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13th March-Lancaster Gate £200 & 14th March House of Lords By Invitation
LIVE STREAM TICKETS AVAILABLE AT £100.00pp
(Lancaster Gate Only)
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HEADLINERS - HOUSE OF LORDS
Headline Speaker- Lady Anne Welsh
Headline Sponsors and Speakers- Stephanie & Nicky Taylor
Headline Sponsors and Speakers- Stephanie & Nicky Taylor
Anne Welsh is the CEO and Founder of Painless Universal, an internationally recognised author and motivational speaker, connecting with people on how to deal with physical and mental pain on an individual basis or working closely with corporate decision makers. Anne is also a member of Cass's Executive Board of the Global Women's Leadership Programme that seeks to inspire, equip and connect women to become thriving leaders. She is a global leader in Sickle Cell awareness and former Chairperson of Sickle Cell Society UK. She is a leading international speaker and best-selling author of her memoir “Painless: Living with Pain Finding Joy” which was endorsed by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - Director General of the World Health Organisation. As a former Chairperson of the charity Sickle Cell Society UK, she supported the development and implementation of policies to improve the quality of life of affected individuals.
Anne has been featured on BBC Focus on Africa, Jeremy Vine's Radio 2, the Sun, Channel 4 news, Thrive Global and many other media outlets as well as many major African television and radio programs. Prior to founding Painless Universal, she was President of Arise Consult and worked for Lehman Brothers and Neuberger Berman Asset Management divisions, responsible for Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. Painless Universal is the world’s largest supplier of painless solutions for corporations and governments. During the pandemic, they helped over a million people of all ages, background, sexual orientation, race to change and disabilities succeed in the ‘new normal’ environment..
Headline Sponsors and Speakers- Stephanie & Nicky Taylor
Headline Sponsors and Speakers- Stephanie & Nicky Taylor
Headline Sponsors and Speakers- Stephanie & Nicky Taylor
Stephanie Taylor & Nicky Taylor are sassy sisters, certified life coaches and Founders of Blow Up Your Life which helps dynamic leaders over 40 to live their personal lives with the same intention that makes them so successful professionally.
Blow Up Your Life is the antidote to living life by default and regretting the things you didn’t do while waiting for a ‘one day’ which never comes.
After years in financial services working long hours, they had an epiphany moment when their mum was ill and they realised how precious our time is and how important it is to be conscious about the way we spend it.
After decades of thinking that business wasn’t for them. They used their Blow Up Your Life model to transform their lives and they became property investors and developers with an award-winning property management company, HMO Heaven, started Rent 2 Rent Success which has helped thousands of non-traditional investors to get started in property, became authors of the #1 best-selling book Rent 2 Rent Success and hosts of the top 1.5% podcast of the same name, won Inspirational Person of the Year 2021, and have been featured in The BBC, The Telegraph, Business Insider and many others.
They are setting up an accommodation and education trust to help people who struggle to find beautiful affordable homes.
They found their passion and their purpose.
Now their mission is helping others find theirs.
Event Patron- Mercy Gilbert
Headline Sponsors and Speakers- Stephanie & Nicky Taylor
Event Patron- Mercy Gilbert
Mercy Gilbert has been chairman of conservatives party in Orpington for five years and during her tenure she has met and welcomed several Prime Ministers (Boris, Luz Trus and Rishi Sunak the current Prime minister of United Kingdom into her constituency. Mercy has also been key part of Shaun Bailey's campaign which saw him come second in the mayoral elections.
Mercy Is also Vice-President of Clapton football club.
Mercy enthusiasm and passion for women empowerment has seen her appointed as the country head for GWDN part of United Nations initiative for women empowerment and Mercy holds the title of United Kingdom ambassador for Hera.
Mercy has previously been a UNICEF children's ambassador and lobbied on issues pertaining to child immunisation.
Helped African countries in development and facilitating sanctions and assisted in other political issues solutions.
Mercy has also been moderator for panel discussion for commonwealth summit in 2022 and co-hosted several trade missions from Africa which include , London political summit , Nigeria trade mission, investment summit and mercy has hosted various African country leaders and will be hosting African summit in Uk. She hosts her yearly event in parliament and House of Lords and Mr speakers Palace to empower the black community.
Mercy has also been a tv presenter hosting political programme interviewing politicians from across the continent and writing for various publications showcasing African culture.
Mercy has recently been nominated for the prestigious Woman on the move award 2023 in USA as the most influential black women.
About Me and my experts
Why "Master Change" & Why A Focus on Women?
Hello, I am Bernie Davies, Creator of Your Way Empowerment Series, TEDx Speaker, 2x Bestselling Author, DEI Advisor, Entrepreneur and Former Lawyer with a successful legal career spanning 21 years, who has seen her fair share of change and has learnt a thing or two about mastering change as a 21st century woman. I have been privileged to speak at the United Nations, the House of Lords, Royal Society London, Excel Arena and more on circumnavigating the many facets of change.
Women are "birthers" and by nature the carriers of change. They are expected to work alongside men in the corporate world, the third sector and as entrepreneurs, whilst still be excellent wives and mothers. They do so with the Gender pay gap still at 12% and are expected to handle the changes that come their way with the same strength of character, resilience and imagination as their male counterparts.
In this post pandemic era, change is inevitable. Accepting and maximising the opportunities that change offers is therefore an imperative. In this Retreat Day 1, Cody Gapare, Desiree Peterkin Bell, Durdana Ansari OBE Eula Clarke our Patron Mercy Gilbert and I, will explore how we've had to deal with change, how we all have seen our worlds changing, what are the potential challenges this new season brings and how we suggest one prepares for it.
Day 2, ALL GENDERS are welcome.
We will be rubbing shoulders with like minded dignitaries at the House of Lords where we will be inspired by Keynote Speakers, Alison Edgar MBE, Drs Detina & Argita Zalli to name a few. Our event Patron and Host Mercy Gilbert will be there to welcome us at the Palace of Westminster .
Event History
January 2022, I launched my Your Way Empowerment LinkedIn Live monthly series to offer a platform for likeminded women of any race, colour or creed to share their story, encourage and inspire. Cody and Desiree agreed to become my resident panellists and we had the most fantastic year chewing over some very difficult issues at times, namely the UK Barrister strikes with Dr Sally Penni MBE , Barrister at Law fleeing violence, becoming refugees who now top the field of medicine and science at the world's most prestigious institutions of education and medicine with the Zalli Twins or dealing with Bias with Lisa Durden, and a light hearted modern look at etiquette with Number 1 Bestselling author of "A Dash of Decorum 101 Tips to guide you through Formal and informal Dining Events" Julia Esteve Boyd, consultant to Royalty.
In 2023, I felt it was the natural progression to be able to host an event where women could meet face to face and learn from us and each other. We wanted the venue to reflect the heart and minds of the entrepreneur who is not afraid to dream big and reach for things, places and people outside of the ordinary. We wanted to provide a progamme of inspiration, education and strategic direction. We have an action packed day for you.
Event Highlights
- Power packed Master classes aimed at getting you out of a rut, give you hope and tools to keep breaking through the glass ceiling in these changing times
- Learn first hand, the secrets to commanding a global marketplace in a regional space
- Deep diving and exploring vital, proactive change strategies
- Group break out sessions
- Expert Panel Discussion
- Q& A s
Take a look at the calibre of our event Speakers and expert panellists