Speaking

Nancy is an international speaker who has tackled women’s global health issues, safe motherhood, maternal mortality, sexual and reproductive rights, and women’s quality of life at conferences and seminars across the world. She has been the keynote speaker at The Royal College of Midwives Annual Conference, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, The Economist’s International Women’s Day celebration and several Zonta International District conferences. The World Health Organization, Harvard University, House of Commons of Canada and a myriad of academic institutions worldwide have invited Nancy to educate and captivate audiences with her experience and knowledge of safe motherhood and the health challenges facing women across the globe.

In SafeHands Exhibition Tour

Power Talks 2019

2020 – Los Angeles Global Health Conference 2020 and Beyond: Spotlight on a Shared Future..  How do we Make the World better for Women? UCLA, USA

2017 – Making a Difference to Women who have Survived FGM – ICM Triennial Congress, Toronto, Canada 

2015 – The Bright Future of Midwifery – Kingston University, Surrey, UK

2014 – The Economist. Keynote speaker for The Economist Women’s Network, in recognition of International Women’s Day, London, UK

2013 – A World Where No Woman Dies in Pregnancy or Childbirth, Keynote speaker – Hassleholm, Sweden 

2012 – Making it Happen: Using Media to Effect Change – The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Addis Ababa Ethiopia 

2011 – 1st World Congress of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Andrology – QE11 Conference Centre, London, UK 

2009 – Women Leading Change, McKinsey & Company, Women in Leadership, Said Business School, Oxford, UK

2009 – Using Media to Mobilise Awareness – XIX FIGO World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa 

2008 – Images for Life – The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, UK
Received The Royal Photographic Society: Combined Royal Colleges Medal 

2007 – The BIG PUSH… to be Bothered – St David’s David Day Conference, Wales, UK

2006 – Women’s Leadership Board, JFK School of Government, Harvard University, MA. USA 

2005 – Every Picture Tells A Story – The Dimitri De Grunwald Invited Lecture, Cardiovascular Forum, Nice, France 

2003 – Every Picture Tells a Story –International Speakers Series, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada 

2002 – Safe Motherhood In Focus – Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Vienna, Austria 

2001 – Safe Motherhood – Dhaka, Bangladesh 

2000 – Making a Difference: Images of Mauritian Women For The Millennium – Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mauritius 

1999 – Birthing and Motherhood in a changing world – The British Council, Madrid, Spain 

1999 – Safe Motherhood in Pakistan and Indonesia –International Development Week, House of Commons, Ottawa, Canada