UN Inclusion Angels - No One Left Behind

In celebration of the UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, CMS is hosting a CEO global leadership event, and cordially invites your attendance. 
 
With business leaders across the globe pledging their commitment to putting disability inclusion on their boardroom agendas through the #TheValuable500 global campaign, we are now at a tipping point in the conversation around disability in order to realise the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030. This enlightened leadership spirit will underpin and inform our panel discussion, highlighting the work and inclusion efforts of global CEOs and individuals as UN Inclusion Angels for persons with disabilities to foster and enhance this global movement. 
 
Opening remarks will be presented by the hosts: Penelope Warne – CMS Senior Partner, Chairman of the UK Board and Head of Energy and Katherine (Katia) Ramo – Associate, Technology & Media, Founder & Chair CMS ENABLE (disabilities & wellbeing) Network and Member of the UN Stakeholders Group for Persons with Disabilities. This will be followed by a panel discussion as well as an opportunity for audience questions.  
 
CMS is honoured to welcome the following distinguished guest speakers and panelists:

• Paul Polman - Co-founder & Chair of IMAGINE, Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce, The B Team and Vice-Chair of the UN Global Compact, Key supporter and backer of #TheValuable500 global campaign, Former CEO of Unilever (2009-2018).
• Dame Fiona Woolf - the 686 Lord Mayor of London, Initiator of the Power of Diversity Programme, and Patron of CMS ENABLE (disabilities & wellbeing) Network.
• Lord Kevin Shinkwin  - Member of the House of Lords with parliamentary work focus on disability equality. He is advocate and supporter of #TheValuable500 global campaign. 
• Yasmin Batliwala – CEO of Advocates for International Development and driver of delivering global change in the role of lawyers in achieving the SDGs in particular the eradication of poverty = SDG Goal #1 which impacts persons with disabilities the most.
• Cameron Saul – Co-Founder of the British luxury sustainable brand Bottletop and the UN SDG #TOGETHERBAND Campaign which is a set of ethically made and sustainably sourced friendship bands. Each of the bands is a different colour to represent each of the 17 SDGs to engage people in development issues, put the power in the hands of the people to humanise and achieve the SDGs where everyone is included.

Moderator: The panel moderator is Lady Neuberger the experienced writer, editor and award-winning television producer, who worked for many years at the BBC before becoming an independent executive producer and consultant.
 
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