Just back from the Financial Times Women in Business Summit and left truly inspired.
An extraordinary gathering of leaders and change makers. So many insights that continue to resonate, here are a few standouts:

Julia Gillard (former prime minister of Australia) shared powerful new research from the King’s Global Institute for Women’s Leadership and IPSOS and concluded DE&I investment must drive meaningful, measurable change not just headlines.
Kathryn Britton unveiled the 6th Disruption Index 2025, based on insights from 3,200 global senior executives.
Key findings:
• Women are just as confident as men in navigating disruption
• Women anticipate greater disruption and are more likely to embrace AI-driven solutions
• Women C-suite leaders are nearly 3x more likely to report >15% ROI from digital transformation (11% vs. 4%)

Sonita Lontoh was especially inspiring her message was both personal and powerful: Combine your Passion + Skills + Purpose = Success. Your superpower is get comfortable striving after the uncomfortable.

In a powerful fireside chat, Dr Sophie Chandauka MBE shared what distinguishes great leaders in times of crisis:
Prioritise, communicate with clarity, make timely confident decisions, lead with transparency, dignity, and accountability.

Colette Stallbaumer from Microsoft CoLab explored the Future of Work in 2030: A world where humans and AI collaborate seamlessly. Leadership will demand adaptability, co-creation, and trust in intelligent systems.The firms that succeed will be frontier firms — already embedding AI into core strategy.

Katie Piper reminded us of the power of resilience and how adversity can sharpen purpose.
Malala Yousafzai inspired with her unwavering belief in the leadership of young women  and the urgent need for global education equity.

Huge thanks to Ruuby for their fantastic on-site hair and makeup concierge.

A day filled with bold ideas, courageous leadership, and clear calls to action.