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Stephanie Beats

Legal & Compliance Director

Certas Energy UK

She has spent over 19 years as an in-house lawyer in a variety of sectors and has developed specialisms in commercial contracts, consumer law, data protection, consumer credit, mergers and acquisitions and competition law. As part of the Leadership Team she is a passionate supporter of the Certas Energy ED&I programme and sponsors the gender community to promote and advance gender equity and opportunity for all colleagues across the business.

Stephanie has provided training to the wider leadership team and Board on the introduction of the new “duty to protect” and has been leading the creation of the risk assessment templates and processes for the business, supported by Brook Graham.

Becky Cund

Head of People and Culture

St Modwen Homes

Becky has a proven track record of designing and delivering strategic and responsive people agendas and is skilled in change management and transformation, across multiple sectors including real estate, manufacturing, retail, and charity, as well as FTSE 250 and private equity environments.

She currently has accountability for all aspects of the People Agenda including HR Transformation activity, diversity and inclusion and health & wellbeing as well as ensuring effective HR advice and efficient operations. She has previous experience working in the logistics arm of St.Modwen Properties and prior to that for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust as their Director of HR & Administration responsible for the HR function, Health & Safety and IT. She also has experience in the manufacturing sector in both HR generalist and Graduate/Talent development roles and in her early career worked in recruitment and also spent 4 years working as a Store Manager for Marks & Spencer. She is FCIPD Qualified with a Bsc in Business.

Raj Ramanandi

Co-Founder

InChorus

Raj Ramanandi is the Co-Founder of InChorus, a leading platform that empowers organisations to proactively address workplace behaviour through early, anonymous reporting. With a background in scaling startups and driving impact-led innovation, Raj brings a unique perspective on how data and technology can transform workplace culture.

Passionate about psychological safety and inclusive workplaces, Raj has worked closely with HR leaders, compliance teams, and legal experts to help businesses create environments where employees feel confident speaking up. His work focuses on turning workplace reporting from a reactive, legal necessity into a proactive, strategic tool for building trust, reducing risk, and strengthening organisational resilience.