Speakers

Ruby Wax OBE

Speaker Summary

Ruby Wax is a celebrated comedian, TV writer and performer of over 25 years, a best-selling author and an award-winning mental health campaigner and advocate. As a patron of the British Neuroscience Association and with her Masters degree from Oxford in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, Ruby has brought mental health to the forefront of conversations in government and in media and was awarded an OBE for service to mental health from the Queen in 2015. She works in partnership with Think Equal, a ground-breaking global initiative working to end discrimination and violence in education. We are honoured by her inspiring presence at the Summit.