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\nEVP, Global Head of Strategy + Partnerships, WPP<\/p>\n

Maggie Rawlins<\/strong>
\nNurse + Model<\/p>\n

Anu Jain<\/strong>
\nPhilanthropist + Founder $1,000,00 Women’s Safety Prize<\/p>\n

Federica Marchionni<\/strong>
\n1st Italian female CEO of Major International Companies<\/p>\n

Oulimata Sarr<\/strong>
\nEntrepreneur + Regional Director for UN Women<\/p>\n

Tatyana McFadden<\/strong>
\nMultiple Medal-Winning Paralympic Athlete + Disability Advocate<\/p>\n

Dr Ameenah Gurib Fakim<\/strong>
\nBiodiversity Scientist + 1st Female President of Mauritius<\/p>\n

Dr Joyce Banda<\/strong>
\n1st Female President of Malawi + Child Advocate + Founder People\u2019s Party<\/p>\n

Jo Frost<\/strong>
\nSupernanny + Parenting\/Education Advocate<\/p>\n

Swati Mandela<\/strong>
\nPeace Activist + Granddaughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela<\/p>\n

Libby Lyons<\/strong>
\nDirector @ Australia\u2019s Workplace Gender Equality Agency<\/p>\n

Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed<\/strong>
\nPermanent Representative of African Union to the UN<\/p>\n

Raja Kumari<\/strong>
\nIndian American rapper + Songwriter + Singer<\/p>\n

Susan Rockefeller<\/strong>
\nPhilanthropist+ Environmentalist + Filmmaker<\/p>\n

Logina Salah<\/strong>
\nBody Positivity Advocate + Makeup Expert<\/p>\n

Vicki Saunders<\/strong>
\nAward-winning Entrepreneur<\/p>\n

Timea E Nagy-Payne<\/strong>
\nHuman Trafficking Survivor + Activist<\/p>\n

Talitha Phillips<\/strong>
\nCEO @ Claris Mobile Health Clinic<\/p>\n

Linda Rowe<\/strong>
\nBurn Survivor + Fashion Designer<\/p>\n

Monica Singh<\/strong>
\nAcid Attack Survivor + Activist + Designer<\/p>\n

Aisha Nyandoro<\/strong>
\nCEO @ Springboard to Opportunities + Affordable Housing Advocate<\/p>\n

Dr. Anita L. Sanchez<\/strong>
\nIndigenous Rights Advocate + Author<\/p>\n

Vittoria Colonna<\/strong>
\nAward-winning Director + Writer + Artist<\/p>\n

Shelley Archambeau<\/strong>
\nCEO + Silicon Valley Leader + First Black Board Member on Verizon<\/p>\n

Jennifer James<\/strong>
\nAward-winning Farmer<\/p>\n

Kechi Okwuchi<\/strong>
\nPlane Crash Survivor + America’s Got Talent Runner Up<\/p>\n

Valentina Sampaio<\/strong>
\n1st transgender model on cover of Vogue + Sports Illustrated<\/p>\n

Zainab Al-Eqabi Iraqi<\/strong>
\nPharmacist + Disability Advocate + Scuba Diver + Influencer<\/p>\n

Raha Moharrak<\/strong>
\nYoungest Arab + 1st Saudi Woman to conquer Mount Everest<\/p>\n

Janet Young<\/strong>
\nBoard Governor @ The Academy of Motion Pictures + Film Producer<\/p>\n

Oge Egbuonu<\/strong>
\nYoga Teacher + Producer + Director + Rights Advocate<\/p>\n

Amy Purdy<\/strong>
\nParalympian + Motivational Speaker + Author<\/p>\n

Donna Hylton<\/strong>
\nAuthor + Women\u2019s Rights Activist + Criminal Justice Reform Advocate[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1600781710341{padding-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”hero”]Dr Laura Stachel<\/strong>
\nCo-Founder @ We Care Solar + Author<\/p>\n

Dr Jessica Meir<\/strong>
\nMarine Biologist + Physiologist + Astronaut<\/p>\n

Rana Ziada<\/strong>
\nBest Palestinian Teacher + Top 50 Global Teacher Prize<\/p>\n

Camila Coehlo<\/strong>
\nInfluencer + Entrepreneur + Founder of Elaluz<\/p>\n

Miri Rodriguez<\/strong>
\nAuthor + Brand Storyteller + Global Head of Internships at Microsoft<\/p>\n

Nadya Jaghbir<\/strong>
\nCo-Founder GymNadz + Leading Fitness Advocate in Kuwait<\/p>\n

Cynthia Erivo<\/strong>
\nAward-Winning Actress + Singer + Songwriter<\/p>\n

Precious Lee<\/strong>
\nModel + Body Positive Advocate<\/p>\n

Ruth Sikeita<\/strong>
\nRanger @ Team Lioness<\/p>\n

Dame Jane Goodall<\/strong>
\nPrimatologist + Anthropologist + World Leading Expert on Chimpanzees<\/p>\n

Olivia Tyson<\/strong>
\nPhilanthropist + President @ Tyson Family Foundation<\/p>\n

Vero Boquete<\/strong>
\nSpanish Footballer + Campaigner<\/p>\n

Sapna Chadha<\/strong>
\nDirector and Head of Marketing @ Google India + SE Asia<\/p>\n

Ann Mukherjee<\/strong>
\nChairman + CEO @ Pernod Ricard North America<\/p>\n

Marley Dias<\/strong>
\nActivist + Producer + Creator of #1000BlackGirlBooks<\/p>\n

Angelica Hale<\/strong>
\nSinger + Songwriter + Runner-up America\u2019s Got Talent<\/p>\n

Caryl Stern<\/strong>
\nAuthor + Child Advocate + Non-Profit Executive<\/p>\n

Jameela Jamil<\/strong>
\nActress + Radio Presenter + Model + Writer + Activist<\/p>\n

Vidya Balan<\/strong>
\nAward-Winning Indian Actress<\/p>\n

Cherie Blair CBE<\/strong>
\nQC + Barrister + Lecturer + Writer<\/p>\n

Ebele Okobi<\/strong>
\nPublic Policy Director EMEA @ Facebook + Lawyer + Civil Society Activist<\/p>\n

Faouzia Ouihya<\/strong>
\nSinger + Songwriter + Musician<\/p>\n

Dr Kathrin Jansen<\/strong>
\nSVP + Head of Vaccine Research and Development @ Pfizer<\/p>\n

Stephanie Hill<\/strong>
\nEVP Rotary and Mission Systems @ Lockheed Martin<\/p>\n

MC Soffia<\/strong>
\nRapper + Activist<\/p>\n

Mary O\u2019Brien<\/strong>
\nGeneral Manager @ IBM Security<\/p>\n

Cristina Jones<\/strong>
\nIntentional Storyteller + SVP, Salesforce<\/p>\n

Leila Cobo<\/strong>
\nVP\/Latin Industry Lead, Billboard<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9a (Feddersen) Mallard<\/strong>
\nChief Marketing Officer at Pinterest<\/p>\n

Sheetal (Kohli) Rishi<\/strong>
\nGlobal Director, Cloud & AI at IBM<\/p>\n

Wanting Wang<\/strong>
\nAdvisory Data Scientist at IBM<\/p>\n

LaDavia S. Drane, Esq.<\/strong>
\nHead of Global Inclusion & Diversity at Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/p>\n

Amira Virgil<\/strong>
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