Our diversity and inclusion speakers include former heads of inclusion at global companies, award-winning DEI leaders and the strategists who build belonging at scale.
Foster racial diversity and inclusivity for societal enrichment with PepTalk's expert diversity and inclusion speakers.
Maylis Djikalou
Diversity and Inclusion
Allyship
LGBTQ+
Wema Hoover
Diversity and Inclusion
Workplace Wellbeing
Emotional Intelligence
Naomi Sesay
Diversity and Inclusion
Influence
Creativity
Johanne Penney
Diversity and Inclusion
Leadership Development
Team Building
Asif Sadiq
Diversity and Inclusion
Workplace Culture
Social Mobility
Daniela Herrera
Diversity and Inclusion
Effective Leadership
Leadership Development
Monica Rivera
Personal Branding
Communication
Leadership Development
Tan Le
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Diversity and Inclusion
Jeanette Kwakye
Olympics
Resilience
Diversity and Inclusion
Jen Reid
Diversity and Inclusion
Troy Deeney
Resilience
Diversity and Inclusion
Jeffrey Marsh
LGBTQ+
Diversity and Inclusion
Why book a diversity and inclusion speaker?
Diversity and inclusion (D&I) are essential for fostering a creative, innovative, and competitive workforce. By embracing a wide range of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, businesses can enhance problem-solving, drive innovation, and better understand their diverse customer base. An inclusive culture attracts top talent, improves employee satisfaction and loyalty, and reflects positively on a company's brand.
Expert D&I speakers bring diverse perspectives, strengthen culture, dilute groupthink, and lead to better decision-making. With expertise spanning cultural intelligence, lived experiences, and events such as Black History Month, our speakers cover topics including building inclusive workplace cultures, recruiting and retaining diverse talent, addressing unconscious bias, and making the business case for diversity. Their insights help organisations create more welcoming, inclusive, and productive workplaces.
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the process - step by step
Tell us about your event and we'll do the rest. No back-and-forth, no guesswork — just the right speaker, matched to your brief, handled end to end.
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Tell us your brief.
Share the event, the audience, the theme, and the budget. The more context you give us, the sharper the shortlist we'll come back with.
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Get your proposal within 24 hours.
We respond fast. You'll get a hand-picked selection of speakers matched to your brief, with full profiles, fees, and our recommendation on who's the strongest fit.
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Refine until it's right.
Not quite right? Tell us what's missing from the shortlist and we'll adjust. We work with you until you're confident you've found the right person.
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Confirm. We handle everything else.
Contracts, fees, travel, briefing calls, on-the-day logistics. We manage the full process so your team doesn't have to.
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Event countdown.
Relax. Your speaker or expert is confirmed, the prep is done, and your event is in good hands. Show up and enjoy it.
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From global enterprises to fast-growing teams, event organisers come back to PepTalk because we get it right the first time.
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We work with PepTalk across our flagship conferences, executive roundtables and dinner events. They have an exceptional ability to source world-class speakers while delivering a genuinely personal, white-glove service throughout. They are, quite simply, a pleasure to work with.
Working with PepTalk has been an outstanding experience from start to finish. Their level of service is truly exceptional - a standard that's incomparable to anyone else in the industry. If you're considering partnering with PepTalk, don't hesitate.
PepTalk are brilliant. They truly understand our goals and consistently deliver, connecting us with experts who bring unique and thought-provoking insights. Highly recommended.
We've worked with PepTalk on a range of projects – from motivational speakers on high performance to a coaching programme focused on work-life balance & change. They take the time to understand what we need. We value the partnership.
The team at PepTalk was incredibly responsive and invested in our event's success. From their suggestions we were able to easily identify a speaker that matched what we were looking for. They were incredible to work with, I would recommend them to anyone!
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Everything has been smooth with PepTalk. Great communication. Easy booking. And great follow-up.
PepTalk made the entire speaker booking process seamless. They were incredibly fast, easy to work with, and took the time to understand our brief and learning outcomes. The expert speaker they matched us with brought fresh, engaging perspectives that resonated perfectly with our audience.
frequently asked questions
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Booking a diversity and inclusion speaker starts with a short brief: your event, audience, date, budget, and format. Send it through getapeptalk.com or hello@getapeptalk.com and you'll get a shortlist within 24 hours. Once you choose, PepTalk handles contracts, fees, travel, and logistics.
Book a diversity and inclusion speaker 2 to 3 months ahead for most events, and 4 to 6 months for high-profile names or peak season. Earlier booking widens your choice. PepTalk also handles shorter timelines and last-minute requests where a speaker's diary allows.
Diversity and Inclusion speakers are available for keynotes, panels, fireside chats, workshops, and Q&A sessions, in person or virtually. Many offer a workshop or breakout after a keynote so the content sticks. Tell PepTalk your format at getapeptalk.com and we'll match accordingly.
Diversity and Inclusion speaker fees typically range from £2,000 to £15,000+ in the UK, and $5,000 to $30,000+ in the US, depending on profile, session length, and format. The best-known names sit at the higher end. Tell PepTalk your budget at getapeptalk.com and we'll shortlist speakers who fit it.
A Diversity and Inclusion speaker covers the whole strategy for building diverse, inclusive workplaces. An Allyship speaker focuses on how individuals actively support colleagues from underrepresented groups. One sets the framework, the other the personal action. PepTalk can book either at getapeptalk.com.
A Diversity and Inclusion speaker is an expert who helps organisations build workplaces where everyone belongs. They cover inclusion strategy and culture, drawing on former heads of inclusion and award-winning DEI leaders. Book one through PepTalk at getapeptalk.com.
A Diversity and Inclusion speaker helps your organisation move beyond policy to a culture where difference is valued. Teams leave with a clearer understanding of bias, belonging and the everyday actions that make inclusion real. PepTalk can match the right leader at hello@getapeptalk.com.
A Diversity and Inclusion speaker covers inclusive leadership, unconscious bias, belonging, allyship and building diverse teams at scale. Sessions draw on former heads of inclusion and award-winning DEI leaders. PepTalk can shape the focus around your organisation at getapeptalk.com.
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