Collaborative NW Masterclass series: Leading for Social Justice and Health Equality

About
This masterclass brought a one-of-a-kind approach to leadership development and personal growth through using diversity and cultural practises to build off the passion and perspective of your organisation/community and put diversity, equality and inclusion practises at the forefront. It has now been well recognised that doing this can stimulate productivity and growth.

This session covered:

• Fresh ways of thinking around diversity
• Exciting new directions to target diversity
• Diversity strategies to benefit your organisation

About the Speaker
Ngunan Adamu - Presenter/Producer, BBC Merseyside

Ngunan is an experienced journalist, broadcaster and project manager with expertise gained across a wide range of BBC platforms, her work as an international multimedia trainer has taken her across Africa and Asia training journalist from Ethiopia to Bangladesh.

Ngunan currently produces and presents BBC Radio Merseyside’s popular ‘Upfront‘ show, an African Caribbean magazine show which celebrates 40 years in 2022. As an entrepreneur and community leader, Ngunan has developed and lead initiatives aimed at promoting diversity in the media. She is also the founder and CEO of iWoman Media ltd and iWoman Academy CIC– a peer to peer organisation set up by women to empower, entertain, explore and inspire women around the world.

Ngunan currently sits on several boards across various sectors (Arts, Religion and Technology) and is currently working on local, national, and international innovative projects that address diversity, equity and inclusion.

And when she’s not busy planning world domination, she is a single mum to a beautiful Black young boy, who reminds her why she does what she does.

About the Collaborative
We are an influential partnership, formed from cross sector organisations in the North West. We represent the NHS, health and social care and local government to bring you a range of collaborative masterclasses.

By combining our unique specialisms, the collaboration explores innovative thinking with expert speakers, to provide cross sector knowledge sharing for leaders across the North West.

The collaborative is made up of the following organisations:

• Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA),
• Mersey Internal Audit Agency (MIAA)
• NHS North West Leadership Academy (NHS NWLA)
• North West Employers (NWE)
• North West Association of Directors of Adults Social Care Services (ADASS)
• Innovation Agency, the Academic Health Science Network for the North West Coast