Sophie Walker spent twenty years at Reuters as an international journalist. After supporting her elder daughter through a diagnosis of autism, she started campaigning for disability rights, particularly those of girls on the autism spectrum.
In 2015, she co-founded and led the Women’s Equality Party. She ran for London Mayor in 2016 and stood for election to Westminster in 2017, advocating for investment in care, equal pay, and ending violence against women.
In 2019, Sophie became Chief Executive of Young Women's Trust, later serving as Chief Strategy Officer for feminist law firm McAllister Olivarius. She then established her personal consultancy. Sophie is also co-founder of Activate, a fund supporting women from minoritised communities to enter politics, and author of "Five Rules For Rebellion: Let’s Change the World Ourselves."
Campaigning is the art of changing what is possible by persuading people to support a move that would not normally happen. In this session, Sophie Walker will help you assess the change you want to make and work out how to translate it into a compelling message and action. Through targeted next steps, Sophie will help you to identify the clients, communities, allies and resources you need to move forward to a successful outcome.
How you talk about, and share information relating to the work you’re doing and the projects you care about can have a huge impact on how successful you are at achieving your goals. In this session, Sophie Walker will work through a framework for delivering your mission and message to the audiences you need to reach in the most effective way.
Public speaking can be one of the most powerful experiences for anyone with a story to tell, a concern to share, or a need to mobilise people. Sophie Walker will help you to free your voice, harness your energy, practise your poise and help you connect and deliver what really matters.
