DR. POORNIMA LUTHRA
Author, Educator and Principal Lecturer of People, Culture & Inclusion and Deputy Head of Department,
Imperial Business School London
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.
What to Expect at Convening EMEA
As leaders navigate increasingly complex environments, you are faced with competing priorities, diverse perspectives and growing pressure to make decisions that balance performance, trust and human connection.
Drawing on insights from her latest book, Can I Say That?, and as part of our Integrity content pillar, Dr. Poornima Luthra explores how you can foster constructive dialogue, build trust across differences and create environments where people feel empowered to contribute, challenge and collaborate.
Through practical insights and real-world examples, Poornima will challenge you to rethink how you approach difficult conversations, navigate competing viewpoints and make stronger decisions when expectations and priorities are not always aligned.
You will leave with practical approaches to:
Encouraging open dialogue without sacrificing trust.
Handling difficult conversations with greater confidence.
Making stronger decisions when perspectives differ.
