All In: Creating an Inclusive Workplace for All

Biography

Efrain is the Global Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Marketing Excellence at Reckitt, based in the company’s Amsterdam HQ. Originally from Chicago, Efrain built his career at Ogilvy & Mother where he led engagement planning on the SC Johnson business and translated brand/creative strategy into digital consumer marketing.

Efrain led Reckitt’s data-driven marketing transformation across various roles in both the US and global roles between 2015-2020. In 2020 he joined the newly-formed Purpose team, with Fabrice Bealieu (CMO at Reckitt) as executive sponsor, to create a new growth engine for Reckitt built on principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Biography

Sharon Lloyd Barnes is Commercial Director and Inclusion Lead at the Advertising Association, which represents the UK advertising industry and includes advertisers, agencies, media owners, tech platforms and production companies in its membership. Previously, she ran magazine ad sales teams in London and New York before co-founding The Drive Partnership, a consultancy working with businesses across a range of sectors to build profitable growth. Outside of work, Sharon co-founded a school for autistic children in 2000 – now called Beyond Autism – serving children from most London boroughs.

Biography

An award-winning global strategist Harjot is most drawn to people shaped by their interest in constant discovery, learning, and open mindedness.

He loves this business because he believes brands and creativity have the most power to change the world.

Harjot’s passion to excel at a creatively and commercially actionable understanding of people, brands and culture has led him on a global career path spanning 6 countries and 3 continents.

Colleagues and clients consistently credit him with bringing clarity and inspiration from the complex, putting human needs at the heart of any marketing response and delivering measurable impact. Harjot has judged, advised, spoken and won awards at the most notable industry award shows.

Harjot joined Mccann New York in 2011. Prior to being named Global CSO of Mccann in January 2021 he served as CSO, Mccann Worldgroup EMEA, leading it to be the most creatively effective agency network; for 5 years.