Sexism, harassment and gender inequality are highly sensitive subjects that evoke deep emotion. So much so that they can be very hard topics, particularly for mixed groups, to discuss openly without worrying about saying ‘the wrong thing’. This in turn can make progress on these critical issues harder to achieve.

In this session, we are therefore inviting everyone to take up the challenge of leaving judgement at the door. Come ready to discuss the tricky questions you’ve always wanted to ask but were afraid to!

About the Speakers:

Jules is a Partner at Hawthorn Advisors and a former British diplomat, having served in Jordan, Iraq, the US, Ethiopia and as Ambassador to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. In March, she is taking up a new position as Director of Trade and Investment at London&Partners, supporting the Mayor of London.

Mira Veda is Editor-In-Chief/Founder of Lipstick & Politics (L&P), Co-founder of non profit Zero Gap and Recording Artist who has dedicated herself to increasing the visibility of women through content and community. She is former Head of Communications at Connected Patents; a company focused on strategic IP development. Has sat on the Board of Directors for The Grammys, West Coast Songwriters and is co-chair and board member of Zero Gap.

Mark is a strategist, author and entrepreneur. His work combines collective intelligence with network science, complex systems, behavioral science and neuroscience. He is the founder of Vork, a new type of business social networking application based on machine-learning. He is also the founder of Orcasci, a consulting firm designing scaling and growth strategies with recent clients including the $1m Global Teacher Prize with the Varkey Foundation. Previously Mark co-founded Imaginatik plc, a pioneer in crowdsourcing and collaborative problem solving for innovation.