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Agenda
| 8:30 AM | Registration, morning coffee and networking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:10 AM | Chair's opening remarks Vivienne Artz OBE, Advisory Board Member and Past President, Women in Banking and Finance, NED, Chair, Advisor to Boards and CEOs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:20 AM | Keynote address I - Progressive Conversations in Policy and Practice Rachel Askew-Sammut, Assistant Director, Equalities and Due Diligence, Department for Business and Trade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:35 AM | Keynote address II - Business in the Community and women in work Mary Macleod, CEO, Business in the Community | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:50 AM | Keynote address III - Data, Digital and Diversity Sholthana Begum, Head of Data and Data Strategy, FCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:05 AM | Panel I Redesigning Work: Flexible working and hybrid environment are here to stay – How can we ensure that women and men working flexibly are able to progress their careers? Financial services industry in the age of the gig economy - are WoMen, couples & companies adapting (or not) to the future of work? Moderator Kate Grussing CBE, Managing Director, Sapphire Partners Panel Dr Heather Melville OBE CCMI, Senior Advisor, Teneo, CEO Founder, Clarke Smith Advisory, Chancellor University of York Morag Lynagh, Global Future of Work Director, Unilever Wincie Wong, Head of Digital X Workforce Technical Capability, NatWest Group Sholthana Begum, Head of Data and Data Strategy, FCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:10 AM | Morning coffee and networking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:35 AM | Panel II Male leaders on the future of men. The corporate role in crafting balanced cultures. What role models are there for men? Getting men engaged and leading gender balance. Moderator Dr. Najat Benchiba-Savenius, Chief of Staff & Head of Europe to President TONOMOUS NEOM Panel Bob Wigley, Chairman, UK Finance James Bardrick, Citi Country Officer, UK; Cluster Head, UK, Jersey; CEO Citigroup Global Markets Limited Daniele Fiandaca, Founder, Token Man Consultancy Michael Cole-Fontayn, Chairman, The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:35 PM | Fireside chat I Update on the Women in Finance Charter. Where are we and what should we do now? Host Vivienne Artz OBE, Advisory Board Member and Past President, Women in Banking and Finance, NED, Chair, Advisor to Boards and CEOs In conversation with Yasmine Chinwala OBE, Partner, New Financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:05 PM | Lunch and networking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:15 PM | A series of three talks followed by an interactive session with the audience Moving beyond WFH debate – what does it feel like to be a female leader amid the financial crisis, the current geopolitical situation and the post-Brexit environment? Building the next generation of women leaders, reversing the loss of female talent & rebalancing recruitment processes. Moderator Vivienne Artz OBE, Advisory Board Member and Past President, Women in Banking and Finance, NED, Chair, Advisor to Boards and CEOs Speaker I Accelerating through Adversity and a Time of Change Mary O’Connor, CEO, Howden Capital Advisory and Placement Speaker II Redefining Leadership: Empowering and Retaining Women in the Workforce Shoshana Rosenberg, FIP, PLS, CIPM, CIPP/E/A/US/C, CDPSE, Founder & CEO, SafePorter Speaker III Self introduction - Gender Disparity in Finance – Challenges Encountered to Enter the Industry – Mentorship/Corporate Support and Initiatives – Empowering Future Generations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:15 PM | Panel III Learning to succeed in the Longevity Society: Almost 40% of the UK population is over 50. What does longevity and life’s “4 Quarters” mean for women’s careers – and dual career. How do we address the pension divide between men and women? Moderator Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO, 20-First Panel Vanessa Vallely OBE CCMI, Founder & CEO, WeAreTheCity Eleanor Mills, Founder and Editor in Chief Noon.org.uk home of the Queenager Cain Ullah, Board Member & Founder, Red Badger Sarah Austin, Founder & CEO, Really Helpful Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:05 PM | Afternoon tea & networking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:20 PM | Fireside chat II AI & gender. AI & generations. Embedding past “isms” into our future? Host Vivienne Artz OBE, Advisory Board Member and Past President, Women in Banking and Finance; NED, Chair, Advisor to Boards and CEOs In conversation with Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Chief Innovation Officer, ManpowerGroup; Professor of Business Psychology at UCL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:40 PM | Panel IV Gender & generational balance. Talent shortages, recruitment and widening the talent lens. Corporate focus on Q2, integrating the New Q3 and 60-year careers. Moderator Nishma Gosrani OBE, Partner, Bain & Company and TheCityUK Next Generation Leadership Council Member Panel Lyndsey Simpson, Founder & CEO, 55/Redefined Mary O’Connor, CEO, Howden Capital Advisory and Placement Allan Baker, Managing Director & Global Head of Power Advisory & Project Finance, Société Générale Harriet Walker, Executive Director, Advisory Services, Business in the Community | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5:25 PM | Chair’s closing remarks Vivienne Artz OBE, Advisory Board Member and Past President, Women in Banking and Finance, NED, Chair, Advisor to Boards and CEOs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5:30 PM | Close of proceedings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
