Panellist profile: Ashley Sweetland

Ashley is Global Director, Internal Communications & Campaigns at IHG, one of the world's leading hotel companies, having joined the business in January 2017. This follows five years at CBRE, the world's largest real estate and investment firm, where he had responsibility for CBRE’s responsible business and internal communications programmes across EMEA. Previously, Ashley has led communications and CSR programmes for a variety of leading organisations including Lloyds Banking Group, BT, London 2012, Department for Education and the NHS. Ashley has inspired, led and managed more than £10 million of community investment over the last decade, including significant strategic, award winning partnerships with a variety of leading charities, including Plan International, UNICEF and Shelter, and held board level roles with St John Ambulance and the UK Youth Parliament. He was also a member of the Government’s Russell Commission on youth volunteering and NCVO’s Future Civil Society Leadership Commission. Ashley was awarded the MBE for services to charity in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in June 2012.