SDG Hive - Women Leaders Symposium

Our Women Leaders Symposium, taking place on 7 September from 14:15 BST in Edinburgh, will feature contributions from women leaders in finance including Dr Hayat Sindi (The Institute for Quality), Dame Susan Rice (Financial Services Culture Board), Amy Clarke (Tribe Impact Capital) & more, including the NatWest Gender Network.

The symposium is part of the SDG Hive, a series of workshops and power roundtables being held with industry experts and global leaders alongside our flagship Ethical Finance Global 2022 summit.

Panellists will share their personal experiences and practical tips for other women breaking into the industry, and consider the status of both gender equality within the finance industry, and the role of the industry in supporting equality throughout wider society.

The session will include:

Welcome words by the Moderator: Dr Vanessa Collingridge, BBC broadcaster

Panel insights: challenges as a female leader

Proposed questions for discussion:

• As a female leader, what challenges have you faced in your career and how did you overcome these?
• What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Why did that make a difference?
• Is there a piece of advice you have ignored and why?

Q&A discussion

Panel insights: embedding gender equality in the workplace

Proposed questions for discussion:

• What are the practical ways, that financial institutions are addressing gender equality?
• Which methods give the most success, targets, affirmative action?
• Equality vs equity - are there areas which need further research?
• How do we encourage women into leadership roles?

Q&A discussion

Closing Keynote: Dame Susan Rice, Chair, Financial Services Culture Board and GEFI Global Steering Group

The event takes place the day after the Ethical Finance Global 2022 summit (see ethicalfinancesummit.com for more information).