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The WOTC ‘Now Woman’ Summit opened its virtual doors this year for Europe’s biggest female conversation. We welcomed a global audience for six consecutive days kicking off on International Women’s Day on Monday 8th March and continued right through to Saturday 13th March 2021. The ‘Now Woman’ Summit offered invaluable, insightful and inspiring live talks, interviews, masterclasses, mentoring sessions and hands-on workshops across beauty, health and wellness, fashion, finance, entrepreneurship, and everything else in between, with over 100 global female leaders and experts. The ‘Now Woman’ Summit also gave way to create an incredible opportunity for WOTC to publish a book titled the Now Woman Book. It holds every single conversation that took place over the course of the six days, and each female leader can now call herself an author. What’s more, you can re-watch all six days as many times as you want via our YouTube channel.
The 26 panels, workshops and masterclasses were:
MONDAY
Inspirational FoundHER Stories
FEATURING
Host: Mika Abraham, Creative Consultant
Katherine Elyse Blake - Founder of Beautifully Nourished
Michelle Jenmi - Founder of Ataji Hair Care
Conversations with Female Founders
FEATURING
Host: Phadria Prendergast
Maria Hatzistefanis - Founder & CEO of the Rodial Group
Polly McMaster - CEO & Co-founder of The Fold
Tanya Rose - CEO & Managing Director of Mason Rose
Build a Business Bootcamp
FEATURING
Host: Goodness Samson, Accounts Director at REVOLT
Sherrille Riley - Founder & CEO of Nails & Brows
Deb Dominic - Founder of Hairsmiths
Fiona Burrage - Founder and Creative Director of Nor-Folk and Sop
Caroline Popoola - Founder of Alpha Childcare
Small Business 101
FEATURING
Host: Goodness Samson, Accounts Director at REVOLT
Brittany Freeman - Global Business Coach & Founder Pinq Inc.
Tamika Martin - Founder of Ucreate PR & Events
Jacqueline Yong - Founder of Jacqueline Organic
Cherrelle Stewart-White - Founder of CSW VA
Ellie Webb - Founder of Caleño Drinks
TUESDAY
NOW Media: PR & Marketing
FEATURING
Host: Mika Abraham, Creative Consultant
Jenny Thompson - Brand Marketing, PR & Business Strategy Consultant
Jordan Mitchell - Co-founder of Good Culture
Jennifer Hodgson - Founder of MODA PR
Jenni Holman - Director of PR & Communications at Mason Rose
Bukky George-Taylor - CEO & Founder of Robert Taylor Media
Rosie Shephard - Founder of Luxury Communications Council & Shephard Communications
PR 101 Masterclass
FEATURING
Host: Sephora Bola, PR Specialist
Nikki Spencer - Journalist & Creator of Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet
Charlotte Belle Tobin - Founder & Managing Director of Belle PR
WEDNESDAY
Luxury Fashion, Creative Careers, & The Arts
FEATURING
Host: Mika Abraham, Creative Consultant
Sabinna Rachimova - Founder of SABINNA & Lecturer at UAL
Oda Olafsrud - CEO & Founder of HOUSE OF CREATION
Fashion Summit
FEATURING
Host: Phadria Prendergast
Victoria Prew - Co-founder & CEO of HURR
Rosie Fortescue - Founder of Rosie Fortescue Jewellery
Ruthie Davis - President, Founder & Designer of Ruthie Davis
Sarah Curran-Usher MBE - Managing Director, EMEA at True Fit
Shevanne Helmer - CEO of Helmer
Eliza Jones, Lola Payne & Valerie Makinde - Founders of WMNS WEAR
Sending the Corporate Ladder Down
FEATURING
Host: Vanessa Torgbor, Recruitment & Development Coordinator at HSBC
Aprileen Alexander - Senior Chartered Accountant
Aba Anderson - Senior Analyst in Global Markets Divisions at Goldman Sachs
Maria Hvorostovsky - Founder & CEO of HVO Search
Dorothy Adu-Mfum - Founder of Law City
THURSDAY
The Business of Beauty
Host: Phadria Prendergast
Millie Kendall MBE - CEO of The British Beauty Council
Vanita Parti MBE - Founder and CEO of Blink Brow Bar
Tracey Woodward - Director of Strategy and Innovation at Modern Botany
Lili Gusto - Director of Word of Mouth Communications
Meet the Buyers & Retail Experts
FEATURING
Host: Phadria Prendergast
Sarah Coonan - Buying Director at Liberty
Lisa May - Retail Consultant & Founder of In The Retail
Julien Sheridan - CEO & Founder of Sheridan&Co
Frances Card - Luxury Fashion & Retail Consultant
Candice Nicholas - Buying & Merchandising Manager of Prada & Miu Miu for Central Europe
Makeup Artistry
FEATURING
Host: Christiana Amankrah, Editorial Makeup Artist
Kandice Delgado - Makeup Artist
Eryca Freemantle - Global Beauty Strategist & Founder of E.A.T.O.W
Adeola Gboyega - Makeup Artist & Beauty Expert
Anna Brightman - Co-founder of UpCircle Beauty
FRIDAY
Women in Tech
FEATURING
Host: Faith Gundani, Operations Consultant
Debra Charles - Founder & CEO of Novacroft
Holly Brockwell - Tech Journalist
Cecilia Harvey - CEO at Hyve Dynamics & Founder of Tech Women Today
Conversations on the Girl Child
FEATURING
Hosts: Daniela Oliveira, Consultant at Delta Capita & Hannah George of WOTC Magazine
Yasmin Sidhwa - Artistic Director of Mandala Theatre
Dr. May Ikeora - CEO of L'AVYANNA LTD & Former Anti-Human Trafficking Advisor
Onyinye Udokporo - CEO & Founder of Enrich Learning
Girls Talk Tech
FEATURING
Host: Sandra Edmund, Lead Web Developer
SATURDAY
Workout with Bevery & Victoria
FEATURING
Bevery Pokuah - Fitness and Gym Operations Professional & Fitness Editor at WOTC Magazine
Victoria Deborah - Director & Franchise Owner of GYMGUYZ Kingston
Brunch with Whitney & Talibah
FEATURING
Whitney Williams - Paleo Chef & Food Editor at WOTC Magazine
Talibah Simone - Chef, Nutritionist & Food Editor at WOTC Magazine
Women in Wellness
FEATURING
Host: Annabel Gold, Mind, Health & Wellbeing Coach
Dr. Emma Amoafo-Mensah - Dermatologist & Health Editor at WOTC Magazine
Victoria Deborah - Director & Franchise Owner of GYMGUYZ Kingston
Maria King - Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner & Co-Founder of JUNIUS
Mo Seetubtim - Founder & CEO of The Happiness Planner
Styling 101 - Look Good, Feel Good
FEATURING
Ella-Louise Gaskell - Celebrity Stylist & Founder of P.S Online Styling
Millie Charles Davies - Personal Stylist