Maurice Button, Chief Executive, City & Financial Global

Vivienne Artz OBE FCSI (Hon) CMgr CCMI AIGP, CEO of FTSE Women Leaders Review

Keynote address I - Web, Weather, World & Women

Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO, 20-First

Mark Freed, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Men for Inclusion

Dr Elizabeth Shaw, Founder, 1000 Black Voices

Keynote address

Chris Hayward, Policy Chairman, City of London Corporation     

Moderator

Baroness Helena Morrissey DBE, Chair, Diversity Project and Founder, 30% Club

Panellists

Roshni Haywood, Global Head of HR, Digital Business Services, HSBC

Mark Freed, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Men for Inclusion

Diana Noble CBE, Non-Executive Director and Deputy Chair, Court of Directors, Bank of England

Moderator

Sarah Tijou, Vice President Communications, Panelle and Former Broadcast Journalist, BBC World Service Trust

Panellists

Professor Helen Pankhurst CBE, Convenor, Centenary Action

Rula Awad, UK Ambassador, Women in AI

Dr Kion Ahadi, C-Level Executive and Board level Leader, Co-Founder, Stealth AI startup and CTO, Legamart

Dr Lara Cathcart, Associate Professor of Finance, Imperial College Business School 

Moderator

Lucy Ellis-Keeler, Global Compliance Officer for Business Development and Innovation at Citi; Co-Chair of the Future Leaders Shadow Board, Women in Banking & Finance

Panellists

Jennie Koo, Head of Operational Risk, Paragon; Branch Chair Representative, Women in Banking & Finance

Gwen Faure, Director of Talent and Retention, Women in Banking & Finance

Neeta Mundra, Financial Services Advisor, Salesforce; Head of Senior Business Leaders’ Community, Women in Banking & Finance

Host

Vivienne Artz OBE FCSI (Hon) CMgr CCMI AIGP, CEO of FTSE Women Leaders Review

In conversation with

Yasmine Chinwala OBE, Partner, New Financial

Keynote address IV – Business in the Community and Women at Work

Mary Macleod, CEO, Business in the Community

Moderator

Vivienne Artz OBE FCSI (Hon) CMgr CCMI AIGP, CEO of FTSE Women Leaders Review

Panellists

Sarah Connaughton, Group HR Director, Bovill Newgate

Denis Jackson, Group CEO, The Law Debenture Corporation

Paul Modley, Managing Director, Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging, AMS

Moderator

Avivah Wittenborg-Cox, CEO, 20-First

Talk I: Finance as a springboard for success

• Explore the foundations that a first career in finance creates- a time for building skills, connections and experiences for success in midlife and beyond.
• Making the most of your Power Decade and how this chapter is full of so much promise and opportunity. Getting bright, skilled, and able women back into the workplace and unleashing this lost 40+ talent, driving positive change and boosting the economy.
• At Really Helpful Club, we inspire, empower and encourage women to navigate transition at every age and every stage in life, to seize opportunities to enter or return to the financial world and embark on their next chapter of success

Speaker

Sarah Austin, CEO, Really Helpful Club

Talk II - How to unlock the secret to longevity of a successful finance career

• The perfection trap
• Enjoy the process not the outcome 
• The power of network
• Celebrate small wins
• Manage your career before your job
• Follow your passion

Speaker

Annie Ren, Executive Board Member & Director of Governance, Women in Banking & Finance

Talk III - Navigating Financial Leadership: Empowering Women at Every Career Stage in the Era of Longevity     

• The Changing Landscape: increased representation of women in senior finance roles, the benefits of flexible working and lifelong learning, and the ongoing challenges such as the gender pay gap and workplace culture.
• Strategies for early, mid, and senior career stages, including mentorship, skill development, leadership, work-life balance, and preparing for extended careers through continuous learning and adaptability.
• Success Stories and Future Outlook: inspiring success stories from industry leaders, the future impact of AI and technology on finance, the emerging skills needed, and the importance of diversity policies and advocacy for women's career advancement.

Speaker

Dr Ceri Willmott, Director of Careers Consulting and Professional Development, Imperial College Business School

Fireside chat II: Rebirthing the Financial Industry. Creating a conscious blueprint for a healthier and more productive structure. What women inheriting massive health transfer might mean for the industry, and how the finance community might want to get ready.

Host
Simone Vroegop, EMEA Head of the Investment Managers, BNY 

In conversation with
Marika Messager, CEO & Founder, ConsciousLeadership.org
 

Host:

Olivia Larkin, Head of Skills and Workforce Policy, City of London Corporation

In conversation with

Claire Tunley, Chief Executive, Financial Services Skills Commission

James Sullivan, Founder and CEO, Divento Financials