Kayisha Payne
Kayisha Payne is a Senior Associate in Alvarez & Marsal’s Healthcare & Life Sciences Consulting practice, specialising in operational transformation,
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Sasha McCaskie
Sasha McCaskie is the Founder of The Talent Club, a boutique consultancy specialising in DE&I, Talent Strategy and Cultural Intelligence.
Sophie Seddon
Sophie started in the business as a Marketing Assistant. After graduating in Business Management, Sophie progressed her career and was
Jane Cooke
Hi I’m Jane, Senior Talent Development Manager for Rolls-Royce SMR. I’ve worked in learning and development for over 15 years
Jasmina Negrini
Jasmina is a multi-award winning transformational leader with extensive experience in global financial institutions. Her expertise spans large strategic projects,
Harriet Rose Robins
Originally from Worcestershire but have lived in London for 11 years. I studied History at the University of Exeter, focusing
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Yvonne U. Beresford
I am a recognised healthcare leader with a track record of driving innovation, transformation and clinical excellence across the healthcare
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Anna Cleland
Anna Cleland is a senior leader at Barclays, serving as Chief of Staff to the Barclays UK COO. With extensive
Allison Coucher
As Head of Business Services at Sky, I lead an amazing team focused on service performance, CX, reliability and operational
Vikki Szymanksi
An experienced Business and IT transformation programme and change individual within Public Sector, Professional Services and Financial Services specialising more
Stefanie Bongs
Stefanie Bongs brings 23 years of experience as transformation and business excellence leader across the aerospace and healthcare sectors. She
Suneeta Khutan
Suneeta Khutan is an internationally recognised transformation leader whose work has influenced organisations, leaders and employees globally. Renowned for delivering
Renee Preston
Renee Preston is CEO of Gallaway Construction and founder of Construction for Women (CFW), a national initiative supporting women, young
Marija Simovic
Ms Simovic is the co-lead of Corporate Transformation Services(CTS) practice in EMEA and also leads A&M’s Health and Life Sciences
Johann Muldoon MBE
Johann Muldoon MBE is Managing Director of Manor Architects and is recognised as the world’s most awarded female architect. An
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Suzanne Harrison
Suzanne Harrison is a transformational leader with 29 years’ experience in the defence sector, driving business change, innovation and growth
Melissa Di Donato
Melissa Di Donato has been Chair and CEO of Kyriba, the global leader in liquidity performance, since September 2023. Kyriba
Suveni Surinder
Suveni is a Technology Specialist with ~10 years of experience delivering cloud infrastructure, DevOps practices, and platform engineering across the
Sarah Wright
Sarah Wright is a UX design leader who led Virgin Media O2’s largest app digital transformation and recently won TechWomen100
Shreya Sanyal
Shreya Sanyal is a technology architecture specialist with over eight years of experience delivering digital transformation across insurance, healthcare, utilities
Sherifat Akintunde-Shitu
“Sherifat Akintunde-Shitu is a Senior Manager at Accenture and the UKI Master Data Management Capability Lead, where she helps organisations
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Neha Seth
I am a Senior Manager, Technology at Publicis Sapient, with 18 years’ experience architecting and delivering large-scale digital platforms across
Malini Jeyachandran
Graduated with a degree in Software Engineering with 15 years of experience in leading transformations, building high-performing teams as well
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Leena Kalani
Leena is a Consulting Partner at Wipro Consulting, leading large-scale banking transformation programs. She combines banking domain expertise with strategic
Kiranpreet Chawla
Kiranpreet Chawla is a Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services with over a decade of experience in technology. She
Anusha Gundala
I am a technology leader specializing in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), observability, devops and cloud platforms. I have led enterprise-scale
Anastasiia Gubska
Anastasiia Gubska is the first Deaf CNCF Ambassador and a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase (Chase UK). She works
Aji Bawo
Aji Bawo is an award-winning technology leader with 17+ years’ experience delivering large-scale digital transformation across retail. As Head of
Kelly Howes
I spent years running a dance school before switching careers via an apprenticeship – now I work in an AI
Kate Smith-Roberts
BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, Security Consultant delivering sensitive, high-impact projects across the UK Defence. Following a successful career in the
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Karmen Yee
I am a Privacy Counsel at A&M, advising and supporting the firm on all things privacy from ongoing global regulatory
Hiba Hanif
I believe data has the power to transform the way organisations make decisions and create lasting business value. After completing
Emma Osman
I work hand in hand with partners and communities to onboard early-stage startups and next-wave innovators onto the Google Cloud
Bethan Hulbert
Bethan Hulbert is a Senior Associate in Inclusive Diversity Programs at Alvarez & Marsal, where she helps design and deliver
Yewande Akinola
Yewande Akinola is a distinguished Chartered Engineer and global thought leader in sustainable design and innovation within the built environment.
Tashfia Ahmed
I am currently working as a Senior Scientist within the R&D team at FreshCheck Ltd. FreshCheck is a leading innovator
Shruti Patil
Shruti Patil is Carbon and Energy Manager at Frasers Group, leading the carbon, energy, and utilities department across nearly 2,000
Saba Maskin
Saba Maskin is a Principal Energy and Sustainability Engineer at WSP with over a decade of experience delivering sustainable and
Nikkala Pokojski
Nikkala Pokojski is a Senior Software Engineer at Kainos delivering secure digital services for HM Passport Office. Having progressed from
Nana Odom
Nana Odom is the Head of Clinical Engineering at Cleveland Clinic London, with a passion for using technology to improve
Marisa Kurimbokus
Marisa Kurimbokus is the Head of Engineering at Raeon, manufacturing custom battery products. She is a Chartered Engineer with a
Emelia Ntiamoah
Emelia Ntiamoah is a Subsea Engineer, delivering subsea systems across the UK, Norway, India, Brazil and West Africa. A Fellow
Dr Hande Côté
Dr. Hande Côté was a Senior Director at Alvarez & Marsal, leading capital project recovery and transition advisory. With a
Donna Kelly
I’m Donna, a Civil Engineer from London. I work in a male dominated sector and work hard to empower other
Sreepooja Katraju
I’m a Senior AI & Cloud Platform Engineer at Accenture UK, with a decade spent building the kind of platforms
Stephenie McKenna
As a Senior Manager in PwC’s Data and AI team, I bring nearly a decade of experience delivering innovative solutions
Shubhangi Goyal
Shubhangi is a senior data and AI professional worked in Fortune 500 companies to agile start-ups. She is a Microsoft
Sarah Reeder
Sarah Reeder is a Senior Service Strategy Manager at Sky, passionate about innovation, service improvement and developing people. She combines
Rachel Fenton
Rachel is an emerging finance leader who believes numbers are never just numbers — they represent decisions, people and opportunities.
Zoe Kelly
I am Head of Data and Insight at Serco, where I lead a high-performing team that transforms complex data into
Louisa Denly
Louisa Denly is a product manager at IBM, leading strategic initiatives across the IBM Z portfolio, the developer experience across
Roushanak Rahmat
Dr Roushanak Rahmat is an Enterprise AI Architect and Forward Deployed Engineer specialising in Generative AI, Agentic AI, and cloud
Neha Bhutani
Neha Bhutani believes great technology leaders don’t adopt emerging technologies for the sake of innovation – they choose the right
Lydia Ray
Lydia Ray is a Data and AI Technical Expert at Databricks with 10+ years’ experience across startups and global enterprises.
Karen Medhat
Karen Medhat is a Global Account Technical Leader at IBM, an IBM Distinguished Technical Specialist, and a globally recognised technology
Ekta Soni
Ekta Soni is an award-winning technology leader working at the intersection of technology, strategy, and operations, driving large-scale cloud migration,
Sam White
Sam White is Managing Director and Head of SME Business Banking at Barclays and Co-Chair of WIN UK, Barclays’ gender
Ruhina Kassam
Ruhina Kassam is a pharmacist and healthcare leader, serving as CEO of Clinical Pharmacist Solutions, an award-winning provider supporting over
Nikki Coles
Nikki Coles is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Disputes and Investigations practice in London. She is an experienced
Kumkum Gupta
Fifteen years ago, I left a small town in India following my passion for technology to carve my own path
Frankie Thatcher
With over ten years of experience in product assurance, quality and integrity within the space industry, Frankie Thatcher has established
Chiara Walker
Experienced Project Manager with over 10 years experience in Project Management. I have a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams,
Anupama Hatti
Anupama Hatti is an award-winning digital transformation leader and Head of Programme Delivery at NHS Blood and Transplant, with over
Alex Bowness
Alex Bowness is a Platform, Quality and Governance Manager at Rolls-Royce SMR, where she helps embed quality, governance and capability
Akua Opong
Akua Opong is a multi-award winning speaker and thought leader with more than 15 years of experience in the financial
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Tara Annison
Tara Annison is Head of Product at Twinstake, an institutional staking infrastructure provider. She has over a decade of experience
Katie Irwin
Since joining MBDA as a Graduate Manufacturing Engineer in 2018, I have progressed to become a Principal Manufacturing Engineer, currently
Lucy Miles
Lucy is an award-winning engineer and strategic leader who has built a career on solving complex engineering challenges and delivering
Sophie Graham
Sophie brings 12 years of experience as a sustainability practitioner. She is passionate about the potential that the technology sector
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
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 an award-winning corporate financier, qualified accountant, and business consultant. With over 25 years of experience in the
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
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
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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
Emma Wright
Emma Wright leads the Technology, Data, and Digital team at Harbottle and Lewis. She excels in bridging law and business,
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Now in its 13th year, the Forward Ladies Leadership Summit and Awards honours the impact of female leadership, innovation and