Director, Founder and Inclusivity Advocate
Luli Adeyemo is the Founder & Director of a marketing and events agency based in Sydney. Over the past three decades, she has focused on crafting content for thought leadership conversations and campaigns within the technology sector. Before establishing her company, Luli held a leadership role at Gartner, where she oversaw their Asia/Pacific conference operations.
An engaged participant in the Australian ICT industry, Luli is an elected council member of the Australian Information Industry Association, a non-profit organization leading the sector. In her volunteer capacity, Luli serves as the Executive Director of TechDiversity, a social enterprise committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive technology workforce across various industries.
Luli's mission is to transform the technology landscape into one that embraces diversity and inclusivity for all. She believes that businesses striving for significant success should consider diversity as a natural outcome of their efforts. She emphasizes that genuine inclusivity goes beyond policy, recognizing the intrinsic value it adds to organizations.
Deirdre Diamante, Co-Founder of TechDiversity, highlights Luli's dedication, rooted in real-life experiences. Luli's team was entrusted with making government events digitally inclusive, sparking her campaign to prioritize diversity and inclusion in event hosting.
Luli's objective is to dispel the notion that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are merely checkboxes on corporate social responsibility agendas. Instead, she believes they can drive competitiveness, success, and a culture of well-being that attracts a diverse and robust workforce.