Aoife Mulhearne | Management Consultant - Manager | Kearney
I joined global management consultancy Kearney as a Business Analyst in 2018 and over the past 7.5 years have supported clients in solving complex strategic challenges. After gaining broad experience across multiple industries early in my career, I am now a Manager in Kearney’s Consumer Goods team, working with leading global CPG organisations on commercial and portfolio strategy topics, primarily within large-scale, end-to-end transformation programmes.
Based in London, I work closely with teams and clients across Europe, and elected to spend five months based in Brazil working with local teams and clients. These experiences gave me exposure to a diverse range of market contexts, business challenges, opportunities and cultural perspectives. Alongside my client work, I am committed to promoting gender equity and inclusion within our firm. I lead the London GAIN (Gender Alliance and Inclusion Network) team, driving initiatives that support gender diversity and equity. I am an active member of the European GAIN leadership team, and contribute to our London DEI team. I am deeply passionate about driving gender equality within the firm and I have received recognition from peers, juniors and leaders in the business for the role that I am playing in this context.
I hold a CEMS Master’s in International Management from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and a BA in Business Studies and German from Trinity College Dublin, having studied in Ireland, Hong Kong and Germany.
Victoria Hall | Co-Founder and Employment Lawyer | Impact Lawyers
Victoria Hall is Co-Founder of Impact Legal and Business Services, a legal and business consultancy intentionally built to support growing businesses in a more human, collaborative and commercially grounded way.
Her career began in the RAF, where she led and managed teams of up to 250 people across the UK and overseas. That experience shaped her people focused leadership style early on. She later retrained as an employment lawyer, but quickly realised that legal advice on its own was rarely enough to solve complex workplace challenges. Wanting to support clients in a more meaningful way, she also qualified in HR and developed her work in leadership, management and coaching.
Victoria spent 12 years in the corporate legal world before choosing a different path. One that better reflected her values. She became an independent legal consultant, ran her own leadership and management training business and ultimately co-founded Impact with Kevin Withane. The aim: to create a model that combines legal, commercial and human insight to help founders, leaders and HR teams make confident decisions. Since launching publicly in May 2025, the business has exceeded its three-year plan within its first calendar year.
Victoria is described as wise; bringing knowledge, empathy and sensible risk management.
Outside work, she is a proud mother of three girls, a Trustee, an NED, a fundraiser and someone deeply committed to resilience, growth and making a meaningful impact.
Gary Bullen | UK President | BGIS
Gary Bullen is President of BGIS UK & Europe, where he leads the strategic growth of integrated facilities management services across the region. With nearly two decades of experience in corporate real estate and facilities management, Gary is known for his people-first leadership style and strong commitment to supporting and advancing women in the industry.
Recognising that facilities management has traditionally been a male-dominated sector, Gary has made the empowerment and progression of women a key focus of his leadership at BGIS. He actively champions initiatives that encourage more women to enter the industry and supports their development through mentoring, leadership opportunities and visible career pathways.
Under Gary’s leadership, BGIS has strengthened its employee benefits programme with a number of policies designed to better support women at every stage of their careers and lives. These include enhanced maternity support, IVF and fertility support, and the introduction of a menopause policy that goes beyond typical industry standards. These initiatives reflect Gary’s belief that meaningful change comes from creating workplace environments where women feel supported, valued and able to succeed.
Through his leadership, Gary continues to advocate for greater visibility of women in facilities management and is committed to supporting the next generation of female leaders across BGIS and the wider industry.
Cognizant
Cognizant engineers modern businesses. As one of the largest global professional services companies we help clients in the UK and Ireland modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we’re improving everyday life.
We focus on IoT, AI, software engineering and cloud—the technologies that are changing the nature of business. Our global presence enables us to serve you locally.
Deborah Oluwadare | Data Engineering, Management & Governance Associate Manager | Accenture
Deborah Oluwadare is a Data Engineering, Management and Governance Associate Manager who leads data transformation initiatives. She has delivered impactful programmes & worked across telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, financial services, energy, mining and consumer industries, since 2019, helping organisations establish trusted data foundations that support decision‑making, regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.
After completing an MSc in International Accounting and Finance, Deborah transitioned into data and technology consulting, building expertise in data governance, data quality, master data management and enterprise data strategy. She has led very large cross‑functional teams and delivered multiple solutions end‑to‑end, including the rapid implementation of an MDM platform for a nuclear energy programme.
Since early 2025, Deborah has led a Data Management and Governance workstream for a global data transformation programme, transforming a fragmented data landscape into a scalable governance model. Her work includes designing and implementing new governance and data quality frameworks, and delivering two data management platforms in parallel. Alongside client delivery, Deborah mentors & trains emerging talent and supports capability development. Her impact has been recognised through multiple leadership awards, including the Outstanding Women in Data & AI Award (2025), two promotions since June 2024, and consistently strong client feedback.
Nyree Basdeo | Management Consultant | PA Consulting
Nyree Basdeo is a Management Consultant and a TechWomen100 award winner, recognised for enabling people and organisations to thrive through transformation. With a background spanning science, technology and business change, she brings a distinctive, human‑centred lens to her work.
With a degree in Genetics and Microbiology, Nyree’s early scientific career fostered a strong analytical mindset and curiosity about how complex systems work. She later completed an MBA to deepen her business acumen before moving into management consulting, where she now leads complex, large‑scale digital and AI‑enabled transformation programmes. As a Prosci‑certified change management practitioner, she supports organisations to navigate the impact of emerging technologies on their people, culture and ways of working.
Nyree is deeply committed to advancing women in STEM and widening access to opportunity. She actively mentors early‑career professionals and draws on her own non‑linear career journey to inspire others to see what is possible. Her passion for reducing inequalities has also been shaped by hands‑on outreach and volunteering, where she has worked with charities and communities to use technology and data to create sustainable impact.
A United Nations Women UK Participant (CSW), Nyree uses her voice and platform to advance equality and empower the next generation of innovators and leaders.
Atonte Semira | Head of Community and Advocacy | UN Women UK
Atonte Semira is Head of Community & Advocacy at UN Women UK and a Trustee of 50:50 Parliament. A strategic, purpose-driven leader with over 10 years' experience across the nonprofit and business sectors, she is a passionate advocate for gender equality whose work spans community building, policy, and social impact at national and international scale.
At UN Women UK, Atonte leads a community of thousands of gender equality advocates, designing programmes, campaigns, and events that inspire meaningful public action. She was the key client stakeholder on the development of a bespoke iOS and Android social app to deepen community collaboration, led UN Women UK's participation in global campaigns including the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence, and has produced events for audiences of up to 6,000.
Atonte regularly delivers speeches and moderates panels with business leaders, activists, and policymakers centred around women's rights and gender equality. She is also a trained bystander intervention facilitator, delivering programmes to corporate partners and individuals.
As a Trustee of 50:50 Parliament, Atonte supports the charity's mission to achieve equal representation by encouraging and empowering more women and non-binary people to stand for election at all levels of government.
Her mission is to create a more equitable and just world for people of all genders, empowering individuals to take action on gender equality, in turn making it a reality.
Sherifat Akintunde-Shitu | Data and AI Manager | Accenture Uk
Sherifat Akintunde-Shitu is a data and AI leader specialising in helping organisations turn complex data strategy into practical, operational capability. She is the UKI Master Data Management Capability Lead at Accenture, where she works with organisations across sectors to design and implement data governance and master data capabilities that enable trusted analytics, AI adoption, and better decision-making.
With over a decade of experience in data and technology, Sherifat has led data transformation initiatives that help organisations establish trusted data foundations to support digital transformation and emerging AI use cases. Her work focuses on bridging the gap between strategy and delivery, ensuring that data governance and management frameworks translate into real business value.
Beyond her client work, Sherifat is a recognised industry voice and regularly speaks at international conferences on data governance, master data management, and responsible AI adoption. She is passionate about supporting the next generation of technology leaders and founded the Women in Data & AI community at Accenture, creating a platform for connection, mentorship, and visibility for women in the field.
Sherifat has been recognised through several industry awards, including being named among the 50 Most Influential Muslims in Europe (2025) and being a finalist at the Women in Tech Excellence Awards and the Everywoman in Tech Awards.
Ilinca Georgescu | CEO and Founder | Trem Ltd
Ilinca Georgescu is the Founder and CEO of Trem, a digital health startup developing technology to help people understand and track tremor disorders through wearable devices and AI. Trem’s mission is to remove the guesswork from tremor care by providing objective measurement tools that support better diagnosis, treatment, and research. Ilinca founded Trem after being diagnosed with Essential Tremor at the age of 27. Essential Tremor is one of the most common movement disorders in the world. It is a chronic neurological condition that can worsen with age and, in severe cases, become a significant physical disability affecting everyday activities such as eating or dressing.
Before founding Trem, Ilinca worked as an architect before transitioning into the technology sector, where she led digital transformation initiatives at DC Thomson. She brings a multidisciplinary background spanning architecture, design, and technology, and is a second-time founder building products at the intersection of health, AI, and user experience.Alongside her work as a founder, Ilinca teaches UX/UI design and actively mentors and advocates for women entering the technology industry.
Under her leadership, Trem has secured early support from the University of Oxford, been selected for multiple innovation programmes, and is collaborating with universities across the UK and Europe to validate its technology. Ilinca believes that no one should ever be told to 'just learn to live with it'.
Hanieh Bazargan | Associate Director - People Operations | BGIS
Originally from Iran, I moved to the UK at 18 to continue my education and build a safe and independent future. My academic journey began with an undergraduate degree, followed by postgraduate study in International Relations and Diplomacy, then Law, before undertaking doctoral research in Political Economy, which I pursued for five years. This path shaped my perspective on leadership, equity, and the structural barriers that can affect opportunity.
During the Covid period, I made the decision to pivot my career and move into HR, driven by a desire to make a direct impact on people’s working lives. Since entering the profession, I have progressed from HR and Procurement Coordinator to Associate Director – People Operations within five years, building my career in the facilities management sector, a traditionally male-dominated industry.
As a woman of colour rebuilding my career in a new country and industry, I understand how powerful mentorship, visibility, and opportunity can be. I was fortunate to be supported by exceptional female leaders early in my career, and their mentorship shaped the leader I strive to be today.
I am passionate about championing women in the workplace and helping create environments where women feel seen, supported, and empowered to progress and lead.