When we launched the Incredible Women Gala, we new it needed to offer guests, and our audience, a sense of purpose. We wanted to honour the IW of the year, but had no appetite for another awards show.

And so the gala became a celebration of women's voices - both those on the stage, who performed for the room, and those whose words were celebrated.

Senior Editor Ajesh Patalay and I (the Entertainment Partnerships Director / Senior Editor) curated an event where Incredible Women (and the men that support them) took to the stage to read letters, poems and speeches by other Incredible Women, both high profile, and anonymous.

Attendees and performers included: Selma Blair, Charlize Theron, Gugu Mbatha Raw, Brie Larson, Mia Goth, Mary J Blige, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Banks, Avan Jorgia, Melanie Griffith, Garrett Hedlund, Kate Bosworth and more