SCHEDULE
Monday 08th March 2021
09:00 - 09:15 GMT: Introduction to Now Summit
Phadria Prendergast - Editor-in-Chief, WOTC Magazine
09:15 - 10:15 GMT: Inspirational FoundHER Stories
Hosted by: Mika Abraham, Creative Consultant
Katherine Elyse Blake - Founder of Beautifully Nourished
Michelle Jenmi - Founder of Ataji Hair Care
Louisa Robertson - Founder of All Things Baby
Michelle Leivars - Founder of Breedon Perfumery
10:30 - 11:30 GMT: Conversations with Female Founders
Hosted by: 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
12:30 - 13:30 GMT: Build a Business Bootcamp
Hosted by: 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
Emma Frew - CEO of Breeze Connection
Fiona Grayson - Founder of She can. She did.
16:00 - 17:00 GMT: Small Business 101
Hosted by: 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 09th March 2021
09:00 - 10:00 GMT: Social Media Masterclass
Hosted by: Luigia Labelle, Digital Strategist & Founder of B’inspired
Charlie Lait - Senior Digital Communications Strategist for the Mayor of London
Lucy Hall - Founder of SocialDayUK
Natalie Sherman - Founder of Naturally Social
10:30 - 12:15 GMT: NOW Media: PR & Marketing
Hosted by: Hosted By: 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
13:00 - 14:00 GMT: PR 101 Masterclass
Hosted by: Sephora Bola, PR Specialist
Nikki Spencer - Journalist & Creator of Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet
Charlotte Belle Tobin - Founder & Managing Director of Belle PR
14:30 - 15:30 GMT: The Influencer Series
Hosted by: Kiishi Egbedi
Hannah Holland - Founder & Managing Director of HLD Management
Alice Olivia Cross - Influencer & Founder of BOA
Nastia Barkan - Day to Day Manager at Friends At Work
Sedge Beswick - Founder & Managing Director of SEEN Connects
17:00 - 18:00 GMT: Photography Workshop
Emilynn Rose - Photographer, Director & Founder of Rose Studios
Jennifer West - Photographer & Founder of Jennifer West Photography
Wednesday 10th March 2021
09:30 - 10:30 GMT: Luxury Fashion, Creative Careers, & The Arts
Hosted by: Mika Abraham, Creative Consultant
Sabinna Rachimova - Founder of SABINNA & Lecturer at UAL
Oda Olafsrud - CEO & Founder of HOUSE OF CREATION
Katie Mitchell - Managing Director at SEEN
Marine Tanguy - CEO of MTArt Agency
11:30 - 12:15 GMT: Finance Workshop
Ella Weinberg - Insurance Financial Advisor
14:00 - 15:30 GMT: Fashion Summit
Hosted by: 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
16:00 - 17:00 GMT: Sending the Corporate Ladder Down
Hosted by: 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
17:00 - 17:20 GMT: Investor Workshop
Thursday 11th March 2021
10:30 - 11:30 GMT: The Business of Beauty
Hosted by: 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
Alexia Inge - Co-founder of Cult Beauty
Emma Dawson - Founder Blanket & CEO VIEVE
13:00 - 13:45 GMT: How to Build a Brand Workshop
Sandra Adu - Creative Director of REVOLT
14:00 - 15:00 GMT: Meet the Buyers & Retail Experts
Hosted by: 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
17:00 - 18:00 GMT: Makeup Artistry
Hosted by: 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 12th March 2021
10:30 - 11:30 GMT: Women in Tech
Hosted by: 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
Mandy Tucker - Technology Leader and Career Strategist
12:30 - 14:00 GMT: Conversations on the Girl Child
Hosted by: Daniela Oliveira, Consultant at Delta Capita & Hannah George of WOTC Magazine
Yasmin Sidhwa - Artistic Director of Mandala Theatre
Christina Adane - Activist, Board Member & Co-chair of Bite Back 2030
Dr. May Ikeora - CEO of L'AVYANNA LTD & Former Anti-Human Trafficking Advisor
Onyinye Udokporo - CEO & Founder of Enrich Learning
14:30 - 15:30 GMT: Girls Talk Tech
Hosted by: Sandra Edmund, Lead Web Developer
Chloé Watts - Founder and CEO of chloédigital
Venetia Archer - Founder & CEO of Ruuby
16:30 - 17:30 GMT: Food Friday
Saturday 13th March 2021
09:00 - 09:30 GMT: Workout with Bevery & Victoria
Bevery Pokuah - Fitness and Gym Operations Professional & Fitness Editor at WOTC Magazine
Victoria Deborah - Director & Franchise Owner of GYMGUYZ Kingston
10:00 - 11:00 GMT: Brunch with Whitney & Talibah
Whitney Williams - Paleo Chef & Food Editor at WOTC Magazine
Talibah Simone - Chef, Nutritionist & Food Editor at WOTC Magazine
11:30 - 12:30 GMT: Women in Wellness
Hosted by: 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
13:30 - 14:30 GMT: Styling 101 - Look Good, Feel Good
Ella-Louise Gaskell - Celebrity Stylist & Founder of P.S Online Styling
Kiishi Egbedi - Fashion Influencer & Stylist
Millie Charles Davies - Personal Stylist
