The Bazaar At Work Summit, in partnership with Porsche and One&Only, will be held on Tuesday 21 November at Raffles London at the OWO: the year’s most highly anticipated new luxury hotel, situated in the Old War Office Building on Whitehall. Our annual celebration is this year themed around ‘Women of the future’, showcasing some of the brilliant female leaders who will be shaping our society and economy in 2024 and beyond.
We are thrilled to announce that two of Britain’s most exciting talents will be joining an already inspiring line-up. Beloved actress of stage and screen, Zawe Ashton, will kick start the day in conversation with our acting deputy editor, Helena Lee, and the acclaimed fashion designer, formerly of Givenchy and Chloé, Clare Waight Keller, will be sitting down with our editor-in-chief, Lydia Slater, to look back on her life in fashion.
Zawe Ashton
Clare Waight Keller
Ashton become a household name in the sitcom Fresh Meat and has attracted swathes of critical attention for her prodigious stage work, as both an actress and playwright. Her big-screen credits have ranged from the charming period comedy Mr Malcolm’s List to the larger-than-life Marvel Cinematic Universe, where she played the villain Dar-Benn in 2023’s The Marvels. Her 2019 memoir, Character Breakdown, was a compelling and powerful assessment of the realities of women in Hollywood.
Waight Keller was named the most influential fashion designer in the world by Time magazine in 2019. She has served as the creative director of several luxury brands, from Chloé and Pringle of Scotland to Givenchy, where she became the first woman to hold that title. In May 2018, all eyes were on the simple, beautiful wedding gown she created for Meghan Markle, as she became the Duchess of Sussex. In September 2023, Waight Keller released her first special collection for Uniqlo.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Ramla Ali
Elsewhere, Bazaar will bring together two incredible British sportswomen for an empowering discussion about resilience, self-motivation and finding the mental strength to succeed. Katarina Johnson-Thompson is a two-time World Champion athlete who holds the national record for both the heptathlon and pentathlon, while Ramla Ali is a professional boxer who made history when she competed for her native country, Somalia, at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Ali and Johnson-Thompson join a line-up of brilliant female role models speaking at the Summit- from rousing keynote speakers to thoughtful panel discussions on pertinent issues which will affect the future of the workforce, from leadership to AI.
Raffles at the OWO London
Tickets are on sale now and include access to the full day of empowering content, as well as breakfast, lunch, tea and coffee with light refreshments, a champagne networking reception and a luxury goodie bag containing gifts from some of our favourite brands, along with the latest issue of Harper’s Bazaar.
Places are limited, so book now to avoid disappointment. Subscribers to Bazaar can benefit from a special discounted price of £329, using their subscriber number.
