Vimla Appadoo
Co-Founder and Director of Culture Design at Honey Badger and Head of Experience at Culture ShiftA design thinker, international speaker and advocate for changing the way businesses think, Vimla is passionate about embedding change across organisations, to design safe workplaces where everyone can thrive. She has worked across large organisations, small businesses and scaling start-ups, bridging the gap between the public and private sector and using technology, design and culture to align profit and purpose.
Vimla is currently on the Board of Trustees with DiversityUK and is the co-founder Northern Collective: Women in Public Space and SheSaysMCR. She travels the world representing the UK on tech missions and has been featured in The Sunday Times, BBC Breakfast and Sky News.
Vim is a winner of multiple awards, and has been named on the Northern Power Women Awards Future List, Digital Leaders Young Leader of the Year, WeAreTheCity Rising Star and on the Top 100 Asians in UK Tech list.

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English National Opera announce plans for new home in Greater Manchester
In a boost to our region's cultural sector, The English National Opera (ENO) is set to move to Manchester, establishing its main base outside of London. ENO and Greater Manchester are pleased to announce a new working partnership to develop a new home for the opera...
Greater Manchester to receive £7 million funding to accelerate net zero ambitions
Greater Manchester is set to receive £7 million in funding to accelerate the region’s net zero ambitions over the next two years. The funding will build on the already established Local Area Energy Plans, which identify the £12.5 billion of investment in...
Greater Manchester strikes historic deal with Osaka on opening day of Japan mission
Greater Manchester has signed a landmark new partnership deal with Osaka on the first day of a mission to strengthen trade and cooperation links with Japan. The agreement will see closer collaboration between Greater Manchester and Osaka to deliver on net zero...