Hot air balloon pilot Allie Dunnington holds the women’s world-record for the most countries flown in a hot air balloon and she’s the UK’s first female Private Pilot Licence Examiner. She’s flown in 105 countries so far, and she’s on a mission to add many more. A German native now based in the UK, Allie is extremely passionate about getting more women flying. She's an active member of the British Women Pilots’ Association and set up the Women’s Balloon Event for female pilots.

Talking points include:

• Allie’s world record breaking flights around the world

• How Allie got into hot air ballooning

• Memorable flights and flying in different terrains

• What hot air ballooning is like and how to become a pilot

• What qualities you need to be a pilot

• The reasons there aren’t more female pilots and how to solve this

• Women in aviation

• The Women’s Balloon Events and how they started