Shattering Boundaries: Breaking Barriers and Building Empowerment

Join ServiceNow for a discussion on how companies can shatter boundaries by breaking barriers and build empowerment through an inclusive workplace culture, mentorship and support networks, fostering more diverse leadership, closing the gender pay gap and developing the next generation of tech professionals.

Darice Brown (She/Her)

Darice Brown is Sr. Director of DEI Strategic Partnerships at ServiceNow, where she engages with strategic partners to advance the company’s DEI narrative, provide inclusive professional development opportunities, and help to open new channels for business growth.

Before joining ServiceNow, Darice honed her experience in reputation management, diversity communications, supply chain communications, and messaging with Fortune 500 companies and non-profit organizations.

She holds an M.B.A. from Cardinal Stritch University and a B.A. degree in Professional Communications from Alverno College.

Alanzo Blackstock (He/Him)

Alanzo Blackstock is the Senior Regional Director for the Alliance and Channel Ecosystem business in the UK and Ireland, with responsibility for delivering on ServiceNow transformational vision and business outcomes with ServiceNow partners.

Prior to ServiceNow, Alanzo spent 3 years leading the VMware Channel organisation in the UK and Ireland, and prior to that he spent 12 years at Cisco in Professional Services, Sales and Partner Management roles. He describes himself as someone with passion and integrity, who thrives on acquiring new skills and experiences.

Alanzo is an MBA graduate from Warwick Business School. He lives in Oxford with his wife and two boys.

Surbhi Srivastava (She/Her)

Surbhi Srivastava is part of ServiceNow’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion team, leading the strategy building locally for the APJ region as well as globally for Technology teams across the organization. As the regional leader for DEI, she leads ServiceNow’s regional efforts to strengthen the inclusive culture, ensure employees are treated equitably, and create an even deeper sense of belonging while also ensuring the unique needs of the region are addressed.

As the DEI Business Partner supporting key IT and engineering functions within ServiceNow she is helping them focus on DEI goals globally and implement inclusion strategies that foster sustainable change.

Surbhi holds a master’s in business administration from Hyderabad, India and is currently residing in London with her husband and 2 daughters.