Speaking

Drawing on over two decades of experience in PR, Farzana regularly speaks at domestic and global communications industry events. In her talks, she seeks to promote the value of PR both within the UK business community and internationally. She speaks on a wide range of industry issues and broader business themes. Topics of previous engagements have included nation branding, brand translation, entrepreneurship, crisis and reputation management, cultural diversity and women’s empowerment.

Past Speaking Engagements

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

  • November 2019, Narrative PR Summit, Developing A Sustainable Nation Brand For Egypt, Presentation, Cairo
  • May 2019, Barclays, World Diversity Day Panel, Challenges and Opportunities of Cultural Diversity in the Workplace, Speaker, London
  • May 2019, Saïd Business School, Connected Women: A New Kind of Business Conversation Panel Discussion, Diversity and Women Leadership, London
  • April 2019, Mishcon de Reya, Women in Leadership – Reputation Matters Panel Discussion, Reputation Management, Speaker, London
  • March 2019, House of Commons UK Parliament, BAME International Women’s Day Showcase, Co-Host
  • January 2019, University of Oxford, Importance of Branding and Personal Branding, Lecture, Oxford

2018

  • October 2018, Narrative PR Summit, How The Middle East Is Rebuilding Its Image Through Nation Branding, Speaker, Cairo
  • June 2018, KPMG, The Next Generation of South Asian Entrepreneurs Event, London
  • May 2018, Creative Women, 3rd Creative Women International Conference, Speaker, Cyprus
  • April 2018, Nisa-Nashim, Changemakers Panel, Women, Challenging Misconceptions and Hatred Through Friendship, Speaker, London

2017

  • December 2017, KyivPost, Vision 2020: Capturing Innovations, Country Branding, Speaker, Kyiv (Ukraine)
  • November 2017, WCOP, Women in Leadership Conference, Contributory Speaker, London
  • October 2017, Narrative PR Summit, How The Middle East Is Rebuilding Its Image Through Nation Branding, Speaker, Cairo
  • September 2017, MediaCom, Inaugural Conference, Illuminate Content Panel Debate, Speaker, Manchestor
  • April 2017, Female and BME Business Forum, Brexit: Impact on Small Businesses Panel Session, London
  • March 2017, The Guardian, Changing Media Summit 2017, Panel Debate: Is Media Still a Destination Career?, Panelist, London
  • March 2017, Asian Business Chamber of Commerce, International Women’s Day Event, Guest Speaker, Birmingham

2016

  • December 2016, Conservative Friends of Pakistan, Mentoring Workshop on Enhancing PR and Self- Marketing Skills, London
  • June 2016, Chartered Institute of Public Relations, Future Trends in PR, Guest Speaker, London
  • May 2016, SPM Group, Opportunities4Women Fireside Chat, Personal Branding and Social Media, London
  • April 2016, KPMG Enterprise, A day in the life of Farzana Baduel, Guest speaker, London
  • April 2016, The Founders Series, Career Path and Growth of Curzon PR, Presentation and Interview, London
  • April 2016, Prospect PR, PR the Future: We Are the Future Conference, Debate Session, Birmingham
  • February 2016, Institute of Directors, Speaker Series, PR Best Practice for Business Growth, Speaker, London

2015

  • October 2015, Enterprise Connect, The Marketing and Communications Seminar, Guest Speaker, London

2014

2013