Financial services has long experienced barriers to progressing women into senior roles. We are not alone. Join our cross-industry panel to hear the lessons they have learned and how they are driving progress forward. Key themes being addressed include the micro-decisions that impact the progression of women; what are those micro-decisions; how is industry tackling them, both in terms of creating transparency and mitigation.

Small steps, significant strides
01 July 2019
Schedule
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5:30 pm Registration
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6:00 pm Panel discussion
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7:00 pm Networking and drinks
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8:30 pm Close
Speakers

Nicola Shaw CBE
Executive Director, National GridAs National Grid’s UK Executive Director, Nicola is positioned firmly at the heart of meeting the energy challenges of the future. She joined National Grid in July 2016 after holding the CEO role at HS1 for five years. Nicola has an extremely strong leadership track record, having held very senior positions in a number of…
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Chris Stylianou
Chief Operating Officer, Sky UK & IrelandChris Stylianou is Chief Operating Officer, UK and ROI at Sky. He has worked at Sky for over 20 years in both Finance and Operations. Chris is responsible for Sky’s sales and service operations (including contact centres, digital capability, in-home service and retail division), as well as Sky’s property and data departments, Sky Business and…
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Susan Cooklin
Managing Director, Route Services , Network Rail, NED Electricity North WestSusan Cooklin is the Managing Director of Route Services at Network Rail leading a directorate which supplies services to each of Network Rail’s regional business units. This directorate includes group IT, payroll and finance shared services, the national supply chain (delivering engineering trains, equipment and materials for upgrade works) , contracts and procurement, training and…
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Sophie Fitton
Group Head of Corporate Communications & International Engagement, Centrica plcSophie has worked across all aspects of external affairs for nearly 20 years, advising major corporates on their critical communications with external stakeholders, driving reputation and supporting the investment proposition. Sophie was a Partner at Brunswick where she worked for nearly 12 years advising on M&A, demergers, IPO’s and restructurings. She has helped to launch…
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