Jan Niessen Jan Niessen is Director of the Brussels based Migration Policy Group. Dr Niessen studied sociology at the Amsterdam Free University. His professional activities include campaigning and lobbying for anti-discrimination law and just migration policies across Europe. He designs and conducts international comparative and policy oriented research and undertakes feasibility studies. He establishes and manages international networks of governmental and non-governmental experts. He writes reports, handbooks and manuals for the OSCE, the Council of Europe, the European Commission and the European Parliament. He advises the public and private sector on matters related to international migration, integration, anti-discrimination and diversity. Beth Ginsburg Beth Ginsburg is the Project Director for the Migration Policy Group’s programme, Supplier Diversity Europe. She has worked for Migration Policy Group (MPG) intermittently since 1995, when she helped found this Brussels-based ‘think and do tank’ with Dr Jan Niessen, MPG’s Director. Through her work at MPG, she has developed expertise in issues relating to diversity, inclusion and anti discrimination at the European Union and national levels and has facilitated a number of senior-level projects in the area. These projects have involved government officials and business executives from several European countries and the US. | Carol Hustler Carol Hustler is the Supplier Relations and Development Manager for Supplier Diversity Europe. She is responsible for supplier/member matchmaking and supplier development. Carol has over ten years’ experience in various aspects of procurement and supplier development – from learning how to respond effectively to an ITT to working with public organisations to help them become more small business friendly. Initially, she worked in business development for a small recruitment advertising agency where she focussed on writing bids for the public and commercial sectors. As part of the LDA-funded Supply London team, she became increasingly involved with developing the supplier diversity agenda, working with both corporates and SMEs to bridge the gaps which prevented them doing business together. Passionate about developing small businesses and recognising the importance of credibility when approaching large buying organisations, she set up TEDs Friend to provide a specialist support service to forward-looking suppliers.
| Sally Grubb Sally is a lawyer specialising in employment and in equality and diversity issues. She worked and qualified at Bindmans Solicitors, a leading human rights practice, before working with the MDA Global consultancy, who work closely with SDE on a number of projects. Sally is an expert on mediation and investigation work, and combines her legal expertise and experience with practical policy advice and training on how to manage and deliver change in organisations. She has written extensively on equality law and on managing diversity. Colin Hann Colin was Director of Communications and Strategy at the Commission for Racial Equality, where he was involved in running award-winning campaigns, including advertising initiatives. Previously he headed the Commission’s Housing and Social Policy group. He then worked at top international law firm DLA Piper as a member of its Employment group and was involved in developing a number of work streams across Europe. He has recently worked with MDA Global a management consultancy group with a significant number of clients across all sectors, and more recently with SDE. Colin has written and been published widely. |
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