Farzana Baduel
@farzanabaduel.bsky.social
President-Elect (2025) Chartered Institute of PR
🌎CEO CurzonPR
🎓Resident PR expert at University of Oxford
🔉Stories and Strategies podcast
🤍Trustee | Halo Trust | Soho Theatre
www.curzonpr.com
🌎CEO CurzonPR
🎓Resident PR expert at University of Oxford
🔉Stories and Strategies podcast
🤍Trustee | Halo Trust | Soho Theatre
www.curzonpr.com
An honour to attend the Speakers’ Welcome Dinner hosted by H.E. Matt Field OBE, UK Ambassador to Czech Republic, at the magnificent & historic Thun Palace in Prague
Delighted to be speaking at the Forum Media conference, Central Europe’s largest professional gathering of its kind #ForumMedia2025
Delighted to be speaking at the Forum Media conference, Central Europe’s largest professional gathering of its kind #ForumMedia2025
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
An honour to attend the Speakers’ Welcome Dinner hosted by H.E. Matt Field OBE, UK Ambassador to Czech Republic, at the magnificent & historic Thun Palace in Prague
Delighted to be speaking at the Forum Media conference, Central Europe’s largest professional gathering of its kind #ForumMedia2025
Delighted to be speaking at the Forum Media conference, Central Europe’s largest professional gathering of its kind #ForumMedia2025
The world is changing fast and boards must evolve if organisations are to survive.
PR professionals have the strategic skills needed at the top table.
My latest weekly column in Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror explores this.
Read here 🔗
www.dailymirror.lk/Farzana-Badu...
PR professionals have the strategic skills needed at the top table.
My latest weekly column in Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror explores this.
Read here 🔗
www.dailymirror.lk/Farzana-Badu...
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The world is changing fast and boards must evolve if organisations are to survive.
PR professionals have the strategic skills needed at the top table.
My latest weekly column in Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror explores this.
Read here 🔗
www.dailymirror.lk/Farzana-Badu...
PR professionals have the strategic skills needed at the top table.
My latest weekly column in Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror explores this.
Read here 🔗
www.dailymirror.lk/Farzana-Badu...
Chaired a brilliant discussion at #CIPRConf25 on why PR professionals belong on boards and in non-executive director roles.
Here is a guide I wrote on what it means to be a NED, how to prepare for the role, and what to do once you get there.
farzanabaduel.com/how-to-land-...
@cipr.co.uk
Here is a guide I wrote on what it means to be a NED, how to prepare for the role, and what to do once you get there.
farzanabaduel.com/how-to-land-...
@cipr.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Chaired a brilliant discussion at #CIPRConf25 on why PR professionals belong on boards and in non-executive director roles.
Here is a guide I wrote on what it means to be a NED, how to prepare for the role, and what to do once you get there.
farzanabaduel.com/how-to-land-...
@cipr.co.uk
Here is a guide I wrote on what it means to be a NED, how to prepare for the role, and what to do once you get there.
farzanabaduel.com/how-to-land-...
@cipr.co.uk
Great to catch up with Sarah Waddington, CEO of the @prca-hq.bsky.social, ahead of my @cipr.co.uk presidential year in 2026.
We discussed how both organisations can work together to strengthen our industry ~ with a little help from Dante 🐶, pictured here!
We discussed how both organisations can work together to strengthen our industry ~ with a little help from Dante 🐶, pictured here!
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Great to catch up with Sarah Waddington, CEO of the @prca-hq.bsky.social, ahead of my @cipr.co.uk presidential year in 2026.
We discussed how both organisations can work together to strengthen our industry ~ with a little help from Dante 🐶, pictured here!
We discussed how both organisations can work together to strengthen our industry ~ with a little help from Dante 🐶, pictured here!
Last night, I spoke at the Houses of Parliament for Inspirational Journeys of Leadership & Impact, alongside incredible women driving change.
Common themes include cultivating resilience through welcoming failure as an engine of growth as well as being a giver and leaving pockets of kindness!
Common themes include cultivating resilience through welcoming failure as an engine of growth as well as being a giver and leaving pockets of kindness!
October 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Last night, I spoke at the Houses of Parliament for Inspirational Journeys of Leadership & Impact, alongside incredible women driving change.
Common themes include cultivating resilience through welcoming failure as an engine of growth as well as being a giver and leaving pockets of kindness!
Common themes include cultivating resilience through welcoming failure as an engine of growth as well as being a giver and leaving pockets of kindness!
Cartoons have long told the truth with a smile. They capture irony, intellect and emotion in a single image, distilling ideas that words sometimes can’t.
At @curzonpr.bsky.social we commissioned this illustration from the brilliant Neil Kerber, who brought our world of communications to life.
At @curzonpr.bsky.social we commissioned this illustration from the brilliant Neil Kerber, who brought our world of communications to life.
October 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Cartoons have long told the truth with a smile. They capture irony, intellect and emotion in a single image, distilling ideas that words sometimes can’t.
At @curzonpr.bsky.social we commissioned this illustration from the brilliant Neil Kerber, who brought our world of communications to life.
At @curzonpr.bsky.social we commissioned this illustration from the brilliant Neil Kerber, who brought our world of communications to life.
Wonderful afternoon in the Cotswolds with Major General James Cowan, CEO of @thehalotrust.bsky.social speaking to the TONs network of family offices
Six months on the Board and soon heading to Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 to visit the team working toward a mine-free future ~ 300,000 mines cleared and counting. 👏
Six months on the Board and soon heading to Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 to visit the team working toward a mine-free future ~ 300,000 mines cleared and counting. 👏
October 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Wonderful afternoon in the Cotswolds with Major General James Cowan, CEO of @thehalotrust.bsky.social speaking to the TONs network of family offices
Six months on the Board and soon heading to Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 to visit the team working toward a mine-free future ~ 300,000 mines cleared and counting. 👏
Six months on the Board and soon heading to Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 to visit the team working toward a mine-free future ~ 300,000 mines cleared and counting. 👏
The Mayfair Times featured my work as trustee of the HALO Trust.
HALO is the largest humanitarian landmine clearance org in the world.
In Sri Lanka 300,000 mines have been cleared and the aim is a mine free country by 2028.
To get there we need philanthropy more than ever.
HALO is the largest humanitarian landmine clearance org in the world.
In Sri Lanka 300,000 mines have been cleared and the aim is a mine free country by 2028.
To get there we need philanthropy more than ever.
September 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The Mayfair Times featured my work as trustee of the HALO Trust.
HALO is the largest humanitarian landmine clearance org in the world.
In Sri Lanka 300,000 mines have been cleared and the aim is a mine free country by 2028.
To get there we need philanthropy more than ever.
HALO is the largest humanitarian landmine clearance org in the world.
In Sri Lanka 300,000 mines have been cleared and the aim is a mine free country by 2028.
To get there we need philanthropy more than ever.
CIPR Annual fellows lunch
September 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
CIPR Annual fellows lunch
Never mind Cannes Lions, Dante making it into PR Week is the real win 🙌
Dante is our cockapoo in the polo shirt obvs 😂
Thank you PRWeek for raising much needed awareness of the canine contribution to the PR industry.
@prweekuk.bsky.social 🙏
www.prweek.co.uk/article/1925...
Dante is our cockapoo in the polo shirt obvs 😂
Thank you PRWeek for raising much needed awareness of the canine contribution to the PR industry.
@prweekuk.bsky.social 🙏
www.prweek.co.uk/article/1925...
July 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Never mind Cannes Lions, Dante making it into PR Week is the real win 🙌
Dante is our cockapoo in the polo shirt obvs 😂
Thank you PRWeek for raising much needed awareness of the canine contribution to the PR industry.
@prweekuk.bsky.social 🙏
www.prweek.co.uk/article/1925...
Dante is our cockapoo in the polo shirt obvs 😂
Thank you PRWeek for raising much needed awareness of the canine contribution to the PR industry.
@prweekuk.bsky.social 🙏
www.prweek.co.uk/article/1925...
Three PRs Walk Into a Restaurant…
…and somehow we left without launching a podcast, writing an op-ed or forming a coalition….did muse abt a PR documentary tho 🤔
@arunsudhaman.bsky.social x @tbonegallagher.bsky.social 🍹🍹
…and somehow we left without launching a podcast, writing an op-ed or forming a coalition….did muse abt a PR documentary tho 🤔
@arunsudhaman.bsky.social x @tbonegallagher.bsky.social 🍹🍹
July 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Three PRs Walk Into a Restaurant…
…and somehow we left without launching a podcast, writing an op-ed or forming a coalition….did muse abt a PR documentary tho 🤔
@arunsudhaman.bsky.social x @tbonegallagher.bsky.social 🍹🍹
…and somehow we left without launching a podcast, writing an op-ed or forming a coalition….did muse abt a PR documentary tho 🤔
@arunsudhaman.bsky.social x @tbonegallagher.bsky.social 🍹🍹
In Birmingham with the @curzonpr.bsky.social crew for the @cipr.co.uk Midlands conference ~ where the brilliant @bbctech.bsky.social editor is sharing her experience of receiving AI generated PR pitches 👀
#MidsPRConf
#MidsPRConf
July 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
In Birmingham with the @curzonpr.bsky.social crew for the @cipr.co.uk Midlands conference ~ where the brilliant @bbctech.bsky.social editor is sharing her experience of receiving AI generated PR pitches 👀
#MidsPRConf
#MidsPRConf
CONGRATS to @rodcartwright.bsky.social for winning an award at the @cipr.co.uk Excellence awards
🥳 #CIPRExcel
🥳 #CIPRExcel
July 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
CONGRATS to @rodcartwright.bsky.social for winning an award at the @cipr.co.uk Excellence awards
🥳 #CIPRExcel
🥳 #CIPRExcel
Almost 16 years working w my co-founder James at @curzonpr.bsky.social
He shared everything he knew with such generosity, and his belief in me was a catalyst for my transformation.
Sometimes you meet people who shift the course of your life without fanfare.
Who changed the course of your path?
He shared everything he knew with such generosity, and his belief in me was a catalyst for my transformation.
Sometimes you meet people who shift the course of your life without fanfare.
Who changed the course of your path?
May 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Almost 16 years working w my co-founder James at @curzonpr.bsky.social
He shared everything he knew with such generosity, and his belief in me was a catalyst for my transformation.
Sometimes you meet people who shift the course of your life without fanfare.
Who changed the course of your path?
He shared everything he knew with such generosity, and his belief in me was a catalyst for my transformation.
Sometimes you meet people who shift the course of your life without fanfare.
Who changed the course of your path?
So proud to be a trustee of @sohotheatre.bsky.social as we open our stunning new 1,000-seat venue in Walthamstow tonight!
An Art Deco gem reborn — from Soho to the East, leading in comedy, theatre & cabaret.
Timeout ~ www.timeout.com/london/news/...
An Art Deco gem reborn — from Soho to the East, leading in comedy, theatre & cabaret.
Timeout ~ www.timeout.com/london/news/...
May 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
So proud to be a trustee of @sohotheatre.bsky.social as we open our stunning new 1,000-seat venue in Walthamstow tonight!
An Art Deco gem reborn — from Soho to the East, leading in comedy, theatre & cabaret.
Timeout ~ www.timeout.com/london/news/...
An Art Deco gem reborn — from Soho to the East, leading in comedy, theatre & cabaret.
Timeout ~ www.timeout.com/london/news/...
When your friend runs the kitchen and your other friend reviews them for a living, the only sensible response is to dress up, show up, and eat slowly.
Indulgent lunch with
Chef Larry | Cocochine in Mayfair & William Sitwell | The Telegraph
Indulgent lunch with
Chef Larry | Cocochine in Mayfair & William Sitwell | The Telegraph
April 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
When your friend runs the kitchen and your other friend reviews them for a living, the only sensible response is to dress up, show up, and eat slowly.
Indulgent lunch with
Chef Larry | Cocochine in Mayfair & William Sitwell | The Telegraph
Indulgent lunch with
Chef Larry | Cocochine in Mayfair & William Sitwell | The Telegraph
At the House of Lords with the CEO of @cipr.co.uk and @jrgerlis.bsky.social
meeting the APPG on AI to discuss its impact on the PR industry.
AI brings both promise and peril. It’s easy to default to fear—but important to remain balanced. Change is also a powerful force for innovation and growth.
meeting the APPG on AI to discuss its impact on the PR industry.
AI brings both promise and peril. It’s easy to default to fear—but important to remain balanced. Change is also a powerful force for innovation and growth.
April 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
At the House of Lords with the CEO of @cipr.co.uk and @jrgerlis.bsky.social
meeting the APPG on AI to discuss its impact on the PR industry.
AI brings both promise and peril. It’s easy to default to fear—but important to remain balanced. Change is also a powerful force for innovation and growth.
meeting the APPG on AI to discuss its impact on the PR industry.
AI brings both promise and peril. It’s easy to default to fear—but important to remain balanced. Change is also a powerful force for innovation and growth.
Just returned from the 9th Narrative PR Summit in Hurghada.
A masterclass in soft power: PR as a tool for FDI, tourism, trade & cultural diplomacy.
Managed to squeeze in 48 hours in Cairo - never fails to inspire — the Grand Egyptian Museum is breathtaking.
A masterclass in soft power: PR as a tool for FDI, tourism, trade & cultural diplomacy.
Managed to squeeze in 48 hours in Cairo - never fails to inspire — the Grand Egyptian Museum is breathtaking.
April 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Just returned from the 9th Narrative PR Summit in Hurghada.
A masterclass in soft power: PR as a tool for FDI, tourism, trade & cultural diplomacy.
Managed to squeeze in 48 hours in Cairo - never fails to inspire — the Grand Egyptian Museum is breathtaking.
A masterclass in soft power: PR as a tool for FDI, tourism, trade & cultural diplomacy.
Managed to squeeze in 48 hours in Cairo - never fails to inspire — the Grand Egyptian Museum is breathtaking.
Report raised in the House of Lords 👇
April 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Report raised in the House of Lords 👇
Huge congratulations to the @cipr.co.uk policy team, led by the brilliant @jrgerlis.bsky.social for their tireless efforts to champion transparency and accountability in public life.
April 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Huge congratulations to the @cipr.co.uk policy team, led by the brilliant @jrgerlis.bsky.social for their tireless efforts to champion transparency and accountability in public life.
The report is a timely call for reform—benchmarking the UK’s lobbying register against international standards and revealing a deeply concerning gap in transparency.
April 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The report is a timely call for reform—benchmarking the UK’s lobbying register against international standards and revealing a deeply concerning gap in transparency.
No Rules Britannia? — is a powerful new report from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations that lays bare the UK’s outdated and opaque lobbying laws.
📸 Westminster launch
cipr.co.uk/common/Uploa...
📸 Westminster launch
cipr.co.uk/common/Uploa...
April 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
No Rules Britannia? — is a powerful new report from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations that lays bare the UK’s outdated and opaque lobbying laws.
📸 Westminster launch
cipr.co.uk/common/Uploa...
📸 Westminster launch
cipr.co.uk/common/Uploa...
Proud to be a judge for the
40 Over 40 WiPR Power List.
PR has a reputation for being a “young” industry—but brilliance doesn’t have an age limit.
This initiative celebrates women 40+ who are driving real change.
Nominate yourself or someone amazing👇
survey.opiniumresearch.com/d/c?rs=TffMt...
40 Over 40 WiPR Power List.
PR has a reputation for being a “young” industry—but brilliance doesn’t have an age limit.
This initiative celebrates women 40+ who are driving real change.
Nominate yourself or someone amazing👇
survey.opiniumresearch.com/d/c?rs=TffMt...
April 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Proud to be a judge for the
40 Over 40 WiPR Power List.
PR has a reputation for being a “young” industry—but brilliance doesn’t have an age limit.
This initiative celebrates women 40+ who are driving real change.
Nominate yourself or someone amazing👇
survey.opiniumresearch.com/d/c?rs=TffMt...
40 Over 40 WiPR Power List.
PR has a reputation for being a “young” industry—but brilliance doesn’t have an age limit.
This initiative celebrates women 40+ who are driving real change.
Nominate yourself or someone amazing👇
survey.opiniumresearch.com/d/c?rs=TffMt...
Eid Mubarak to all who are celebrating. 🌙
May this occasion be a time of meaningful connection, spiritual renewal, and collective hope for a more compassionate world.
May this occasion be a time of meaningful connection, spiritual renewal, and collective hope for a more compassionate world.
March 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Eid Mubarak to all who are celebrating. 🌙
May this occasion be a time of meaningful connection, spiritual renewal, and collective hope for a more compassionate world.
May this occasion be a time of meaningful connection, spiritual renewal, and collective hope for a more compassionate world.