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The WIRexec Leadership Summit — WIRe’s next-generation thought leadership gathering for woman market research executives and entrepreneurs — will be hosted at the restorative Mas Salagros EcoResort in October! We have space for just 25 seats available for female corporate senior research executives, supplier/agency side SVPs, C-suite members and entrepreneurs and 5 spots reserved for our rising C-Track superstars. Request a C-Track Application here.
Unwind, recharge, and find inspiration alongside peers and colleagues in the incredible backdrop of the Spanish penisula where, just 30 minutes north of Barcelona, you'll engage with rich, curated content and activities with the unique business goals and personal growth objectives of woman executives in mind. Our purpose-driven Summit agenda focuses on holistic personal and professional development. Outside of the Summit agenda, you can find your own way to kickback and renew your spirits: be it through a bike ride through the venue's nature preserve; enjoying a glass of vino at the on-site wine bar; or by indulging in downtime at the resort's idyllic AIRE Ancient Baths, complete with spa, sauna, hot tub, and swimming pool. We'll share more details about the schedule as Summit planning continues.
*** The 2024 WIRexec Leadership Summit will be hosted at the Mas Salagros EcoResort; your ticket includes room & board. You are responsible for travel expenses to and from the resort. ***
Eva Appelbaum is a Principal Consultant at Grey Consultancy, who specialises in digital transformation, innovation, culture change and leadership development. She was a digital transformation leader at the BBC and is a consultant to organisations grappling with change, such as British Airways, Axa and the Department for Education.
Natalie Reynolds is the Founder of leading negotiation firm advantageSPRING. Natalie trains leading corporates around the world providing high impact interactive negotiation courses that deliver both improved commercials and confidence. Natalie is a globally recognised expert on gender and negotiation and has delivered keynote speeches for organisations such as the Wall Street Womens Alliance, London Women’s Forum and the Hong Kong Womens Foundation. In 2018 Natalie was appointed as Visiting Professor of Negotiation at Cass Business School.
A former Barrister and Government advisor, Natalie is also the bestselling author of ‘We Have a Deal: How to negotiate with intelligence, flexibility and power’ and an advisor on negotiation to the UN. Natalie has appeared as a negotiation expert on BBC News, CNBC, Sky News, LBC Radio, Radio 4 and Radio 5Live as well as writing for publications such as the Financial Times, Harpers Bazaar, the Guardian, Director magazine, CITY AM, Forbes and the Independent. Natalie is passionate about making negotiation accessible to everyone and in 2018 launched a UN backed initiative to encourage more women to take their place at the negotiation table.
Lyn Roseaman is a bestselling author, international speaker and public speaking expert, helping people transform their lives by finding their voice. Following a successful international career as a market research director, Lyn knows what makes people tick. Now she brings that understanding to public speaking. As founder of Now You’re Talking, she helps busy people build their confidence and create powerful narratives that deliver maximum relevance and impact to today’s key target audiences.
Eric Salama is the former Chairman and CEO of Kantar, the data investment management division of WPP, the largest marketing services and communications company in the world. Previously, Salama was a Main Board Director of WPP Group, and CEO of www.wpp.com. Eric has also worked in consultancy and political roles, and was a non-executive director of The British Museum and The Horse’s Mouth Foundation. Currently, he serves as the non-executive director of the Department for International Development. He holds degrees from the University of Oxford and the University of London.
Heidi Dickert’s personal passion and mission in life is dedicated to helping women fulfill their potential. Heidi has been creating personal development sessions that lead women through the reflective and inspiring process of Intention setting for over a decade.
Heidi's "day job" as a marketing consultant utilizes over 20 years of international consumer, technology and B-to-B marketing and research expertise to help companies research, develop and launch new product offerings in a variety of innovative market arenas. Past clients include: Google, Facebook, Levi’s, Cliff Bar, Delicato Wines, MarketTools, ICOM/Alliance Data/Epsilon, Clorox, Autodesk, MMetrics/Comscore, Microsoft, Yes to Carrots, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, and Visa.
Heidi has also had roles as SVP, Global Account Director for the Kantar group, and VP of Panels and New Products at MarketTools where she created and launch several new products including MarketTools Mobile, MarketTools Hispanic Reach, and MarketTools Health & Wellness. Prior to this, Heidi led both new and established brand research groups and supported Latin American and US Hispanic product development for the flagship laundry brands at Clorox.
Earlier in her career, Heidi created and implemented market research programs in Europe and Africa for companies such as DHL Worldwide Express and SC Johnson. She taps into her knowledge of international markets to assess and strategically develop new products that meet the international needs of clients around the world. Heidi earned her Bachelor’s degree at University of Wisconsin –Madison.
Learn more at www.heididickert.com.
Specialising in Executive Leadership Coaching, Ali’s career has been honed ‘in the field’ working for, with, as and alongside Leaders. Formative years spent in both Operations and L&D within a large global airline, gave Ali first-hand experience and deep insight into the critical impact leader’s behaviour has in creating working environments in which people feel able to develop and thrive both professionally and personally. After 13 yrs of rich experience Ali transitioned successfully into an independent leadership coaching career which has since spanned 25yrs working with many diverse industries and clients across the world. To mention some, but not all, BT, Trailfinders, Expedia, Virgin Retail, Danone, United Airlines, Delta, Borealis, Flaktwoods, Xerox, Hamptons International, Phillip Morris, Köhler, Star Alliance, Shell, Etihad.....
In 2004 Ali was approached to partner with CRA Inc in the USA as an associate within the leadership faculty providing Executive Leadership Coaching for many valued clients across EMEA, ASIAPAC & the USA including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, C.I.T., BNPParibas, Debevoise & Plimpton, Acacia Mining, BorgWarner, Davidson Kempner, Oppenheimer & Tory Burch.
Widely experienced across a variety of industries, Ali has a reputation for achieving results in organizations undergoing transformational change, building capability and confidence for people in their roles and in successfully influencing resistant mindsets.
Outside of the corporate world, Ali often coaches private individuals to push through challenges they feel are holding them or their organizations back. One amazing opportunity was spent in India supporting the Maharaja of Udaipur refine operationalnand service leadership across his 12 luxury palace hotels throughout Rajasthan. With a love of travel and curiosity for people & learning, Ali relishes opportunities to soak up new experiences which deepen and inform her Coaching practice.
Coaching is increasingly recognised as the accelerator in peoples’ success stories both professionally and personally. Ali believes coaching leaders to lead well is an enormous privilege even when the message leaders need to hear is a tough one. If it is the key to leaders building better relationships, reputation and results, Ali will deliver it in a way it can be heard.
Cath is an experienced leadership consultant, speaker, facilitator, and executive coach, and draws on her practical experience from two high pressure careers as an Olympic rower and a senior British diplomat specialising in conflict stabilisation. Cath works with organisations who want to improve their performance, develop their leaders and teams and build an effective performance culture.
In her rowing career, Cath competed at three Olympic Games, Atlanta, Sydney and Athens, with highlights including winning the World Championships in 2003 and an Olympic silver medal in 2004. As a diplomat with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office specialising in conflict issues, Cath was posted to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Basra, Iraq, as well as leading in Whitehall on the UK civilian contribution to conflict stabilization around the world.
Her broader speaking and consultancy work includes companies such as Rolls Royce, McKinsey, professional services firms and a range of organizations across business, sport and the public sector. Cath also teaches on Executive Education programmes at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University and at Imperial College Business School, London.
Cath has an MA in Modern Languages from Pembroke College, Cambridge, an MPhil in International Politics from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and a PhD in contemporary German literature from the University of Reading. She is an Honorary Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge and the University of Wales Aberystwyth. She sits on the Advisory Board of Surrey Business School and is an advisor to the non-profit organization The True Athlete Project. Her first book, ‘The Long Win: The Search for a Better Way to Succeed’ was published in October 2020.
Heidi Dickert’s personal passion and mission in life is dedicated to helping women fulfill their potential. Heidi has been creating personal development sessions that lead women through the reflective and inspiring process of Intention setting for over a decade.
Heidi's "day job" as a marketing consultant utilizes over 20 years of international consumer, technology and B-to-B marketing and research expertise to help companies research, develop and launch new product offerings in a variety of innovative market arenas. Past clients include: Google, Facebook, Levi’s, Cliff Bar, Delicato Wines, MarketTools, ICOM/Alliance Data/Epsilon, Clorox, Autodesk, MMetrics/Comscore, Microsoft, Yes to Carrots, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, and Visa.
Heidi has also had roles as SVP, Global Account Director for the Kantar group, and VP of Panels and New Products at MarketTools where she created and launch several new products including MarketTools Mobile, MarketTools Hispanic Reach, and MarketTools Health & Wellness. Prior to this, Heidi led both new and established brand research groups and supported Latin American and US Hispanic product development for the flagship laundry brands at Clorox.
Earlier in her career, Heidi created and implemented market research programs in Europe and Africa for companies such as DHL Worldwide Express and SC Johnson. She taps into her knowledge of international markets to assess and strategically develop new products that meet the international needs of clients around the world. Heidi earned her Bachelor’s degree at University of Wisconsin –Madison.
Learn more at www.heididickert.com.
Heidi is a successful entrepreneur, executive leadership/team coach, accomplished executive and Founder of Kraft Your Success. She combines her solid business experience with her passion to help individuals and teams develop the leadership skills and behaviors that improve performance and fulfillment. She thrives working with individuals in our fast-paced, ever changing and interconnected world, and helps leaders leverage their strengths and shift their mindset to be even more successful as a 21st century leader. Her deep dive into areas such as emotional intelligence, executive presence, and conversational intelligence (the neuroscience of creating more trust) make her a versatile coach for many types of leaders. She lives in the Bay area and enjoys travel throughout the world for both business and fun!
Heidi Dickert’s personal passion and mission in life is dedicated to helping women fulfill their potential. Heidi has been creating personal development sessions that lead women through the reflective and inspiring process of Intention setting for over a decade.
Heidi's "day job" as a marketing consultant utilizes over 20 years of international consumer, technology and B-to-B marketing and research expertise to help companies research, develop and launch new product offerings in a variety of innovative market arenas. Past clients include: Google, Facebook, Levi’s, Cliff Bar, Delicato Wines, MarketTools, ICOM/Alliance Data/Epsilon, Clorox, Autodesk, MMetrics/Comscore, Microsoft, Yes to Carrots, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, and Visa.
Heidi has also had roles as SVP, Global Account Director for the Kantar group, and VP of Panels and New Products at MarketTools where she created and launch several new products including MarketTools Mobile, MarketTools Hispanic Reach, and MarketTools Health & Wellness. Prior to this, Heidi led both new and established brand research groups and supported Latin American and US Hispanic product development for the flagship laundry brands at Clorox.
Earlier in her career, Heidi created and implemented market research programs in Europe and Africa for companies such as DHL Worldwide Express and SC Johnson. She taps into her knowledge of international markets to assess and strategically develop new products that meet the international needs of clients around the world. Heidi earned her Bachelor’s degree at University of Wisconsin –Madison.
Learn more at www.heididickert.com.
Specialising in Executive Leadership Coaching, Ali’s career has been honed ‘in the field’ working for, with, as and alongside Leaders. Formative years spent in both Operations and L&D within a large global airline, gave Ali first-hand experience and deep insight into the critical impact leader’s behaviour has in creating working environments in which people feel able to develop and thrive both professionally and personally. After 13 yrs of rich experience Ali transitioned successfully into an independent leadership coaching career which has since spanned 25yrs working with many diverse industries and clients across the world. To mention some, but not all, BT, Trailfinders, Expedia, Virgin Retail, Danone, United Airlines, Delta, Borealis, Flaktwoods, Xerox, Hamptons International, Phillip Morris, Köhler, Star Alliance, Shell, Etihad.....
In 2004 Ali was approached to partner with CRA Inc in the USA as an associate within the leadership faculty providing Executive Leadership Coaching for many valued clients across EMEA, ASIAPAC & the USA including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, C.I.T., BNPParibas, Debevoise & Plimpton, Acacia Mining, BorgWarner, Davidson Kempner, Oppenheimer & Tory Burch.
Widely experienced across a variety of industries, Ali has a reputation for achieving results in organizations undergoing transformational change, building capability and confidence for people in their roles and in successfully influencing resistant mindsets.
Outside of the corporate world, Ali often coaches private individuals to push through challenges they feel are holding them or their organizations back. One amazing opportunity was spent in India supporting the Maharaja of Udaipur refine operationalnand service leadership across his 12 luxury palace hotels throughout Rajasthan. With a love of travel and curiosity for people & learning, Ali relishes opportunities to soak up new experiences which deepen and inform her Coaching practice.
Coaching is increasingly recognised as the accelerator in peoples’ success stories both professionally and personally. Ali believes coaching leaders to lead well is an enormous privilege even when the message leaders need to hear is a tough one. If it is the key to leaders building better relationships, reputation and results, Ali will deliver it in a way it can be heard.
Emma has been part of System1 since 2004, channelling her great energy to help us grow from a UK start up to a global industry leader. She treasures her diverse experience across the business, ultimately settling in global operations for over 5 years – which more than satisfied her curious and enquiring (she says nosey!) personality and her enjoyment of problem-solving.
When Emma did her MBA she recognised her passion and clear talent for managing people. As a genuinely caring person it was a natural progression for Emma to join our Exec Team in April 2020 as Chief People Officer. Emma’s highly effective at spotting and nurturing talent, resulting in the united world-class team we are today. At every step along the way she supports our people to be the very best they can be. Emma also advocates that a symbiotic relationship between individual growth and the growth of the business leads to success for all.
Outside of work, Emma has 2 children and cherishes family time. Her adventurous spirit motivates her to experiment with different experiences and try out new hobbies and activities, particularly travel and exploring. Emma is also a keen runner, enjoying Park Run every Saturday, and regularly paddleboards. She’s also a member of a craft beer club.
Fiona McKinnon is the cofounder and CEO of Moment Company.
Burnout was the catalyst for change in Fiona’s life and career. After 22 years of living, working and travelling around the world as an executive in the AdTech and Media industry for brands such as The Guardian, CNN and Warner Media in Europe, Australia, USA and Canada, Fiona experienced first-hand the physical and mental impact of not being able to say No!!
It was at this point that she became curious about the connection between our mind, stress and our body’s reaction, which led to her practising Transcendental Meditation and breathwork, and to train in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Mindfulness and Reiki. The impact was profound and life changing.
Fiona co-founded Moment Company in 2020 with Alex Strang and Charlie Cadbury to bring together the techniques that helped them overcome stress and burnout. They are passionate about sharing the benefits of taking mindful Moments throughout the busy working day to improve mental fitness, mindset control and to build happier healthier lives.
Gimena Diaz is the former General Manager of PayPal France. She has 20 years’ experience in business development and management in High Tech: online and mobile services, payments, digital ID, fintech/banks, telecom and e-commerce. She worked for companies such as Schlumberger/Gemalto and she joined PayPal France at the beginning of the adventure in October 2007 to build the Business Development and Innovation team before becoming the Sales Director in 2010.
In 2012, as PayPal France General Manager and European coordinator, she grew PayPal France from 4 to 7 million users and reached 40% of e-commerce websites penetration turning PayPal into the N°1 alternative payment leader in the country. She also launched new services and experiences for PayPal in Europe throughout the four years in the role. In 2016, she moved into a more entrepreneurial adventure as board member of Paris Business Angel helping start-ups with fundraising and international development. She helped as board member and investor a number of start-ups in the social network, health and digital marketing sectors.
In 2019, Gimena Diaz joined Onfido, leader in the Digital ID based on Biometrics and Machine Learning, as VP Southern Europe Middle East and Africa. She built the team and the business in the region for three years. In 2022, she moves back to the entrepreneurship by creating a Fintech, Kallpa Finance.
Finally, Gimena Diaz is actively working on gender equality through her UN Women France role as Board Member since 2016.
Gimena is Argentinian-Italian, she has a Master in Economics and Finance at Sciences Po (2000) and a Post-Graduate Master in Telecom and Media at Dauphine PSL University (2001).
Kiran is an expert in complex conflict negotiation and cross-cultural facilitation. Kiran brings herself, her story, and her history in all that she does. She loves to laugh, make up a good story, see new places, but above all to find the meaning in the ordinary parts of life. She has worked in the non-profit and international development sector for over a decade for organizations driven to building greater equity and justice, before co-founding, SANTALUM, a change management consulting supporting leaders navigate issues of conflict, power, and culture. She has worked with a range of clients across the private and public sector including Big Society Capital, Westminster City Council, KIND Snacks, and Goldman Sachs. Kiran graduated with an MBA from Baruch College and holds a BA in International Affairs and Sociology from Georgia Tech and CUNY School of Professional Studies.
Kristin Luck serves as an advisor and growth strategist to a number of cutting-edge marketing and analytics technology and services firms through her consultancy, ScaleHouse. She is the founder of two marketing analytics companies that she led to successful exits. Kristin co-founded OTX, an online research business that was named the fastest growing research firm in the world in 2002 and 2003 and was subsequently acquired by Pilot Group and again by Ipsos in 2007. She then founded Forefront Consulting Group, a research technology firm that was acquired by Decipher. Decipher was acquired by FocusVision in 2014 after seven consecutive years of double- and triple-digit growth. FocusVision merged with Confirmit in 2021 to become Forsta, where she sat on the the Board of Directors until its recent acquisition by Press Ganey.
Kristin is a licensed investment banker with Oberon Securities and a founder focused on helping fellow founders and executive teams scale and monetize their businesses. Her deal expertise on both sides of transactions comes from participating in both acquisitions and exits from $30 million to $225 million. She is also passionate about supporting founders in international markets execute their entry into the U.S.Kristin regularly contributes to both the commercial (Fast Company, Forbes) and academic press (Research World, Journal of Brand Strategy) where she explores emerging marketing and research methods. She is consistently ranked as one of the top 100 sales and branding experts to follow on social media.
In addition to Founding, Women in Research, Kristin has also served on the board of ESOMAR, the global insights and analytics association, for eight years; including a two year term as Vice-President and a two year term as President.
Kristof De Wulf is a TEDx speaker, Master Marketer (Belgian Association of Marketing), blogger for MarketingTribune, author of +15 peer-reviewed international articles, member of different advisory councils, driving force behind the “CEO Change League Community,” agency Researcher of the Year (2011, MOA), and Ghent University Alumnus of the Year (2014).
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MB Christie’s executive career spans over 25 years of leading fast growth digital organisations (QXL, Rightmove, Tech Nation) and spearheading digital transformations at leading brands (the Financial Times, TUI Group, Simply Business) in both Chief Product Officer and COO roles. Her specialities are scaling digital, tech and data products and operations in fast growth businesses.
MB recently transitioned to a portfolio NED career. She has just been appointed to the board of Moneysupermarket Group, a FTSE 250 company whose purpose is to save people money through its price comparison site and its intelligence on Money Savings Expert. She is also a NED on Social Finance, a non-profit that tackles complex social problems (e.g. domestic abuse, prisoner reoffending, social care) through innovative partnerships with government, charities, and private sector investors. And she is on the Board of Advisors for One Tech, a social enterprise that aims to create a more inclusive tech start-up ecosystem.
MB received her BSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and started her business career as an accidental entrepreneur in Prague, Czech Republic in the 1990s.
Mariela Hunter specializes in driving growth and profitability for scale-ups and corporations through AI-enabled strategies. With expertise spanning geographic expansions, product design, go-to-market strategies, partnerships, and strategic investments, she helps businesses excel in various markets and segments.Mariela’s approach involves orchestrating cross-functional resources, embedding AI tools into process flows, and reverse-engineering from performance successAs a 3x founder and opportunist, she brings a unique perspective to redefining market potential and rejuvenating business models. With cross-sector expertise in technology, venture capital, fintech, SaaS, health-tech, financial services, and renewable energy, she brings a broad expertise to drive growth.Mariela holds degrees from Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, the University of Edinburgh.
Mark is the Founding Director of Transform Performance International, a performance improvement consultancy that unlocks growth through behavioural and cultural change.
Following a corporate background in financial services and technology, Mark co-founded Transform Performance in 1999. Since then he has led performance improvement projects for clients in over 60 countries. He has worked as a strategist, chair and facilitator with global brands, investment houses and academic institutions. His creativity has ensured that Transform Performance International has a well-earned reputation for inspiring leadership and coaching talent, growing sales and transforming the way people communicate. In short, delivering results through change.
Mark’s expertise lies in improvement at an individual, team and organisational level, through changes in mindsets, attitudes and beliefs. He has also led research projects into belief systems which drive behaviours affecting individual, team and organisational performance (subsequently published as co-authored best-selling books). As a coach and mentor, he develops emotional intelligence in others to enhance their interpersonal relationships in an increasingly virtual world where the manner and style of engagement can make or break internal collaboration and external customer success.
Mark is co-author of The Leader’s Secret Code, The Salesperson’s Secret Code and 100 BIG IDEAS TO HELP YOU SUCCEED.
Nadia Edwards-Dashti co-founded the Harrington Starr Group in 2010, a leading Financial Technology recruitment business with offices in London, New York and Belfast. In 18 years in the financial services technology sector, she has been responsible for helping over 2000 people find jobs and has grown from a trainee to a Chief Customer Officer. She runs the Podcast Series ‘FinTech with Nadia: The DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Discussions’ to story tell the challenges and successes of this industry. Nadia has written a book through Palgrave Macmillan, ‘Fintech Women Walk the Talk: Moving the needle for workplace gender equality in financial Services and beyond’ and within it quotes 100+ of her podcast interviewees.
Winner of Investing in Talent 2019 Awards - Most Inspirational Recruitment Leader, Innovate Finance: Women in FinTech Powerlist, FinTech Magazine Top 100 Women in FinTech 2022, Partner to the University of East London: Centre of FinTech
Navjot is a dynamic and accomplished leader with over 30 years of global experience in crafting and driving innovative IT strategies across fast-paced, transformative industries. A technologist and engineer at heart, she combines technical expertise with a human-centred leadership style, passionate about creating more inclusive and welcoming workplaces. Known for her sharp sense of humour and deep enthusiasm for AI, Navjot thrives at the intersection of technology and people. She is currently pursuing her postgraduate studies in AI for Business at the University of Oxford, further fuelling her passion for cutting-edge innovation and leadership in the tech world.
Odharnait started her career at Google and now runs Solas, a consultancy that develops business leaders who will build an inclusive and sustainable future. She has deep expertise in leadership and organisational development, human-centred design and innovation. She has worked across the non-profit, commercial and public sectors, with partners like M.I.T. and UNICEF and has co-founded two companies. As Chief Learning Officer at T-minus, she helped hundreds of leaders in startups and global corporations, like Unilever, develop the mindset and skills they need to build organisations that foster creativity, resilience and growth. She was the lead author of the Disruptive Leadership Report, which investigated the main challenges and capabilities needed for business leaders hoping to survive and thrive in an age of disruption.
Rachel is a women's health specialist Naturopath and Herbalist with over 19 years experience both in her face-to-face clinics and virtually. With a human biology degree ('96) and herbal medicine and naturopathy qualifications from the College of Naturopathic Medicine ('05), Rachel is able to disseminate complicated medical information and make it accessible, engaging and fun for her support group, day retreat, corporate workshop or podcast listeners.Rachel is dedicated to supporting busy, professional women during times of hormonal transition, especially, perimenopause. She is passionate about educating and empowering women to be warriors for their own health, with the aim of increasing self-awareness alongside moving towards gentler monthly cycles and a kinder menopause transition overall.Rachel brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her practice and public speaking roles. She served as the lead clinician on a popular juice, detox and yoga retreat, regularly guest teaches on yoga teacher training courses, is an experienced clinical supervisor and has been involved in new product development for several botanical drinks companies. As of July 2024, she is also the new Chair (President) of her professional association, the Unified Register of Herbal Practitioners.
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Rob Marklove is the Managing Director of Transform Performance International, a performance improvement consultancy that unlocks growth through behavioural and cultural change. Transform Performance has delivered award winning solutions in over 60 countries, in local languages, for clients such as Microsoft, GfK, American Express, Kantar, System1, Deloitte and Ashtead PLC.
Rob develops and implements the company’s business strategies by creating, executing and monitoring the performance of business plans. He is passionate about professional development and employee engagement in pursuit of company goals. Previously, Rob was the Commercial Director and still has a large involvement in helping clients get the most value from the services that we deliver. He organises, speaks and facilitates events in the sales and leadership specialisms to help other professionals in their development.
Connect with Rob on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robmarklove.
Shazia Ginai, Founder of business growth consultancy Exhale Expand Ltd, is a dynamic insight and marketing expert. She is a driving force seamlessly turning insights about businesses and the humans that form them, into action. With a stellar track record, Shazia has successfully led insight capabilities in various organizations across brands and agencies, catalysing change across diverse markets and functions at Chief Growth Officer and CEO levels. She began her journey in the luxury fragrance and skincare industry at P&G, solidifying her expertise. Later, she established and led the global insight function at ghd, cementing her passion for actionable insights and empathetic leadership. Following this Shazia was CEO of the thought leading neuromarketing agency Neuro-Insight.Beyond her career, Shazia passionately champions equality and inclusion. She holds a role on the advisory board for Women in Research, until recently was Chair of colour of research and on the Market Research Society D&I council. Shazia's commitment extends beyond her professional life. She dedicates her time and energy to raising awareness and researching menstrual health, actively volunteering for Endometriosis, is trained in breathwork for trauma integration and yoga, actively championing decolonisation of this sacred south Asian practice.
Tiama Hanson-Drury is Chief Product Officer at Minna Technologies where she runs the global product and design functions. Prior to that, she ran products for insights & research tech companies like Dynata and Zappi. She is passionate about building product growth engines and brings extensive experience in data-driven product development in the consumer and B2B Insights platform space. Her expertise includes Product Led Growth, Transformation, Consumer Insights, B2B2C data products, B2B enterprise platforms and the increasingly complex area of personal data privacy.
Tiama is actively committed to supporting diversity, she helped develop mentorship and diversity efforts at Kantar Profiles and Zappi and served as Dynata’s Executive Diversity & Inclusion sponsor. She is an active Exec member of Women In Research (WIRe).
