Featuring alumni from the Women of the Future Programme and Awards, which recognises distinctive, innovative individuals in their fields. Previous winner Kim Rowell speaks to guests about their careers, big breaks, successes, failures and inspirations.
Episodes
7 days ago
7 days ago
Natasha Latiff is an international lawyer and expert on gender equality and human rights.
With over 15 years of grassroots and high-level experience in policies and programming on ESG and human rights in a globalised economy, Natasha has advised and run projects for the likes of the United Nations, European Union, and US Agency for International Development.
Natasha set-up the Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights (SAHR) while reading law at the University of Warwick; the initiative has gone on to gain recognition from leaders such as former President Bill Clinton and former UK Attorney General Dominic Grieve.
Natasha’s work predominantly focuses on sexual crimes – and she has supported lawyers seeking justice for hundreds of survivors of atrocities, and spearheaded reform. She has made it her mission to help survivors of war, conflict, violence and trauma.
Natasha was the recipient of the Mentor Award at the Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia in 2023, with the judges particularly struck by her humility and perseverance.
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Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Tina Afiqah is an author and creative therapist.
Tina is also the co-founder of ParaBelle Studios, a homegrown business in her native Brunei, with the aim of bridging generations to celebrate heritage through its contemporary collections of stories and illustrations.
Tina was awarded the Women of the Future Southeast Asia Arts and Culture Award in 2023. The Award was in recognition of her innate ability and motivation to harness her profound knowledge and experience, to empower individuals in crafting a diverse array of literary works, ranging from preserving the rich tapestry of traditional Bruneian folklore to heart-warming children's books.
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Monday May 27, 2024
Monday May 27, 2024
Lily Elsner is the co-founder and CEO of Jack Fertility, a postal male fertility test company revolutionising male reproductive healthcare, and on a mission to make sperm testing as easy as possible.
Since childhood Lily has been passionate about changing and improving the healthcare industry by making products and services more innovative and consumer-centric.
A Wellesley College graduate, Lily went on to earn an MBA from Oxford University's Saïd Business School, and is now an entrepreneur whose career has spanned biotech, start-ups, as well as law and banking; consistently advising those at the most senior levels.
Finally in the driver’s seat herself, as CEO of Jack Fertility, along with her brilliant co-founder, advisors and team, Lily is on a mission to change the perception of fertility, to normalise testing and end infertility as a ‘woman’s issue’ when it's just as likely to be a 'male issue.'
Also a HUGE champion of women in business, Lily was shortlisted in the Entrepreneur category for the Women of the Future Awards 2023.
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Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
Lesley Woods’ 20-year career in public relations has taken her around the world. Adeptly combining her Chief Communications Officer Ministry of Defence ‘day job’ with serving as a Squadron Leader in the RAF Media Reserves, Lesley has worked with international partners and film industry collaborators to shine a light on the work of her military colleagues.
As a serving senior Royal Air Force Reserve Media Officer, her operational experience equips her with unique perspectives that informs her civil service role, where she leads campaigns for the MOD Communications Directorate.
Lesley’s keynote speeches and masterclasses cover everything from what climbing a tree for Tom Cruise taught her about leadership, to why saving a TV documentary crew from a burning tent in Afghanistan made her a better communicator.
A compelling organisational storyteller, in creating and curating reflections of her own experiences on a broad range of topics, Lesley is quite remarkable in lending a voice to those who serve.
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2024 AGENDA: Human leadership in an AI world
This year, across a week-long festival, we will focus on the world’s transition to an era of powerful, new technologies and what this will mean for the next generation of leaders. What will leadership look like in an era of significant artificial intelligence, virtual collaboration and the next iteration of the internet? How will this technological change affect our work as leaders, our teams and our communities? Will leadership skills change and if so, which skills will become most valuable?
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Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Dr Omnia El Omrani is a Climate and Health Junior Policy Fellow at Imperial College London.
She was the first official Youth Envoy for the President of COP27 and the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and then was appointed as Health Envoy for the 28th UN Climate Conference (COP28).
A medical doctor with multiple roles as a Commissioner at the Lancet Commissions on Sustainable Healthcare, Prevention of Viral Spillover and Post-COVID Population Health, Omnia also holds positions as a Regional Associate for MENA at Prospira, and serves as a member of the TED Countdown Vision Council and the Collective Minds Council.
Omnia has attended the last five UN Climate Change Conferences in Katowice, Madrid, Glasgow, Sharm El Sheikh, and Dubai representing more than 1.3 million medical students worldwide in the International Federation of Medical Students' Association (IFMSA), and in Egypt representing youth globally.
Omnia was selected as one of the 2023 Women of the Future, 50 Rising Stars in ESG.
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Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Peter Brown is Price Waterhouse Coopers’ Global People and Organisation Leader, managing operations across 157 countries with a workforce practice of over 10,500 professionals.
He joined PwC UK as a partner in September 2010 having previously held senior roles at large professional services organisations.
With over 25 years’ experience as a Workforce and HR transformation expert, Peter is committed to working with large multinational organisations to help them tackle their staffing and people challenges.
Prior to working in professional services, Peter was in the Royal Air Force and continues to support them as a Trustee of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust, with a focus on inspiring STEM skills in young people.
Peter received an MBE for his services to the Royal Air Force in 1999, and was named in the top 25 Global Human Capital consultants in 2023; he also featured on the top 50 Kindness in Leadership list the same year.
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Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
**WELCOME TO THE 2024 SEASON!!**
Tanya Patel is a CEO with a greater purpose. Founder of both a sustainable womenswear brand Chapter.London, as well as the specialist maternity and nursing brand Lily and Ribbon, Tanya has combined her business acumen with a passion for creative fashion solutions.
Her clothing range has featured everywhere from The Independent, as one of their best maternity jeans two years in a row, Grazia, The Sun and The Daily Mail. The Evening Standard even declared Lily and Ribbon the perfect place for a then pregnant Meghan Markle to shop.
Winner of the 2015 ‘Young Achiever’ accolade at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards, part of the Women of the Programme, Tanya confesses that it: “Taught me to ask for my worth”.
Committed to paying her career experiences forward, Tanya’s ultimate intention is to inspire young, budding female entrepreneurs into business.
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Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Pritha Mehra is Chief Information Officer at the United States Postal Service, describing the role as a ‘privilege to oversee one of the world’s largest and most critical technology infrastructures’.
Throughout her near 34-year career with the organisation, Pritha has honed a breadth and depth of expertise across a range of verticals, from marketing to technology, and is frequently asked to steward critical change that transforms people, processes, and products.
An admired and respected speaker on digital transformation, AI, analytics, cloud, and security, as well as holistic business, digital, and cloud transformation; Pritha has provided a guiding light for many, many others in her industry.
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Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Dr. Sweta Chakraborty is a behavioural scientist whose work is motivated by the need for clear, credible, science communication to urgently and proactively manage the risks that threaten human security and well-being, encompassing everything from climate change to COVID-19.
Sweta brings a unique blend of academic, as well as public and private sector expertise, as a communicator and consultant, merging science, policy, and the media, to get decision-makers the information they need for better behavioural outcomes, with the intention of having a positive impact on the planet.
Currently the U.S. Representative for “WE DON’T HAVE TIME”, the world’s largest climate action network known for launching Greta Thunberg to global renown.
She is also the host of ‘Risky Behavior’, a dynamic podcast that explores controversial issues and discusses a variety of topics ranging from nutrition and climate change to sex and prescription drugs.
Sweta is a correspondent for multiple publications, a book author, a TEDx and globally recognized keynote speaker, and is regularly featured on global media outlets such as CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and the BBC.
In her own words, she has: ‘chosen to be an unapologetic communicator of sciences and facts’ and she thrives in it.
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For more information on the Women of the Future Programme, Awards and initiatives, please visit: www.womenofthefuture.co.uk
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Dr. Swati Piramal has used her background in medicine, public health and business to change the trajectory of healthcare, education, and public policy in India. She is one of India’s leading scientists and industrialists and is involved in public health and innovation.
Dr. Piramal is also a Director of Piramal Enterprises, one of the leading Indian multinational companies in Healthcare, Financial Services and Information Management. With the intention of providing affordable medicines to reduce the burden of disease globally, Piramal Enterprises supplies medicines to over 100 countries and has a portfolio of over 200 patents.
Dr. Piramal also helps promote health in rural India with mobile health services, women’s empowerment projects and supporting community education that creates young leaders, as a Director of the Piramal Foundation. As the first woman president of India’s Apex Chamber of Commerce in 90 years, she helped influence important public policies and governance, also serving as an adviser to the Indian Prime Minister in science, technology, and economic policy.
Dr. Piramal is a leader who certainly makes a positive difference to the community and the world. Her contributions in innovations, new medicines, and public health services have touched thousands of lives.
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For more information on the Women of the Future Programme, Awards and initiatives, please visit: www.womenofthefuture.co.uk