About this Event
Disruptors Festival is a curated, one-day leadership and culture gathering created by Violet Simon, supported by LSEG.
It brings together women and allies shaping how power, leadership, identity, wealth, wellbeing, and culture are being redefined — not in theory, but through lived experience, perspective, and storytelling.
This is not a conference built on performance or surface-level inspiration. It is designed for depth, relevance and conversations that stay with you.
Across two parallel rooms, the Festival brings together:
- Short-form Disruptors Talks
- Fireside conversations and panels
- Grounded wellbeing and reflection sessions
All within an intentional, carefully curated environment.
Who This Is For
Disruptors Festival is for women and allies who:
- Carry responsibility and influence
- Are navigating leadership, reinvention, visibility, or change
- Want conversations that are culturally relevant, emotionally intelligent, and commercially aware
The audience spans mid-level to senior leaders, founders, creatives, and decision-makers across business, media, technology, culture, and social impact.
What to Expect
Disruptors Talks
Short, impactful talks (10–12 minutes) from women reshaping industries, narratives, and leadership norms.
Panels & Fireside Conversations
Thoughtful, unscripted discussions exploring:
- Leadership and power
- AI and influence
- Power, presence and personal freedom
- Reinvention and wealth
- Identity, trauma, and selfhood
Disruptors 50 Over 50
Recognising women redefining legacy, influence, and leadership beyond midlife — challenging age-limited narratives of power and relevance.
Creative Pause for Life
Guided grounding, breathwork, and reset sessions woven through the day, supporting clarity, regulation, and presence.
Connection & Exchange
Intentional networking designed to encourage meaningful conversation rather than transactional exchanges.
Programme Structure
Disruptors Festival is a two-room experience, with concurrent sessions running throughout the day.
Morning
- Arrival & networking
- Opening plenary
- Creative Pause grounding session
- AI x Women conversations
Midday
- Power, Presence and Personal Freedom
- Disruptors 50 Over 50 spotlight
- Reinvention & leadership sessions
Afternoon
- REWIRED: Leadership & Success Unmasked
- Reclaiming the Self
- Girlfriends Live (unfiltered, cultural conversation)
- Comedy act
Closing
- Keynote: The Future Belongs to Storytellers
- Closing with Creative Pause
- Drinks, canapés, and conversation
Speakers
Disruptors Festival features a carefully curated mix of leaders across culture, business, media, wellbeing, and innovation.
Speakers include:
- : Entrepreneur, Founder of Sins Angels & Cultural Icon
- : TV Presenter, Diversity Expert, Award-Winning Author and Former Director of Creative Diversity at the BBC
- : Author, broadcaster and coach
- : Founder & CEO of Dots Connect
- : Chief AI Transformation Officer, Microsoft
- : Founder & CEO, The Bijna Group
- : CEO of Male Allies UK
- : Global Head of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) LSEG
- : Founder of Rapid Tapping, author, speaker and mind coach
- CEO, Founder, WeAreTheCity and WeAreTechWomen
- : Director of Electric Peach and author
- : Philanthropist and Human Rights activist
- : Award-winning Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon and Cornea Specialist
- : Author, Speaker, MD Kiss the Frog
- : Founder of The Women’s Chapter®
- : Doctor, researcher, and content creator
- : Founder & CEO Frolicme.com
- : Curator of Awe & Transpersonal Experiences
- : Writer, Producer, Actress
- : Founder of Qudos Beauty
- Jules Greensmith: Founder and CEO of HiS Charity and Co-Founder of
- : Relationships & Intimacy Coach
- : Co-founder, Creative Pause for Life; Engagement Director, Violet Simon
- : Author, Speaker and Founder of The WayFinders Group
- : Media Consultant and Voice Over Artist
- : Author, broadcaster and speaker
- : Founder and CEO, Violet Simon
- : Commercial and Cultural Leader
- : Psychotherapist; Director of Conscious Culture Coach
- : Investment banker, Non-Executive Director and Author
- : CEO, 50:50 Parliament
- : Senior Sales Enablement Manager at Equiniti Group
- : Managing Director, Options Group
- : Psychologist, Author and Behavioural Change Specialist
- : Journalist, editor, and media leader
- : Poet, speaker, and coach
Why Attend
- Engage with leadership conversations grounded in real experience, not performance
- Gain perspective on power, visibility, reinvention, and identity
- Step out of operational mode and into reflective, future-focused thinking
- Be in a room designed for substance, credibility, and cultural relevance
This is a space to think, listen, connect, and reset.
Event Venue
London Stock Exchange, 10 Paternoster Square, London, United Kingdom
