Global Girl Leading Conference 2023

On 11th October 2023, Mulberry School for Girls hosted the first ever hybrid Global Girl Leading conference.

Starting at 6am UK time, students hosted a livestream for partner schools in Australia and SE Asia, featuring:

Vicki Treadell – British High Commissioner to Australia
Cathy Hunt – Executive Producer, WOW Australia
Her Excellency Josefa González-Blanco Ortiz-Mena – Mexican Ambassador to the UK
Edwina Dunn – Founder, The Female Lead
A conversation on women’s sport between Star of the Sea College, Melbourne and Mulberry School for Girls
A student news review

The ‘Breakfast session’ was followed by a conference for over 200 students from the UK, with more joining online. Students had the chance to watch two panels, ask questions to speakers and engage in a variety of activities, including dialogue mats focused on the representation of women in media. These can be accessed in the Event Resources section of the website.

Keynote Speaker

Dorothy Byrne – President, Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge; former Head of News and Current Affairs, Channel 4 Television

Panel 1 The Representation of Women in Media

Dorothy Byrne – President, Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge; former Head of News and Current Affairs, Channel 4 Television

Banseka Kayembe – Director, Naked Politics

Dr Joanna Abeyie MBE CC – Founder and MD, Blue Moon & Partners; Civil Service Commissioner and Co Secretariat, Diversity APPG

Jane Farrell (Chair) – Founder, ew group

Panel 2 The Impact of Humanitarian Crises on Girls’ Education

Professor Suni Toor – Professor of Human Rights & Gender Justice Practice, Sheffield Hallum University

Nadia Hafedh – Education Adviser (Policy and Advocacy), Save the Children UK

Rose Caldwell – CEO, Plan International UK

Jillian Popkins – Interim Deputy Executive Director, Advocacy, Programmes and Safeguarding, UNICEF UK

Ayesha Begum (Chair) – Women’s Education Officer, Mulberry School for Girls

Global Girl Leading Conference 2023

You can catch up on the stream at http://bit.ly/GGLLive2023