The Female Crisis that Needs To Be Talked About NOW! POWERful Women Annual Conference

This week, the podcast reports from the POWERful Women Annual Conference, one of the most influential gatherings in the global energy calendar. In a year where the UK prepares for 40% of women to be in energy leading roles by 2030, the stakes have never been higher and neither has the opportunity to reshape who leads the industry.

Across a packed day of panels, workshops and networking, our host, Alex Wolfe, interviewed an extraordinary lineup of energy leaders, policymakers and diversity champions. They all stand by one clear message: advancing gender balance in energy leadership is essential to powering the future.

Wolfe Power Club and POWERful Women will be at the upcoming International Energy Week in February 2026.

Special thanks to our featured guests for contributing to this episode (in order of appearance):

Chris McDonald MP (Energy Minister)
Jessica Taylor (Korn Ferry)
Dr. Nick Wayth (Chief Executive of Energy Institute)
Georgina Worrall OBE (POWERful Women)
Alison Flower
Ola Balbaa (BP)
Yasmin Ali (RWE)
Gamiel Yafai (Diversity Marketplace)
Senda Kavindele (KPMG)
Joanna Aunon (WiHTL & Diversity in Retail)

POWERful Women (PfW) is a professional initiative, based at the Energy Institute, that seeks to address the continued underrepresentation of women at the top of the UK energy industry and in the leadership pipeline.

Visit POWERful Women's website here

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Recorded at Studio 55 - that has produced Breaking the Taboo and The ABTO Podcast

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 2:53 Chris McDonald MP: The Clean Power Mission
• 5:11 Jessica Taylor: The Investor’s View on Diversity in Energy
• 10:01 Dr. Nick Wayth: Doubling the Energy Workforce by 2030
• 15:19 POWERful Women Leadership Panel: Breaking Barriers
• 23:05 Yasmin Ali: Resistance to Change
• 27:55 Gamiel Yafai: Turning Data Into Real DE&I Action
• 32:12 Senda Kavindele (KPMG): The Business Case for Diversity
• 36:32 Joanna Aunon: Fixing the "Leaky Bucket"