Robert McKillop, Global Head of Product at Aberdeen Standard Investments, and Ruben Kostucki, COO at Makers Academy, join host Julia Streets to discuss the importance of nurturing and supporting middle management as they endeavour to embrace change, how to find and empower new tech talent from ages 16 to 60+ and why we need change more than ever before.
Read MoreJazz Bhogal is Deputy Director for Civil Service D&I, responsible for the delivery of the strategy to become the most diverse employer by 2020. Rosa Morgan-Baker is Head of Partnerships at The Brokerage, the social mobility charity helping financial and professional firms attract and support young talent. Together they explore tackling D&I on a national scale and at every level, the importance of corporate engagement, how best to reflect diversity in society, shaping and engaging future talent, benchmark setting ..... all to lead the way & drive progress.
Read MoreBarbara Annis, CEO of Gender Intelligence Group and Dr Eliza Filby, broadcaster and millennial expert, discuss the commercial value of harnessing both gender & millennial intelligence, explore the power of positive corporate culture, offering ideas for best practice and views on #MeToo.
Read MoreThis episode was recorded live at the Women of the Square Mile event in London on Tuesday 27th February. Our host Julia Streets was joined by: Pamela Jones, Operational Change and Integration Manager at TP ICAP and Board Member at Women In Listed Derivatives; Dr Miranda Brawn, Director of Legal and Transaction Management (EMEA) at Daiwa and Founder of the Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation and Birgit Neu, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at HSBC. Topics discussed included ethnic representation data in Financial Services, the language of race, how to harness the business benefits of improved ethnic diversity, and creating opportunities for shared learning, strong leadership, mentorship and sponsorship.
Read MoreWe welcome Tanuja Randery, Operating Executive at Apax Partners and one of the founders of PowerWomen Network, and Travis Winstanley, Games Investment Director at Catalis SE and Cofounder and Director of Diversity VC, who explore the idiosyncrasies, characteristics and expectations of D&I in the investment world. We talk working practices, finding talent beyond the industry & inspiring the next generation of investment professionals.
Read MoreCathryn Lyall, Co-Founder of the Seismic Foundry, and Matt Elliott, People Director at Virgin Money, discuss the contrasting worlds of capital markets and banking. They share insights on how to ensure diversity flows through to the most senior levels, discussing maternity/paternity pay and offering practical recommendations to address the digital skills gap, improve gender and ethnic diversity and support the next generation of talent.
Read MoreOur two guests are Vivienne Artz, Chief Privacy Officer at Thomson Reuters and President of Women in Banking and Finance, and Dr Miranda Brawn, Director of Legal and Transaction Services at Daiwa Capital Markets and Founder and CEO of the Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation, each with over 20 years' experience spanning law, banking, investment and financial services.
Read MoreAndy Woodfield, Partner at PWC, and Michael Ollitervo-Murphy, Customer Experience Leader at Mercer - UK & Ireland, discuss the importance of engaging and empowering allies, creating inclusive business networks, reverse mentoring, the language around diversity and 'Inclusive Leadership'. Some progress has been made in areas such as LBGTQ, however other areas such as mental health currently lag behind.
Read MoreBindi Karia, technology & start up advocate and founder of her own boutique advisory firm, and Asif Sadiq MBE, Head of Diversity and Inclusiveness for EY (Ernst and Young) Financial Services UK, discuss the importance of workplace role models, the implementation of flexible working and shared parental leave, early stage firm dynamics, plus the next big challenges impacting the quest for true diversity and inclusion.
Read MoreSamantha Jayne Nelson, Vice President of Risk Engineering in the Global Energy Practice of Marsh, and Ghela Boskovich, founder of FemTechGlobal, discuss being your authentic self, the concept of 'witnessing' others, the power of support networks and how organisations can overcome biases and break down barriers.
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