Motivez

Motivez is an award-winning youth-led organisation, founded in 2015, that empowers underserved young people aged 14 - 25 to access entry-level STEM jobs and become changemakers. They have directly supported over 11,000 young people across the UK through their grassroots, employability and advocacy programmes where they develop local STEM changemakers transforming their communities. The programmes and mentoring are delivered by relatable young professionals from leading partner companies such as Salesforce, Google, TfL, PwC and Rolls-Royce. This work has been highly commended and supported by the likes of the Royal Family, Sir Lewis Hamilton MBE, Idris Elba OBE and Beyonce.

This impact has been featured in The Times, Evening Standard, and the BBC, as a leading voice for young people. If you are looking to access STEM or you are an employer looking to attract, engage or retain diverse entry-level talent, Motivez is here to support you.

Co-Founder & CEO

TEAM X44

Promoted to Race Engineer for Season 3 of the Extreme E championship, following the championship win in 2022.

Race Engineer

X44, formed by Seven-Time Formula One World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton, made its debut in the new Extreme E championship series in 2021. 

We race in extreme locations affected by climate change to raise awareness of the issues whilst providing opportunities to improve gender diversity in motorsport.

In 2022, we made history by securing the maiden World Championship, after two attempts.

Performance Engineer

Royal Academy of Engineering

One of 14 board members of The Hamilton Commission set up to improve diversity in STEM and Motorsport.

Board Member

Co-op Foundation

Co-op Foundation is the Co-op's charity, helping young people and communities work together to make things better.

Interact

A global community of mission-driven technologists - artists, engineers, designers, founders, scientists, writers, community builders, and more. We share an enthusiasm for making an intentional impact and find joy in thoughtful conversations. The ambition is that this community will, in its own humble way, help move the world forward. Our partners include Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital, NEA, Sequoia, and Founders Fund.

"People don’t do great things alone—progress is achieved together."

Fellow

Google

• Worked in a hybrid role building digital products and developing strategies to support clients such as Formula 1, BBC, News UK and Spotify

Summer Intern

• Developed internal tools for Google Cloud with a focus on UI and UX to visualise data in over 5 markets in EMEA, gather dynamic insights and improve revenue attainment by 30%
• Enhanced the design of an internal tool and automated the manual input by 60%
• Engaged closely with Sales Operations, Business Intelligence and engineers to determine the best technical implementation methods

UCL Entrepreneurs

• Worked closely with UCL startups helping them raise over £1,000,000 in seed funding 
• Funded 8 startups and led a team of 4 to grow the startup eco-system at UCL
• Managed sponsorship to use as seed capital for high-growth startups 
• Analysed over 60 business plans and shortlisting startups for interviews and the final round
• Organised three final round events with judging panels of top venture capitalist’s and founders 
• Previous judges included Google, Microsoft Accelerator, Accel, Balderton Capital and TechStars

Director

Rolls-Royce

• Saved £50 million in R&D and operating costs through redesigning a component, improving its performance by 40% for the aerospace programs including Trent XWB, Trent 7000, Trent 1000 and Future Programmes
• Pitched design recommendations to numerous Chief Design Engineers, the Director of Aerospace Technology and Future Programmes, the Chief Audit Officer and other stakeholders R-R
• Implemented across all new engine programmes

J.P. Morgan

• Selected to attend the J.P. Morgan Investment Management Spring Week with 21 other students
• Engaged in interactive workshops, case studies, work shadowing and a presentation where we pitched J.P. Morgan's products to senior leaders

Spring Intern

George Imafidon MBE is an award-winning humanitarian engineer and social impact leader from Peckham, South London.

George is CEO and co-founder of Motivez, an award-winning youth-led organisation founded in 2015, which empowers underserved young people aged 14 - 25 to access entry-level STEM jobs and become changemakers. They have inspired millions worldwide through their campaigns and directly supported over 9,000 young people in the UK over the last eight years through their grassroots, employability, and advocacy programmes where they develop local STEM changemakers transforming their communities. Their work has been highly commended and supported by the likes of Sir Lewis Hamilton MBE, Idris Elba OBE, Beyonce and the Royal Family where he received an MBE for services to young people and STEM.

In addition to his work as a social entrepreneur, George Imafidon also holds the title of the Young Engineer of the Year 2022/23, awarded by the Royal Academy of Engineering. As an advocate for sustainable motorsport, he works as the Race Engineer for Sir Lewis Hamilton's X44 Vida Carbon Racing team, where he won the Extreme E championship in 2022 to conclude his second season with the team.

His commitment to giving a platform to underrepresented voices was further evidenced by his appointment to the Board of The Hamilton Commission to address the underrepresentation of Black people in UK motorsport. He also serves on the Board of the Co-op Foundation and took a gap year during his university studies to fundraise for the #AB1Million campaign, raising £1 million for the Amos Bursary to ensure talented young people of African and Caribbean descent have the opportunity to excel in education and beyond.

George Imafidon MBE

Cabinet Office

Strategic Communications Lead (Africa) - Government Communication Service International

Black Politicos

Founder and Convener

Senior Strategy and Planning Manager - Government Communication Service

Private Secretary to the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Head of International Campaigns

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

Assistant Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Private Secretary to the International Director

Teneo

Associate Consultant - Political Strategy and Communications

Dods Group

Junior Specialist - Political Intelligence

Flint Global

Analyst Intern - Policy and Political Analysis and Insight

Strategic Communications and Campaigns Consultant (Africa)

Royal Air Force (RAF)

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Matthew Otubu is a Strategic Communications Lead at the Cabinet Office, where he leads on the Africa programmes in the international branch of the Government Communication Service. He leads an expert team delivering consultancy projects to build the strategic communications and campaigns capability of partner and allied governments overseas, by sharing best practice in line with UK security, defence, development and foreign policy objectives.

He previously worked on advocacy and election campaigns in Europe (Austria, Czechia, France, Lithuania, Romania, Switzerland, and the UK); and in Africa (Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe).

Matthew is also the Founder and Convener of Black Politicos, a new network to support and spotlight black professionals working in public policy and public affairs across the UK.


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In addition, Matthew is proud to serve as a Board Member for Mission 44 – the charitable foundation launched by Sir Lewis Hamilton to transform the lives of young people from underserved communities by supporting bold organisations, leaders and ideas.

He also serves as a Board Member for NCG – the leading nationwide group of seven colleges enabling social mobility and economic prosperity through exceptional further and higher education.

He previously volunteered with young people and local communities in the UK and Africa; and served as a Board Member for Restless Development – the global NGO for youth-led development.

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