
From its captivating host AJ Odudu, to its incredible, all-female panel, and relevant and resonant themes, The Ripple Effect Live, hosted by The Independent and Galaxy ® in partnership with Young Women’s Trust, made for an empowering and uplifting evening where guests and speakers alike could connect, share and find solutions to key issues faced by young women today.
Held at the stylish Everyman Cinema in London’s Broadgate on the 18th July, after mingling over welcome drinks, canapes and Galaxy chocolate, the audience – including many young women – took their seats in the plush screening room for a series of powerful, insightful panel talks with trailblazing speakers, including former England cricketer and commentator Ebony Rainford-Brent MBE, finance coach and podcaster Ellie Austin-Williams, Young Women’s Trust CEO Claire Reindorp and The Independent’s Women’s Correspondent Maya Oppenheim, as well as young women sharing their thoughts and experiences of the issues being discussed.