Imraan Lilani

Imraan is a Director at Women of the Future, an organization which includes a portfolio of events, initiatives, and networks designed to support the next generation of female leaders – a programme that has impacts thousands of women globally. The flagship initiative - The Women of the Future Awards - provides a platform for progression of women across diverse sectors and countries creating a vibrant and impactful community of inspirational women.

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Imraan conceptualised and developed the framework and vision to globalise the Women of the Future brand successfully, moving into the Southeast Asia market in 2016. Eight years on, the Southeast Asia Awards is a thriving initiative with multiple sponsors and over 300 alumnae across 10 countries in the region. With Women of the Future, Imraan also manages their schools programme connecting the women alumnae to over 50 partner schools to inspire the next generation of talent.

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As a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion consultant Imraan has worked across many of the different diversity dimensions including researching and developing a white paper titled Guiding Gen Z from campus to corporate life which explored the key engagement drivers of this generational cohort and how organizations can develop strategies to optimise engagement and motivation.

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Imraan also has over 10 years of experience working in the hospitality industry with industry leading brands such as Disney, Marriott and Starwood. Imraan gained his Human Resources Masters degree specialising in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from Georgetown University in 2016.