Keynote speaker and motorsport executive
Corporate leaders, diversity and inclusion initiatives, high-performance teams, and organizations focused on leadership and cultural transformation
Susie Wolff is a former professional racing driver turned motorsport executive and a leading voice on leadership, performance, and diversity in high-performance environments. Her career spans Formula Renault, Formula Three, DTM with Mercedes-Benz, and Formula One as a Development Driver for Williams.
In 2014, she made history at the British Grand Prix as the first woman in 22 years to participate in a Formula One race weekend, marking a significant milestone in a traditionally male-dominated sport. Following her retirement from racing in 2015, Susie shifted her focus toward driving change within motorsport.
She founded Dare To Be Different, an initiative aimed at increasing female participation across all levels of the sport, and was awarded an MBE in 2017 for her services to women in sport. Transitioning into leadership, she became Team Principal and shareholder of ROKiT Venturi Racing in Formula E, later serving as CEO and leading the team to its most successful season and a Vice-World Championship title.
Susie Wolff is a former professional racing driver, who has driven in the Formula Renault, Formula Three, the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and as a Development Driver for Williams Formula One.
Having made history as the first woman to participate in a Formula One weekend in 22 years at the 2014 British Grand Prix, Susie has scaled a male-dominated industry to reach the top.
F1 Academy, Managing Director, Susie Wolff, began her competitive motorsport career over twenty years ago, starting out as so many of her racing contemporaries did, on the karting track. After cutting her teeth in karting, Formula Renault and DTM for Mercedes-Benz, Susie went on to make history at the 2014 British Grand Prix by becoming the first woman to take part in a Formula 1 race weekend in 22 years.
Following her retirement from driving in 2015 and as part of her commitment to fostering positive change within the sport, in 2016 Susie launched Dare To Be Different, a call to action aimed squarely at driving female talent by inspiring the next generation and increasing female participation in all levels and aspects of motorsport.
In 2017 Susie’s hard work was formally acknowledged when she was awarded an MBE for her services and contribution to women in sport.
On June 26, 2018, Susie was appointed Team Principal and shareholder of ROKiT Venturi Racing in her first formal move into team management and ownership.
In November 2021, she was promoted to the role of Chief Executive Officer of Monaco’s only racing team. In August 2022, following the team’s most successful season to date and a Vice-World Championship title, Susie announced her departure from the team and Formula E.
On March 1, 2023 Susie Wolff has been appointed as the Managing Director of the F1 Academy, the all-female driver category that aims to develop and prepare young female drivers to progress to higher levels of competition
Susie Wolff is bilingual in English and German and a firm favourite with sponsors and fans and an accomplished public speaker.
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