Diversity and Inclusion under pressure: Upholding Values when it matters most

Chief People Officer, DeepL

Sally is the Chief People Officer at DeepL. She joined in early 2024 as a critical hire to lead DeepL’s people and culture team as it aims to scale globally and create exceptional experiences for its em-ployees. Before joining DeepL, Sally held leadership positions at TravelPerk, ServiceNow, and Salesforce where she developed a strong track record for developing effective people strategies and enhancing and driving cultural change.

Employee Relations and Communications, DKB Code Factory

Anja-Kristin is responsible for employer branding, communication, culture and diversity at DKB Code Factory GmbH. She works in the DKB Group's diversity team, where they have developed a strategy to promote three key areas (inclusive language, gender equality and age equality). She is also responsible for all diversity-related matters at DKB Code Factory GmbH, including audits, for which the company has received the GOLD PRIDE CHAMPION award from the UHLALA Group and the female-friendly workplace seal from Radia (formerly Girls in Tech). 

Queer Commissioner of the Berlin State Government for the acceptance of sexual and gender diversity

Alfonso Pantisano is since 2024 the Queer Commissioner of the Berlin State Government for the acceptance of sexual and gender diversity. He succeeds in building bridges and attracting nation-wide attention and understanding for the concerns of queer people outside the community. Alfonso focuses on the equality of queer people as a human rights issue and thus motivates young people to become politically active.

Pantisano’s great commitment to, among other things, the opening of marriage to same-sex couples, a modern self-determination law, but also his call for the abolition of a ban on blood donations for queer people contributed to the fact that these issues have received a great deal of social and media attention. As a federal board member of the Lesbian and Gay Association in Germany (LSVD), he raised awareness of the situation of LGBTIQ+ people in civil society and politics. 

CEO & Founder UHLALA Group

Stuart Bruce Cameron is the founder and CEO of the UHLALA Group. With the UHLALA Group, he and his team work every day on many different projects for LGBTIQ+ people in the world of work. These include Europe's largest LGBTIQ+ job and career fair STICKS & STONES, the LGBTIQ+ Em-ployer Excellence Programme ‘We Stay PRIDE’ and LGBTIQ+ networks such as ‘Unicorns in Tech’ or the queer career network ‘Proudr’. Together with Isabelle Hoyer, he also founded the Women Leadership Network PANDA in 2012, which campaigns for women in management positions. Stuart's heart beats for diversity, real equal opportunities for all and especially for the appreciation of LGBTIQ+.