International Women's Day conference 2021
Welcome to our 2021 International Women's Day online conference - it is truly international too! We are proud to have sponsored the event for the WayfinderWoman Trust - a fantastic charity helping women of which our very own Katie is a Trustee.
We have broken the two sections of the conference into sections for each speaker - at the end of this page you will find the whole of the two sections as videos with everything 'in order'.
You can either watch the videos in their small format or place your cursor over the video and watch it full screen.
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First halfWelcome: Katie Day & Laura MurphyBaroness Uddin, Conference opening Rania Abdalla, Egypt Rana Ozseker, Turkey Natasha D'Souza, India Dr Anita Davis-DeFoe, US VI | Second halfAnna Segall, UKNoreen Makosewe, Kenya Dr Rhéa Jabbour, Lebanon Loverly Sheridan, USA Concluding remarks | |
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First half | ||
Katie Day (conference Chair) and Laura Murphy (founder of WayfinderWoman) welcome everyoneKatie is a Trustee of WayfinderWoman and Director of RDPI.Laura is the Founder of the WayfinderWoman Trust and inspiration behind its work. The charity helps women to build their self-confidence and skills so they are able to challenge any barriers that face them in finding a better life | ||
Baroness Uddin opens the conferenceBaroness Uddin is a Bangladeshi-born British life peer and community activist. When raised to the Peerage in 1987, she became the first Muslim and Asian to sit in the House of Lords. She has a passionate interest in human rights, particularly relating to those of women and young people. She is also active on matters of faith and disability and is establishing her own charity relating to autism. | ||
Rania Abdalla from EgyptRania is Founder and MD of Aspire HR Consultants and sits (as the only woman) on the Executive Board of IRC Global Executive Search. She has received several global and regional awards: Overall Winner of the Emirates Business Woman Awards from HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoom; The PepsiCo Chairman's Award in New York; and the Appreciation Award by the DG of UAE National HR Development Authority. | ||
Rana Ozseker from TurkeyRana is the founder of RNA Change Management, a cultural change coach, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion project designer, startup mentor, investor, board member and keynote speaker. She mentors women through the Cherie Blair Foundation, Turkish Women International Network and Professional Women Network. | ||
Natasha D'Souza from IndiaNatasha began her astounding career as the youngest Restaurant Manager in India with the internationally-prestigious Taj Group of Hotels at the age of just 21. She went on to plan prominent events and large-scale conferences and is now in charge of planning weddings within the Accor Group. As Natasha says, "Tough times don't last, but tough people do". | ||
Dr Anita Davis-DeFoe from US Virgin IslandsQuoted as a career and workforce development expert in Essence Magazine and a business thought strategist in Black Enterprise Magazine, Anita serves as CEO of Upshift Global and President of the Women's Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry - India US Virgin Islands Council. A John Maxwell Team Executive Director, Senior Trainer for the Class of Steele, author of 4 books, and global speaker with her inspirational messages designed to transform people, processes, programmes and places. | ||
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Anna Segall, UKAn Australian-German national, Anna took up her new role as Chief Executive of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in September 2020, bringing with her a wealth of experience working with multi-cultural, volunteer-led teams, as CEO, Country Director and General Counsel. Anna has held Executive roles at the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), UNESCO and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. | ||
Noreen Makosewe, KenyaAs CEO of The Radical Leap Company, Noreen is a sought-after international strategy expert, tech inclusion advocate and keynote speaker. She works with CEOs, founders and company boards designing and implementing transformational strategies. Her ventures include: Female Founders Africa; Chi Lux Africa; Dream Accelerator Academy and Seedstars. | ||
Dr Rhéa Jabbour, LebanonRhéa is a Lebanese / Canadian Certified Mediator and Attorney at Law. She has over 10 years of experience as a Legal Advisor, and is passionate about Public Policy, Human Rights and alternative dispute resolution. She is currently a Legal Consultant for the World Bank to enhance women economic empowerment in the Mashreq region; General Counsel for Saradar Group and a Professor in Mediation at Saint Joseph University. | ||
Loverly Sheridan, USALoverly is a mother, author, educator, children's advocate and founder of Buddy Ambassadors, which develops campaigns to raise awareness on bullying and other mental and social issues a ecting children. She champions the rights of children all over the world and has written six children's books. She has been awarded 'Educator of the year' award and the International Athena Young Professional Leadership Award. | ||
Concluding remarksLaura Murphy, Founder of WayfinderWoman and Katie Day, Conference Chair, offer their concluding remarks and thanks. | ||
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First half: International Women's Day conferenceThe complete video of the first half of the conference with:
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Second half: International Women's Day conferenceThe complete video of the second half of the conference with:
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