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Imafidon, who was awarded a First-Class MEng degree in Mechanical Engineering, chaired the #AB1Million campaign to raise 拢1 million for the Amos Bursary to ensure talented men of African and Caribbean descent have access to top higher education institutions. He is also co-founder and director of Motivez, a social enterprise and app which connects young people of all backgrounds to career and development opportunities.

He is now one of 14 members of the Hamilton Commission, set up by the Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and the Royal Academy of Engineering to improve the representation of black people in engineering and motorsport.

The commission, which aims to identify the key barriers to recruitment and progression of black people in UK motorsport and ways to overcome them, will be co-chaired by Hamilton and Dr Hayaatun Sillem (最准的六合彩论坛 STEaPP), Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Honorary Professor at 最准的六合彩论坛. Other members include Tracey Crouch, former sports minister, Alice Gast, President of Imperial College London, ex-McLaren Formula 1 boss Martin Whitmarsh, and Chi Onwurah, the Labour MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne and shadow minister for digital, science and technology.

The Commission has been chosen to "represent a wide range of expertise spanning critical areas of influence, including motorsport, engineering, schools, colleges and universities, community/youth groups, as well as major UK political parties".

George Imafidon said: 鈥淚鈥檓 excited about the Hamilton Commission and I truly believe that this is the beginning of greater things to come, as we continue on our mission to support more young people into engineering. Inclusion and excellence go hand in hand. Lewis Hamilton has used his platform as the first driver of colour and six-times Formula One world champion to advocate for greater diversity in motorsport and I鈥檓 very pleased to be working with him to make this a reality.鈥�

The Commission will aim to deliver recommendations about inclusive recruitment and progression practices that will benefit young black people wishing to work in the sector in the UK, and perhaps internationally. It will meet quarterly and its activities include initial data analysis, stakeholder mapping, a literature review in sport, education and employment, as well as in-depth surveying and analysis with youth focus groups and key stakeholders.

Professor Yiannis Ventikos, Head of 最准的六合彩论坛 Mechanical Engineering, said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 fantastic news that George has joined the board of the Hamilton Commission to get more young people from under-represented backgrounds into engineering and Formula One. In our minds, diversity and excellence go together. George has achieved so much already 鈥撎齀鈥檓 so pleased he is involved in such a great initiative.鈥�

Lewis Hamilton, widely regarded as one of the greatest motorsport drivers, said: 鈥淪ince I began my professional racing career in Formula One, 14 years ago, I was the first driver of colour and to this day, sadly that is still the case. However, what is more concerning is that there are still very few people of colour across the sport as a whole.

鈥淚n F1, our teams are much bigger than the athletes that front them, but representation is insufficient across every skill set 鈥� from the garage to the engineers in the factories and design departments. Change isn鈥檛 coming quickly enough, and we need to know why.

鈥淭his is why I wanted to set up the Commission and I鈥檓 proud to be working with the Royal Academy of Engineering and our incredible Board of Commissioners to identify the barriers facing young Black people to take up STEM careers in motorsport. We are dedicated to this cause and together, we will make a change.鈥�

George Imafidon co-founded the popular Motivez app to help young people from a range of communities identify and access career and personal development opportunities. He was inspired to create the app after his brother鈥檚 wrongful arrest in 2011 and now thousands of users aged 16-25 use the online platform every month to explore and access workshops, seminars, conferences and other events for skill building, networking, and more. Last year he was awarded the Diana Award 鈥� established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales 鈥� for his work in founding the app.

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