Leaders in the Making

Conversation with Kevin Coutinho on the role of diversity, inclusion and a legacy mindset

Kevin Coutinho has spent his career promoting Equality and Diversity in the Higher Education sector (UCL, Oxford, Cambridge). As the chair of the Board at Windsor Fellowship, he shares his leadership journey towards a fairer society. Kevin was awarded The Guardian Public Service Leadership Excellence Award in 2019.

Conversation with Jelena Angelis on research, innovation, education and the importance of impact

Jelena Angelis is a Research Director and Principal Researcher at EFIS Centre in Brussels. 
An enthusiast of innovation, a policy advisor, and an educator, Jelena believes that publicly-funded research and innovation ecosystems should drive academic research, education and innovation to deliver value and impact to our society.
Jelena shares her leadership journey, the importance of embracing change and challenge, and her willingness to make a difference. 

Conversation with Charlotte Francesiaz on ecology and the role of women scientists

Charlotte Francesiaz is a scientist researcher in ecology and evolution at the French Office for Biodiversity with a passion for migratory birds.
Charlotte shares her leadership journey and transformation as a woman scientist and expert in her field.
She describes the importance of gender diversity in Sciences and aims at encouraging more girls to choose careers in sciences and increase the representation of women scientists in senior roles in Academia and beyond. 

Conversation with Sefiya Suleiman on women empowerment

Sefiya Suleiman, based in Nigeria, has worked on diverse development programmes aimed at increasing the number of women in leadership spaces in Nigeria as well as supporting start-ups growth in Africa.
 
Join us and listen to Sefiya share her passion for civic and social justice, women empowerment in Africa and her definition of leadership. 
 
 

Conversation with Christian on the life of a scientist beyond Academia

Christian,  Director of Strategic Alliances at CosmosID, shares his journey from research in Academia to the business world.
His started his career as a molecular biologist in research laboratories in France, Germany, USA and the UK. 
Christian moved to the biopharmaceutical sector and commercial innovation as CBO and Director. 
His passion is to explore how the gut microbiota is linked to the promotion of health and the prevention of disease. 
 

Conversation with Brooke Jones on the power of Kindness

In this podcast, Brooke Jones, Vice President of the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation in Denver Colorado, shares her knowledge about the science of kindness and taking real action, to make the world a better place.
The "Kindness in the Classroom" programme reaches 40,000 schools, 600,000 teachers, over five million students worldwide and a social media following of over 1.2 million.
Brooke is currently working on expanding the kindness programme into workplaces and families.

Conversation with Jana Schniete on research, leadership and a sustainable future

In this podcast, Jana Schniete shares her rich experience as a scientist and her vision for a sustainable world.
Jana is a researcher exploring bacterial metabolism in an academic research lab as well as a mother of two young children.
She was part of the Homeward Bound Leadership Programme, a ground-breaking, global leadership initiative, set against the backdrop of Antarctica, which aims to heighten the influence and impact of women in making decisions that shape our planet.

Conversation with Jelena Aleksic, scientist - entrepreneur

In this podcast, Jelena Aleksic, co-founder and Chief Business Officer at PharmaEnable, shares her passion about the potential of biotechnology to improve patients' lives.
Geneticist turned entrepreneur, Jelena provides great insights and wisdom ton entrepreneurship and life outside Academia. 
Join us and listen to pearls of wisdom on the power of mentoring, sustainable working practices, tackling challenges along the way and much more.