Luli Adeyemo is the Founder & Director of Sydney-based integrated marketing and events agency Best Case Scenario and has spent the last 30 years curating content for thought leadership conversations and campaigns for the technology sector. Prior to running her company Best Case Scenario, Luli worked for Gartner heading up their Asia/Pacific conference business. During this time Luli grew the APAC event business by a staggering 250%. This required managing and launching a portfolio of executive programs in Australia, Singapore, India & China.

Luli is an active member and elected council member of the AIIA (Australian Information Industry Association, a non-profit association leading the Australian ICT industry).

Luli also volunteers her time as Executive Director at TechDiveristy, a social enterprise created by a group of people within the industry who want to grow a thriving technology workforce that embraces Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE+I) across all industry sectors.

Luli is dedicated to shifting the technology landscape to build a more diverse and inclusive space for all.

Expertise

Luli views diversity as a by-product for businesses who put great effort into maximising business success.

Luli comments, “Inclusive organisations do not view diversity as just policy, but acknowledge the core value it can bring to organisations – diversity for the sake of diversity doesn’t work. I am extremely excited and grateful that the TechDiversity team approached me to take over the operation of the TechDiversity Foundation and management of the TechDiversity Awards. It’s exhilarating to be part of something that showcases and celebrates the true business value that diversity and inclusivity brings to an organisation”.

It is because of these beliefs that the TechDiversity Foundation approached Luli at the beginning of 2020. Luli will continue the fantastic work of the TechDiversity founders and inspire tech-based organisations to implement long-lasting change around diversity, based on the examples set by others. The TechDiversity team and committee will also continue to have strategic input and act as an advisory to Luli and her team.

Deirdre Diamante, Co-Founder of TechDiversity comments “Luli’s passion for inclusivity in business comes from real life experiences”. Luli’s team were appointed to make Government events digitally inclusive. Since then, Luli has been campaigning to make sure that diversity and inclusion is front and centre for organisations hosting events, resulting in a better delegate experience, increasing delegate attendance and creating a more inclusive event.

Luli wants to eliminate any thoughts that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is just a tick on an organisation’s corporate social responsibility policy but can help organisations become more competitive, successful and can foster a culture of well-being that attracts a strong diverse workforce.

Speaking Topics:

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Cultural Diversity
• Women in Tech
• Women and Leadership
• Innovation through inclusion