Women as Leaders

Venue: Lancaster London Hotel, Hyde Park
Date: Thursday 8 November 2012
Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm

Now in its sixth year, the IoD’s Women as Leaders conference goes from strength to strength. The economy continues to confront businesses on all levels yet there are always successes. Growing your business and understanding the challenges that business women in particular face in the UK today, this conference provides men and women with the chance to hear first hand the personal success stories of top business women.

This one-day conference delivers excellent peer-to-peer networking opportunities and the chance to hear and meet the women who are transforming their businesses in the UK and across the globe. Engage, connect and be inspired by the women who make it their business to overcome obstacles and deliver great results.

Speakers confirmed so far...

Jean Oelwang
CEO & Managing Director, Virgin Unite
As CEO of Virgin Unite, the non-profit foundation of the Virgin Group, Jean Oelwang combines her global experience in successful mobile starts ups, with a deep understanding of how business and social sectors overlap. It was as CEO of Virgin Mobile in Australia in 2003, that together with Richard Branson and other Virgin staff, Virgin Unite was created, which works with businesses, their leaders and entrepreneurs across the globe to help drive positive change at their core, and develop entrepreneurial approaches to social and environmental issues.

More speakers to be announced soon.

Benefits of attending

• Enjoy and engage in lively debate and interact in open networking sessions scheduled throughout the day.
• Learn the strategies for reaching the top of the corporate ladder, and how to overcome challenges along the way.
• Benefit from the lessons our speakers have gained, and be inspired to achieve your future goals.
• Gain valuable insights into the gender remuneration debate and the current pay gap between male and female directors.
• Debate how to achieve a work/life balance and how to recruit, manage and retain female staff.

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