Charity Governance Conference

Esua works as an independent energiser, motivator and strategist in the not-for profit sector. She founded Anona Development Consultancy In 1995, offering dynamic participatory strategic planning, management and governance development, facilitation, training, and team-building. Esua has worked with over 100 different groups, networks and organisations on five continents, specialising in diversity, governance and international development.

She draws on 30 years’ experience as a feminist activist in the women’s movement and human rights worldwide. She was former Commissioner for the Women’s National Commission, Chair of the Fawcett Society, Chair and Co-founder of the Gender and Development Network, Vice Chair of ActionAid leading on Diversity, Trustee of Akina Mama Wa Africa, and VSO. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Leicester in 2015 for her contribution to women’s rights. Her memoir exploring Mixed Race identity, The Space between Black and White, will be published by Jacaranda Press in 2020.

Nick is Head of Charities at RSM and a client partner responsible for a portfolio of the firm’s largest charity clients, including a number of Top 100 charities. Primarily working in the areas of assurance and financial reporting, he has worked with charity clients overseas including projects in France, Germany, Ireland and Romania with RSM International. He has national responsibility for ensuring the needs of clients in the not for profit sector are planned and delivered to the highest standards. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, holding the Diploma in Charity Accounting, and has completed a nonprofit governance program at Harvard Business School. Nick is currently a trustee of two national charities.

An award-winning social entrepreneur, Samuel Kasumu is currently Managing Director of Inclusive Boards, an agency that supports organisations seeking to improve diversity at board level. He is the youngest member of the Prime Minister's Race Disparity Advisory Group, and the Chair of the African-Caribbean Alumni Network (A-CAN). Other board membership includes currently being a trustee of the Ovo Energy Foundation and of Elevation Networks, a charity focused on helping to tackle gender and race inequality within the workplace, which he founded at the age of 19. Samuel is a local Councillor in Hertfordshire.

Jenny Knott is both a board level investment banker with over 30 years’ experience as well as a leading innovator in financial technologies.

As an investment banker, she has been a CEO, CFO and COO, widely respected for leading the modernisation and transformation of her organizations and for her knowledge of the regulatory environment. Jenny has very extensive international experience: she has overseen major M&A transactions, led negotiations, and built strong relationships with, major institutions throughout the world, including China, North America, Europe and Africa.

Jenny has been a public advocate for the radical technological modernisation of the Financial Services Industry. Her strategy and application in the Fintech sector has been praised as “the Game changer of 2017” by Global Derivatives. She acquired and nurtured a number of award winning technology companies commissioned the development of a revolutionary transaction platform and championed the value of Blockchain in extensive media appearances in the UK ad USA.

Jenny Knott is a winner of the “Woman of the City, Financial Services” Award. She believes that corporate inclusivity and diversity is a ‘must’ for a successful business and acts as mentor and advisor to a number of CEO’s. Jenny is a trustee for Ovarian Cancer Action.

Penny Wilson is CEO of trustee recruitment charity, Getting on Board. Getting on Board supports individuals to become charity board members (trustees) and supports charities to recruit trustees effectively. Previously, Penny was Director of Partnerships for national charity The Brilliant Club and CEO of disability charity, Styleability. She was Head of Community Affairs at the University of Cambridge for several years, overseeing large public events like the Cambridge Science Festival and promoting volunteering by university students and staff. She started her career at the Association of Charity Shops and Barnet Voluntary Service Council. Penny is a trustee of Cambridge Student Community Action and the National Migraine Centre.

‘An international speaker with academic background and ministerial level engagement. An award winning charismatic and result orientated senior executive in the top 2% of successful UK business leaders’ As an inspirational speaker and facilitator, Theodore holds 3 University degrees including an Executive Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and is a visiting lecturer at the CASS Business School, London. He leads on Entrepreneurialism, Social Enterprise, NGO Development, and Voluntary Sector Management. He is a specialist facilitator, executive mentor and founding member of the Cass China Symposium.

As a Senior Executive with Ashridge Associates, Theodore specialises in the sectors of Associations, Federations, Membership and Trade Bodies, Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Events, Travel, Tourism, Business, Finance, Investment and Property. As a matured Leader he has worked as consultant to boards, presidents and CEO’s engaged at an International level and cooperating directly with government ministers and senior officials.

He has been appointed in CEO roles and grown enterprises to financial stability and international standing. Theodore has been honoured with the roles of advisor to the European Union for the European Social Fund (ESF), UK ambassador to Japan for the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), UK ambassador to Europe for Euclid - the pan European NGO leaders network, specialist advisor to the Mexican Government Secretariat of Tourism, chair of events at the Institute of Associations Management (IofAM), trustee for the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, (ACEVO), and chair of the Aspiring Leaders Forum for the Association of Association Executives (AAE) Theodore has received awards throughout his career, including three academic scholarships, the Pewter’s Award for Contribution to the UK Industry and The John Boston Award for Academic Achievement. In 2013, he was awarded “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Charity Staff Foundation and in 2014 was shortlisted for the Chief Executive of the Year Award by the Associations Network.

Anne Heal chairs the Thames Water Customer Challenge Group, is a non executive director of the Office of Rail and Road, a board member of ELEXON, the electricity settlement body, a lay member of the General Dental Council, and an independent member of the Bank of England Enforcement Decision Making Committee. She was previously Director of Regulatory Affairs for BT Group, leading the regulatory negotiations that led to the creation of Openreach, where she then became MD, Strategy. She has also been a board member of Ofqual, the qualifications regulator. Anne chairs a charity, Volunteering Matters, is a trustee of NCVO and BalletBoyz, She sits on the Governance and Nominations Committee of Diabetes UK and is a director of the London Design and Engineering UTC.

Sarah Atkinson joined the Charity Commission in June 2006 as Head of Corporate Affairs. She was appointed Director of Policy and Communications in October 2014. Before joining the commission, Sarah built her experience in communications and public policy in the private sector, most recently as Head of Public Affairs at Nationwide Building Society. Sarah is a board member of Endometriosis UK and a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Professional Practices Panel. She has a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. As Director of Policy, Planning and Communications is accountable for policy development and media and stakeholder management, leading the teams that are responsible for: • exploiting the commission’s expertise and engaging with the sector and other stakeholders to formulate fit-for-purpose policy and guidance that reflects regulatory requirements and enables charities to flourish • develop research reports that share the commission’s unique perspectives and insights on charities in England and Wales • media and stakeholder relations, including public and parliamentary affairs, to promote the commission, its work and reputation, ensuring that it has an audible and respected external voice.

Tom Rippin is the CEO and Founder of On Purpose that develops leaders who will help bring about an economy that works for all. He has spent his career at the intersection of the private, public and non-profit sectors, exploring how we can better run our economy. After a PhD in cancer research, Tom worked for management consultants McKinsey & Company working with clients across the private, public and non-profit sectors. He transitioned into the social enterprise space, working first for the CEO at Comic Relief and then running the international operations of (RED), the business founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. As well as running On Purpose, Tom is a Trustee of Global Action Plan. He was the first Chair of Tempo Time Credits and has been an Advisory Board Member of Big Society Capital.

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