Founder of Mastering Diversity Conference and Awards, dubbed historic by the Welsh Government in 2023, Acquisition International’s 2023 &  2024 Most Influential Speaker & Diversity Advocate Winner, Ethnic Minorities Welsh Women Achievers Award, Lifetime Achievement 2022 Awardee, Women in Business 2021 Diversity & Inclusion Award winner and 2022 Speaker Award winner, Bernie Davies, is a TEDx Speaker, Bestselling Author, Diversity and Entrepreneurship Leader, 1st black female Advisory Panel Independent Member of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.

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After an outstanding Legal career in property, of over 21 years, Bernie is Past Chair of the Neath Chamber of Trade, Board Chair of Women's Business Club and Advisory Panel for Centre for African Entrepreneurship, Board member of Business in Focus, and Fio Arts Charity, Management Committee member for Black History Wales, Ambassador for the Commonwealth Entrepreneurs' Club and Founder of Bernie Davies Global. Bernie supports entrepreneurship programmes with a focus on diversity, for major banks, universities and government agencies, and organisations who are keen to develop a fair work culture.

On United Nations Human Rights Day, 2022, Bernie was awarded the prestigious Title of Ambassador for Peace by the Universal Peace Federation at their headquarters, Lancaster Gate London for her work in Diversity Equity and Inclusion.

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Top 100 Businesswoman in Wales 2017, Swansea Black Icon 2018 and Excellence in Business 2017 Award winner (presented at the Welsh Senedd); who for 8 years, owned and operated the number 1 Caribbean Restaurants in Wales 2019 and Top 100 Restaurant in Wales 2018; Bernie mentors and Coaches businesses globally. She regularly sits on Awards Judging panels including Cardiff Life Awards 2024, Wales Online Diversity and Inclusion Awards 2022 Swansea Bay Business Awards 2022, where she was also Keynote Speaker and several South Wales Chamber of Commerce Awards. Bernie has been and continues to be a regular BBC Radio Wales Contributor and BBC and ITV media expert. She was recently showcased on ITV’s Face 2 Face half hour News Feature with Adrian Masters on her life and work.

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Bernie’s work was celebrated by the UK Government in Whitehall, London, in 2022, in a special reception, recognising the successes of Welsh female Entrepreneurs. This event was hosted by then Secretary of State, the honourable Simon Hart MP.

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Bernie is passionate about inclusion and to that end hosts her annual Women Mastering Change event, celebrating Welsh women and men who support them to master change at the UK House of Lords and has launched the inaugural Mastering Diversity bi-annual Awards at the Welsh Senedd. She continues to inspire audiences at the United Nations, The House of Lords, London Excel Arena, the Royal Society London, global and national universities and institutions of higher learning; her famous mantra being, "We go together, or not at all."