Helene Banner founded „Let’s Just Be Imperfect, Ladies“ in 2020 to inspire more women to bring their feminine leadership style to their workplace. As a moderator, Keynote Speaker on authentic leadership and in her Women Leadership and Mentoring Programmes in organisations such as the German government, European institutions and the Oxford Union Society, she brings male and female leaders together for a more open and diverse leadership culture on their top floors.
Previously, Helene worked as a senior communication advisor at the European Commission in Brussels and Berlin for 10 years. She was an EU spokesperson and a speechwriter for European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. In summer 2019, she advised Ursula von der Leyen in the weeks when she became the first female President of the European Commission in history. Helene is also a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges.