WILL AKERMAN
Founder and MD, Connectr
Will is a highly successful socially focused entrepreneur and the founder and MD of Connectr, the industry-leading provider of online mentoring software for enterprise businesses. Will and a team of experts in education, HR and organisational psychology developed the company’s two mentoring software platforms – Connectr for Candidates and Connectr for Employees. Partners such as Deloitte, Thales, Heathrow Airport, British Airways, Burberry and Cognizant use Connectr to embed mentoring into their hiring process and L&D strategy to reduce drop-out rates, build a culture that supports continuous learning and supports underrepresented employees achieve career potential.