Despite affecting over 50% of the population, women’s health is still often an unspoken taboo in the workplace. But there is hope!Following our sold out Future of Endometriosis conference in London this year, This Independent Life are back hosting our last in-person community event of 2023, in partnership with FemTech Lab, the global ecosystem of startups, experts and investors in women's health and wellness, and in the beautiful XCHG Spaces at the iconic 22 Bishopsgate, one of the most sustainable buildings in London!Join this eye-opening panel discussion and networking event hosted by Rebekah Lloyd, women's health advocate and founder of women's health education and events platform, This Independent Life, sponsored by FemTech Lab and XCHG spaces, where we'll be exploring the intersections, impact and innovation in women's health and careers. Whether you're a leader or HR professional in an organisation, or someone living with a women's health condition or related issue looking for support, you'll walk away with inspiration, motivation and practical tips to start making positive change in your workplace, career, and life, today.You will learn:The importance of recognising the intersections between women's health and careersThe impact of women's health on workplace culture and on women's careers and leadership potentialHow to overcome challenges you may be experiencing related to women's health as a leader or employeeHow innovations in women's health are creating positive change and hope for the futureWhy supporting women's health in the workplace is not only life changing for many but good for business and societyInspiration, motivation and practical tips to start making positive change in your workplace, career, and life todayAgenda6-6:30pm: arrivals and networking6:30-7:30pm: panel discussion and Q&A7:30-8:30pm: goodie bags featuring gifts from our supportive partners and networkingDrinks and nibbles will be providedYou must sign up to attend the event as you will receive an email from "22 Bishopsgate" with a QR code inside one day before the event (it might land in your spam folder!) Please use it at the turnstile on the ground floor of 22 Bishopsgate building, then take the lift to the XCHG spaces on the 7th floor. We will meet you there!SpeakersHannah Samano - Hannah Samano, Forbes 30 Under 30, is the Founder and CEO of Unfabled: the world's first personalised consumer platform for women’s health & wellness. With over 350 curated physical and digital products on their platform, Unfabled offers clinically-endorsed and community-qualified solutions to help women meet their unique health goals, spanning menstrual health, hormonal symptom care, sexual wellness, fertility, menopause and more. Unfabled has an organic audience of 40M people, partnerships with GlaxoSmithKline and Sephora, and has partnered with fantastic employers such as Sweaty Betty & RIXO to support female health in the workplace.Raakhee Thompson - Raakhee Thompson has over 20 years experience in the communications industry, during which time she has worked with most of the major pharmaceutical and healthcare organisations on a local and/or global basis. She is also a qualified coach, yoga teacher and breath worker. In 2011, she moved into various leadership roles at Publicis Health where she transformed the performance of the agencies, from both a commercial and cultural perspective. These agencies consistently displayed some of the highest levels of engagement and performance within the Publicis Network. Since 2017, she has spent time consulting with Merck and Boehringer Ingelheim, and is currently working across a global portfolio of accounts as Managing Partner of an Omnicom network agency.Ria Peart - Ria Peart “Rii Fitness” is a Certified Personal Trainer, PCOS advocate, Fitness instructor and Women’s health practitioner. Ria has had first hand experience having irregular periods, difficulty loosing weight and loosing her self confidence through PCOS. Through researching PCOS and making changes to her fitness and nutrition Ria has been able to reduce some of her PCOS symptoms such as regulate her periods, loose weight and reduce her anxiety which has made a significant impact towards her body confidence. Rii Fitness coaches women on how to manage their Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and reduce some of their symptoms by making healthy changes to their lifestyle.Rebekah Lloyd - Rebekah Lloyd is a women’s health advocate, advisor, speaker, event and podcast host, and founder of This Independent Life. After experiencing burnout and chronic pain, a 10-year delayed endometriosis diagnosis, and the resulting career and financial challenges, she started This Independent Life to positively change the trajectories of women’s lives. She delivers education and events for workplaces, universities, and communities, is a UN Women UK delegate, and a healthcare leader, consultant and facilitator across workplace wellbeing, investment and funding, and research and start-up innovation initiatives. She is dedicated to using business as a force for good and in 2023 she independently hosted a first-of-its-kind conference on the Future of Endometriosis and Women’s Health and was invited to give evidence to the UK Parliament Women and Equalities Committee for the Women’s Reproductive Health Inquiry as a result of her work.