Wednesday, June 27th, 2018

Series Two, Episode Eleven: Faith and Ethnicity in the Workplace

Anu Adebajo, Investment Manager at British Business Bank, and Shafi Musaddique, Reporter at CNBC, discuss intersectionality, ethnic pay gaps, diversity in the investment industry, why we must go beyond target-led initiatives, the Rooney Rule and other lessons from the US, the importance of driving more flexible working practices, the challenges of integrating faith and business, and whether the financial services industry needs to refresh its image to create and attract greater diversity.

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Wednesday, June 13th, 2018

Series Two, Episode Ten: Driving D&I on the Investment Floor

Bhavini ‘Bev’ Shah, Founder and CEO of City Hive, and Justin Onuekwusi, Multi Asset Fund Manager at Legal & General Investment Management, discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the Asset Management Industry. Areas discussed in this episode include: the under-representation of ethnic minorities at senior levels, the importance of cognitive diversity and recruiting people with different backgrounds, why business models need to change to incorporate diversity, how the asset management industry can attract more graduates and appeal to younger clients, the sensitivities around talking about race in the workplace, and why we may need to re-examine terms like 'BAME'.

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Wednesday, May 30th, 2018

Series Two Episode Nine: Calling Time on Inequality

Liz Lumley, Steering Committee Member at FinTechTECHTalents18, Founder of The Collective Network and Advisory Board Member of DNXCommunity, discusses how fintechs can find more diverse talent, the barriers facing female founders, the crucial part men must play in driving gender equality, the FinTech Parity Pledge and why raising the visibility of women and ethnic minorities is one of the most important drivers of D&I.

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Wednesday, May 16th, 2018

Series Two, Episode Eight: Diversity in Insurance and the Essential Topic of Mental Health

Josh Brekenfeld, Oversight Manager, Lloyds of London, and Jemima Jefferson, Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) consultant and Mental Health First Aid National Trainer with Mental Health First Aid England, explore the question of LGBT and D&I progress from the perspective of one of the City's oldest financial institutions, and how to accelerate the pace of change. On this podcast we take our first foray into the essential topic of mental health, offering practical advice for corporates to help employees.

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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018

Series Two, Episode Seven: Inclusivity Without Alienation

In an appetite to drive greater inclusion, how do we avoid the potential for over-swing and risk of further alienation? Robert Baker, Senior Partner and Global Client Director at Mercer, and Steve Brown, Director of Empiric and Group Director of Tourstan Group, join host Julia Streets to discuss the role that technology, intersectionality and alliances all play in driving change.

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Wednesday, April 18th, 2018

Series Two, Episode Six: Allies, Role Models and Champions of Change

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.

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Wednesday, March 28th, 2018

Series Two, Episode Five: Driving National, Regional and Local Change

Jazz 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.

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Thursday, March 1st, 2018

Series Two, Episode Three: Ethnicity in Diversity – We need to talk about race (Recorded live)

This 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.

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Wednesday, February 14th, 2018

Series Two, Episode Two: Insights into D&I in Private Equity & Venture Capital

We 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.

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