Wednesday 19th March 2025
Wave presents ‘The power of Trans+ storytelling‘ with Trans+ History Week, in collaboration with Proud at Deloitte.
Join us for an important and engaging panel on the power of Trans+ storytelling with:
- Ki Griffin, celebrated actor, DJ and LGBTQIA+ advocate, who played the first non-binary character Ripley in British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Alex Parmar-Yee, business strategy and DEI expert, who also works to help politicians use their voices to advocate for Trans+ rights as Political Briefing Coordinator for the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance
- Marty Davies, the founder of Trans+ History Week and an award winning creative strategist and advertising thought leader, and Campaign’s first transgender columnist
Agenda
18.30 Doors open + Welcome Drink
19.00-19.30 Welcome + Keynote speech: ‘The Trans+ history lesson we never had‘ by Marty Davies, the founder of Trans+ History Week
19.30-20.15 Panel: The power of Trans+ stories with Ki Griffin and Alex Parmar-Yee followed by a Q&A
20.15 onwards Drinks and networking
Welcome + Keynote
We will kick off with Marty’s Keynote presentation on ‘The Trans+ history lesson we never had.’ Expect a short time travel through millennia to visit our gender diverse ancestors and their stories. We bring the lessons of our past back to inform our present moment as we visit the ancient world, the world’s first trans clinic, the beginnings of our modern Trans+ rights movement and more besides.
Panel Discussion
Onto the main event: a panel discussion on the power of Trans+ storytelling
Marty will then lead a panel discussion with Ki and Alex that will explore the intersection of the creative industries and Trans+ advocacy. It will focus in particular on the power that storytelling and knowledge of our history, through media including TV, theatre, journalism and art, has to build understanding of Trans+ communities and Trans+ inclusion. We invite you to join us on this journey of learning, however far or new you may be to it.
Who is this event for?
This event is for everyone, Trans+ folk and allies alike, to come and join us for an evening of conversation and connection over Trans+ storytelling.
Panellist Biographies
Marty Davies (she/they)
Writer, campaigner, creative strategist and founder of Trans+ History Week, a nonprofit investing Trans+ writers, artists and audio producers to share Trans+ history stories. A renowned expert in the space where LGBTQIA+ culture, the creative industries and the attention economy meet. She’s Campaign’s first transgender columnist, has bylines in QueerAF, Attitude, and Fortune, and has delivered educational talks and consultancy for Reddit, Microsoft, TikTok, E45, Adidas, Voda and Universal Music.
Ki Griffin (he/they)
Ki Griffin is a London-based actor, facilitator, and LGBTQIA+ advocate. Known for roles in Hollyoaks and Fitting In, Ki works across TV, film, and theatre. Outside performance, they champion LGBTQIA+ causes through public speaking and facilitating support groups with Not A Phase and the London LGBT+ Centre. Ki is also an accomplished DJ for events and radio across the UK.
Alex Parmar-Yee (she/they)
Alex is a transfem individual of mixed Chinese and Indian heritage. Based in London with her wife and two cats, she works within business strategy and DEI at Awin, a partnership marketing company. She is also the Political Briefing Coordinator for the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, a group that seeks to educate and empower politicians to use their voice to advocate for trans+ rights.
Location and Access
The event will be held in the Auditorium at Deloitte’s offices at 2 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3BZ. The venue is wheelchair accessible.