Coqual

Eunice Yu is Senior Vice President of the Global Lab at Coqual, where she leads research activation, advisory services, and executive engagement. She helps organizations navigate change and build more inclusive, effective workplaces—turning research into strategy, and strategy into impact. At the Lab, Eunice partners with senior leaders to uncover the friction points that hold talent back and to co-create actionable solutions rooted in Coqual’s data. She has been instrumental in building Coqual’s digital learning tools, developing sponsorship initiatives, and advising clients on inclusive leadership, talent development, and organizational culture. A former corporate restructuring attorney, Eunice brings analytical rigor and client-centered thinking to every engagement. She is a frequent speaker on sponsorship, psychological safety, and inclusive culture, and is known for her ability to make complex ideas clear—and actionable—across all levels of an organization. Eunice holds a bachelor’s degree in government and psychology from Cornell University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and a JD from Harvard Law School. She is a member of the Massachusetts and New York Bars. Before joining Coqual, she also worked as a freelance writer and education consultant, experiences that sharpened her eye for how people learn, grow, and shift perspective.

Birgit Neu is a UK-based independent Senior Advisor with award-winning expertise centered on inclusion strategy design, change management, research and communications practices. She previously held a variety of global roles at HSBC including Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, and she has had a broad career spanning multiple sectors including digital, retail, publishing and financial services. Birgit is a regular speaker, panellist and facilitator focussing on the crossroads of inclusion, AI and the future of work. She is a Visiting Lecturer for Warwick Business School and has various UK network leadership roles, including co-founder and co-chair of KNIT for corporate inclusion specialists, senior advisor to Nexus LGBTQ+ for LGBTQ+ employee network leaders, and co-chair of Gender Networks for women’s/gender employee network leaders. As one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices, she is an influencer with a wide international reach in her field.