: AWARD SPONSOR:
ANDREW EDGELEY, SONY
Andrew Edgeley is Interim Director of Supplier Diversity, Sustainability and Ethics
at Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). Andrew is responsible for the growth and
development of SPE’s Supplier Diversity, Sustainability and Ethics Program. In
addition, Andrew oversees the Corporate Services category which includes Real
Estate, Construction, Facilities, Admin, Security and Sustainability. Andrew was
Managing Partner at Corporate Cost Control Ltd in Europe from 2004 – 2020 where
S COMPANY 10BE5 he delivered strategic Procurement and Supply Chain solutions to a variety of clients
including Sony, NHS, Co-op, Barclays Bank Plc, T-Mobile, O2, Deutsche Teleko. Andrew
holds a BA(Hons) in European Economics.
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RAJ PATTANI, GSK
RAJ PATTANI, GSK
Raj Pattani is currently a Senior Manger working as part of the Global Supplier
Diversity Team at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). He is responsible for the expansion of
the supplier diversity program into UK and other regions, ensuring GSK unlock
value from working with small and diverse businesses while continuing to create
inclusive economic growth. Prior to joining GSK in August 2019, he held several
senior managerial positions at MSDUK where he mentored and supported over
S COMPANY 10BE5 600 diverse owned businesses, connecting them with multinational organisations
and helping them secure over £100m worth of contracts.
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