Speaker Diversity Network
Future of London’s Speaker Diversity Network brings new voices to the urban debate. The network helps people from under-represented groups raise their profile and makes it easy to create diverse speaker panels.
Professional development
Speaker Showcase: three slides in three minutes! If you’d like to be in our Speaker Bank but don’t yet have a track record, you can submit a video, but we recommend joining one of Future of London’s free Speaker Showcases. These 3-minute, 3-slide talks are a great opportunity for small-group peer support, mentoring and skills development in an atmosphere that will challenge and encourage you.
Find out when the next showcase is on our events page
Join the Speaker Bank or find a speaker
More and more event hosts are keen to diversify their rosters and find speakers with a fresh take, but may not know where to look. The Future of London Speaker Bank responds to this challenge with a growing network of practitioners we can recommend to speak at events across the sector.
We sort by expertise, vet their speaking skills through our professional development workshops and connect with event organisers.
The free matching service also provides a platform for practitioners who are keen to speak and would benefit from a boost in visibility and on-stage experience.
Complete our contact form to find a speaker for your event. Complete our application form to apply join the Speaker Bank yourself.
Sign the Diversity Pledge
The Speaker Diversity Pledge, supported by the Mayor of London, is made by organisations and individuals. Signatories commit to at least two of the following:
- Avoid participating in sessions which feature only one demographic group
- Put forward speakers from under-represented groups to represent their organisation, including at senior levels and across disciplines
- Hold public-facing events which include under-represented groups as speakers
- Encourage organisations they work with to host diverse events
- As a speaker/chair, join the Speaker Bank to help increase the pool of voices
Sign the Pledge here. If you can’t access Google Forms, you can download and complete this word version: word version and email to diversity@futureoflondon.org.uk.
Diversity Pledge e-badge
Pledge signatories can show support with a Diversity Network e-badge on websites and email signatures. Contact us for the relevant full-size image file.
Join the discussion on Twitter – #DiversityPledgeLDN
Thanks to L&Q and the G15, the group of London’s leading housing associations, for supporting the Future of London Speaker Bank.
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