Elizabeth H. Filippouli is a journalist, writer, and social entrepreneur. Her early career in print and broadcast journalism in Greece and at CNN and Al Jazeera English, was prelude to now over a decade of activism and serial entrepreneurship. She is the Founder of London-based Global Thinkers Forum (GTF) an independent civil society agency incubated at the University of Oxford to support women and youth through mentoring programmes and other initiatives.

Elizabeth has studied Strategy and Innovation at Oxford’s Said Business School, Transnational Media, and Globalisation at London City University (MA) and Creative Writing at Harvard University. Her book ‘From Women to the World: Letters for a New Century’ was published by IB Tauris in July 2021.

Twitter: @ElizaFilippouli

Born and raised in Germany, Sebastian is a London-based photographer specializing in portraiture, reportage, and interiors. He gets fascinated by interesting people and through his lens he finds ways to convey the visual part of their rich and versatile narratives. Zaha Hadid, Nobu Matsuhisa and HRH Princess Lamia al Saud are among the personalities that Sebastian has worked with. His projects take him a lot to the Middle East and internationally, while his work has been featured in Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, Japan, Australia, Vogue Arabia and UK, Financial Times How to Spend it, House & Garden. He is keen to capture stories related to feminism, empowerment and through his photographic work to convey narratives of inspiration and positive social impact.

website: sebastianboettcher.com

Bringing together contributions from a global group of inspirational women – politicians, royalty, actors, writers, activists and more, the results are powerful and heartfelt messages to historical figures, famous women, family members, mentors and friends. The collection features acclaimed Booker-prize nominated Elif Shafak writing a letter to Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand after the Christchurch attack, activist and TV presenter June Sarpong OBE addressing designer Diane Von Furstenberg, Her Royal Highness Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan to her grandmothers, activist, journalist Mariane Pearl to an anonymous woman, and children’s nutrition author and entrepreneur Annabel Karmel MBE to her daughter Laura. Each is based on these women’s personal histories and experiences, drawing attention to social issues such as gender equality, homelessness, war, LGBTQ activism, mental health, Covid19 and the refugee crisis. From Women to the World is a book that shows us the power that women have not just to inspire each other, but also to motivate and reinvent our world.