International Women's Day Speakers

Martine Wright Official Speaker Profile Picture
The Last Rescued 7/7 Bombings Survivor Who Lost Both Legs in the 2005 London Terrorist Attacks, Represented Team GB in Sitting Volleyball at 2012 Paralympics, 2012 Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award Winner, Appointed MBE
Stella Remington
First Female Director-General of MI5, Inspiration Behind The Casting of Judi Dench As 'M' in James Bond, & Bestselling Author of "The Moscow Sleepers" & "Illegal Action"
Roz Savage Official Speaker Profile Picture
The First Woman To Row Solo Across Three Oceans; The Atlantic, Indian Ocean & Pacific Ocean, Bestselling Author of "The Ocean in a Drop" & "Rowing the Atlantic" & Elected Liberal Democratic MP
Helen Sharman Official Speaker Profile Picture
The First British Astronaut Who Orbited the Earth for 8 Days, UK Outreach Ambassador for Imperial College London, President of the Institute of Science & Technology & Ambassador for the Osteoporosis Society
Kate Richardson-Walsh Official Speaker Profile Picture
Olympic Gold & Bronze Field Hockey Player, Record-Breaking 375 Caps for Great Britain & England, 13 Years as Team GB & England Captain, Ambassador of the Women's Sport Trust & Inductee of the European Hall of Fame
Martha Lane Fox
Co-Founder of Lastminute.com & Acclaimed Entrepreneur, Digital Champion, Public Servant & Non-Executive Director at Major Organisations
Sarah Storey Official Speaker Profile Picture
19x Paralympic Gold Medallist, 4x IPC Swimming World Champion, 12x UCI Para-Cycling Road World Champion, 14x UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champion & Great Britain's Most Successful Paralympian of All Time
Ellie Downie Official Speaker Profile Picture
Retired Artistic Gymnast, All-Around 2017 European Gymnastics Champion, the First Gymnast to Win a Major All-Around Title for GB, Appointed MBE in 2024 for Services to Gymnastics
Paula Radcliffe
Former Marathon World-Record Holder, 3x London Marathon Champion, 3x New York Marathon Winner, 2005 World Marathon Champion, 4x Olympian, BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2002 & MBE Honoree
Dame Ellen MacArthur
Sailed Single-Handedly Around The World Non-Stop & World Record Holder For The Fastest Single-Handed Circumnavigation Of The Globe
Charlie Webster
Women's Aid Ambassador, Sports Journalist & Podcast Host Who Was The First Woman Globally To Host A Heavyweight Title Fight
Mandy Hickson Official Speaker Profile Picture
The Second Female To Fly A Fighter Jet Tornado GR4, Commander of an All-Male Squadron, Founder of Inspiring Women for Work, Author of "An Officer, Not a Gentleman", Human Factors Specialist & Aviation Ambassador for the Department for Transport