Book IWD Speaker: Faustina Yang- Award-winning community leader, advocate, and speaker

Award-Winning Community Leader | Equity Advocate | Governance & Wellbeing Changemaker

Book IWD Speaker: Faustina Yang
Award-Winning Community Leader | Equity Advocate | Governance & Wellbeing Changemaker
Faustina Yang is an award-winning community leader, Chartered CIPD professional, and nationally recognised advocate for equity, inclusion, and cross-cultural leadership.
With over a decade of measurable impact, she has founded and led five high-impact organisations serving diverse communities across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire. Her initiatives reach over 20,000 people annually, bridging grassroots communities with statutory services, health systems, and national charities to create sustainable, community-led change
As a woman from an ethnic minority background, Faustina speaks with lived experience, strategic insight, and moral clarity on dismantling barriers in employment, health, education, and civic participation.
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International Women’s Day Speaker – Faustina Yang
Faustina is the Founder of:
• Chinese Women in Peterborough
• Chinese Community in Peterborough CIC (King’s Award recipient)
• Community Champions Alliance
• Peterborough Mums UK (10,000+ members)
• Hampton Tiddlers (1,000+ families; Queen’s Award recipient)
Her leadership has earned national and civic recognition, including:
🏆 King’s Award for Voluntary Service (2023)
🏆 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (2019)
🏆 Chinese Woman of the Year (2023)
🏆 High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire Award (2025)
🏆 Peterborough Hero Award
🏆 Civic Community Involvement Awards
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Professional & Governance Leadership
Faustina operates across corporate, NHS and voluntary sectors:
• Head of People – The Lettings Hub
• Community Engagement Specialist – NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust
• Public Contributor – National Institute for Health and Care Research Executive Board
• Health Research Champion – National Institute for Health and Care Research
• Trustee – UK Chinese Women Connect
• Former Governor – Inspire Education Group
• ICB Board Member (Finance & Resources Committee), Cambridgeshire & Peterborough ICS
She has served as a BBC Make a Difference Awards Judge, Race Equality Matters Trailblazer Panellist, and ITV Diversity & Inclusion Panel member.
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Speaking Themes for IWD & Leadership Events
Faustina delivers keynotes, panels and workshops on:
• ✨ Rights. Justice. Action. – Advancing equity for women and girls
• ✨ From Grassroots to Governance – Women leading systemic change
• ✨ Intersectionality in Practice – Supporting ethnic minority women
• ✨ Women in Health & Research Leadership
• ✨ Community Power & Collective Action
• ✨ Wellbeing as Leadership – Integrating Tai Chi, resilience & self-care
She is a dynamic, story-driven speaker featured on BBC TV, ITV East Anglia, BBC Radio, Cambridge News, Peterborough Telegraph, EFL News, and national platforms
What Sets Faustina Apart
✔ Lived experience + executive HR leadership
✔ Governance credibility + grassroots authenticity
✔ NHS, research and policy engagement
✔ Proven delivery across corporate, civic and community spaces
✔ Ability to inspire, educate and mobilise action
Faustina does not simply speak about inclusion — she builds the systems, partnerships and platforms that make it real.
Book Faustina for Your IWD 2026 Event
Whether you are hosting a corporate conference, university panel, civic reception, NHS event, charity celebration, or community gathering, Faustina brings insight, energy and actionable inspiration.
Mission:
To amplify underrepresented voices, strengthen women’s leadership, and build equitable communities where everyone can thrive.

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