DR. POORNIMA LUTHRA

Dr. Poornima Luthra, Senior Faculty at Imperial Business School, is a globally recognized author, keynote speaker, and DEI expert. She has written four acclaimed books, including Can I Say That? (2025) and The Art of Active Allyship (2022). Ranked among Thinkers50’s top 30 emerging management thinkers, her works have twice been named among the year’s 10 best management books.

With nearly two decades of international research, teaching, and advisory experience across Europe and Asia, Dr. Luthra is widely known for bridging rigorous academic insight with practical tools that help organizations embed inclusion into strategy and culture. She is a contributor to Harvard Business Review, a TEDx speaker, and founder of TalentED Consultancy, through which she advises global organizations such as Deloitte, L’Oréal, Carlsberg, Novo Nordisk, Amazon Web Services, and Médecins Sans Frontières on inclusive leadership and systemic cultural transformation.

Her impact has earned international recognition, including being shortlisted for the Thinkers50 Radar Award, winning the Nordic Blaze Inclusion Trailblazer Award, and receiving the Professional Women of Colour Denmark Impact Award.

At Convening EMEA, Poornima will bring bold perspectives and practical frameworks to help leaders foster trust, belonging, and collaboration in an increasingly fragmented world. Her keynote will challenge assumptions, spark meaningful dialogue, and equip our community with actionable tools to lead inclusively and drive innovation through diverse perspectives.