Ayo Solake.
Ayo Solake
TV presenter, deputy mayor and former beauty queen
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Biography
BBC Bitesize Science presenter, civil engineer and Deputy Mayor of Reading - Ayo Sokale possesses an array of talents and expertise, placing her at the cutting edge of the evolving scientific, environmental and media landscape.
Ayo is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Project Manager for the Environment Agency in Eastern England and is a popular Keynote Speaker on the environment and sustainability. She was a Graduate Civil Engineer on the Environment Agency’s training scheme where she undertook internal and external placements which enabled her to sign off her ICE training agreement in 2.5 years and achieve CEng in 3 years.
Ayo was selected as one of Professor Lord Robert Mair’s Future Leaders for his year as President of the ICE. She is one of the ICE’s Water Superheroes aptly named Eco Warrior (previously Angel) and is an excellent Motivational Speaker and Inspirational Speaker, particularly when it comes to inspiring young people to pursue STEM subjects. Ayo is a STEM ambassador and mentor, encouraging others to take up careers in Civil Engineering. She was also nominated for the Top 50 Women in Engineering under 35 initiative run by The Telegraph in partnership with The Women’s Engineering Society and is a popular Diversity and Inclusion Speaker.
In recent years, Ayo has felt more able to talk about being on the autism spectrum. She has a diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome and is an empathetic and inspirational keynote speaker on neurodiversity, mental health challenges and how to overcome them.
Ayo loves the performing arts, fitness and is a presenter for BBC Reel. She has a passion for supporting great causes and has raised funds for a number of charities, using her platform as a beauty queen and finalist for Miss Galaxy England, Miss Earth and Miss Great Britain.
Key Topics:
- Allyship
- Cultural Diversity
- Culture Change
- D&I in the Workplace
- Equal Pay
- Gender Parity
- Inclusive Leadership
- Intergenerational Leadership
- Intersectionality
- Mental Health
- Race & Ethnicity
- Unconscious Bias
- Women in Leadership
- Neurodiversity
- Sustainability
- Environment
Available for:
- Conference speaking
- Keynote speaking
- Virtual events
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Client Feedback
“I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your invaluable contribution to our very first virtual IEMA members’ conference for environment and sustainability professionals. We were all so deeply inspired and empowered by what you shared with us, particularly in the area of tackling the sustainability challenge as professionals and for your ongoing commitment to a more sustainable future. We have already received so much positive feedback from our members around how beneficial and motivational they found the day and how brilliant our speakers were. This event would not have been possible without you, so thank you for giving up your precious time to be a part of this exciting inaugural event.”
Sarah Mukherjee MBE
“Ayo was an excellent speaker for DVERSTY's Intentional Engineering series, we were humbled to have her. She represented her experiences as a Chartered Civil Engineer and Councillor extremely well. Delivering her presentation so eloquently, Ayo gave our guests an insight into the DNA of Civil Engineering. We'd like to thank Ayo for encouraging everybody to use their 'voice' to challenge injustices seen in their environment.”
Joanna Tomlin
Co-Founder & Development Director
“Very interesting - such a positive force of nature...People often say that change happens because people 'stand on the shoulders of giants'. Today, I think we've all just met a giant!”
NHS Network members
“I just wanted to say thank you very much for the talk today. Your energy and passion was incredible and you brought some very valuable insights and practical tips, for which we are very grateful. I truly don’t know where you find the time to do it all, but the talk and what you are achieving was a real inspiration both for me personally and I know for the 120+ people listening in. .”
Paul Cuff
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