Keynote Address

Allison V. Manswell is a seasoned talent management executive with over 25 years of proven experience in human resources, organisational effectiveness, employee and leadership development, diversity and inclusion interventions with Fortune-ranked companies, mid-size organisations and boutique consulting firms.

She is the author of Listen In: Crucial Conversations on Race in the Workplace and serves as the subject matter expert on race in the US. Her clients include Harvard University, Google, Island Heritage Insurance and Cayman Utility Company. She holds the industry credential of Certified Professional in Learning & Performance (CPLP) from the Association for Talent Development. In addition, Ms. Manswell holds an MBA in Leadership and serves as a Faculty Member for the Forum for Workplace Inclusion Coaching Center. Allison’s career began with a Bachelor’s degree in Justice and Law Enforcement and roles with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Revenue Canada. She is a sought after speaker who has worked in the US, the Caribbean, Canada and Brazil.

Mostly importantly, she is the mother of three sons, who are now her ‘millennial roommates. She enjoys assignments that build human potential in underrepresented groups.