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
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Detective Sergeant Neata Simpson embarked on her career with the West Midlands Police in 2002 and never looked back.
Highlighted by her peers as a role model in the public service sector, Neata has been at the forefront of West Midlands Police’s family matters initiative, ensuring support and flexible systems are in place to enable women with families to fulfil their aspirations within the police.
Neata not only helps support and mentor student officers, but as part of her ‘day job’ is also a fully trained hostage and crisis negotiator.
Neata was honoured at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in 2020, in recognition of her ‘sterling efforts in policing and helping others’.
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For more information on the Women of the Future Programme and initiatives, please visit: www.womenofthefuture.co.uk
Friday Apr 02, 2021
Friday Apr 02, 2021
Zara Janjua is a successful multi-hyphen TV professional; essentially meaning her ‘daily grind’ includes roles as a journalist, presenter, producer, director, filmmaker, writer, comedian, actor, course facilitator and event host.
A BAFTA, NTA and RTS award-winning broadcaster of Scottish-Pakistani heritage, Zara has presented national news, daytime TV, comedy and cookery shows for the BBC, ITV and STV.
Zara is part of the BBC Comedy Writersroom, currently developing several scripts with production companies. She has also been working with BBC Studios on a series of comedy shorts, which she both writes and stars in.
Recently named 'one of Britain's most talented up-and-coming women' Zara was a finalist for the Women Of The Future Awards in 2020; recognition of the success she has achieved working with multiple income streams to build a broad portfolio, both in front of, and behind the camera.
A proactive mentor for young women and minority groups, as well as an advocate for equality, women's rights and mental health; Zara is an ambassador for several charities, operating on a 50:50 model - dedicating half her time to philanthropic filming projects.
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For more information on the Women of the Future Programme and initiatives, please visit: www.womenofthefuture.co.uk
Friday Mar 19, 2021
Friday Mar 19, 2021
Yunquan Qin has been described as ‘the epitome of strength’.
The first woman in Asia to be certified as both a counter-terror shooting instructor by the Israeli Tactical School in the US, and also to earn a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu; Yunquan is CEO and chief instructor of Kapap Academy, a social enterprise dedicated to empowering ordinary people, with Yunquan having taught practical self-defence moves to thousands — from abused women to the deaf and the elderly.
For her efforts in empowering others and educating them about their own personal safety, she was the recipient of the Queen's Young Leaders Award in 2017.
In 2018, Yunquan was recognised as a honouree of Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia list - featuring 300 young disruptors, innovators and entrepreneurs from across the region. She was also named by Singapore Tatler, Generation T, as one of the 50 most promising individuals in Singapore. In the same year, Yunquan was made an Associate Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society, a charity committed to youth empowerment, education and advocacy.
Yunquan was a finalist in the Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia 2019 in the Social Entrepreneur Category and in 2020 was one of 25 women named on the Kindness in Leadership Leading Lights Southeast Asia.
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For more information on the Women of the Future Programme and initiatives, please visit: www.womenofthefuture.co.uk
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Lizzy Dening is a British journalist who has written about health, lifestyle and feminism for publications including The Guardian, Grazia, the Huffington Post, Marie Claire, Elle and the Independent.
Passionate about using her writing to help survivors of sexual violence, since 2016 Lizzy has volunteered at Peterborough Rape Crisis Care Group and is Vice Chair of their board of trustees.
Lizzy founded the ‘Survivor Stories’ project in December 2019, with the intention of using her skills in writing, interviewing and editing to help survivors of sexual violence to tell their stories in their own words, transcribed and edited with full consent.
With the long term ambition of creating an archive of stories from all over the world, from all ages, genders, sexualities and races, Lizzy describes the website as being available for ‘anyone who needs it’.
Lizzy was the winner of the 2020 Women of the Future Awards in the Media category.
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For more information on the Women of the Future Programme and initiatives, please visit: www.womenofthefuture.co.uk
For more information on Survivor Stories, please visit: www.survivorstories.co.uk
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
John Lombard joined global technology services company NTT Ltd. as CEO Asia Pacific in May 2016 and brought with him over 30 years of leadership and management consulting experience.
Prior to NTT, John worked for the software company SAP as Head of Services for Asia Pacific Japan. During his stint at SAP, he was responsible for services and support across 14 countries in the region and was central to driving the company’s Cloud Services, Consulting, Custom Development and Education portfolio. John has also previously worked as the CEO and Managing Director of Crowe Howarth, the largest publicly listed business advisory and accounting firm in Australia and New Zealand.
John is the co-founder of #HeforShe for LeanIn Asia, which helps create an environment that enables women to #LeanIn to their careers and passions. He is also on the board of directors of Very Special Arts Singapore.
NTT are the sponsors of the Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia and alongside his judging role, John was shortlisted himself for the Mentor of the Year Award in 2019.
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For more information on the Women of the Future Programme and initiatives, please visit: www.womenofthefuture.co.uk
Friday Feb 05, 2021
Friday Feb 05, 2021
Sir Nicholas Young is a solicitor and charity worker; operating as Chief Executive of Macmillan Cancer Relief between 1995 and 2001, and Chief Executive of the British Red Cross from 2001 to 2014, stepping down from the position following the tragic death of his son Alex.
Having studied law at the University of Birmingham, he made a somewhat unconventional career pivot in the mid-80s when he became Secretary for Development at the Sue Ryder Foundation and never looked back.
A much-lauded career that has also included positions within the government, Nicholas was Knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2000 for services to cancer care. He was made a Freeman of the City of London in 2007 and in 2009 was invited to become a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute.
Sir Nicholas is also chair of the judging panel for the Asian Women of Achievement Awards.
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For more information on the Women of the Future Programme and initiatives, please visit: www.womenofthefuture.co.uk
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
A career diplomat with a wide range of experience both in policy and service delivery, Vicki Treadell is the current High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Australia, having taken up her posting in April 2019.
Vicki previously held the same role in Malaysia, and also served as the first woman British High Commissioner to New Zealand and Samoa, and Governor of Pitcairn; before this Vicki was British Deputy High Commissioner in Mumbai, heading the UK’s Western India team, from 2006-2010.
A Eurasian born in Malaysia, to a Cantonese mother and a father of French-Dutch ancestry, Vicki’s family moved to the UK when she was a child. It was during a ‘year-out’ before hoping to go on to university that she joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the late 70s and never looked back.
A distinguished career that has navigated natural disasters, major terrorist incidents and not to mention a global pandemic; on a personal level Vicki is passionate about youth engagement, as well as women’s and children’s rights.
A believer that leadership requires compassion, collaboration, confidence and courage.
Vicki was made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in 1989 and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 2010.
She won the 2009 Asian Women of Achievement Award for Public Service and received an Honorary Degree from Reading University in 2016.
Vicki is also Chair of the Women of the Future South East Asia judging panel.
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For more information on the Women of the Future Programme and initiatives, please visit: www.womenofthefuture.co.uk
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
What a year it's been! For our final, very special podcast of 2020, Kim Rowell speaks to Hannah Ingram-Moore.
The owner and Director of recruitment, brand development and business training company Maytrix, you’ll probably know Hannah better from seeing her appear alongside her father, Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised millions of pounds for charity in the run-up to his 100th birthday in April, 2020.
Having previously held project, operations and strategy management roles at the likes of Mulberry, Gap, Swatch, Fortnum and Mason, Liberty and Whittards of Chelsea – part of Hannah’s day job now also includes maintaining Captain Sir Tom Moore’s legacy as a part of his Foundation.
Carrying on the journey that started with a few steps in the family garden, alongside her father, Hannah and her family identified causes close to their hearts to benefit from the charity including loneliness, those facing bereavement, championing education and equality and supporting friends overseas.
“Tomorrow will be a good day”.
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For more information on the Women of the Future Programme and initiatives, please visit: www.womenofthefuture.co.uk
Fore more information on The Captain Tom Foundation, please visit: https://captaintom.org
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Heidy Quah founded Refuge for the Refugees, a non-profit organisation that seeks to raise awareness regarding the status of refugees in Malaysia as well as provide education for refugee children, when she was just 18 years old.
Refuge for the Refugees supports and empowers refugee schools, halfway homes, and a refugee vocational training school across Malaysia and Myanmar, ensuring and fighting for quality education for all.
In addition to raising awareness and providing education and entrepreneurship skills for refugees, Heidy works on the ground to rescue refugees from detention camps and human trafficking rings.
Her work was recognised by the Queen in 2017 when she was awarded the Queen’s Young Leader Award. This year Heidy was the recipient of the Women of the Future Southeast Asia Award for Community Spirit and Public Service.
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For more information on the Women of the Future Programme and initiatives, please visit: www.womenofthefuture.co.uk
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Dhruti Shah is an award-winning journalist, writer, producer and storyteller.
Well-versed in creating digital strategies from scratch, debunking fake news, as well as training and motivating young journalists, Dhruti describes herself as innately curious, having written on subjects including technology, business, women changing the world, comics and science.
With a grounding in local papers before jumping, or rather leaping into global newsrooms, Dhruti’s latest success is her finance and business book: ‘Bear Markets and Beyond: A Bestiary of Business Terms’ – it’s a unique and beautifully illustrated guide to getting your head around the global economic language.
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For more information on the Women of the Future Programme and initiatives, please visit: www.womenofthefuture.co.uk