Sophie Graham
Sophie brings 12 years of experience as a sustainability practitioner. She is passionate about the potential that the technology sector […]
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Selena Kearvell
Selena holds a degree in Classical Civilisation from the University of Warwick and a Master’s in Business from Leeds University
Sadaf Alam
Dr. Sadaf Alam is a STEM leader and innovator with a Ph.D. in Energy Engineering and over 15 years of
Constandina Kakaras
Dina is a Deputy Director in the MOD and has been Head of the Software, Data, AI and Cloud Services
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Priya Devine
A strategic and commercial Global Talent Acquisition Director with 15 years’ experience in C-Suite Executive Search and team build outs
Cheryl Razzell
Leading the charge as the head of Specialist Solutions Architecture for AWS in the UK and Ireland. Proud to be
Helen Kimber
Dr Helen Kimber is Senior Data Scientist at Genetec, where she leads AI innovation in physical security, a domain where
Dr Claire Thorne
Dr Claire Thorne is Adviser and Venture Partner at Deep Science Ventures, co-founding and now scaling a PhD in invention.
Katherine Lee
Katherine is a Director Global Product Integration at MasterCard, recognised early as a talent and selected for the GDE leadership
Caitlin Keam
Brief Biography Caitlin Keam leads Sustainability Applications at IFS, responsible for the development of new products focused on sustainability data
Mivy James
Mivy is Chief Technology Officer for Defence, driving innovation, governance, and collaboration to transform the sector’s digital capabilities. With over
Tomi Olufawo
Tomi is a rising professional in financial crime at Barclays, passionate about mentorship and empowering others to achieve their potential.
Natalia Narozanska
From a suburban state school growing up in the blocks of post-soviet Poland, through University of Cambridge to leading a
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Madlyn Debrah
Madlyn Debrah is a Level 6 Compliance Apprentice at Barclays, working towards her ICA qualification. Having begun her career in
Padmaja Das
A passionate Nuclear Engineer who has devoted her life in fighting for gender and ethnic equality which resulted in loss
Julia Barr
Julia is a Principal Commercial Manager at leading engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald, looking after civil and defence nuclear contracts. Having
Carmen Macri
With over a decade of industry experience, my expertise lies in delivering sustainable and energy-efficient solutions into diverse building sectors,
Alison Benn
Alison Benn is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IMechE, with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry. A skilled
Maria Rizov
trusted business partner and value added advisor to the boards and executive management teams, who succeeded in efficiently securing multi-million
Jenny Zhou
Jenny Zhou is an UK & Ireland Startup Solutions Architect at AWS, leading the AdTech/MarTech territory for UKI SUP from
Poonam Kaur
Poonam Kaur is a Qualified Accountant, mother of four, and the CEO of fds Director Services Limited. Poonam leads fds
Daria Preston
Daria is a Change Practitioner at the Bank of England, on the front line of cultural initiatives including talent management
Anupama Hatti
Anupama Hatti is Head of Programme Delivery at NHS Blood and Transplant, with over 22 years of experience across Telecom,
Amy Staines
A passionate advocate for financial education, Amy’s goal is to empower others to strive for financial freedom. Drawing from personal
The 2025 Novi Awards
Now in its 15th year, the Novi Leadership Summit and Awards honours the impact of female leadership, innovation and entrepreneurism
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Kathryn Dolan
Kathryn is a dynamic executive leader with a strong track record of driving transformative people strategies, most recently as Group
Cassie Gasson
Cassie Gasson is the Co-CEO of Thrive, the fastest-growing workplace learning technology company. Joining Thrive in 2019, Cassie soon became
Susan McDonald
Award-winning Electrical and Mechanical Engineer in the Power, Utilities, and Renewables sector. Susan is an influential leader in the two
Isabella Rocha
Isabella is a pioneering UX design apprentice at IBM, combining her passion for technology with a commitment to innovation and
Breaking Barriers
Now in its 14th year, the Novi Leadership Summit and Awards honours the impact of female leadership, innovation and entrepreneurism
Unstoppable Women
With this year’s theme being “unstoppable women”, we are celebrating women who are showing exceptional leadership abilities in their teams,
Khadija Owusu
Dr Khadija Owusu is an award-winning UK Junior Doctor, Leader, Change Agent, and International & TEDx Speaker. She is the
Dawn Childs
Dawn is an accomplished engineer and operator with engineering director roles across several sectors. Currently, she is the CEO of
Carlotta Zorzi
Coming from a small town in Italy, Carlotta started her career in Silicon Valley before joining the London corporate tech
Jillian Thomas
Jillian Thomas’ business ethos is simple: clients always come first. She has adhered to this mantra since launching Future Life
Breaking Barriers
Now in its 13th year, the Forward Ladies Leadership Summit and Awards honours the impact of female leadership, innovation and