Events

The WIBF Awards for Achievement Luncheon is an established and prestigious annual event that recognises talented women in the financial services industry. It is held in the elegant Dorchester Ballroom and is attended by more than 300 members and distinguished guests to celebrate the achievements of women in the industry.

Rather than giving a template for leadership, the workshop enables participants to find the leader within by using the power of role models and values to inspire.

Discussing the attributes of ‘showing courage’, ‘acting from the heart’ and ‘using one’s brain’s’ as a preamble to the introduction of the ‘Wizard of Oz’© model of leadership. This workshop is aimed at managers aspiring to lead rather than merely supervise their team and benefit individuals keen to develop self-leadership.

WIBF is delighted to invite you to the next Women on Boards Forum to hear from experts who are involved in non-executive directorship appointments. WIBF is looking for highly aspiring women to attend a Board meeting workshop (where you will assume the role) as a Trustee of a charitable organisation to discuss and debate specific issues. The outcome of the workshop is to give you an opportunity to experience the role of a board member, effective boardroom behaviour, and how to go about securing that all important first role with advice on how to present your CV/application.

Watch this space - keep checking for updates.

We’d like to invite you to attend our informal networking session being held in Edinburgh. This event provides an opportunity to meet and get to know one another.

Non Members are welcome, we would love for you to come along and meet us and if you are interested in becoming a member, we will be happy to tell you all about our extensive programme of events and introduce you to some members so that you can hear first hand about the benefits of membership.

Details to follow

In light of our 10th Anniversary, we have been able to bring you this fantastic opportunity, in conjunction with the fabulous Mar Hall.
Join us for some chat, lots of laughs and a chance to unwind with either a round of Golf or a Spa treatment, use of the leisure facilities and followed by an amazing 2 course private dining experience.

What a better way to kick start your summer!

We will all meet at 12.00 for some tea/coffee and rolls and a bit of catch up, before the start of the activities at 12.30. 

Why not join us to celebrate the 4th July with a couple of drinks? Ok, we are not in the States but we thought it was a good idea for catching up before everybody leaves for their summer holidays!

Registration:

To reserve your place at this event please register online to book your place and use our secure payment page via WorldPay to pay the required fee where applicable.
Please email Jackie.Chatfield@wibf.org.uk for any other information relating to this event.

The idea of walking into a room with people whom seem to know each other can fill even the most stalwart of us with fear and anxiety.

This workshop covers

Join us in the Salon for a couple of drinks to catch up over the summer holidays...have you been away already? ...planning to go somewhere nice? Why don't you share it with us!?

Registration:

To reserve your place at this event please register online to book your place and use our secure payment page via WorldPay to pay the required fee where applicable.
Please email Jackie.Chatfield@wibf.org.uk for any other information relating to this event.

We're delighted to welcome Mary Turner Thomson as guest speaker to our August Networking Event.

Mary is an author, writer, speaker, trainer and motivated person. She has faced adversity and come out smiling, having discovered the ability to change misfortune into opportunity. Always positive, Mary walks her talk and uses the concept of Personal Responsibility to help herself and other people, to a better idea of themselves and therefore to a better life.

http://maryturnerthomson.com/books/

More details to follow.

Registration:

To reserve your place at this event please register online to book your place and use our secure payment page via WorldPay to pay the required fee where applicable.
Please email Jackie.Chatfield@wibf.org.uk for any other information relating to this event.

You are ready for your next career challenge; and prefer to advance within your current organisation. BUT…how do you survive and thrive in an organisation and outperform your external and internal competition? How do you prepare and present yourself as the candidate of choice?

Keep checking for updates for the first event of the Autumn.

Details to follow

We are delighted to be celebrating Women in Banking & Finance 10th anniversary celebration for our Edinburgh Branch.

We have created a fanastic event in honour of this achievement and as a thank you to all our members and sponsors. We will be hosting a panel discussion with the topic being “10 years past/ 10 years forward”. Our panel will be made up of representatives from our sponsor companies, the Chartered Institute of Bankers and previous Women in Banking & Finance management members.

Our high level agenda is as follows:-

Join us for a couple of drinks in the Salon!

Registration:

To reserve your place at this event please register online to book your place and use our secure payment page via WorldPay to pay the required fee where applicable.
Please email Jackie.Chatfield@wibf.org.uk for any other information relating to this event.

Many people have had terrible experiences when being appraised. Many appraisers (managers) have also had bad experiences when appraising their employees. They know they are expected to get people to change but don't know how. They worry about upsetting people and causing arguments.

How do Senior Teams prepare appraisals? What qualities do they discuss when evaluating people? How do you beat the dreaded bell-curve evaluations?

Details to follow

We're delighted to welcome Yvonne Barbour to our October spotlight supper at the Bonham Hotel in Edinburgh.

Yvonne is a history teacher who also works for an entrepreneurial company called Arbonne International. Arbonne is a Californian based marketing company that has been in business for over twenty years and specialises in skin care and cosmetic products. Come and join us to hear Yvonne's story and what the future could hold in her exciting journey following an introduction to this networking entrepreneur brand.  

Save the date for our annual pre-Christmas event. More details closer to the time...

Registration:

To reserve your place at this event please register online to book your place and use our secure payment page via WorldPay to pay the required fee where applicable.
Please email Jackie.Chatfield@wibf.org.uk for any other information relating to this event.

• 2.5 times more women than men said they feel "a great deal of apprehension" about negotiations
• Men initiate negotiations about four times more often than women

Cost includes £5 gift card and 2x100ml bottles on evening of event

Our Networking events are informal networking sessions held in Edinburgh that provide an opportunity to meet and get to know one another.

Non Members are welcome, we would love for you to come along and meet us and if you are interested in becoming a member, we will be happy to tell you all about our extensive programme of events and introduce you to some members so that you can hear first hand about the benefits of membership.

Watch this space - keep checking for updates.

Details to follow

We’d like to invite you to an informal networking session for members and non-members.

This is an opportunity for members to catch up with each other and for non-members to find out about our extensive programme of events for 2014 and hear first hand about the benefits of membership.

Registration:
To reserve your place at this event please register online.