Co-Chair

Invest in Women Taskforce

Debbie is a multi exit entrepreneur, Board advisor and investor, now focused on diversity, health and wellness and economic empowerment.

The new taskforce to be established to boost private investment in women-led businesses and make the UK the best place in the world to be a female founder.

Debbie is the co-Founder of AllBright, the leading career network for women (exited 2022). Previously she founded Founder of Love Home Swap (sold to Wyndham 2017) and Mantra (sold to Loewy 2007).

She is the co-founder of WJV LLP, the boutique investment and strategic innovation firm focused on empowering female founders.

CEO & Co-Founder

SAVE YOUR WARDROBE

Hasna Kourda is CEO and co-founder of Save Your Wardrobe. With a background in Economics and Corporate Strategy, Hasna's vision for circularity and zero waste is inspired by her Tunisian upbringing and led her to found Save Your Wardrobe in 2017 with co-founder Mehdi Dogri. The company is the first and only end to end integrated platform offering after-sales services. Save Your Wardrobe’s Repair and Care infrastructure platform enables the seamless booking and management of aftercare services for brands and retailers both in store and online.

Founder & CEO

Global Invest Her

Anne is the Founder CEO Global Invest Her, InvestHer Summit, a Global Advocate on Gender Equality, a TEDx & Keynote Speaker and Former Head EU Delegation W20.

Anne is on a Mission to Get 1M Women Entrepreneurs Funded by 2030.

Her incredible energy and relentless efforts to change the ecosystem has been recognized on multiple occasions. She was the President and Jury member of Simone Veil Prize for Gender Equality (by President Macron of France).

Director Policy and Strategy team

British Business Bank

As the Director of Policy and Strategy Caroline leads corporate strategy and business planning.

She leads delivery of the Bank’s strategic impact objectives; unlocking potential to ensure entrepreneurs have access to finance, regardless of who or where they are, and building a modern green economy by backing ground-breaking climate solutions and supporting smaller businesses to transition to net zero. She led the 2023 research publication Finding What Works: Improving Diversity in Venture Capital Investment. Caroline has a decade of strategy experience spanning public, private, and non-profit sectors.

Prior to joining the Bank, Caroline was a strategy consultant at EY Port Jackson Partners in Sydney, Australia. She holds a Master of Public Administration from the London School of Economics.

Country Head United Kingdom

BNP Paribas

Emmanuelle is BNP Paribas UK Country Head since March 2023 and a member of the CIB Board.

Emmanuelle has developed a broad and diversified experience in the banking industry over years, starting in the investment banking division in Europe, and working successfully in Corporate and Institutional Coverage and Corporate Finance for a cumulated 15 years, on both large and mid-caps. She then joined the US platform where she became the Chief Compliance Officer for the Americas.

In her current role, Emmanuelle draws on her international, commercial and management expertise to further the development of the UK franchise.

Global Product Law Partner

HOGAN LOVELLS

Valerie excels in tailor-made solutions for the complex world of products, with a particular expertise in the global launch of innovative products. Valerie has honed her skills in all issues relating to product commercialisation and resolving product challenges that arise in the global marketplace.

She is also an active pioneer for the Super Women in Tech initiative at Hogan Lovells