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It was supposed to be a celebratory night — and it was– but Ad Age’s Women to Watch event in London Monday evening was also tinged with sadness, coming less than 48 hours after the brutal terrorist attack that left eight dead and 48 injured just a few miles away.

The 14 honorees who planned to attend all turned up to claim their awards as scheduled at the Savoy Hotel on June 5, but in many cases their acceptance speeches did not go as originally written, and were recast to reflect the stunning turn of events. Many were eloquent, galvanizing their fellow Women to Watch into action to fight injustice and violence in the world.

Another very personal address came from Shelina Janmohamed, a Woman to Watch and VP at Ogilvy Noor, who runs the agency’s Islamic branding and marketing consultancy. She is also the author of the book “Love in a Headscarf” and is widely regarded an expert in reaching “Generation M,” the millennial population among the world’s 1.6 million Muslims.

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