Agenda

Balance in Business:
Who leads? Who 'still' cares?
The CEO's perspective

25 November | Digital Event via Zoom | 18.00-19.30 (UK)

16:30

Registration and coffee

17:00

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Florence Hamilton, Chair ‘Balance in Business’ Initiative, NAA UK VP, Founder Impact Mentoring

17:05

Introduction to Executive Keynote and Panel

17:10

Balance in Business – The Executive’s Perspective

Charlie Nunn, GMD, Chief Executive, Wealth and Personal Banking, HSBC
Cain Ullah, CEO and Co-founder, Red Badger
Sally Boyle, International Head of Human Capital Management and member of the European Management Committee, Goldman Sachs
Emma Wheeler, Director UBS Global Wealth Management
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO 20-first, leading gender balance Consultant, Author and Executive Coach (Moderator)

Our senior executive panel will discuss their perspectives and experiences including:

What is the role of leaders in driving gender balance?
How can we better engage men to develop high performance diverse organisations?
Can gender balance actually create value for businesses?
What successes have you had and which difficulties have you faced in implementing gender balance initiatives?

This will lead to an Active Audience Discussion followed by an open Q&A session.

18:50

Introduction to The Board’s Perspective

18:55

Balance in Business – The Board’s Perspective

Melanie Richards CBE, Deputy Chair KPMG UK and Hamilton Alexander Review Steering Group
KP Santosh, Senior Vice President and Board Member, Genpact UK
Stanislav Shekshnia, Senior Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise
Helen Pitcher OBE, Experienced FTSE Chairman, SID, NED, Board Evaluator and Coach (Moderator)

Our Board panel will share their views on a series of topics including:

Why promoting women to senior executive positions and Boards is essential to creating shareholder value?
What the role of the Board is in influencing the talent pipeline and in addressing the absence of women chairs?
Do we need to think far more broadly as digital transformation is likely to alter the entire gender balance landscape?

19:55

Chair’s Closing Remarks

20:00

Networking Cocktail (drinks and canapes)