Belinda Parmar

CEO of The Empathy Business. Expert on Empathy in Leadership, Emotional AI & Diversity.

Bio: Ms Belinda Parmar OBE Key topics: Emotional AI, Diversity & transformation, Empathy in leadership. Industry experience: AI, Tech, Healthcare, Pharma, Finance, Energy, Government. Belinda Parmar OBE is a diversity campaigner and the CEO of The Empathy Business and a Non-Executive Director for the Ministry of Defence. Belinda uses the science of empathy to change the way companies transform their organisations focusing on leadership, communications and operations. She is the creator of the Global Empathy Index which was published in the Harvard Business Review- the first index to measure empathy and inclusion at scale. She has just developed the new Empathy Index powered by AI which combines large language models with sentiment analysis while using human intervention to deliver an empathy ranking for companies. Belinda works with large companies to implement hundreds of ‘nudges’ and interventions that organically build an empathy revolution and give people simple practical ways they can create more inclusive cultures. Her focus is on belonging and diversity and creating more courageous cultures. Belinda was Empathy-In-Residence at Barclays, Lloyds and Centrica and she created the first ever Empathy Hub in Europe’s largest bank. Belinda was chosen in 2019 to speak at Davos as she is a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum. Belinda is currently advising AGL in Australia. Belinda was awarded an OBE in 2015 by the Queen for her services to women in technology. In 2020, she was chosen as one of the top 20 Global Public Figures in Diversity and in 2021 she was voted a top 20 Diversity Champion. Belinda has a law degree and a languages degree and believes that the magic in companies happens when you combine rational and emotional thinking to drive change. Belinda is the author of Little Miss Geek which is used in schools to inspire young women to become tech pioneers and was shortlisted for Woman of the Year 2022 in the Women in IT Awards. Testimonials: ‘‘Belinda was amazing – absolutely amazing feedback!’’ BNP Paribas “Belinda’s talk was very inspiring and crucial for MF Brands Young Talents to understand the power of empathy in the performance of our business.“ Lacoste “Thought provoking with tangible take-aways” United Nations “The best presentation we have had this year” ABB “An empowering and inspiring session” NHS England “Belinda spoke at our IWD event today as we really couldn't have asked for a better speaker.” Bullhorn “Belinda is a true expert when it comes to Empathy, but her super-power is bringing this to life within a corporate environment” AB-InBev www.theempathybusiness.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/belindaparmar/ Achievements -Woman of the Year, Shortlist, 2022, https://www.bonhillevents.com/EN/WITAwardsUK2022/shortlist -Top 20 Diversity Champions in 2021 https://www.globaldiversitylist.org/diversity-champions -Top 20 Global Diversity Figures in public life in 2020 https://www.globaldiversitylist.org/public-life -Campaigner of the Year; European Diversity Awards, Shortlist, Oct 2021 https://www.europeandiversityawards.com/shortlist-2021?lightbox=dataItem-ktrmspy n1 -Computer Weekly 2023 Most Influential women in tech- 2023 -Global Leaders in Consulting 2023 - ALM Consulting 2023 https://www.event.consultingmag.com/global-leaders/2023-honorees -Leader of the Year, HR Awards, Shortlist, 2022 https://newpossible.io/resources/british-hr-awards-2022-finalists-announced -Campaigner of the Year; European Diversity Awards, Shortlist, Oct 2021 https://www.europeandiversityawards.com/shortlist-2021?lightbox=dataItem-ktrmspy n1 -Changemaker 2020 Finalist in the Drum, https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/11/05/finalists-announced-2020-the-dr um-awards-social-purpose www.theempathybusiness.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/belindaparmar/