Speakers

Su-Mei Thompson is CEO of Media Trust, the UK charity that works with media and creative industry partners including the BBC, Google, Meta, MG OMD and Warner Bros. Discovery to empower charities and advance representation in the media. She previously served as CEO of The Women’s Foundation in Hong Kong, where she led major initiatives to advance gender equality across education, business and society.  After practising as a corporate finance lawyer at Linklaters, Su Mei held senior leadership roles at the Financial Times and Christie’s. A former Commissioner of both the Equal Opportunities Commision in Hong Kong and the Equality & Human Rights Commission in the UK, she is a long standing advocate for women’s rights, digital inclusion and widening access and participation. She sits on several non-profit boards including the Supervisory Board of IMD.