Gemma Styles

Official Programme Ambassador, Author, Podcaster and Mental Health Ambassador

Gemma Styles is a published author, award-winning podcaster, eyewear brand founder and mental health advocate with more than 14 million followers across her platforms including over 10m on Instagram alone. As the host of her award-winning podcast, Good Influence, Gemma invites discussion on topics that we should be familiar with, from mental health to sustainability and feminism. After three successful seasons, Good Influence won ‘Podcast of the Year’ at the 2022 Blogosphere Awards. In partnership with Kenmark, Gemma crafted her own brand, Gemma Styles Eyewear and has launched three successful sunglasses collections and last year, branched into optical eyewear. September 2024 saw the launch of Gemma’s debut best selling book ‘Why Am I Like This?’. Published by Penguin the book is an insightful, reassuring handbook for navigating the pressures and anxieties of modern life. Gemma is also an ambassador for MQ Mental Health research.

Laura Ingham

Deputy Director, Global Fashion Network, Vogue

Laura Ingham, Vogue's Deputy Director, Global Fashion Network, leads and informs global trends through her insightful and authoritative edit of the fashion landscape. Her impeccable taste, rooted in classicism and timeless style, resonates with and influences a dedicated and global fashion audience, reflected across international fashion weeks by her significant street style presence. Ingham joined British Vogue in 2017 working as Fashion Market Director in the Vogue Centenary year, before returning in 2019. In 2021, Laura was promoted to Deputy Director, Global Fashion Network. She held several Press and PR roles over the last twenty years working with a number of luxury brands including Alexander McQueen and Dior where she worked for over a decade.

Philip Konopik

Group Country Manager, Nordics and Baltics, Visa Europe

Philip Konopik is Group Country Manager, Nordics and Baltics, Visa Europe, responsible for leading Visa’s commercial payments and money movement strategy across the region. In this role, he drives growth and scale across Visa Commercial Solutions and Visa Direct, working closely with banks, fintechs, corporates and partners to deliver innovative, secure and efficient payment solutions that support businesses of all sizes. Philip is focused on accelerating adoption of commercial cards, embedded payments, and B2B money movement, while ensuring Visa’s propositions, platforms and partnerships are fit for the evolving needs of European markets. Prior to this role, Philip was Regional Managing Director for Visa in the Nordic & Baltics, for 5 years, where he was responsible for driving the growth and evolution of Visa’s clients and partners across the region, ensuring Visa was the preferred partner to pay and be paid in secure, efficient and frictionless ways. Philip joined Visa in 2016 as Country Manager for Ireland, forming part of the UK & Ireland leadership team, where he led market expansion, client engagement and strategic partnerships.

Shailja Dubé

Deputy Director - Institute of Positive Fashion, British Fashion Council

Shailja Dubé leads the BFC’s Institute of Positive Fashion, responsible for the strategy and delivery of the BFC's climate action commitment. Its aim is to embed climate-readiness across the industry through systems change. In her role, she develops the BFC’s industry-wide sustainability programmes which support a low carbon and circular fashion ecosystem. Prior to the BFC, Dubé was Responsible Retail Lead at Accenture UK focused on the intersection of sustainability and business, and has held strategy, innovation, and social policy roles.

Kirsty Keoghan

General Manager, European Fashion, eBay

Kirsty Keoghan is eBay’s GM of European Fashion, leading the business across the UK, Germany, France and Italy. Since joining in 2011, she has driven major initiatives including free fashion selling, the Love Island pre-loved partnership and the UK launch of Authenticity Guarantee. Recognised in Retail Week’s Future Leaders and The Tech List, Kirsty is passionate about authentic, circular fashion. A long-time eBay seller and mother of two, she champions sustainable style.