We are honoured to welcome Skeena Rathor to headline this evening's event.  Skeena is a mother of three young daughters, founder of the vision team of Extinction Rebellion and co-founder of the Extinction Rebellion DNA.  She is also the Founder of the Politics Kitchen and The Compassionate Stroud Project.                         

“In this age of misinformation, there is power in telling the truth. We all need to look within, recognise our own power, and face what is happening together. This movement is not about symbolic actions, but about building the necessary resilient and regenerative culture that the world needs now. It’s all about taking activists into becoming activators and igniting heart intelligence.”  - Skeena Rathor

Gina Battye on the challenges LGBT people face. Gina is a renowned LGBT Consultant and Trainer for TV, Film, the Global Press, Fortune 500s + Leading Global Organisations.                                                                    

Gina's work has been featured widely in the media, including BBC, The Telegraph, BBC Three, The Times, The Sun, Psychologies, Cosmopolitan, Pink News, Vice, Gay Star News, Diva and Curve.

Lessons from the edge of war with Jerome Starkey.  Jerome is a journalist and author best known for covering wars. As a correspondent for The Times he immersed himself in conflicts from Afghanistan to Libya and he consistently found solace in life amid the violence.                                                                                        

In Kabul, where he lived for five years, Jerome adopted a street dog and restored a clapped out Volkswagen Beetle in between exposing miltiary cover-ups and crossing the country on motorbike. Later, as Africa Correspondent for The Times, he covered conflicts in the Central African Republic, both the Congos, Mali, Nigeria and Somalia. He won the Frontline Club award for excellence and the Kurt Schork Memorial Prize for courage in reporting.