The Women of the Future Podcast: Serena Chaudhry Pandey

Currently Head of Communications for EMEA and APAC at commercetools, the leading provider of composable commerce, interestingly that’s not how it all started for Serena Chaudhry Pandey.

Serena also has over a decade-long experience as a war journalist under her belt, including reporting on events as varied as the conflict in Iraq to the death of Nelson Mandela; with Serena’s expertise in global affairs and storytelling always shining through.

Amongst her many journalistic achievements, Serena led the launch of Reuters’ groundbreaking digital product, Africa Journal, and produced several flagship TV programmes for BBC News.

In 2020, recognising the transformative power of technology, Serena made a bold transition into the tech industry and joined AI-company Dataminr, leading a team training AI models for real-time dissemination.

Serena is widely recognised for her inspiring, positive leadership and her support of mentoring and diversity and inclusion programmes. She is also a Freeman of the City of London and Information Technologists, serves as a Trustee for the WCIT Charity, and is a fellow of the John Schofield Trust and Raisina Dialogue.

Serena was Highly Commended at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards, part of the Women of the Future Programme, in 2022.

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The shortlists for this year’s Women of the Future Awards UK and Southeast Asia have been revealed! To view our finalists and find out more about how to attend the ceremony on Wednesday November 13^th 2024, please visit our awards website.

For more information on the Women of the Future Programme and initiatives, please visit: www.womenofthefuture.co.uk