Dr Saira Hussain

Sydenham & Dulwich Girls 

Dr Saira Hussain is a UK trained consultant anaesthetist currently living in Australia, who regularly volunteers for medical missions in Papua New Guinea and Gaza. As well as her medical degree she holds a Masters Degree in Healthcare Law and Ethics.

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   Saira has recently returned from her third medical volunteer mission to Nasser Hospital, Southern Gaza, risking her life to help civilians trapped in war zones. On her return, Saira has spoken out about the dire situations she has encountered on global mainstream media, in the medical press and social media. She has also become a highly accomplished artist, raising funds for medical and humanitarian aid in Gaza through the sale of her art. She is a member of a UK-Med and MSF and plans to return to Gaza in the summer, to continue supporting civilians and contributing to capacity building in the medical education system there, alongside undertaking a humanitarian mission to Syria in September.

Naomi Alderman

South Hampstead High School

Naomi Alderman is a creative polymath. She is a writer, broadcaster, journalist, commentator and videogame designer, whose distinctive, forward-thinking literary voice blends traditional storytelling with modern technology.

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  Alongside presenting for the BBC and regularly writing for The Guardian, Naomi has won many literary awards, her novel The Power was made into an Amazon Prime series in 2023 and in 2025 she bought the company that makes her games, making her the only literary novelist in the world to own and run a video games company. She is a passionate advocate of female education, sisterhood and the GDST, and remains a vocal campaigner for women’s rights, having said that ‘other women’s support and power has been more essential to me than electricity’.

Rebecca Terzeon

South Hampstead High School

Rebecca Terzeon is the British High Commissioner to Zambia, where she has put green economic growth and the global clean energy transition at the heart of the UK-Zambia partnership. As Head of Gender Equality, Rebecca re-established the UK government’s global leadership on gender equality.

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  In roles across Africa, she has used her profile to drive women’s rights and empowerment, as well as to protect and promote democracy and civic rights. Her leadership and influence have delivered development policy change and large development portfolios, to ensure sustained impact on poverty reduction.

Baroness Sophy Antrobus

Putney High School

Dr Sophy Antrobus’ career began with 20 years in the Royal Air Force. She was the first woman to hold every job to which she was posted and served in Afghanistan and Iraq before leaving as a Wing Commander in 2011.

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  Sophy then completed a PhD and became a research fellow in the newly formed Freeman Air and Space Institute at King’s College London, frequently advising government on issues of defence and deterrence, becoming a Co-Director in 2025. Her military background, political engagement and expertise led to her being made Baroness Antrobus in February 2026. She is only the second woman RAF veteran to sit in the House of Lords.

Joanne Gillian Spick

Nottingham Girls’ High School

Joanne Spick combines professional excellence with meaningful public contribution. As Chief Financial Officer, she has over 30 years’ experience being an impactful, international leader, building high-performing teams and assuring sustainable business performance.

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  Beyond her professional achievements, she is Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Community Recording Studio in Nottingham, providing young people in challenged communities with a safe space in which to develop confidence and achieve purpose. Her leadership in partnerships addressing Violence Impacting Young People demonstrates social impact through the combination of commercial rigour with mission-driven focus.

Gillian Ridley-Whittle

Newcastle High School for Girls

Gillian Ridley-Whittle founded ethical underwear and loungewear brand Peachaus as the antithesis to the modern fashion system. After a 30-year career, she saw the damage caused by a model driven by speed, volume, and profit, often at the expense of people, wellbeing and the planet. 

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  But after discovering that poorly fitting bras cause chronic pain and impact women’s daily lives, she pivoted Peachaus from an ethical brand into a women’s health service, focusing on prevention, education and access. By bringing expert fittings and breast health education directly to workplaces, partnering with CoppaFeel!, Gillian is filling the gap between fashion and healthcare, creating meaningful, measurable impact in women’s lives. She’s on a mission to fit one million women by 2030.

Dr Gabriella Howell

Howell’s School, Llandaff

Dr Gabriella Howell has made an outstanding contribution to heritage preservation and cultural conservation in Antigua and Barbuda. As Director of Historic Preservation for the Heritage Trust, Gabriella has led the restoration and protection of significant historic sites, helping to safeguard the island’s cultural legacy for future generations. 

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  Her work has had a lasting impact on local communities and the wider understanding of Caribbean heritage. Awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours, Gabriella is recognised for her dedication, expertise and commitment to public service. She is an inspiring example of how passion and purpose can drive meaningful change, whose work is preserving history for generations to come.