CYLCIA MANWA
Public Speaker · Consultant · Adviser
I’m Cici. I became a councillor at 19, and I’ve been challenging expectations ever since. Now, I use my voice and experiences to empower others to lead with confidence, embrace their individuality and create meaningful change.
Book mePublic speaking
I speak about leadership, representation and opportunity, drawing on my experience in elected office and public life.
Available for keynotes, university talks, panel discussions, fireside chats and event hosting.
Speaking themes
Youth leadership & participation
Women, power & representation
Social mobility, identity & belonging
Perspective that
moves the conversation.
I bring my experience into the room, whether I’m speaking to an audience or working with an organisation. I care about helping people see the value in their own perspective and what they can do with it.
Meet Cici ↗Conversations
that resonate.
Keynotes, university talks, panels and hosted conversations on leadership, representation and opportunity.
Explore speaking ↗Fresh thinking.
Practical focus.
A collaborative approach to projects around engagement, representation and connecting with the next generation.
Explore consulting ↗A different
point of view.
Thoughtful input for organisations seeking to bring young voices and lived experience into their conversations.
Explore advisory ↗
Shaped by study.
Grounded in service.
While studying Politics & International Relations at LSE, I was also serving my community as a councillor. At 19, I was learning about leadership in the lecture hall and living its responsibilities outside it.
Being chosen to deliver the vote of thanks at graduation was a moment I’ll always treasure. Today, I bring what I learnt at university and in public office into my work as a speaker, consultant and adviser.
More about my story ↗Ideas come to life
through conversation.
Creating space for thoughtful exchange, whether speaking to an audience or contributing around the table.
Ideas deserve
a place in the room.
Planning an event or have an idea for working together? I’d love to hear about it. Tell me about your audience, what you have in mind and when it’s happening.
Book me ↗