Birgit Neu is an independent Senior DEI Advisor and was the former Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at HSBC, with a broad career spanning multiple sectors including digital, retail, publishing and financial services. She has been named in LinkedIn’s Top 10 UK Voices for Equity 2022, Top 20 Diversity Professionals in Industry 2020 by the Global Diversity List and Head of Diversity of the Year at the 2019 European Diversity Awards. Birgit is a Visiting Lecturer on DEI for Warwick Business School’s MBA programmes and is a regular contributor to thought leadership and advisory groups across different aspects of DEI and ESG for leading organisations worldwide.