• Dr Waqar Dr Waqar Azmi OBE

    Dr. Waqar Azmi OBE is a prominent and respected figure in the UK. He is Chairman & Managing Partner of Waterhouse Consulting Group and EU Ambassador of Intercultural Dialogue (EYID). Prior to this, he was the UK Government's Chief Diversity Adviser at the Cabinet Office. He worked at the highest levels with responsibility for driving forward Government priorities. He sits on numerous top-level boards and committees and is listed in the Asian Power 100 list of the most influential Asians in the UK.Before that he was managing director at one of the world's largest recruitment & management consulting firms, TMP/Monster Worldwide. Waqar has played a significant role in public life on a national and international scale. He was appointed by the Home Secretary to sit on the judicial public inquiry into the murder of Zahid Mubarek. Prior to that he served as a member of the Oldham Riots Inquiry, which was set up to investigate the riots that occurred in May 2001. He became the Vice-Chairman of the National Rural Race Equality Trust and Chair of the British Federation of Racial Equality Councils, which represents 100 councils in the UK. In 2006 the Southampton Solent University conferred on him the award of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) in recognition of his major contributions and in the same year, the University of Central Lancashire conferred on him an honorary fellowship. In 2004 the Royal Society of Arts conferred an honorary FRSA on him and in 2003 he was awarded Britain's Young Asian Achievers Award. He received his OBE at the age of 32 by Her Majesty the Queen in recognition of his major contributions and, in 2001 the University of Worcester awarded him an Honorary Masters Degree. Waqar had his first speaking event for Mosaic on the 24th November 2008 at Waverly School’s Award evening, held at Birmingham City Football Club. Waqar was extremely well received, delivering a highly inspirational speech to the students of the most deprived school in Birmingham; who were celebrating their success in being the 3rd highest performing specialist school for Key Stage 4 and 16th for Key Stage 3 nationally. The speech reinforced the importance of a good education being key to success in life and congratulated the students on what they have achieved to date.