Shani Dhanda
Boardroom Consultant on Disability Inclusion & Accessibility Architecture
Shani Dhanda is a multi-award-winning strategic advisor and a definitive authority on disability inclusion and leadership accountability. As the founder of a high-impact independent practice, she operates at the most senior organisational levels, advising FTSE 100 boards and global tech giants like Google and LinkedIn. A member of the UK Government’s Disability Unit, Shani deconstructs how inclusion functions as a rigorous system rather than a corporate statement. Her authority is grounded in a unique synthesis of lived experience and commercial reality, helping executive teams move beyond performative gestures toward operational accessibility and measurable cultural change.
Shani specialises in "Inclusive Leadership," reframing diversity as a core entrepreneurial act. She examines why accessibility must be designed into infrastructure and decision-making rather than treated as an afterthought. For 92 Speakers’ clients, she provides a sophisticated framework for building institutional trust and long-term workforce resilience.
An incisive and authoritative presence, Shani offers leaders a grounded roadmap for systemic excellence.
Signature Keynotes
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Why inclusion only works when it is built into systems.
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How leadership behaviour shapes culture.
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Moving beyond compliance.
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What credibility looks like in practice.
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Why equity strengthens performance.
The Dhanda Effect
Inclusion becomes operational, credible, and measurable.
Audiences gain the ability to:
Understand inclusion as a leadership-owned system
Identify structural barriers within everyday processes
Move from intention to implementation
Strengthen trust with employees and stakeholders
Lead equity conversations with confidence and authority
Why Book Shani
Shani Dhanda is trusted by organisations that want progress without performativity. Her insight resonates with leaders who understand that building credibility, like building a business—requires consistency, ownership, and judgement.
She brings founder-level accountability to complex cultural challenges.
Additional Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Keynote Speakers
Anne-Marie Imafidon: STEM trailblazer and champion for digital equity.
Kelly Holmes: LGBTQ+ trailblazer and champion for mental health.
Nicolas Hamilton Trailblazer for disability inclusion in elite world motorsport.
Mohsin Zaidi: Advocate for intersectionality, social mobility and law.
Martine Wright: Paralympian, 7/7 survivor and inclusive resilience advocate.
Dr Alex George: UK Youth Mental Health Ambassador and medic.
