The Women's Business Forum 2012

"Regardless of Gender...The Future"

2nd and 3rd October 2012

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Speakers Include...

Sylvia Ann Hewlett
One of the world's top business thinkers, ranked #11 in the Thinkers50 2011, economist and author of ten high-profile books

Chris Sullivan
CEO of Corporate Banking at RBS and Diversity Champion of the Year at the 2011 Europe Diversity Awards

Bob Charlton
Managing Director - Asia Pacific for DLA Piper a global law firm with 4,200 lawyers located in 31 countries

Allan Leighton
Former CEO of Asda and author of two bestselling business books

Emily Lawson
Partner at Mckinsey & Company and leader on their 2012 diversity research: Women Matter: Making the Breakthrough

Ben Black
CEO of My Family Care group, including Tinies; the UK's largest supplier of nannies and nursery staff

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Features

• A true business leader's convention

• 650 senior delegates made up of current and aspiring business leaders from all sectors of the UK and Europe

• World class visionary speakers from some of the world's most recognised and respected organisations

• Guaranteed 60:40 women to men ratio

• Thought provoking and insightful presentations and panel discussions

• Excellent networking opportunities

Heather Jackson - Founder of The Women's Business Forum

The forum is aimed at not just guiding, inspiring, benefitting and motivating organisations to think and act more effectively, but individuals too as they progress through management into executive roles. All attendees are guaranteed to be either current or aspiring leaders of business from middle management right through to executive and non-executive delegates

Only by bringing these levels of leaders together, from all sectors of the UK, can we truly begin to ensure that the UK has a sustainable approach that allows the most effective, talented and skilled leaders of the future to lead regardless of gender - ensuring that the UK can lead the world in being the first truly gender balanced corporate culture in the world.

Event Sponsors

Last Years Event: The Women's Business Forum 2011 - “It's Time...”

"I think An Inspirational Journey and The Women's Business Forum is part of that jigsaw that's helping to move things in the right direction"

Mark Palmer-Edgecumbe,
Head of Diversity and Inclusion
EMEA, Google

"When I walked in and saw this group of people and saw the names of people who were in the room - I was very impressed"

Caroline Webb,
Partner, McKinsey & Company
(on the Gala Dinner)

"The great thing about The Women's Business Forum is it sets up those networks across sectors and really gets people sharing the best ideas"

Norman Pickavance,
HR Director, Morrisons PLC

"The bottom line really is impacted by having better decision-making boards - and the only way you get that is by women"

Eleanor Mills,
Associate Editor,
The Sunday Times

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The Women's Business Forum is just one of the initiatives delivered by An Inspirational Journey as it seeks to ensure companies support, guide, retain, grow and develop the most balanced, skilled and talented teams of tomorrow to the top of the corporate hierarchy, Regardless of Gender.

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