Voices4All Conference 2026

Dr Matilda Andersson, CEO, Truth Consulting
Dr Matilda Andersson spent eight years as Group Managing Director at Crowd DNA and now, as CEO of Truth Consulting she focuses on building a commercially strong and culturally intelligent insights business. Her client work has shaped strategy for global brands including Google, Snapchat, Amazon Studios, Pernod Ricard, Unilever and the BBC. Matilda has also led menopause research programmes for major brands. She believes menopause remains one of the unaddressed glass ceilings in organisations and is passionate about pushing for better workplace policies and greater cultural literacy around this life stage.

Maria Antidormi, Head of Quant & Analytics, Truth Consulting
Maria Antidormi is the Head of Quantitative at Truth Consulting.  She recently joined the organisation after spending nine years working as an independent strategic consultant on behalf of agency and client-side brands.  She has previously researched the impacts of menopause from both a well-being and broader lifestyle perspective for clients in the healthcare and financial sectors.  Equality for women in the workplace is something she has championed throughout her career, encompassing all life stages where caregiving and health-related challenges can be better accommodated. 

Giles Barker BEM, Workplace Disability Lead, Channel 4
Giles was appointed as Channel 4’s first ever Workplace Disability Lead, as part of the broadcaster’s commitment to opening up the TV industry to more disabled people. He helps employees identify and secure the workplace adjustments they need. He works closely with 4Purple, Channel 4's Disability Network, as well as collaborating with partners across the industry to share knowledge and best practice. Earlier in his career, Giles worked at Transport for London (TfL) for 14 years, 7 of which were involved in chairing their Disability Network. To help encourage and embed change, Giles co-founded The Adjustments Group (TAG) which regularly brought together key stakeholders involved in providing support and adjustments. In addition, Giles also co-founded the WellMent group to support colleagues around their mental health and wellbeing. Giles was also very privileged to work, later on in his career, in collaboration with TfL's Independent Disability Advisory Group (IDAG). He received a Queen's New Year Honour in 2017 for the strategic impact of his disability related work in TfL and the wider community. After leaving TfL, Giles joined BT where he was the Subject Matter Expert on their Disability Rapid Action Plan (DRAP) and successfully maintained BT's Disability Confident Leadership status. He also managed the 10 People Networks within BT. Giles has been involved in PurpleSpace since its early development stage and believes he was the second ever member! Giles has also been a regular member of PurpleSpace's Impact Steering Group and has contributed to various #PurpleLightUp events; in person, in webinars and, most recently in 2022, through the fully accessible Channel 4 #PurpleLightUp ident which was broadcast to the nation.

Naomi Bottrill, Co-Founder, Love Language
Naomi stumbled across British Sign Language by accident as a teenager, but quickly fell in love with the language. Training in fine art, she was wired up to the visual world, so BSL suited her perfectly. “Being a visual thinker, something that is true for many people, I couldn’t have found a more freeing form of communication. The language possesses artistic and mathematical qualities which make it an incredibly accurate language, conveying so much detail when advanced language skills are met with knowledge.” Naomi’s growing respect for sign language and its community led her to train as a BSL/ English interpreter – a job which would take her all over the UK and around the world. After working in the field for over 15 years, Naomi became aware of how Deaf culture was fast becoming redefined in popular culture through the advancement of technology and the reemergence of visual communications through the rise of social media platforms. After centuries of Deaf people fighting for their voices to be heard, they were now at the forefront of social media and digital communications demonstrating excellence in their many varied industries. Naomi aims to create opportunities through Love Language for more organisations to benefit from the unique qualities of the Deaf community as she has done.

Emma Cooper, Chief People Officer, System1
Emma has been part of System1 since 2004, channelling her great energy to help us grow from a UK start up to a global industry leader. She treasures her diverse experience across the business, ultimately settling in global operations for over 5 years aÄì which more than satisfied her curious and enquiring (she says nosey!) personality and her enjoyment of problem-solving. Emma was a key figure in developing and implementing System1aÄôs menopause policy and has previously run sessions on menopause for Women In Research (WIRe).

Dr Philly Desai, Director, Turnstone Research and Consultancy
Dr Philly Desai is an international development consultant specialising in research, monitoring and evaluation. He has worked in the UK, Nigeria, Malawi, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, and has supported projects based in Ghana, Mozambique, Kenya, Somalia, Nepal, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Iraq. Clients have included the UK government, World Bank, the United Nations, Plan International and World Vision.  He has provided training on social norms and behaviour change to wide range of international organisations and has published widely on this topic.

Rachael Fraser, Leadership Coach, Rachel Fraser Coaching
Rachael helps leaders navigate their role with clarity and confidence, unlock the potential in their teams and accelerate the human skills that lead to commercial growth in an increasingly AI driven world.
With 20 years experience working in insight - both agency and client side - and taking a classic career path from graduate scheme to board level, Rachael understands the world of insight.
Building on this commercial experience, Rachael is now a professionally trained and certified leadership coach helping individuals and businesses excel.

Alec Fuller, Recruitment Specialist, Research Opinions and Acumen Fieldwork
Alec worked in the recruitment team at Research Opinions and Acumen Fieldwork for about a year, and has been a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the company and helped educate and improve standards company wide.

Laura Goldberg, Deaf/Hard of Hearing & BSL Community Lead, Open Inclusion
Laura leads the Deaf/Hard of Hearing and BSL users community at Open Inclusion in the United Kingdom. With a strong background in research and consultancy, Laura has collaborated with businesses, universities, charities, and public sector organisations on a wide range of projects relating to deaf and sign-language communities. Her work spans topics such as service accessibility, health and wellbeing, early language and brain development, and media representation. As a deaf person and native BSL user, she is passionate about working towards a more accessible and inclusive world. Laura co-produced the award winning Sigh of Relief campaign for Currys in 2025.

Christine Hemphill, Managing Director, Open Inclusion        
Christine is a researcher, designer, and innovator specialising in disability and age-inclusion. She is the founder and Managing Director of Open Inclusion, a UK-based, globally active research agency. Open is a market leader in disability and age-informed market, social, design, and innovation research. Open Inclusion works with leading commercial brands, government bodies, academic institutions, and third sector organisations supporting them by providing authentically inclusive, practical insights. Open has particular expertise in the intersection of disability and emerging technologies such as AI and XR, customer/user experience, transport, and inclusive brand communications. Christine is a Fellow at the MRS, a Member of the MRS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Council and the past Co-Chair of MRS Unlimited (the Market Research Society’s sector group for disability-inclusive research and researchers). She teaches disability-inclusive research as part of a doctoral course on AI for Digital Media Inclusion at the Institute for People-Centred AI, University of Surrey.    

Dr. Kenny Imafidon MBE, Co-founder, ClearView Research
Kenny is an entrepreneur, author, and social commentator. He is the co-founder & Managing Director of ClearView Research, an agency that specialises in research and strategy projects focused on diverse and underrepresented communities. Kenny has led impactful projects across the UK and globally with FTSE 250 companies, global brands, charities, and public institutions.In 2022, Kenny featured in Forbes’ annual 30 under 30 list, and his debut book "That Peckham Boy” was published by Penguin in 2023. He has over a decade of non-executive board experience and currently serves as a trustee for BBC Children in Need. Kenny’s significant contribution to the development of research, insight and data understanding is via conferences, books, Parliamentary publications and articles, broadening understanding on culturally informed insights and reflecting the views of participants from diverse populations. He is a founding member of the MRS EDI Council and co-leads the industry’s involvement in the 10,000 Black Interns Programme. He contributes to several external bodies including the Pay.UK End User Advisory Council.

Diba Jedo, Lead Strategist, The Mix Global

Sumran Kaul, Independent Insight & Commercial Strategy Consultant
Sum is an Insight & Commercial Strategy consultant with 20+ years across research, insight and strategy roles in leading organisations (ex-PwC, ITV, Ofcom, News UK and brand measurement SaaS platform Brand Metrics). He now works independently helping a range of organisations grow through research, data commercialisation and go-to-market strategy. He volunteers as Director of Insight @ MEFA (Media For All) - a non-profit network of 1,500+ Black, Asian & other Ethnic Minority professionals in the Media industry and also founded OTB (‘Outside The Box’) - an initiative to raise awareness of careers in media to young players in football academies.

Rachel Lawes, Semiotician, SEG board member, author "Using Semiotics in Marketing"
Dr Rachel Lawes is a social psychologist who turns consumer insight into marketing strategy. She is the author of Using Semiotics in Marketing: Achieving consumer insight for brand growth and profits (2020, Kogan Page), a comprehensive guide to semiotics for marketing based on 20 years of commercial experience. Rachel works with organisations in 20 countries and is recognised for her ability to connect consumer psychology to large social trends. She is a Fellow of the Market Research Society and the lead judge in the Cultural Insights category of the MRS Awards.
She is recognised as one of the original founders of British commercial semiotics and is known for her engaging style and ability to make difficult concepts and theory accessible to non-academic audiences.

Clair Montgomery, Head of Consumer Marketing, Bayer UK
Clair Montgomery is a senior leader at Bayer, dedicated to advancing womenaÄôs health through innovation, evidence based insight and meaningful cultural change. With extensive experience shaping strategies that support women across key life stages, Clair has been a driving force behind BayeraÄôs commitment to improving understanding and support around menopause. She works closely with research partners to surface lived experiences, amplify womenaÄôs voices and influence better policies, products and services. Passionate about equity and inclusion, Clair champions work that challenges stigma and ensures womenaÄôs health needs are visible, valued and properly addressed across society.

Annabelle Phillips, Founder, AP Research & SEG Co-Chair
Annabelle Phillips has always been drawn to the parts of life others tend to avoid, with a strong focus on giving voice to people and perspectives that are often overlooked. Her work centres on breaking down barriers and challenging bias, helping ensure that policies, services, campaigns and strategies are genuinely relevant to everyone.
Annabelle specialises in research at the intersection of the public and private sectors, particularly communications, branding and customer closeness, working with organisations that have a clear social purpose.

Mark Thorpe, Chair Voices4All Council

Sabrina Trinquetel, Account Manager, YouGov
Sabrina Trinquetel works in insight and has spent her career helping organisations understand people and make smarter, more human decisions. She is a passionate EDI advocate and a proud Changemaker Award winner who believes inclusion should be part of how things actually work, not a slide at the end of a presentation. Lately she has been deep in the world of AI safety and inclusive AI, trying to figure out how we stop technology from inheriting all our biases. She is especially interested in how AI can turn diversity and inclusion from a well meaning initiative into something practical, measurable and here to stay.

Charlie Vero-Martin, Comedian and Founder, Jollity Coaching
Charlie Vero-Martin is a Scottish comedian and the founder of Jollity Coaching, where she brings the imagination and insights of improv to leadership, teamwork and communication training.
Charlie has over 18 years’ experience as an improviser and has trained in Trauma-Informed Practice with Clowns Without Borders and Diversity in Improv. She was also Communications Manager for BARB. Her bespoke workshops and courses provide playful and practical tools. Clients include Adobe and Kantar Media. As a keynote speaker, Charlie has presented at the MRG Conference in Utrecht, for BBC Audiences and RSMB, inspiring audiences with her blend of humour and insight.