Just do it! Women Inspiring Change with Sandra Davis

Eleanor Mills joins Sandra Davis and an incredibly panel of women for Mischon de Reya’s Just do it! Women Inspiring Change event.

25 April 2024

18:00 – 20:45

Where: Mischon de Reya’s offices, London

Join us for a fun and lively evening with Sandra Davis, Partner in Mishcon de Reya’s family team, and a panel of inspirational women who will share their personal stories of navigating midlife to drive change, contribute to society, and embark on new adventures. Whether it’s a career change, the pursuit of a new passion, or giving back to society, women over 50 can get out there and just do it!

Come along to Mischon de Reya’s offices in London, participate in the discussion, ask questions, and learn from these incredible women who are inspiring change. (Scroll down to see bios of the full panel.) You’ll also have an opportunity to chat over a glass of wine and nibbles!

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Chaired by Sandra Davis

Sandra is Partner in Mishcon de Reya’s family team, with over 40 years’ experience of family law practice. She specialises in complex high net worth and ultra high net worth cases, often with an international element and involving tax and trust issues, substantial business assets and partnerships, disputes concerning children and pre- and post-nuptial settlements. Her career highlights have included representation of the Princess of Wales, Jerry Hall, Thierry Henry and Tamara Mellon. She is proud to be named as one of the Top 100 Lawyers and one of the Top 50 women in the London Super Lawyers directory. Outside of work, Sandra’s interests include theatre, art, photography, travel, public speaking, and mentoring. With her extensive experience of managing conflict in families, she aims to provide holistic wrap around help to those experiencing family breakdown, and is excited to contribute to the Circle Square community.

Panellists

Emma Hague – Emma is an entrepreneur who successfully exited her business and now focuses on putting back in many ways, from Angel investments, to co investments with other like minded family offices, helping other businesses reach their goals and supporting charities close to her heart. A senior advisor, shadow CEO, board member, non executive director, patron to various charities and mentor for people that align with her beliefs.

Eleanor Mills – Eleanor is founder of NOON and an award-winning editor, writer and broadcaster. She worked for The Sunday Times for 23 years as Editorial Director, Editor of The Sunday Times Magazine, and as a columnist and interviewer (interrogating everyone from Mikhail Gorbachev to Sheryl Sandberg and Theresa May).

As Founder of Noon.org.uk a new platform for women in midlife (she calls them Queenagers) she is passionate about changing the narrative society tells about the later stages of female lives to one more fit for purpose.  Noon Consulting helps some of the world’s biggest brands communicate authentically with their underserved Queenager audience.

As Chair of Women in Journalism (2014 – 2021) she argued that the media must be a true mirror, not a distorting lens, which is what happens if decision makers are not diverse.

Linda Plant – Linda built her career from humble beginnings to become one of Britain’s most recognisable business leaders and is now empowering others to successfully start and run their own companies with Linda Plant Business Academy, including her signature Business Blueprint Course, to help as many people as she can during these difficult times.

You might also know her as one of the interviewers on BBC1’s The Apprentice, providing advice to Lord Sugar for over 5 series. She is also a panellist and judge, including of top female entrepreneurs for HSBC’s Panel of Forward Ladies and a Prince’s Trust Mentor.

Barbara Weiss – Barbara Weiss was born in Milan in 1954, where she attended Italian schools before spending one year at the Ecole d’Architecture in Geneva. She then transferred to the Architectural Association in London, obtaining her AA Diploma in 1979. She became a member of the RIBA in 1985.

Prior to founding BWA in 1987, Barbara Weiss taught part-time at the Architectural Association. She is also the co-author of two books, including Storage, an international best-seller!, and Do it with an Architect – written with Louis Hellman and aimed at bridging the gap between domestic clients and the profession.

Melanie Cantor – Melanie started her career working in theatre PR on shows including CATS, ANNIE and MY FAIR LADY. Over the years she has worked with clients ranging from Adam Ant, Angela Rippon, Selina Scott to Michael Parkinson and Michael Aspel as well as magazines including New Woman, OK! and Tatler, Ulrika Jonsson, Melinda Messenger, Julia Carling and she also went on to look after Melanie Sykes.

In 2008 she gave it all up in order to start a second life career and pursue her passion: writing novels. It took ten years, four manuscripts and hundreds of rejections before she finally landed an agent in 2018. Her first book Death & Other Happy Endings (which became Life & Other Happy Endings as a paperback during the pandemic) was sold to eleven territories. Her second book The F**k It! List will be published by Penguin on 9 May 2024.