As global health challenges intensify, gaps in access, affordability, and support are becoming impossible to ignore. Entrepreneurs are stepping in with innovative, tech‑enabled, person‑centred solutions that address physical, mental, emotional, and social health.

Rhea Yadav (Wysa),  Anil Kaul (GTW-Global) and Jazmine Cox will share insights on how entrepreneurship is transforming health and care systems, as well as what it takes to scale impact through policy, partnerships, and investment.

Saffron Woodcraft, Acting Director of the IGP, will be sharing reflections on the theme, and Ville Takala will highlight the work of Fast Forward 2030.

The session will be moderated by Manan Majithia, an IGP student and a social entrepreneur with over a decade of experience building and scaling initiatives across the skilling and care economy.

Join us for an evening of discussion, learning, and connection as we explore how care can be redesigned to enable people of all ages to thrive.

Fast Forward 2030 in partnership with GLOBALWIIN will mark this year's International Women's Day under the theme, "𝑭𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔: 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅."

Date: Wednesday, 25 March 2026
Time: 6-8 PM
Venue: UCL Torrington Place, London WC1E 7HB

Join us for an inspiring evening of honest conversation as our distinguished keynote speaker and panellists explore how the entrepreneurship ecosystem can better support the holistic success of female founders who drive social impact.

Our Speakers
- Kim Willis, Author, No Fair Maidens
- Agnes Czako, Founder, AirEx Technologies
- Karen Scofield Seal, Co-founder, OCEANIUM
- Oluchukwu Okonkwo, Founder, Oluchukwu Group
- Gurnam Selvarajah, Founder, QSTEP Limited & CEO ScaleUps Ventures

The session will be moderated by Solveiga Pakštaitė, founder of Mimica, and Fast Forward 2030 board member.

Please, get your ticket using this link.

We look forward to hosting you.

Happy International Women's Month!

#IWD26

Fast Forward 2030 will be hosting Ben Soltoff, as he shares insights into his bestseller- 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 in a moderated discussion. Ben is the Ecosystem-Builder/Entrepreneur in Residence at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.

His book is the first how-to book specifically on climate and energy entrepreneurship. It offers a hands-on guide to building impactful solutions for people and the planet, developed from the two-decade track record of MIT’s Climate & Energy Ventures course, which has spun out over 65 ventures that have raised US $2.3 billion in funding and created over 2500 jobs. The book launched in November 2025, and you can learn more here.

Ben will delve into the unique challenges and opportunities that climate and energy entrepreneurs face, highlighting why a specialised framework is essential for success in this field. He will also share case studies of companies that have navigated this unique journey.

In particular, he will discuss how the book integrates lessons learned from these ventures, such as developing robust financial strategies, navigating complex policy landscapes, and measuring planetary impact.

This will be a highly practical and actionable session for anyone starting a venture, aspiring to start a venture, or generally supporting entrepreneurs in climate and energy.

The session will be moderated by Arthur Kay, the co-founder of Fast Forward 2030.

The ongoing war in Ukraine has caused immense disruption, with communities, infrastructure, and livelihoods severely affected and losses estimated at over €170 billion. Amidst this devastation, Ukrainian entrepreneurs are stepping up to “build back better” and reimagine solutions for their communities. Their efforts showcase how people-powered prosperity driven by innovation, resilience, and local initiative can play a critical role in shaping a sustainable post-conflict recovery for Ukraine.

This event will provide an opportunity for participants to engage with insights from the IGP x Fast Forward 2030 White Paper, “Building Bridges for Ukraine,” and hear directly from entrepreneurs who are already taking action to rebuild Ukraine whilst in pursuit of lasting peace.

We will explore the central question: How can entrepreneurship accelerate Ukraine’s reconstruction?

Join us for an insightful evening and the opportunity to network with entrepreneurs, policymakers, investors, academics, students and development partners engaged in Ukraine’s post-conflict recovery

This Fast Forward 2030 panel discussion marks the launch of Roadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars, a provocative new book by FF2030 co-founders Arthur Kay and Professor Dame Henrietta Moore. In line with FF2030’s mission to showcase innovative business models tackling urgent global challenges, we are bringing together a panel of entrepreneurs who are rethinking how we move through cities and reshaping their futures, not just in how we travel but also in how we design, use and reuse things.

Register here