Hello and welcome to the first of three podcasts specials, bringing you highlights from FIPP Congress 2022.

It was the first in-person Congress for three years – and I think it’s safe to say it was a huge success with over 400 attendees and 81 fantastic speakers from major corporations and exciting start-ups, from all around the globe.

Top of the agenda was diversity and inclusion, which is the focus of this podcast.

We kick things off with a chat with Yulia Boyle, FIPP’s first female chair for 100 years, who talks about her plans for FIPP’s future and the changes she wants to make. Yulia also spoke out about making sure FIPP is accountable for its promises in terms of diversity – which includes doubling the number of women on the board by 2024 – and why diversity in media isn’t just a moral imperative, it also makes good economic sense.

We then caught up with the inspiring Nkiru Balonwu, who is the founder and creative director of the Africa Soft Power Project in Nigeria. Nkiru spoke about the African stereotypes that frustrate her, how Africa is a continent and NOT a country and why we need to change the stories around the diverse people there.

Finally, in this podcast we speak to Tanya Isler, director of global licensing at Netflix, USA, and Erica Lovett, head of diversity and inclusion at Cartier North America. Tanya and Erica told me what diversity means to them, what companies can do to achieve diversity, as well as battling their own biases.

We loved speaking to these powerful, passionate and proactive women who are fighting for change. We hope you enjoy listening. 

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