Naomi Sesay

Head of Creative Equity at Channel 4, International Public Speaker, Broadcast TV Producer/Director, Entrepreneur

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Naomi Sesay, an accomplished diversity and inclusion expert, kickstarted her illustrious 20-year career at MTV News, where she served as a Producer, Director, and Presenter during the pinnacle of MTV Europe.

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What Naomi Sesay's Clients Say

Here is some of the feedback from audiences and clients who have worked with Naomi.

"Naomi delivered an impactful and outstanding inspirational presentation as part of Heathrow's black history. Her articulation and passion highlighted the importance of understanding unconcious bias whilst sharing her very inspirational personal journey. Thank you."

Nzinga Orgill,

Baggage Design

"Had the pleasure if interviewing Naomi for my podcast, Engaging, passionate and knowledgeable, Naoimi's career has been with companies that have the fundamental purpose that aligns with her own ethos, meaning showing up everyday and giving it your best and all becomes second nature and Naomi does this in abundance."

Peter Sumpton,

Marketing Trainer,

"On both occasions that I have invited her in as a keynote speaker this year, Naomi Sesay was magic. She is hands-on and real; someone you learn from simply by watching her present so confidently. By combining humour, examples, and a highly focused presentation, she demonstrated her command of inclusion principles and gave her audience immediately useful take-aways. The audience left feeling motivated and many followed up asking for Naomi's contact details to invite her in to speak to their teams. She's quite simply one of the best I've ever worked with."

Leila Siddiqi,

IPA

"Naomi is a captivating speaker and has a unique style in which she takes her audience on the transformational journey with her! She is passionate and authentic and I have heard Naomi speak at events a few times now and can honestly say, she is incredible each and every time."

Sufia Parkar,

McCann

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Naomi Sesay's 2025 Biography

About Naomi Sesay

Using over 25 years’ experience in television and media, Naomi Sesay has devoted her career to serving as a powerful advocate for diversity and inclusion, becoming a trail-blazer for social enterprise. She is currently Head of Creative Equity at Channel 4, and was previously a senior trainer for FTSE 100 Companies.

As a Diversity & Inclusion expert, Naomi has delivered training for an array of organisations including Google, Microsoft, NBC Universal, Harvard and WPP. Naomi is also leading the build for the very first female-centric, bio designed, sustainable smart city in Sierra Leone.

An inspiring and thought-provoking speaker, Naomi challenges audiences to examine their emotional, cultural and neurological habits with the aim to create a truly diverse workforce.

Naomi Sesay's 2025 Talks & Topics

Hidden In Plain Sight – Diversity in Motion

Creating a truly diverse workforce is paramount. But, in our current environment change is slow, difficult work. Perhaps, now is the time to think of a smarter way. This thought provoking and inspirational keynote examines how the information we currently possess lock us into unconscious holding patterns. By interrogating our emotional, cultural and neurological habits, Naomi demystifies the sticking point of change, interactively shows examples of palpable connection and moves us into a new place of diverse thought and action.

The Future of Inclusive Leadership – Nuances, Quirks and Science

Is it possible to consciously push the dial of change toward diverse and inclusive leadership? Only if we understand the dial we push. This interactive talk reveals the powerful tools that leaders in the D&I space will need in order to make their teams and organisations effective, agile and precise. . We will examine the nuances of diversity, the importance of thought leadership, and how to utilise cutting-edge scientific theories around ways we can empathetically and powerfully lead a diverse cohort.

The Golden Thread

As a species, we are narrative beings, hardwired to connect with, learn from and understand the art of storytelling. We instinctively tune into stories that resonate or match our emotional state. Stories entice, enthral, inspire, warn, dictate and command, but the most powerful and universal stories are those which weave a thread of truth. This keynote examines the damaging effects of the stories we tell ourselves whilst re-imagining the art of storytelling, the building blocks of human connection, to explore powerful stories through the lens of Diversity and Inclusion which could change everything.

Naomi Sesay's Latest Books

The Human Upgrade

In the midst of a global economic breakdown, where politicians and economist admittedly have no clue on how to fix it, one wonders where the human being goes from here. It is becoming more and more apparent that we cannot solve a problem from the consciousness in which it was created – we’ve tried, and now we are experiencing the results. In this insightful and profoundly philosophical book, Naomi Sesay pushes the boundaries of who we seem to be, at and ethereal level, to make a case for upgrading our ways of being. The Human Upgrade is a bold statement of self which enlightens the reader towards taking full responsibility for their experiences; thus creating powerful life choices which inevitable have a massive impact on a global scale. The messages in the book are urgent, exhilarating, and inspiring. When the time comes, we will all feel the pull to upgrade ourselves, and life will appear as we’ve never seen it before.

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