Helen James is one of the UK's most respected creative agency leaders, with over 25 years of experience across BBH, Crispin Porter Bogusky, Forsman & Bodenfors, and now The Gate. She is a co-founder of Creative Equals /Business, founder of WMN creative studio, and has produced four consecutive pro bono International Women's Day campaigns - IMAGINE, Double Standard, I'm Asking For It, and See What She Sees - each built on original research and each generating real cultural impact.

She speaks at the UN and NATO on gender and communications, writes a monthly column for Marketing Week, holds the Suki Thompson Award for Championing Change, and has recently been accepted as a member of WACL. She holds a qualification in AI Business Transformation from Saïd Business School, Oxford.