Summary
As part of its well-established portfolio of high-level diversity events, many of which have enjoyed government support, City & Financial Global is delighted to be organising the 7th edition of the Annual Women in Finance Summit held in partnership with 20-First on 5 July 2023.
A special warm welcome to our Chair Vivienne Artz OBE, Advisory Board Member and Past President, Women in Banking and Finance, NED, Chair, Advisor to Boards and CEOs.

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Delighted to have Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO, 20-First join us as Knowledge Partner and Advisory Member for this important initiative.

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This high-profile forum builds on the success of the previous five editions of the Women in Finance conference and the other five diversity portfolio events that City & Financial Global and its partners have held in the past
CURRENT & PREVIOUS ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
HRH The Countess of Wessex, GCVO, Chair of The Women's Network Forum and Global Ambassador of 100 Women in Finance's Next Generation initiative; The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and Minister for Women and Equality; John Glen MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister; Yasmine Chinwala, Partner, New Financial; Bob Wigley, Chairman, UK Finance; Rt Hon Nicky Morgan, Former Chair, Treasury Select Committee, MP for Loughborough; Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia, Chair, the HRMC Board and former CEO, Virgin Money; Suneel Bakhshi, President & CEO, Mizuho International; Dr Heather Melville, OBE CCMI, Chair and NED, CMI Women, NED Enterprise Enfield, Patron WIBF; Richard Iferenta, Vice Chair, KPMG and Chair, Race Equality; Leadership Team, Business in the Community; Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE DL, President, CBI, Ann Cairns, Executive Vice Chairman, Mastercard and Global Chair at 30% Club; Binna Kandola, Business Psychologist, author of “Racism at Work: The Danger of Indifference” and co-founder, Pearn Kandola; Georgina Philippou, Senior Adviser, Public Sector Equality Duty, FCA; Arun Batra OBE, Partner, Global Markets leader for Diversity and Inclusion, EY, CEO & Founder, National and Global Equality Standards; Diana Noble CBE, Chair, The Bank of England’s Review of Ethnic Diversity and Inclusion & Non-Executive Director, Court of Directors, Bank of England; Alison Cottrell, CEO, Financial Services Culture Board; Helena Morrissey DBE, Financier, author, campaigner; Catherine Johnson, Group General Counsel, London Stock Exchange Group; Asahi Pompey, President, Goldman Sachs Foundation and Global Head of Corporate Engagement, Goldman Sachs; Suki Sandhu OBE, Founder and CEO, Involve; Kate Grussing, Managing Director, Sapphire Partners; June Felix, CEO, IG Group, Dr Helena Pankhurst, International Development, Women’s Rights Activist and Writer; Catherine McGuinness, Chairman, Policy and Resources Committee, City of London Corporation; Ronan Dunne, Executive VP & Group CEO, Verizon Consumer Group; Dame Cilla Snowball DBE, Group Chairman and Chief Executive, AMV BBDO; Chair of The Women’s Business Council; Nausicaa Delfas, CEO and Chief Ombudsman, Financial Ombudsman Service; Euan Blair, CEO, Multiverse; Lord Hastings CBE, Chairman, LCCI Black
Key themes to be discussed
- 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?
- AI & gender. AI & generations. Embedding past “isms” into our future?
- 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.
- Update on the Women in Finance Charter. Practical recommendations to help businesses accelerate their progress towards gender balance.
- 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 couples?
- Gender & generational balance. Talent shortages, recruitment and widening the talent lens. Corporate focus on Q2, integrating the New Q3 and 60-year careers
- How far and how fast has the financial services industry been progressing on gender balance and ethnic diversity in the last year? Creating recruitment, retention, and development initiatives with a view towards ethnic diversity and inclusion
- 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