My name is Zara Rutherford, I am 19 years old. I have just completed my A-Levels in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Economics, and Physics, and hope to go to university to study computer science/computer engineering. I have been flying for as long as I can remember and one of my biggest dreams (as well as flying around the world!) is becoming an astronaut.

In August 2021 I left Belgium heading West, flying solo around the world flying in a very small plane. If I succeed, I will be the youngest woman ever to fly solo around the world as well as the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a microlight.

I was born into a family of aviators and was lucky to have great role models in my parents and grandparents. I want to build on this heritage and inspire others. My aim is to encourage girls and young women to pursue their dreams and promote aviation and STEM-related careers (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) for them.

The youngest man to have flown solo around the world, Travis Ludlow, was 18 years old. The youngest woman, Shaesta Waiz was 30 at the time of her flight. With my flight, I hope to reduce this gap from 11 years to 11 months.

I hold FAA and UK private pilot licenses plus Slovakian and French microlight licenses. I have been a member of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots since 2019.

Ms Poh Li San is an elected Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC and the Deputy Chairperson of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Sustainability and Environment. She is also the Vice-President of Changi Airport Group (CAG). She is a recipient of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Merit (Women) Overseas Scholarship and began her military career with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) as a Search and Rescue helicopter pilot after completing her studies. Ms Poh Li San is also the first female full-time Aide-de-Camp to then President of the Republic of Singapore, the late S. R. Nathan. She is a member of Women in Aviation International Singapore Chapter.

Prior to her accreditation to Singapore, Ambassador Colette Taquet was Director in the General Directorate of European Affairs in the Belgian Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs (FPSFA). She had worked on issues such as the reform of legislation on migration and asylum legislation, COVID-19 crisis management, matters related to the security and free movement of people in the European Union, as well as legislation on the fight against online terrorist content, the protection of whistle blowers and recognition of e-evidence.

Ambassador Taquet has held several positions at the Belgian FPSFA, including as Belgium’s Ambassador to Cyprus, Lebanon, as well as Poland and Lithuania.

Ambassador Taquet has a degree in Political Science and a specialisation in International Law from Université Libre de Bruxelles (Free University of Brussels).

She holds the Medal of the Commander of Leopold’s Order (Kingdom of Belgium) and the Medal of Commander of the Order of Merit (Republic of Poland).

Dr Michaela Froňková is a career diplomat with over 20 years of experience in the foreign service. She is the first resident Czech Ambassador to Singapore, following the reopening of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in August 2020.

Prior to her accreditation to Singapore, Ambassador Froňková served as the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Lebanon (2016 – 2020) and previously, to Morocco (2012 – 2016).

Ambassador Froňková has held several positions at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including as adviser of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Deputy Director of the Western Europe Department. She has also served postings as Minister-Counsellor at the Czech Embassy in Canada, an exchange diplomat at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and First Secretary at the Czech Embassy in France, amongst others.

Ambassador Froňková obtained her PhD in medical rehabilitation, and a Certificate of Studies in European Law from Charles University. She also holds a Certificate of European Studies from the International Center of European Studies (in Nice and Prague).

She was conferred the Order of Ouissam Alaouite in the grade of Grand Cross by the King of Morocco Mohammed VI.

Ambassador Froňková is married with two sons.

Ms Lou-Ann Seet serves pro-bono as Vice President for Women in Aviation International Singapore (WAI SG) which she co-founded with an industry mentor. As the Regional Sales Executive for FlightAware, Lou-Ann supports aviation sectors like the Airports, Airlines, Logistics and channel partners in delivering premium flight tracking and predictive data to end customers in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to her role with FlightAware, she was with Collins Aerospace for over 5 years where she co-founded the Women Network, Collins Aerospace, Asia Pacific and won the Community Advocate, 2020. She is also pro-bono Director of Asian Business Aviation Association where she leads the South East Asia Chapters and supports strategic board vision for Business Aviation in the region. She is also a member of the International Aviation Women Association and is a certified private pilot. Lou-Ann’s mission is passion in action where she strives to inspire youth, women and aviation professionals in navigating a successful career in aviation.

Sia is Chief Executive of the Association of Aerospace Industries (Singapore) or AAIS, a not-for-profit organisation that represents the aerospace and unmanned aircraft systems industries in Singapore. Our vision is "an innovative aerospace community for a sustainable future."