Stephanie Akomiah
Assistant Communications Officer
Involvement in CDX: Facilitates press briefings; working with media publications and influencers to generate coverage, creating press releases and developing a communications plan to promote CDX.
Tom Billington
Editor, BBC Music Introducing
Involvement in CDX: Overseeing the sessions linked to 1Xtra and Radio 1. Tom has a passion for finding and supporting new talent. Having worked as Editor across BBC music radio at Radio 1, 1Xtra, Radio 2 and 6 Music, Tom now heads up BBC Music Introducing, which is dedicated to unearthing, and giving a platform to new music talent from across the UK.
Kesewaa Browne
Broadcast Journalist
Involvement in CDX: Copywriter
Neila Butt
News Editor, BBC England
Involvement in CDX: Editorial team. Worked across the BBC in News, Radio and BBC England. Most recently in the Diversity and Inclusion, which is important to her.
Jackie Christie
Creative Diversity Associate
Involvement in CDX: Project Manager. One woman northern powerhouse.
Chanise Evans
Digital Journalist, BBC Young Reporter
Involvement in CDX: Copywriter. Joined the BBC on the Digital Journalism Apprenticeship. As well as a BBC Young Reporter, Chanise is on the BBC’s Next Generation Panel for News.
Nina Goswami
Creative Diversity Lead
Involvement in CDX: Supporting the team as needed. Nina spearheads initiatives, including 50:50, to support the BBC's aspiration that its on-air representation reflects society. Nina is also a journalist, BBC News output editor and senior producer. She has worked in media her whole professional career including at The Sunday Times and The Sunday Telegraph.
Diya Hofman
Head of Project Management, BBC Creative
Involvement in CDX: Project Managing the development of the brand film. Producer and Project Manager in advertising for the last 13 years. Clearly loves a lot of drama.
John House
Communications Officer
Involvement in CDX: Social Media Content creation. A six foot seven video editing enthusiast from the West Country who likes volleyball, pina coladas and getting caught in the rain.
Anoosha Jayaratnam
Commissioning Coordinator, BBC Music
Involvement in CDX: Providing editorial and business support to the Pop Hub sessions for this event. Anoosha started her media career working in TV Production, as a Video Editor at Sky Broadcasting. Prior to joining the BBC, she also worked in the independent sector for Sony Pictures Entertainment and UKTV.
Junior Kassim
Community Executive Officer
Involvement in CDX: Managed copy writing team. Junior likes to get stuff ‘done’ and why he is thankful to be working in a group of diverse creative individuals. There isn’t a week, he says, that he is not inspired to be the best authentic leader, he plans to be.
Asha Knight
Distribution Manager, Digital Partnerships#
Involvement in CDX: Arranging the use and set up of the incredible ‘watch together’ and chat technology in CDX, allowing our audiences to engage and interact with our content in a way they never have before. With over 15 years’ experience straddling the colliding world of broadcasting and technology, Asha is passionate about finding new ways to bring amazing content to audiences in ways they didn’t even know they wanted and then can’t live without. Also a prolific writer, flexible working ambassador and mental health first aider.
Faron McKenzie
Marketing Manager, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Radio Asian Network
Involvement in CDX: CDX Lead & Technical Director. Faron chooses to be optimistic, it feels better.
Nisha Nath
Creative Lead, Communications & Engagement
Involvement in CDX: Brand and Creative Manager. Colour-lover, storyteller, designer, dancer – started career in non-profit, diverse arts organisations, learning everything design-related on Youtube! A few years on, fused her technical skills, eye for detail and energetic personality into a neat little creative fireball, which she hurls through the BBC occasionally in order to heat things up when projects seem too ‘meh’.
Beverley Nderu
Content social media producer, BBC, BBC One, Two and BBC iPlayer
Involvement in CDX: Producer in social media marketing assets. Beverley is a talented, creative individual with an extensive background in all things social media. Graduating in Broadcast Media from Brunel University, it led her to working for the likes of Endemol and Unilad, focusing on branded campaigns such as L’Oréal Paris, Heinz and Call of Duty, to name a few. Mostly video editing, she has also worked in production such as filming, assistant directing and gained her directorial debut through working on a digital campaign for Virgin Atlantic and Delta Airlines. Her heritage is Kenyan and she currently resides in North London.
Emily Phillips
Business Coordinator, Diversity & Inclusion Team
Involvement in CDX: Project Coordinator for CDX. Emily works as a Business Coordinator in the Creative Diversity team at the BBC. She is responsible for providing support to the Director of Creative Diversity and Head of Creative Diversity and provides project support to the Creative Diversity team.
Simon Pitt
Head of Product, Corporate Digital
Involvement in CDX: Simon looks after the technology that powers the website. Simon has been in the BBC for twelve years, first in television and radio production and now in technology where he manages a team that builds corporate websites and applications.
Pam Renoata
Events Lead, Diversity and Inclusion
Involvement in CDX: CDX Programme Lead. From staging major festivals for Europe’s largest local authority to creating intimate internal events for the BBC, Pam has been designing and delivering impactful experiences for over fifteen years. As the BBC’s events lead for the Diversity and Inclusion team, Pam is responsible for shaping the D&I events strategy for a 20,000 strong workforce.
Phil Ross
Trainer, BBC Academy
Involvement in CDX: Moderating training. Phil started in the BBC in local radio, later moved to network radio, and later in to online production. Now he trains people in web production tools.
June Sarpong
Director of Creative Diversity
Involvement in CDX: Project Sponsor for CDX. June is currently the Director of Creative Diversity at the BBC, having been appointed in the role in 2019. Acting as the broadcasting giants’ first ever Diversity Director, June will work to increase representation throughout the company and ensure that the BBC’s content reflects the public they serve.
Ramaa Sharma
Senior Editor, BBC News
Involvement in CDX: Commissioning and hosting segment “Brown girls on the rise”. Ramaa is really interested in how we transform ourselves and each other through insight and dialogue. This idea motivates her in all the roles she does and have done in the past. Whether it’s reporting, coaching or running digital change programmes!
Vinnie Shergill
Creative Diversity Partner
Involvement in CDX: Vinnie has been responsible for booking the talent for CDX. Vinnie is a BAFTA TV award winning executive who leads on creative diversity both in front and behind the camera at BBC Studios.
Tiffany Sinclair
Marketing Executive, Partnerships
Involvement in CDX: Managing and maintaining BBC’s Partner Marketing relationships that carry BBC iPlayer on third party platforms. Tiffany has worked with external partners to ensure CDX is represented across their full marketing inventory. To ensure that content is discoverable and represents a true diverse and inclusive BBC on and off product. Partnerships are crucial to showcase the BBC’s value to the audience, as well as improve the perception of the brand.
Caroline Smith
Social Media Manager, BBC Masterbrand
Involvement in CDX: Coordinating the social media activity. Caroline has worked at the BBC for fourteen years. Career highlights have included starting the @BBC Facebook and Instagram channel (which now have over 4m followers), arranging a gig in an old steelworks with Jarvis Cocker and sorting out the parking for Prince Charles. Every day is a new challenge.
Dixi Stewart
Chief of Staff to the BBC Managing Director
Involvement in CDX: Supporting CDX because it’s a brilliant example of the BBC at its best. Dixi works with Managing Director Bob Shennan to make the BBC a place where everyone can come to do their best work.
Miranda Wayland
Head of Creative Diversity
Involvement in CDX: Miranda Wayland is the Head of Creative Diversity at the BBC. In this role she is responsible for overseeing the overall on-air, on-screen diversity and inclusion strategies across all of our output.
Sophie West
Communications Manager
Involvement in CDX: Managing the publicity for CDX to promote the event. Sophie works in Communications at the BBC having been here a decade. She's worked in a range of publicity teams from BBC World Service to Radio 1, Radio 4 and the Corporate Press Office. She currently manages the comms for programming in the Daytime and Early Peak TV schedules and Creative Diversity at the BBC.
