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Cherie Blair CBE, KC is a leading King’sCounsel with over 35 years of experience. She studied law at the London School of Economics (LSE) and is the Founder and Chair of the pioneering law firm Omnia Strategy where she focuses on cross-border dispute resolution, commercial arbitration, mediation and human rights.

Cherie is a strong advocate for women’srights and in 2008 she founded the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women to support women in low and middle income countries to start, sustain and grow successful businesses so that they can be financially independent, have a stronger voice in their societies, and contribute to their communities and economies. She generously gives her time, expertise and resources to advance women's economic empowerment through the Foundation, travelling to visit projects and partners, building collaborations, inspiring change and mobilising what's needed to close the gender gap in business ownership.

Cheriewas awarded a CBE in the 2013 New Year’s Honours List for services to women’s issues and to charities in both the UK and overseas. She is the wife of former Prime Minister, Tony Blair. They have 4 children and 8 grandchildren.

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Former actor, professor of Cultural Studies, and Head of Culture at the Greater London Authority, Baroness Lola Young has written and broadcast extensively on a wide
range of cultural issues. She has served on the Boards of several national cultural organisations including the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre, as well serving as a Commisioner for Historic England. Baroness Young has Chaired the Caine Prize for African writing, the Orange Prize for Women’s Fiction, and the Man Booker Prize.

Awarded an OBE for services to Black British History in 2001, in 2004 Lola was appointed an independent Crossbench member of the House of Lords where she has worked on legislation to eliminate modern slavery, founded and Co-Chaired All Party Parliamentary Groups on Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion, and Sport,
Modern Slavery and Human Rights. Recognition of her work includes lifetime achievement awards for services to the promotion of racial equality, and services to the archival sector; Drapers’ Sustainability Champion 2022, and honorary doctorates from the Universities of Sussex, Middlesex and Nottingham, and the London College of Fashion. Lola is currently Co-Chair of the Foundation
for Future London, and Chancellor of the University of Nottingham. Lola’s memoir, ‘8 Weeks: Looking Back, Moving Forwards, Defying the Odds’ was published in November 2024.

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