Patrice Baptiste | Portfolio GP | The NHS
Dr. Baptiste is an award winning portfolio GP, medical educator, entrepreneur, writer, author, visionary and champion for diversity within the medical profession.
As a portfolio GP Dr. Baptiste spends the majority of her time in clinical practice with the remainder of her time divided between a number of other careers and interests. Some of her roles have included Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) examiner and GP Tutor at Queen Mary University London (QMUL), registered General Medical Council (GMC) examiner, Masters programme lead and senior clinical lecturer at The College of Medicine and Dentistry and reporting doctor at The London Medical Laboratory.
Dr. Baptiste founded DreamSmartTutors, (a medical careers organisation) through which she supported prospective medical students on their journeys to medical school whilst simultaneously aiming to increase diversity within the medical profession. Dr. Baptiste now focuses primarily on supporting medical students and early career doctors navigate and excel in their medical careers through the platform Medschool Xtra TM (www.medschoolxtra.co.uk) and her YouTube channel.
For the above contributions Dr. Baptiste was a finalist at the Black British Business and Precious Awards 2016. She was also the winner of the LIFT Effects Rising Star award and a finalist at the WeAreTheCity Awards and the UK's largest National Diversity Awards during 2017. Dr. Baptiste was nominated and recognised for her work during the 2018 Discover General Practice Champion Awards.
Dr. Baptiste is also a keynote speaker, writer for GP Online and is currently writing a book with Scion Publishing about portfolio careers.
Venus Madden | Clinical Fellow to Chief Allied Health Professions Officer | NHS England
I am a registered Occupational Therapist.
I have extensive clinical, operational and strategic experience in physical and mental health services, particularly in forensic settings. I am skilled in providing constructive challenges and engaging patients to drive quality improvement.
In 2021 whilst homeschooling and holding down two part time jobs, I completed my MBA (senior leader apprenticeship) specialising in strategic and transformational changes. Two key projects I have completed during the MBA: 1) implementation of Accessible Information Standard (AIS), improving compliance level from 0.03% to 13.5% within 6 months Trust wide; 2) implementation of a new strategy regarding ward jobs in a high secure hospital, narrowing the disparities for patients with different mental health status.
I am currently the Chair of the Race Equality Network at an integrated Trust. I lead and bring impartiality and objectivity to meetings, driving the EDI ambitions and changing them into actions.
I regularly speak at regional/national conferences. I am a guest lecturer at an University delivering lectures on mental health and leadership. I am about to start serving my third term of office as a public governor at a local foundation Trust. I applied for the role after having difficult in accessing mental health service as a lived experience individual. I now work as a 'critical friend' to the Trust supporting them to make meaningful changes to the public.
Being an individual with a BAME background, I am passionate about making a positive difference and representation to the lives of our BAME people.
Abigail Otchere | Medical communications manager | Excerpta Medica
Dr Abigail Otchere is a medical communications manager in a global med comms agency.
She studied BSc Biomedical Science, graduating in 2013 and holds a MSc in neuroscience from Kings College, London. After working in the clinical trials sector for almost 2 years, Abigail went on to complete her PhD in biomedical science, specialising in ageing research, at Aston university.
Since 2021, Abigail transitioned from research to medical communications, educating health care professionals on new drug treatments for a range of therapeutic areas including non-small cell lung cancer and acute myeloid leukaemia. She uses her creativity, her science expertise, her attention to detail and ultimately the words she writes to help doctors to make more informed decisions.
Abigail is also the co-founder of SiSTEM, an initiative which aims to connect and support women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). Together with her sister (Donna Otchere, co-founder) she dedicates her time to improving the retention and the uptake of women in STEM by inspiring early years to working professionals and changing the narrative on STEM.
She is passionate about increasing black female representation in STEM and closing the gender and race gap in the STEM field. She wants to use her platform and her story to inspire the next generation and wants to see more black women and those from low socio-economic backgrounds in senior roles and positions of leadership. Her story of SiSTEM, highlighting the importance of sisterhood has been previously featured in the award-wining E&T (Engineering & technology) magazine.
Krsna Mohnani | Junior Doctor | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Krsna is a Junior Doctor and Honorary Clinical Research Fellow working in London, with a background in Biomedical Engineering and experience in Healthcare Consulting at McKinsey & Company.
Krsna has shown excellent commitment to improving the experience of vulnerable populations and giving back to her community. As an Honorary Clinical Fellow, she designed and implemented the first mental health pathway for asylum-seeking children at the Imperial NHS Trust and is now working on improving the management of homeless patients attending A&E. She is also a Group Tutor for medical students on the Global Health iBSc course at Imperial College London.
At University, Krsna founded the Leadership in Medicine society, giving BAME, women and front-line leaders in healthcare a national platform to share their stories. She is a huge advocate of increasing access to opportunities, and has been invited to speak to aspiring students from disadvantaged backgrounds with IntoUniversity, as well as to schoolgirls about being a woman in STEMM. She has also been a Content Writer for the ‘Education Projects’ platform to widen access to Medicine. Finally, she has been a staff member for the London International Youth Science Forum since 2016, a UNESCO patronaged programme, bringing 500 students from 70 countries together to celebrate science and diversity.
Outside of work, Krsna is a Global Shaper for the World Economic Forum, focused on leading social impact projects to improve financial literacy for youth in London. In her spare time, she writes poetry and teaches Bollywood dancing to her local communities.
Natasha Binnie | Medical Student | King's College London
Natasha (she/her) is a final year Medical Student at King's College London.
She is a First Class graduate in Primary Care with a keen interest in a career in Psychiatry and General Practice. Natasha is the co-founder of Future Frontline, a social enterprise inspiring and supporting today and tomorrow's healthcare workers. Natasha has been featured in the Times for her social media platform @TashBinnie, where she shares content about the life of a medical student and her lived experiences of mental illness to an audience of over 60,000.
Anett Kiss | Responsible Procurement Senior Manager | IHG Hotels & Resorts
I am a sustainability professional with 10+ years of experience and a history of working for large corporates such as Heathrow Airport, Prudential Plc., Sky Plc. and recently InterContinental Hotels Group.
I have an absolute passion for the environment and sustainability which is underpinned by relevant academic qualifications, with a BSc in Environment and Ecology and an MSc in Environmental Diagnosis and Management.
I moved to the UK from Hungary when I was 21 years old to study environmental science which was not yet available as a subject in Hungary. My family was very supporting to pursue my passion and now I couldn’t be happier to do what I love as a job.
In my current role I work across multiple departments to help IHG shape the future of responsible travel. We work with suppliers who share our commitment to operating responsibly and adopt ethical work practices that positively impact the planet, our people and our communities.
Rim Elfallal | Registered Nurse | The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
I’m a Registered Nurse and I work at Ohio State University Hospital East in Oncology/Nephrology.
I am a member on the Nursing Ethics Commitee and my hobbies include studying the intersection between theology and society, advancements in technology and I enjoy exercise. I am a mother to a 3 year old boy and I have 2 wonderful step daughters and a supportive husband.
Saachi Dhillon | Lead - Marketing | National Geographic
Saachi Dhillon is an award-winning Marketing Communications professional with twelve years of international work experience across media, entertainment and e-commerce and across both start-ups and MNCs.
Currently, she leads marketing at National Geographic India, a part of the Walt Disney Company. Recently, she was recognised as Indian Television’s Top 50 PR and Communication Professionals.
Her debut book, Dreaming Of Everest, an Amazon Bestseller, chronicles her 130-km journey to the Everest Base Camp. Her story inspires people to realise impossible dreams and proves that limitations exist only in the mind.
Angela Tedone | Agile Coach | bp
Angela Tedone is an Agile Coach from Houston, TX.
She was selected as one of the first bp agile coaches (part of the global inaugural cohort) that started as a new profession to bp in 2020. Her journey to help bp transform is part of the largest transformations in the company’s over 100-year history.
Angela also serves as the Chief Product Officer, Board of Directors for Agile Austin. Agile Austin is a non-profit learning organization with a mission to connect people and foster professional growth through collaborative events that educate our community. Angela is an active member of the Board supporting the premiere Keep Austin Agile Conference and Special Interest Groups.
In addition, she is also a leader and longtime supporter and advocate of women through her women’s network. As a leader and advisor, Angela has provided leadership and guidance for 13 core team members for the Houston chapter (including membership of over 700 bp employees) with a purpose to advance gender equity in bp in line with Diversity Equity & Inclusion aims.
She was also specially nominated by the American Heart Association as a Houston Woman of Impact (campaign to raise critical funds and awareness to fight cardiovascular disease) candidate 2021 as part of the inaugural class.
Angela's passion is to help enable better lives for society through community support, education and empowerment. Her superpower is empathy!
Ayesha Afzal | Researcher | Erlangen National High Performance Computing Center
Ayesha Afzal is a researcher at Erlangen National High Performance Computing Center (NHR@FAU), Germany.
She is the recipient of First Place ISC PhD Forum Award 2021 that recognizes the most outstanding PhD work and is named in 100 Future Leaders Role Model List 2022 supported by Yahoo Finance. Her PhD research lies at the crossroads of analytic performance models, performance tools and parallel simulation frameworks in high-performance computing. Ayesha has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications and serves as an active speaker, reviewer, and/or committee member at various international events. She is a passionate advocate for inclusive technology and training new scientists in mentorship. She was named in 100 Future Leaders Role Model List 2022 supported by Yahoo Finance.