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WOMEN'S
SYMPOSIUM

Day One

ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION
08:00-09:00
WELCOME ADDRESS
09.00-09.15

Liz Field
Chief Executive
PIMFA

REGULATORY UPDATE
09.15-09.45

Sheree Howard
Executive Director, Risk and Compliance Oversight
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

LEADING THROUGH DISRUPTION
09.45-10.15

 

Sneha Shah
EVP & Head of New Business Ventures
SEI

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
10.15-11.00

Helen Watson
CEO UK Wealth Management
Rothschild & Co

 

 

 

Michele Golunska
Managing Director, Wealth & Advice
AVIVA

 

Sarah Soar
Chief Executive
Hawksmoor Investment Management’

 

 

Liz Field
Chief Executive Officer
PIMFA

COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK
11.00-11.15
STREAM SESSIONS
11.15-11.50

11:15 – 11:20
Personal Development – Stream Welcome

Samantha Pocock
Co-Chair
Raymond James UK Women Wealth Manager Network

 

 

11:20 – 11:50
Personal Development: Bystander training dealing with harassment

Jacqui Hobbs
Lead Training Consultant
Suzy Lamplugh Trust

 

 

11.15-11.20
Investment Topics – Stream Welcome

David Butler
Head of Distribution
Quilter Cheviot

 

 

11.20-11.50
Investment Topics – Sustainability: how can investment professionals make the most of green finance options?

Dr Rian-Mari Thomas OBE
CEO
Green Finance Institute

 

 

11.15-11.20
Practice Management – Stream Welcome

Simon Harrington
Head of Public Affairs
PIMFA

 

 

11.20-11.50
Practice Management – Growing Your Female Customer Base

Karen Gill
Co-Founder
Everywoman

STREAM SESSIONS
11.55-12.25

Personal Development – Board & Community Roles as a Business Development and Career Strategy


Fiona Hathorn
Co-founder & CEO
Women on Boards

 

 

Investment Topics – UK Fixed Income

Speaker TBC

Practice Management – Financial Education & Wellbeing


Allison Barnes
Scotland Manager & Gender Lead
Money & Pension Service

STREAM SESSIONS
12.30-13.00

Personal Development – Menopause in the Workplace

Deborah Garlick
Founder
Henpicked

 

Investment Topics – ESG Considerations for Wealth Managers

Julia Dreblow
Founding Director
SRI Services

 

Practice Management – Later Life Planning & Longevity

Tish Hanifan
Founder & Joint Chair
Society of Later Life Advisers

NETWORKING LUNCH
13.00-14.30
LUNCH PANEL - 50 Years in the City in Investment Management and how it has changed
13.30-14.15

Katherine Hutchings
Executive Coach
Kat the Coach

 

 

Stacey Parsons
Managing Director of Fixed Income
Primary Bid

 

 

Janet Stevens
Head of Strategic Marketing
Isle of Wight College

 

 

Pippa Dale
Director, DCM Investment Banking Partnerships & Sparklive
LSEG

STREAM SESSIONS
14.30-15.05

Personal Development – Stream Welcome
14.30-14.35

Annie Stacey
Co-Chair
Raymond James UK Women Wealth Manager Network

 

 

Personal Development – Burn Bright, Not Out
14.35-15.05

Wendy Carey Macartney
People Partner & Coaching Psychologist
Nedbank Private Wealth International

 

 

Investment Topics – Stream Welcome
14.30-14.35

David Butler
Head of Distribution
Quilter Cheviot

 

 

Investment Topics – Risk Management – Long and Short Term Perspectives
14.35-15.05

Megan Brennan
Global Equity & Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager
Sarasin & Partners LLP

 

 

 

Practice Management – Stream Welcome
14.30-14.35

Alexandra Roberts
Head of Regulatory Policy & Compliance
PIMFA

 

 

Practice Management – Issues for clients in drawdown
14.35-15.05

Nike Trost
Asset Management & Pensions Policy
FCA

STREAM SESSIONS
15.10-15.55

Personal Development – The Power of team: Recruiting, Retaining and getting the best ‘out of your Team’

Faye Silver
Joint Branch Principal & Wealth Manager
Raymond James

 

 

Claire Limon
Managing Director
2Plan WM

 

 

Charlie Fisher
HR & Rewards Manager
LGT Wealth Management

 

 

Investment Topics – The Financial Implications of Life Events: What Women need to consider

David Butler
Head of Distribution
Quilter Cheviot

 

 

Petronella West
CEO 
Investment Quorum

 

 

Susan Hope
IFA Workplace Senior Manager
Scottish Widows

 

 

Practice Management – Soft Skills and People Facing Roles

Alexandra Roberts

Head of Regulatory Policy & Compliance

 

 

Laura Langton

Investment Manager
JM Finn

 

 

Leanne Sawers

Wealth Advice Business Manager
M&G Wealth

STREAM SESSIONS
16.00-16.30

Personal Development – DE&I & Wellbeing

Kameka Mclean
Head of Human Resources
Walker Crips Group

 

Investment Topics – Emerging Markets: focusing on the passive opportunity


Liz Wright
Head of Sales EMEA, Indices 
Morningstar

 

Practice Management – How to pass on pension wealth tax-efficiency

Rachel Vahey
Head of Policy Development
AJ Bell

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
16.30-16.50
INTERGENERATIONAL WEALTH TRANSFER
16.50-17.35

Liz Field
CEO
PIMFA

 

 


David Denton
Technical Specialist
Quilter Cheviot

 

 


Henry Dovland
Director
TIME Investments

 

 

Helen Howcroft
Private Client Director, Financial Planning
Atomos Financial Planning

CLOSING KEYNOTE - EMERGENCY OF THE AI ERA
17.35-18.05

Caroline Gorski
Chief Executive
Capital Enterprise

CLOSING REMARKS
18.00-18.10

Liz Field
CEO 
PIMFA

COMFORT BREAK BEFORE DINNER
18.10-19.00
DRINKS RECEPTION
19.00-19:35
DINNER & MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER: HARNESSING THE POWER OF EMOTION AND PERSONAL PURPOSE TO ACHIEVE OUR TRUE POTENTIAL
19:35-22.00

Vicki Anstey 
Stress & Resilience Coach and Motivational Speaker

Day Two

ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION
08.30-09.00
BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLE
08.00-08.45

Sneha Shah
EVP & Head of New Business Ventures
SEI

WELCOME ADDRESS
09.00-09.15

Liz Field
Chief Executive
PIMFA

THRIVING THROUGH IMPERFECTION: A WOMAN IN LEADERSHIP
09.15-09.45

Charlotte Croswell OBE
Chair
Centre for Finance, Innovation & Technology (CFIT)

ELECTION YEAR
09.45-10.15

Rebecca Park
Managing Director
Global Counsel

WOMEN IN INVESTMENT
10:15-11:00

Liz Field
CEO
PIMFA

 

 

Rebecca Owers
Director of Premier & Wealth Distribution
HSBC

 

 

Hortense Bioy
CFA & Global Director of Sustainability Research
Morningstar 

 

 

Henrietta Walker

Head of Investment Specialist Team
Brooks Macdonald

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
11.00-11.15
STREAM SESSIONS
11.20-11.50

Personal Development – Stream Welcome
11.15-11.20

Sheena Gillett
Communications & PR Director
PIMFA

 

 

Personal Development: The Importance of Male Allyship
11.20-11.50

Mark Freed
CEO, E2W & Co-Founder
Men for Inclusion

 

 

Investment Topics – Stream Welcome
11.15-11.20

Helen Morrisey
London Sales Director
Quilter Cheviot

 

 

Investment Topics – Choice not Compromise
11.20-11.50

Isabelle Clough
Head of Business Development
Titan

 

 

Practice Management – Stream Welcome
11.15-11.20

David Ostojitsch
Director of Government Relations & Policy
PIMFA

 

 

Practice Management – Vulnerable Clients
11.20-11.50

David Mulholland
Business Development Manager
Brooks MacDonald

STREAM SESSIONS
11.55-12.25

Personal Development: Career Development and Strategy

Kathryn Eastwood
Director of Income and Employer Partnerships
EY Foundation

 

Investment Topics: Emerging Markets Growth Engines: Capitalizing on Change

Carly Moorhouse
Fund Research Analyst
Quilter Cheviot

 

 

Practice Management: Women’s Financial Wellbeing

Philippa Ponniah
Financial Coach & Wealth Management Expert
Accenture

STREAM SESSIONS
12.30-13.00

Personal Development: Managing Imposter Syndrome

Caroline Holt
Coach, Trainer, Facilitator, Speaker
Attitude Coach

 

Investment Topics: Economic Outlook

Kevin Gardinder
Global Investment Strategist
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management

 

 

Practice Management: The Health of the IFA Sector

Justine Randall
Chief Commercial Officer
Tatton Investment Management

NETWORKING LUNCH
LUNCHTIME ENERGIZER - BUILDING YOUR PERSONAL BRAND
13.30-14.30

Breda McCague
Transformational Change Specialist & Motivational Speaker

END OF THE WOMEN's SYMPOSIUM