2025 Preliminary Program

12.45 - 13.30Register and Networking
13.30 - 13.35Welcome
- Ulla Essendrop, Moderator
13.35 - 13.45Opening Address – The Power of Inclusive Leadership
- Tine Arentsen Willumsen, CEO, Above & Beyond Group
13.45 - 14.00Inclusive Growth and the Future of Work
- Bhushan Sethi, Partner, PwC US
14.00 - 14.15My Path to Embracing Neurodiversity and Leading with Vulnerability
- Pernille Fritz Vilhelmsen, C-Suite Thought-Leader and Former Chief People & Culture Officer, Hempel
14.15 - 14.30Why Inclusion Matters More than Ever
- Rukasana Bhaijee, Global Head of DE&I, Financial Times
14.30 - 14.50Nordic Dialogue – Political Progress towards Equality
- Magnus Heunicke, Minister of Environment and Gender Equality, The Danish Parliament
- Special guest
- interviewed by Ulla Essendrop, Moderator
14.50 - 15.05Musical Performance
15.05 - 15.35Coffee Break
15.35 - 16.05Panel Discussion – How to Bridge a Divided World
- Claes Westerlind, President & CEO, NKT
- Barbara Burghardt, Senior Vice President, HR Business and Talent Development, BMW
- Rafif Srour, Executive Vice Dean, School of Science & Technology, IE Business School
- Naveed Niwaz, Partner, McKinsey & Company
- Charlotte Slente, Secretary General, Danish Refugee Council
- Moderated by Clement Kjersgaard, TV Host, Publisher and Journalist
16.05 - 16.20Closing the Gender Gap in the UK’s Top Leadership
- Vivienne Artz, CEO, FTSE Women Leaders Review
16.20 - 16.35Corporate Innovation Needs Creativity Through Diversity
- UBS key speaker to be announced
16.35 - 17.30Womenomics Award Ceremony
Womenomics Inclusion Award - Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft
Womenomics Climate Award - Edda Sif Pind Aradóttir, CEO, Carbfix
Womenomics Leadership Award - Nora Bavey and Thea Messel, Founding Partners, Unconventional Ventures
17.30 - 18.30Networking Drinks