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Sal Naseem

National Inclusive Culture Expert and Changemaker

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In-person: £3k-£5k
Virtual: £1k-£3k
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Topics:

Leadership
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Changemaking
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Inclusion & Diversity
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Allyship

Sal Naseem is a national inclusive culture expert who empower organizations and individuals in leadership, inclusive culture building, and changemaking.

Through Sal’s work in policing as the first South Asian and Muslim Regional Director for London at the IOPC, he gained remarkable recognition. Notably, his pioneering efforts exposed the toxic culture inside the Metropolitan Police. As a result, he directly challenged discrimination in all forms and addressed racial disproportionality on both regional and national levels.

Additionally, Sal’s portfolio has been cited by Parliamentary Select Committees, respected academics, and major media outlets. For example, the Guardian highlighted his stop and search work as one of the “key moments in police relations with Britain’s BAME communities since 1999.”

Consequently, his efforts not only earned him multiple awards but also demonstrated his ongoing commitment to tackling inequality. Importantly, he uses this experience to build inclusive cultures and develop future values-based leaders.

Furthermore, Sal is a recognised thought leader and best-selling author. He regularly speaks at conferences, universities, and corporate events across the UK and internationally. Because of his storytelling ability, audiences connect with him on challenging issues like leadership, inclusion, and changemaking.

As a result, his talks inspire people to reflect on their responsibility in creating a fairer, more inclusive world. This journey often starts at work, within communities, or in their personal lives.
Sal is the author of True North: A Story of Racism, Resilience, and Resisting Systems of Denial. The book explores how values-based leadership creates personal and professional impact. In addition, he has contributed to documentaries on policing and appeared in both national and international media.
Lastly, Sal holds a law degree from the University of Glasgow. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Awards & Recognition
  • LinkedIn Top Voice on leadership and inclusive cultures.
  • Celebrated as one of the top 10 voices in the world on anti-discrimination on LinkedIn by Favikon in 2024.
  • Honoured as one of the 50 most influential people driving change in the UK through inclusion in the Diversity Power List 2023/2024.
  • Recognised as one of the most inspirational leaders on inclusion by D&I Leaders 2024.

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Featured topics include

This keynote explores how moral courage is the overlooked leadership competency that enables leaders to act with integrity, inspire trust, and create lasting change.
  • Provides practical takeaways & frameworks on professional moral courage
  • Stories/ideas to challenge and inspire the audience.
  • Delivery: 1-hour keynote or as a 90min workshop

 

This workshop explores the challenges of leading on inclusion through the current storm. It invites leaders to examine the type of leadership needed now, in the medium term, and long term through storytelling and looking at future trends and research.
  • Provides guided discussion for leaders on current and future risks on leading on inclusion and how they can prepare for these challenges.
  • Delivery: A 90min workshop or suitable as a 1-hour keynote.

 

An exploration of how you hold on to your True North within your leadership, in a world which feels increasingly morally compromised. This keynote reimagines the role of values-based leadership in today’s context.
  • Provides practical takeaways & frameworks on navigating with your True North.
  • Practical exploration of the risks of compromising our values.
  • Delivery: A 1-hour keynote or as a 90min workshop
Drawing on his experience addressing institutional misogyny in policing and the fire service, Sal explores the critical role of empathy in driving meaningful cultural change. This keynote explains the why behind allyship.
  • Provides a path for men to move beyond intention and become effective, credible allies to women in the workplace and beyond.
  • Delivery: 1-hour keynote or as a 90min workshop

 

This powerful keynote explores how to recognise what Anti-Muslim hatred looks like today. It’s informed by the latest research, professional and lived experience, and explores the role we can play in tackling this.
  • Recognise subtle and overt behaviours, understand their impact.
  • Identify meaningful ways forward for individuals and organisations.
  • Delivery: 1-hour keynote or as a 90min workshop.

 

From stammering, to stand-up, to speaking to the world’s media and finally to the speaker’s stage. Sal takes the audience on a journey of how he stepped into his voice and how everyone can learn to do this.
  • Provides practical takeaways for the audience on discovering what they want to say, how to say it, and finding their own agency to do this.
  • Delivery: 1-hour keynote or as a 90min workshop.

What people say

Sal Naseem is a truly outstanding and thought-provoking speaker and chair. His insights and storytelling captivates individuals, leaving civil servants across the UK motivated to take action.

Dods Group Ltd.

I loved every second of it. I genuinely think it was my favourite session we ever had. It was presented so beautifully and in such an organised manner that you were hooked onto every word.

Future Leaders UK Ltd

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