The Business School are delighted to host an evening of discussion about the future of women’s leadership. Current MBA students and MBA Alumni attendees will hear from three inspiring women with first-hand experience in leading various projects and organisations in the healthcare, financial markets and social entrepreneurship sectors.
Participants are also invited to join a networking drinks reception after the sessions to help you forge new professional relationships and seek advice from your peers. Current MBA students and MBA Alumni can RSVP for this free event here.
Bronwyn Curtis
Head of Global Research, HSBC
Bronwyn is the Head of Global Research for HSBC. Before joining HSBC, Bronwyn was a partner in Arch Financial Products and served as Chief Economist. From 1999-2006 Bronwyn was Head of European Broadcast at Bloomberg LP, where she was responsible for production and editorial for its 24-hour business and financial news coverage. Bronwyn has a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics, and is an Economics graduate of La Trobe University, Australia. Bronwyn is a widely published author and a regular speaker on television and radio. Amongst her other interests, she is the Chairman of the Society of Business Economists, a Governor of the London School of Economics, a council/board member of the NIESR and a member of the Advisory Board and Imperial College Business School. Bronwyn was awarded an OBE for services to business economics in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2008.
Sally Wilton
Founder, The Lexi Cinema
In 1992, Sally founded etc.venues, with a belief that a business’s main asset is its people – driving the message that motivated, respectfully treated employees make for satisfied clients and sustained business success. At sale the company employed 130 people from 30 countries and all benefitted from the sale through a bespoke employee share ownership trust Sally had created for them. When Sally Wilton sold etc.venues limited in 2006 in a transaction worth £21 million, she thought she might retire! Since then, she has launched London’s first Social Enterprise digital cinema project and intends to grow the brand across the UK. Why did she do this? To rejuvenate her local community in North West London and to help fund South Africa’s first ever mixed development eco village. The Lexi Cinema opened in October 2008 and 100% of its profits go to South Africa.
Claire Perry
Visiting Senior Fellow, The Kings Fund
Claire is a Visiting Senior Fellow at The Kings Fund where she contributes to the policy and leadership development of the Fund’s integrated care programme. Before joining the Kings Fund Claire was the Managing Director of Imperial College NHS Trust, responsible for service delivery, supported the translational research mission of the Academic Health Service Centre and was instrumental in the formation of the integrated care pilot in North West London. Previously Claire held the role of Chief Executive of University Hospital Lewisham. Prior to this, she also led the creation of the London Patient Choice Project and directed the programme that formed the Nurses and Midwives Council. Claire has also been a commissioner of service as Chief Executive of Bromley Health and, prior to this, held a number of operational, strategic planning and HR posts in the NHS. Claire is an Adjunct Professor of Health Management and Visiting Fellow at Imperial College Business School. She was awarded an OBE in 1998.