On
the main stage
Emily Beardsmore
Emily Beardsmore is the Chair of a national youth charity and an advocate of young trusteeship.
At 23 she very much lives what she endorses, and has sat as a board member and company director
on several other organisations.
A passionate campaigner for gender equality and the rights of the developing world, Emily has been a member in Girl Guiding UK for many years and is currently studying at University in London. Her passion for gender equality extends to a international level and she has travelled broadly striving for a deeper understanding of global issues.
Emily’s passion for youth and student activism is shown through the year she spent as a vice president in her student union. Where she developed a governance review, devised a training programme to give students key skills, supported student activists and helped to develop the universities teaching and learning strategy.
Emily has trained and facilitated groups on a range of topics and recently coordinated a major
training programme for young representatives, trustees and activists
Martin Farrell 
Lois Graessle Oliver Goode Priya Lukka Rachel Youngman Amanda Falkson Detlef Schade Emily Bearsmore Amy Kweskin Ann Paul Graham Allcott Tom Wilcox Leah Antignas Nancy Kline Ben Roberts Marianne Hartley Paul Cursons Graham Irwin Korinna Hedinger-Farrell Andy Connor The Commonwealth Club
