Agenda
Please find the agendas for the upcoming Women into Leadership event below.
Online | 20th July
09.20 | Chair's welcome and Introduction CHAIR: Margaret Haig, Vice President, FDA | |
09.30 | Opening address Leading and learning through adversity: providing confident and empowering leadership in challenging times SPEAKER: Myrtle Lloyd, Director General for Customer Services Group, HM Revenue and Customs | |
10.05 | Transition to breakout sessions | |
10.10 | Breakout session A Leadership material: a toolkit for positioning yourself as leader SPEAKER: Susie Ramroop, Managing Director, Make Life Simple and Mindset Coach | |
Breakout session B Preparing for your next role: are you ready for a promotion? SPEAKER: Richard Hillsdon, Dods Trainer | Breakout session C Communicating with confidence SPEAKER: Elaine Powell, Peak Performance & Communication Expert, SWC Consultancy and Training | |
11.10 | Comfort Break | |
11.35 | Morning Plenary Address Authentic and courageous leadership: using challenges and triumphs to power success SPEAKER: Helen Jeffries, Deputy Director for Refugees (Ukraine response), Department of Health and Social Care SPEAKER: Vicky Elliott, Deputy Director, Public Sector Leadership, Cabinet Office | |
12.10 | Transition to breakout sessions | |
12.15 | Breakout session D Managing difficult conversations: giving and receiving effective feedback in challenging situations SPEAKER: Lucille Thirlby, Assistant General Secretary, FDA | |
Breakout session E Getting through the Sift and the Interview: understanding what influences the selectors SPEAKER: Richard Hillsdon, Dods Trainer | Breakout session F Menopause in the Workplace: seeking support & developing confidence to conduct sensitive conversations SPEAKER: Deborah Garlick, Founder, Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace | |
13.15 | Lunch | |
14.15 | Afternoon Plenary Address Leadership starts with you: leadership as a choice, not a position SPEAKER: Jaspal Roopra, Deputy Director HR, BEIS; Co-Chair of SCS Race to the Top Network | |
15:00 | Transition break | |
15.05 | Closing address: Leadership in action: lifting others as you climb SPEAKER: Harriet Minter, Journalist & Broadcaster; Founder of the Guardian Professional Women in Leadership initiative | |
15.50 | Chair's closing remarks CHAIR: Margaret Haig, Vice President, FDA | |
London | 13th September
09.15 | Chair's welcome and introduction CHAIR: Vicky Johnson, Vice President, FDA | |
09.30 | Opening address Leading and learning through adversity: providing confident and empowering leadership in challenging times SPEAKER: Permanent Secretary, Department tbc | |
10.15 | Breakout session A Introversion in Leadership: unleashing your quiet power SPEAKER: Richard Etienne, Award-winning Brand Consultant | Breakout session B Menopause in the Workplace: seeking support & developing confidence to conduct sensitive conversations SPEAKER: Deborah Garlick, Founder, Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace |
Breakout session C Preparing for your next role: are you ready for a promotion? SPEAKER: Richard Hillsdon, Dods Trainer | Breakout session D Reclaiming your Space: tools for success in a hybrid working environment. SPEAKER: Cath Baxter, Professional Voice and Public Speaking Consultant & former Head of Voice, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts | |
11.15 | Comfort Break | |
11.45 | Plenary address Authentic and courageous leadership: using challenges and triumphs to power success SPEAKER: Pamela Bobal, Deputy Director, Cabinet Office | |
12.30 | Breakout session E Networking for success: developing the mindset and toolset to become a successful networker SPEAKER: Elaine Powell, Peak Performance & Communication Expert, SWC Consultancy and Training | Breakout session F How to be a successful Line Manager: the traits and tools to embrace to enhance your personal leadership style SPEAKER: Lucille Thirlby, Assistant General Secretary, FDA |
Breakout session G Getting through the Sift and the Interview: understanding what influences the selectors SPEAKER: Richard Hillsdon, Dods Trainer | Breakout session H Speaking so that others listen: key tools for impactful communication SPEAKER: Cath Baxter, Professional Voice and Public Speaking Consultant & former Head of Voice, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts | |
13.30 | Lunch | |
14.30 | Afternoon plenary address Leadership starts with you: leadership as a choice, not a position SPEAKER: Keela Shackell-Smith, Inclusion Manager, Food Standards Agency | |
15.10 | Closing address Leadership in action: lifting others as you climb | |
15.50 -16.00 | Chair's closing address followed by informal networking drinks CHAIR: Vicky Johnson, Vice President, FDA | |
London | 15th September
09.15 | Chair's welcome and introduction CHAIR: Margaret Haig, Vice President, FDA | |
09.30 | Opening address Leading and learning through adversity: providing confident and empowering leadership in challenging times SPEAKER: Antonia Romeo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice | |
10.15 | Breakout session A Introversion in Leadership: unleashing your quiet power SPEAKER: Richard Etienne, Award-winning Brand Consultant | Breakout session B Menopause in the Workplace: seeking support & developing confidence to conduct sensitive conversations SPEAKER: Deborah Garlick, Founder, Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace |
Breakout session C Preparing for your next role: are you ready for a promotion? SPEAKER: Richard Hillsdon, Dods Trainer | Breakout session D Reclaiming your Space: tools for success in a hybrid working environment. SPEAKER: Cath Baxter, Professional Voice and Public Speaking Consultant & former Head of Voice, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts | |
11.15 | Comfort break | |
11.45 | Morning plenary address Authentic and courageous leadership: using challenges and triumphs to power success SPEAKER: Gerri Clement MBE, Deputy Director, Cabinet Office | |
12.30 | Breakout session E Networking for success: developing the mindset and toolset to become a successful networker SPEAKER: Elaine Powell, Peak Performance & Communication Expert, SWC Consultancy and Training | Breakout session F How to be a successful Line Manager: the traits and tools to embrace to enhance your personal leadership style SPEAKER: Lucille Thirlby, Assistant General Secretary, FDA |
Breakout session G Getting through the Sift and the Interview: understanding what influences the selectors SPEAKER: Richard Hillsdon, Dods Trainer | Breakout session H Speaking so that others listen: key tools for impactful communication SPEAKER: Cath Baxter, Professional Voice and Public Speaking Consultant & former Head of Voice, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts | |
13.30 | Lunch | |
14.30 | Afternoon Plenary Address Leadership starts with you: leadership as a choice, not a position SPEAKER: Claire McGuckin, Director for Personal Tax, HMRC | |
15.10 | Closing address Leadership in action: lifting others as you climb | |
15.50-16.00 | Chair’s closing remarks followed by networking drinks CHAIR: Margaret Haig, Vice President, FDA | |