It’s our favourite day in the calendar and we don’t think we’re being biased when we say this year’s Step Forward Summit was our best yet! 

To mark International Women’s Day 2025, we brought our incredible community together in one room, for a celebration like no other. With a line-up up of some of the world’s most renowned CEOs, change-makers, media personalities and celebrities on an agenda packed with the issues that matter most to women today, this year’s summit was an event we will never forget.  

Held at The Brewery, Moorgate, our biggest venue yet, we inspired, celebrated and connected with each other in style at the sold-out event.  

If you were unable to secure your spot, here’s just a few highlights from a truly incredible day.  

An Incredible Line-up

This year, we hosted a stand-out line up across three amazing stages. From MTV VMA winner and music legend Eve to Documentary Maker Georgia Harrison, we gained key insights from some of the most successful speakers committed to changing the landscape for women today.  

With fourteen insightful, unparalleled workshops and speaker sessions, we played host to Journalist Clare Cohen, Kedeena Cox OBE, Caudalie Founder Mathilde Thomas, PensionBee CBO Lisa Picardo, Founder of The Self Hood Daisy Morris and so many more.  

We also enjoyed a networking event, in partnership with Riser, led by founder and CEO Lamees Butt and CCO Suzanne Bannister, where we learned how to speed connect alongside the incredible women of the AllBright community.  

Thought Provoking Panels and Workshops

From Leading with Love and Driving Change to Women with Bold Visions and Women’s Wealth and Financial Management, we stepped forward for the pressing issues of today’s climate for women. We also learned the value of building an investment portfolio with eToro’s Sam North. 

We talked through Creative Brilliance with Marketing and Digital Leader Teresa Ferreira, Founder of The Glittersphere Nishma Patel and Lemonade Dolls’ Lemon Fuller, led by AllBright’s very own incredible Content Editor and Social Media Lead Kim Bansi, where we learned the power of complimenting each other loudly.

AllBright CEO Viv Paxinos delved into the power of Leading with Love, by talking with Pandora Marketing Director Sarah Chenery, Mitesh Sheth, CIO of Newton Investment Management and Claire Isnard, Global Chief People & Organisation Officer, Chanel.  

We were also thrilled to host a special Step Forward edition of the Ladies who Launch Podcast, hosted by Rochelle Humes and Kelly Hoppen. .  

Unparalleled Brand Experiences

We indulged, we refreshed, and we connected.  

We enjoyed hand yoga and explored workplace wellbeing solutions with Logitech, then when we were officially relaxed, we updated our look and our nail game with an exclusive nail station by Townhouse.

We sipped wine and enjoyed relaxed celebrative conversation with the women of AllBright at Caudalie’s pop-up wine bar, where we were also treated to experiencing their incredible range of sustainable, all-natural skincare products. Plus, we captured our Step Forward memories at the photo station, discovered our word for the year and took home a matching flower in Pandora’s welcoming and cosy BeLove lounge.

We rounded off a day we’ll never forget with an evening of celebration by AllBright, with a Cocktails, canapés, and a live DJ, truly starting the weekend with style! 

We’d love to give a special thanks to our brilliant Step Forward partners, Pandora, Caudalie, eToro, Logitech, QVC UK and PensionBee for helping us make 2025’s Step Forward our largest, most unmissable, fun and incredible yet.

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