Speakers

Vanessa Kingori MBE is an award-winning businesswoman who broke boundaries as British Vogue’s first female business lead in its history. She quickly transformed the publication, shifting the brand’s purpose and strategy to emphasise a diversity of perspective, social responsibility, and female empowerment. The unprecedented success of her strategy led to an expansion of her role to become Chief Business Officer across the entire British company and encompassing all Condé Nast Britain brands. Vanessa is a prime example of how business transformation, digitalisation and change management can succeed with diversity and sustainability at its core. After exiting Condé Nast Vanessa became Google’s managing director of tech, media, and telecoms. 

As well as championing diversity within her brand and her industry, Vanessa organised and lead the #SHARETHEMICUK social media movement to magnify the voices and accomplishments of inspiring Black women across the country. She is also a judge for the Black British Business Awards, the Veuve Clicquot Business Women of The Year Award, and The Mayor of London’s TFL’s diversity in advertising competition. In support of women entrepreneurs, Vanessa is also part of a microfund Peanut StartHer which helps get tech and business startups founded by women on their feet.