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Wednesday 18 October

10:00

10:00 - 10:45 | Keynote Theatre

Fireside Chat with Karren Brady: Unleashing Your Career Potential

Baroness Karren Brady of Knightsbridge CBE

Vice Chairwoman,
West Ham FC

11:00

11:00 - 11:30 | Women in Tech Theatre

Innovation: Discover the Known & Unknown

Varsha Kahl

Business Innovation and Co-Creation Team Lead,
Vodafone

11:00 - 11:30 | Women in Business Theatre

Tailored Financial Priorities for Female Business Owners

Samantha Kaye

Chartered Adviser & Fellow of the Personal Finance Society. Her Wealth,
Wellesley

11:00 - 11:30 | Keynote Theatre

Why Marketing isn’t Enough

Karene Lambert-Gorwyn

Creating Heart Centred Millionaires

11:00 - 11:30 | Women in STEM Theatre

Diary of a...Woman in Tech

Sarah Persov

Engineering Team Lead,
Dojo

11:40

11:40 - 12:10 | Women in Tech Theatre

Why We Chose Tech and Will We Choose to Stay?

Carolyn Letts

Executive Product Manager,
BBC

Rafaela Osawe

Software Engineering Graduate,
BBC

Toni Adeniji

Senior Data Analyst,
BBC

Vivi Campbell

Head of Delivery,
BBC

11:40 - 12:10 | Women in Business Theatre

The Art of Emotional Intelligence: Driving successful business results

Lorna Watson

Education Services Director,
Dell Technologies

11:40 - 12:10 | Keynote Theatre

Equality Does NOT Equal Fair: Let’s talk about Equity

Busi Sizani

Head of Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion,
Deliveroo

11:40 - 12:10 | Women in STEM Theatre

Unlocking Hidden Talent – How to tip the gender scales in STEM

Victoria Odubore

IT Customer Services Director,
Experis

Kate Ross

Global Program Manager, Education & Skills, IBM

Rahul Kumar

Brand Leader & Director of IT Services,
Experis

Georgina Huntley

Talent Director, ManpowerGroup UK

12:20

12:20 - 12:50 | Women in Tech Theatre

From the Catwalk to the Boardroom: Why WX (Women’s Experience) matters

Samantha Williams

Managing Director, Client Solutions,
Webhelp

12:20 - 12:50 | Women in STEM Theatre

Returning to STEM

Claire Goodall

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead,
STEM Returners

12:20 - 12:50 | Women in Business Theatre

What Is IP And Why Is It Important To Your Business?

Kelly Clark

Business Engagement Officer,
Intellectual Property Office

Natalie Salkeld

Business Engagement Officer,
Intellectual Property Office

12:20 - 12:50 | Keynote Theatre

Overcome Ordinary Obstacles to Build an Extraordinary Life

Nesha Pai

Founder,
Pai CPA

13:00

13:00 - 13:30 | Keynote Theatre

“Enthusiasm is Common. Endurance is Rare”: Learning how your business can bend and not break

Angelene Woodland

Chief Customer Officer,
British Business Bank

13:00 - 13:30 | Women in Tech Theatre

Women - Making a Difference in the Moments that Matter

Lisa Bentley-Smith

Director, International Sales Operations,
Motorola Solutions UK

Fergus Mayne

UKI Country Manager and Head of Sales,
Motorola Solutions UK

Sarah Roberts

Senior Director, Programmes & Core Operations,
Motorola Solutions UK

Emma McDermott

Ireland Sales Director,
Motorola Solutions UK

13:00 - 13:30 | Women in Business Theatre

The Business School Impact

Aarti Gurnani

Chief Executive Officer, PredictImmune,
London Business School

13:00 - 13:30 | Women in STEM Theatre

Breaking Down the Barriers to Women in Technology

Michelle Hainsworth

Managing Director,
AMS Talent Lab

13:40

13:40 - 14:10 | Women in STEM Theatre

From Facts to Fiction: Using language and communications to promote gender equity

Rebecca Warren

Group Business Development Chief of Staff,
MBDA

13:40 - 14:10 | Women in Tech Theatre

5 Lessons From My Career Journey in Tech and Leadership

Milena Nikolic

Chief Technology Officer,
Trainline

13:40 - 14:10 | Women in Business Theatre

Marketing Masterclass

Anna Goodwin

Creating Heart Centred Millionaires

13:40 - 14:10 | Keynote Theatre

Cracking the Networking Code: Keys to Your Success

Lucile Kamar

Head of Diversity and Inclusion, ITN

14:20

14:20 - 14:50 | Keynote Theatre

Beyond Gender: Unleashing the Power of Inclusion

Perrine Farque

Author & Founder,
Inspired Human

14:20 - 14:50 | Women in Business Theatre

The Dirty Truth about the 'C' Word: Exposing the Con in Confidence

Gitanjali Trevorrow-Seymour

Founder and Chief Possiblist,
High Definition You

14:20 - 14:50 | Women in Tech Theatre

AI and Data Science are Driving Solutions to Create a Low Carbon Future: Learn how to leverage your skills and join the green tech revolution

Jane Needham

Data & Analytics Practice Manager,
Novuna

Camille Jean-Baptiste

IT Project Manager,
Novuna

14:20 - 14:50 | Women in STEM Theatre

Getting Men Beyond the ‘Menemies’ Mindset that Holds us all Back

Lori Meakin

Founder & CEO,
The Others and Me

15:00

15:00 - 15:30 | Women in Business Theatre

D*ck-less Success

Tessa Hebditch

Founder,
Chickp

15:00 - 15:30 | Women in STEM Theatre

Results Are In - The Most Effective Ways to Close the Gender Gap in STEM!

Claudia Pellegrino

Women in Tech Network and Lead and Agile Principal Consultant,
PA Consulting

15:00 - 15:30 | Keynote Theatre

Using LinkedIn to Increase Your Leads

Zoe Cairns

International Social Media Speaker, Trainer and Consultant

15:00 - 15:30 | Women in Tech Theatre

Becoming a Women in Tech: Upskilling and Retraining

Indhu Gosal

Head of Service Transition,
IAG Tech

15:40

15:40 - 16:10 | Keynote Theatre

Navigating Neurodiversity by UI Testing on Neurodiverse People

Shazia Hussain

BBC Apprentice – 2023 and Senior Specialist Recruiter (Technology)

15:40 - 16:10 | Women in Tech Theatre

How to Hack AI for Your Personal Brand - Let it do the work for you

Sonya Barlow

Founder,
Like Minded Females

15:40 - 16:10 | Women in STEM Theatre

Self-Acceptance Revolution: Unlocking Your Power from Within

Hannah Holt

Confidence Coach,
Hannah Holt

15:40 - 16:10 | Women in Business Theatre

How to Boost Your Leadership Skills and Your Business in 12 Weeks

Professor Ainurul Rosli

Help to Grow: Management Programme Director, Brunel Business School,
Help to Grow: Management Course

Mary Gilbey

Director, Anglia Translations Ltd

Batool Zaidi

Founder and Director, BeReal Wear

16:15

16:15 - 16:45 | Keynote Theatre

Bridge the Gap Between Aspiration and Achievement

Deborah B. Williams

Founder & CEO, The Women's Association

16:20

16:20 - 16:50 | Women in Business Theatre

Top 10 Things You Need to Know in Business That Nobody Has Ever Told You

Natalie H. Kelly

Chief Risk Officer,
Visa

16:20 - 16:50 | Women in Tech Theatre

Breaking the Norm of Traditional Tech Consultancies

Rajesh Rajmangal

CEO,
Pace Integration

Lily Spokes

GTM Executive,
Pace Integration

16:20 - 16:50 | Women in STEM Theatre

Shaping the Future of Digital Identity

Natalie Jones

Director of Digital Identity,
Government Digital Service

16:50

16:50 - 17:30 | Keynote Theatre

PANEL: Looking into the Future Tech Workforce

Lauren Windebank

Co-Founder,
TRIBE

Jo McLintock

VP of Brand and Marketing,
Trainline

Beckie Taylor

Founder,
Reframe

Tracey Holland

Chief of Staff ,
Accenture

Gloriose Hitimana

Senior Data Engineer,
Government Digital Service

17:00

17:00 - 17:30 | Women in Business Theatre

In Breach of The Boys Club: Women in Music Industry Tech

Susan French

Director,
Crew Gal

17:00 - 17:30 | Women in Tech Theatre

How to Take Action to Create the Career That You Want (Without Setting Your Life on Fire!)

Camilla Rogers

Founder,
fifty50 Coaching

17:00 - 17:30 | Women in STEM Theatre

How to Navigate Yourself to the Other Side of Fear

Claire-Louise Adams

Chief Learning Officer/ Podcast Host

Thursday 19 October

10:00

10:00 - 10:45 | Keynote Theatre

Keynote with Steven Bartlett

Steven Bartlett

Entrepreneur, Speaker, Investor, bestselling author and the host of UK's No.1 podcast ‘The Diary of a CEO'

11:00

11:00 - 11:30 | Women in STEM Theatre

Converting a Triple Minority Complex to A Trifecta Success Model: How to leverage intersectionalities for STEM career and business success

Ifeoma Noelin Okolie

Product Safety Manager and EDI Network Development Lead,
Thales UK

11:00 - 11:30 | Women in Tech Theatre

How We Upskilled into Tech and Why it’s Never Too Late to Retrain

Sam Birkinshaw

Change Delivery Senior Manager,
Capital One

Sophie Hogarth

Principal Software Development Engineer,
Capital One

Dora Chatzinaki

Software Engineering Manager,
Capital One

Lara-Michelle Noack

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer,
Capital One

11:00 - 11:30 | Women in Business Theatre

Make Your Money Work For You

Claire Trott

Divisional Director - Retirement and Holistic Planning. St. James’s Place ,
St. James’s Place

11:00 - 11:30 | Keynote Theatre

Family, Freedom, Fortune: The E-Commerce Advantage

Lewis Smith

Founder,
Dropship Unlocked

11:40

11:40 - 12:10 | Women in Tech Theatre

Why We Chose Tech and Will We Choose to Stay?

Dr Emma Young

R&D Development Producer ,
BBC

Paris Taplin

Product Manager,
BBC

Krishna Vora-Lees

Executive Product Manager,
BBC

Divya Isaiah

Head of Experimentation,
BBC

11:40 - 12:10 | Keynote Theatre

Get More Clients Now!

Anna Goodwin

Creating Heart Centred Millionaires

11:40 - 12:10 | Women in Business Theatre

Sustainability: Progress Over Perfection - How the smallest changes can have the biggest impact

Ilana Lassman

Head of Social Impact and Corporate Sponsorships, UK&I,
Dell Technologies

Polly Buckland

Founder,
The Typeface Group

Faye Whitley

Co-founder ,
Beevive

Nancy Hyne

Founder,
True Horizon

Emma Littlewood

Co-founder and Strategy Director,
Green Element Group

11:40 - 12:10 | Women in STEM Theatre

Diary of a...Woman in Tech

Sarah Persov

Engineering Team Lead,
Dojo

12:20

12:20 - 12:50 | Women in STEM Theatre

STEM Throughout the Generations

Jo Gilfoy

Global Head of Commercial, Planning & Engagement,
Vodafone Business

12:20 - 12:50 | Women in Business Theatre

Plot Twist: How Disrupting Your Own Career Path Can Lead to Success

Dr Hannah MacKechnie

CEO and Co-Founder,
Radfield Home Care

12:20 - 12:50 | Women in Tech Theatre

Navigating Imposter Syndrome: From Self-Doubt to Empowerment

Gina Wiley

Engineering Manager,
Deliveroo

13:00

13:00 - 13:30 | Women in Tech Theatre

How to Make Yourself Recruitable in Tech

Nic Jen

Talent Partner,
Not On The High Street

13:00 - 13:30 | Women in Business Theatre

What Is IP And Why Is It Important To Your Business?

Kelly Clark

Business Engagement Officer,
Intellectual Property Office

Natalie Salkeld

Business Engagement Officer,
Intellectual Property Office

13:00 - 13:30 | Keynote Theatre

How to Become the Role Model You Wish You’d Had

Emily Hall-Strutt

Director, Next Tech Girls

13:00 - 13:30 | Women in STEM Theatre

Transformations and AI in Large Organisations

Shweta Gupta

Vice President, Strategic Transformations,
Deutsche Bank

13:40

13:40 - 14:10 | Women in Tech Theatre

Crafting Your Own Path: Navigating the Toolset of Leadership to Advocacy and Mentorship for Maximum Impact

Selenga G. Akiner

EMEA Regional Partner Manager,
Dell Technologies

13:40 - 14:10 | Women in Business Theatre

Why Online Marketing is a Waste of Time for Most Practitioners

Karene Lambert-Gorwyn

Creating Heart Centred Millionaires

13:40 - 14:20 | Keynote Theatre

Learning, Embracing and Prioritising Your Vital Fuels

Zoe Gill

Vice President Consulting Services,
CGI

13:40 - 14:10 | Women in STEM Theatre

Ditch CVs to Drive Diversity and Attract the Top Talent

Chris Peel

CEO,
Hatch

14:20

14:20 - 14:50 | Women in Tech Theatre

Revolutionising Digital Payments in the Modern World

Mehret Habteab

Senior Vice President of Europe Products and Solutions,
Visa

14:20 - 14:50 | Women in Business Theatre

Tailored Financial Priorities for Female Business Owners

Samantha Kaye

Chartered Adviser & Fellow of the Personal Finance Society. Her Wealth,
Wellesley

14:20 - 14:50 | Keynote Theatre

Maintaining the Female Talent Pipeline

Gifty Enright

Author, Speaker, Coach

14:20 - 14:50 | Women in STEM Theatre

How to Become a More Confident Leader in 12 Weeks

Fiona McGonigle

Business Engagement and Innovation Lead, Anglia Ruskin University

Fiona Petch

Director and Architect, Fatkin

Ibelema Emeh

Director, Setax Training and Consultancy

Anjali Ramachandran

Director, Storythings

15:00

15:00 - 15:30 | Women in Business Theatre

Forging a Career as a Woman within the Financial Services Industry

Dax Grant

Infrastructure and Operations,
CFC

15:00 - 15:30 | Keynote Theatre

Big Impact Without Burnout

Bianca Best

Global Exec Publicis Groupe

15:00 - 15:30 | Women in Tech Theatre

Women in Analytics: Navigating a Career into Leadership

Paola Archer

Senior Manager – Digital Analytics,
Vodafone

15:00 - 15:30 | Women in STEM Theatre

What’s Not Knowing Have To Do With Finding Out?...

Kristal Baker

Founder & Director, Luxwells

15:40

15:40 - 16:10 | Keynote Theatre

PANEL: ADHD, not just for boys!

Vanessa Vallely OBE

Managing Director,
WeAreTheCity

Dr Samantha Hiew

Founder ,
ADHD Girls

Professor Nancy Doyle

Head of Partnership Development,
Genius Within CIC

Akua Opong

Neurodiversity & Mental Health Advocate

15:40 - 16:10 | Women in Tech Theatre

Making an Impact: Agile strategies for women in tech

Anna Sherrington

Head of Delivery for GOV.UK ,
Government Digital Service

Irina Pencheva

Lead Product Manager for GOV.UK Notify and GOV.UK Forms,
Government Digital Service

15:40 - 16:10 | Women in Business Theatre

From Monthlies to Post-Menopause: Supporting women in the workplace

Dr. Louise Taylor

NHS GP, Author, Founder of Taylored Menopause and Co-Founder of Work with Women's Wellbeing

15:40 - 16:10 | Women in STEM Theatre

The Secrets to a Successful Career in Tech & Business

Faith Ruto

CEO & Founder, Executive Coach, Author and Speaker

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Wednesday 18 October

10:00

Fireside Chat with Karren Brady: Unleashing Your Career Potential

Baroness Karren Brady of Knightsbridge CBE

11:00

Innovation: Discover the Known & Unknown

Varsha Kahl

Tailored Financial Priorities for Female Business Owners

Samantha Kaye

Why Marketing isn’t Enough

Karene Lambert-Gorwyn

Diary of a...Woman in Tech

Sarah Persov

11:40

Why We Chose Tech and Will We Choose to Stay?

Carolyn Letts

Rafaela Osawe

Toni Adeniji

Vivi Campbell

The Art of Emotional Intelligence: Driving successful business results

Lorna Watson

Equality Does NOT Equal Fair: Let’s talk about Equity

Busi Sizani

Unlocking Hidden Talent – How to tip the gender scales in STEM

Victoria Odubore

Kate Ross

Rahul Kumar

Georgina Huntley

12:20

From the Catwalk to the Boardroom: Why WX (Women’s Experience) matters

Samantha Williams

Returning to STEM

Claire Goodall

What Is IP And Why Is It Important To Your Business?

Kelly Clark

Natalie Salkeld

Overcome Ordinary Obstacles to Build an Extraordinary Life

Nesha Pai

13:00

“Enthusiasm is Common. Endurance is Rare”: Learning how your business can bend and not break

Angelene Woodland

Women - Making a Difference in the Moments that Matter

Lisa Bentley-Smith

Fergus Mayne

Sarah Roberts

Emma McDermott

The Business School Impact

Aarti Gurnani

Breaking Down the Barriers to Women in Technology

Michelle Hainsworth

13:40

From Facts to Fiction: Using language and communications to promote gender equity

Rebecca Warren

5 Lessons From My Career Journey in Tech and Leadership

Milena Nikolic

Marketing Masterclass

Anna Goodwin

Cracking the Networking Code: Keys to Your Success

Lucile Kamar

14:20

Beyond Gender: Unleashing the Power of Inclusion

Perrine Farque

The Dirty Truth about the 'C' Word: Exposing the Con in Confidence

Gitanjali Trevorrow-Seymour

AI and Data Science are Driving Solutions to Create a Low Carbon Future: Learn how to leverage your skills and join the green tech revolution

Jane Needham

Camille Jean-Baptiste

Getting Men Beyond the ‘Menemies’ Mindset that Holds us all Back

Lori Meakin

15:00

D*ck-less Success

Tessa Hebditch

Results Are In - The Most Effective Ways to Close the Gender Gap in STEM!

Claudia Pellegrino

Using LinkedIn to Increase Your Leads