Theme: This Girl Can

This event aims to empower women and raise awareness about gender inequalities that persist in our society.

Management Building
University of Surrey
Guildford, Surrey, GU27XH
United Kingdom

Gemma Marie Llewellyn

Owner of the Evolution Project, Camberley

Gemma has worked in the fitness industry for over a decade as a personal trainer, a yoga teacher, a nutritionist and a successful business owner. Her purpose in life is through her work to empower as many women and men as she can to be their best version of themselves possible. Over the past 3 years she has helped thousands of men and women transform their lives through the power of fitness, natural nutrition and mindset!

Serena von der Heyde

Owner of the Georgian House Hotel

At the age of 19, Serena inherited the Georgian House Hotel, a 2-star B&B with six staff. The hotel, which had originally been built as a private house in 1851 by her great great grandfather William Chinnery Mitchell, became her passion and over time has been lovingly transformed into a 5-star boutique hotel with 63 rooms, split across three stately buildings. In 2007, Serena joined the Business Growth Programme (BGP) at Cranfield University, an internationally recognised development programme designed to help motivate hotel owners and managers to grow their businesses. In 2014, she won a Master Innholder Scholarship to complete the General Manager’s Program at Cornell University. Serena’s commitment to this prestigious family business is undeniable. Keen to ensure the hotel stays modern and fresh, she has implemented a continual programme of revamping rooms, staff development and new initiatives, such as the immensely popular and world famous themed Wizard Chambers.