In this month’s episode, we bring you Phyllida Swift’s Keynote speech from the Appearance Matters 11 Conference, which took place in Bristol in June 2026. Phyllida is CEO of Face Equality International, a global alliance of NGOs, charities, and support groups who are on a mission to end visible difference related stigma and discrimination. Phyllida's keynote explores how she came to be the CEO of Face Equality International, how she's grown the organisation, and also what she's learned along the way, including how to build partnerships with major global brands, influence policy at an international level, and champion the facial difference community on a global scale. Phyllida spoke more about Face Equality International, her career journey so far, and goals for the future in episode 105 of the podcast. Find out more about Face Equality International and Phyllida’s work here: https://faceequalityinternational.org/ Listener survey: the podcast team are running a short listener survey to help shape our future episodes. We would really love to hear your thoughts so that we can make sure that the episodes we're putting out are as interesting as possible for you. Please complete the short survey here: go.uwe.ac.uk/qufkk Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Episode developed and produced by Ella Guest #Appearance #VisibleDifference #FacialDifference #FaceEquality #AM11#Advocacy

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