Hear from and meet Dame Stephanie Shirley CH

Dame Stephanie Shirley CH also known as Steve Shirley, is a British entrepreneur, philanthropist, and advocate for women’s rights. As a successful female entrepreneur in the 1960s and 70s, Shirley faced many challenges and obstacles in the male-dominated tech industry. However, she persevered, building a successful company with a focus on creating employment opportunities for women. Shirley was a trailblazer in flexible working and pioneered the use of remote work and home-based employment.

Dame Stephanie is a passionate advocate for philanthropy and social justice and has donated millions to charitable causes, including autism research and support for people with autism and their families.

Dame Stephanie has received many honours for her contributions to business and philanthropy, including being awarded the title of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2000 for services to information technology. She is also a fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the Order of Companions of Honour.

Hear from and meet June Sarpong OBE

June Sarpong OBE is one of the world’s leading speaker’s, educator’s, and Top 10 DEI executives with over two decades of professional experience in the U.K and U.S. She made history in 2019 when she became the first-ever Global Director of Creative Diversity for the BBC and the first Black woman to sit on the corporation’s Executive Committee, Sarpong led the D&I strategy and implementation for the BBC’s 500million plus global audience as well as internal creative teams and external production supply chain.

June has enjoyed a 25‐year career, in which she has become one of the most recognisable faces of British television. June began her career at Kiss 100 and later became a presenter for MTV UK & Ireland. It was when she started on Channel 4’s T4 that she became a household name.

June is also an author of three award winning books; ‘Diversify: Six Degrees of Integration’, ‘The Power of Women’ and ‘The Power of Privilege’.

Hear from and meet Edwina Dunn OBE

Edwina Dunn OBE is a British entrepreneur and businesswoman, best known for co-founding dunnhumby, a customer data science company, with her husband Clive Humby in 1989. The company became known for its work with Tesco, using customer data to create the Tesco Clubcard loyalty program, which revolutionized the retail industry.

Dunn and her husband sold dunnhumby to Tesco in 2011 and she subsequently founded Starcount, a social media insights company, with her business partner Clive Humby. Starcount provides insights to businesses based on analysis of social media data.

Dunn has also been actively involved in promoting women and encouraging more diversity in the tech industry.

In 2018, she co-founded The Female Lead, a nonprofit organization that aims to showcase women’s stories and provide role models for the next generation of girls. The organisation has produced a book and a documentary film, both titled “The Female Lead” which highlight the stories of successful women from various fields.

Hear from and meet Cecilie Fjellhøy

Cecilie is a user experience designer from Norway who worked as a UX designer for major software company. Cecile also founded and now runs the action:reaction foundation – an organisation which supports victims of fraud.

Cecilie Fjellhøy got the international public’s attention after she starred in the Netflix-documentary “The Tinderswindler”, that became the streaming services most viewed of all time. After the release she has become a spokesperson & activist, sharing her experience and insights on fraud and resilience around the world. She is soon launching LoveSaid organisation that she’s co-founding, where the main aim is to support victims of fraud through practical & mental health support and to provide education & training for all parties involved in the fight.

Hear from and meet Faye Kilgour-Neves

Faye Kilgour-Neves, otherwise known as The ‘What If’ Coach, is deeply passionate about supporting future leaders to find their voices and to develop the skillsets they need to thrive in the ever evolving world of work. She has worked in both the corporate and start-up world, as well as in the education sector. Faye has experience training educators in coaching skills, delivering coaching programmes to undergraduate students and facilitating workshops to support professionals develop their leadership skills. She is certified by the Co-Active Training Institute, has studied BSc (Hons) Psychology, and has experience training leaders from all over the world. Faye is an avid learner and is always learning something new in the realms of psychology, performance or wellbeing.

Hear from and meet Lucy Chamberlain

Passionate, fun and straight-talking, Lucy has become one of the business world’s most popular motivational speakers. Over the course of her Founder journey, Lucy has worked as a TV presenter, awards judge, ICF Accredited coach and award-winning speaker.

With over 20-years leading recruitment industry experience, Lucy founded C&C Search to redefine and elevate both the client and candidates’ recruitment experience.

Hear from and meet Faith Ruto

Faith Ruto is an exceptional role model, triple-certified Executive Coach, and International Keynote Speaker, specialising in female leadership development and partnering with organisations to help retain and advance diverse talent. She is the author of Transform Within – 7 Strategies for professional growth and resilience and the CEO & Director of Transformation21st.

Faith has over 20 years of global experience in Personal Development, Marketing, IT and Business Transformation. Coaching is delivered one to one, in groups, in-person and online.