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Speaker Profile

Guest of Honor

Hon'ble
Baroness (Dr.) Sandip Verma
Chair of UN Women,UK, Chair of Nexus Green Ltd, Former Minister of Energy,
Climate Change & International Development, Govt of UK

Baroness Verma is a highly influential, both as an outward facing global business leader and within the numerous
political positions she has held.

Since entering the House of Lords in 2006, she has held several key Ministerial appointments, in Government
and opposition. Baroness Verma is adept at leading teams from the front, strong in strategy development and
transformational change. She has significant experience in chairing committees both in the private and public
sectors.
Baroness Verma is self-assured, confident in decision making and wise enough to build strong teams around
her. A strong and committed advocate of diversity and inclusion, she is involved in a wealth of influential
initiatives to create a more inclusive working environment and society. She has led from the front specifically on
gender and race discriminations, both in her political position as well as in her many roles on committees.
Baroness Verma was the Prime Minister’s Ministerial global champion for tackling violence against women and
girls when was a government minister.

Baroness Verma has received numerous accolades over the years, as a business leader, politician and
champion on rights and access to opportunities. She doesn’t shy away from being forthright and honest but has
always embraced the art of cooperative support as the most successful way to achieve results.

She co- founded Powerful Women, when as an energy minister she saw the lack of senior women in the energy
sector, which has helped changed the way women are supported in the sector. She is Chair of UN Women UK,
the national committee of UN Women the only UN organisation that focuses specifically on women and girls.

She is Chancellor of Roehampton University and sits on the governing council of Southampton University.
Baroness Verma is an independent director on the Afrinex Stock Exchange of Mauritius and an advisor on a
number of business bodies.

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