Events

Speaker: Simon Philp, Director of Bancassurance, AXA
Registration: Members: £10.00 Non members: £20.00 to include refreshments
Venue: AXA Centre, Presentation Theatre, Brierly Furlong, Stoke Gifford, BRISTOL BS34 8SW
Detail: Simon will be sharing his experience of the challenges of pitching for large scale corporate business. You will be able to adapt your learning from this event to everyday interactions and smaller pitches. This is an essential event for anyone who ever needs to win business with internal or external customers.

Sponsor: Royal Bank of Scotland

Are you terrified by the mere sight of a blank page or screen? Do you feel unsure of the difference between 'disinterested' and 'uninterested'? Do you have a nagging suspicion that a 35-word sentence is perhaps slightly too long - yet you don't know how to cut it?

This brief, fun and energetic workshop will show you how to improve your writing skills, edit with confidence and produce a clear, concise piece of work. With 20 years' teaching, writing and publishing experience, Sara James has coached students, business teams and colleagues worldwide.

Cost for Members £45 Cost for Non Members £45

The International Alliance for Women (TIAW) is launching its newest initiative, The Global Cities Programme, with a gathering of influential women and women leaders that will take place in London on 14th May.

Sponsor: Adam and Company Interact

The monthly themed sessions facilitated by Naomi Ludlam will explore relaxation for confident delivery; individual style and adapting it; the importance of language; impact skills and communicating with passion. Importantly, the workshops will allow for plenty of practise in a supportive environment and provide you with expert feedback.

Naomi Ludlam
Naomi is a consultant with Interact. She combines a wealth of business acumen, training and development knowledge with creative flair.

Interact www.interact.eu.com

Speaker: Jan Halper-Hayes, PHD
Nearest tube: St. Pauls
A Leadership Strategy assists people in identifying the right leadership skills that correspond with their career goals; encouraging people to ask themselves the right questions about the skills they need and ensure they acquire them on a daily basis.

As a result of this workshop, you will:

Speaker: Judy Salmon, Executive Coach & Training Consultant

Registration: Members: £10.00 Non members: £20.00 to include refreshments

If one of the following has struck you in the past then this is the session for you:-

Sponsored by Ernst & Young
This highly popular event will take place on Friday 6th June in the sumptuous surroundings of the ballroom at The Dorchester, Park Lane, London, where three women of outstanding abilitiies will be acknowledged by receiving the WiBF Award for Achievement, the WiBF Lifetime Achievement Award or the WiBF Award for Outstanding Contribution.

The Agenda for the day is as follows:
• 12.30pm Champagne reception

Work Life Balance

Venue: TBC

Details: If you’d like to take a
creative look at work –life balance issues, then this is the event for you! Forum Theatre will be bringing their actors along to engage us in the
issues – you can join in or just watch – whichever takes your fancy. This will
also be our summer party – so join us for a lovely evening and think about some
important issues too!

Speaker - Lena C Wilson, Chief Operating Officer Scottish Enterprise
Sponsor: Adam & Company

Lena Wilson is the Chief Operating Officer of Scottish Enterprise, responsible for all regional, national and international service delivery which contributes to an overall competitive business environment for Scotland.

Her early career was spent in Production and Quality Management in the Electronics industry after which she joined the Scottish Development Agency (now Scottish Enterprise) as part of their Management Development programme.

Cynthia Haddock, Haddock Hughes Energising Change from Vision to Results
Registration: 6:00pm
Nearest Tube & DLR: Canary Wharf

The more skilled we become at handling personal transition, the more ready we are for our world of continuing and ever faster change, and the more willing we are to grasp new opportunities. As women we are often dealing with many simultaneous changes in our lives and careers, and therefore multiple transitions at any one time. We need to know how to focus our energy. This workshop will introduce you to the concepts and practical tools of Personal Transition Management

Speaker: Lee Chalmers
Time: 6.00pm for 6.30pm start to 9.00pm
Please allow yourself enough time to register so that we can start promptly at 6.30pm

Nearest Tube/DLR: Canary Wharf

Registration : 6:00pm
Forum Starts: 6:15pm

Members and Non-Members: No fee

Women in Banking and Finance has organised Ask the Experts Forum in partnership with Merrill Lynch EMEA Women's Leadership Council. This forum will present you with the opportunity to communicate directly with the experts within the industry and find answers to your questions.

Sweet Melindas chooses the best local ingredients with an emphasis on seafood and game. Every morning they hand pick the best fish from Eddie's Seafood Market next door, and make everything that they serve in the restaurant.

Always a popular event, good food and good company, get round the table with a variety of WiBF members to discuss anything and everything.

Due to the size of the restaurant, numbers limited to 10. Book by 16 July 2008.

This sparky Chekhov adaptation is performed by the Edinburgh Theatre group which never ceases to amaze worldwide audiences at the fringe. This show leads you through a battle of the sexes and the confused creatures love creates.

'The people of Edinburgh obviously knew something ... Rich and captivating performance' - **** (Three Weeks, 2006)

19:15 for 19:30 performance

Tickets - £10, Please confirm your attendance by 30 July. Tickets available at the venue from Diane.

diane@datkinsonassociates.com to attend and pay Diane on the night.

Lorraine Majdi, Fashion Advisor at John Lewis, Edinburgh, presents a Wardrobe that Works. In this workshop, Lorraine will show you how looking good everyday can be simple and inexpensive when you dress imaginatively from a wardrobe that works. Lorraine encourages you to think of your wardrobe as a whole, rather than the sum of its parts.

If you have attended any of our last three golf days, you will be able to confirm that the WIBF golf day is a great networking opportunity and a wonderful way to wind down for the weekend. Our next event will take place at the Selsdon Park Hotel & Golf Course in Surrey on Friday 5th September 2008.

Why the Challenge? – WIBF is passionate about giving women the skills to confidently and successfully take part in Corporate Golf days.

One day conference on 'Women's Voices in Europe: Promoting Gender Equality through Lobbying and Policy Influencing in Europe'.

Speaker: Jim Rees

Time: 6.00pm for 6.30pm start to 9.00pm
Please allow yourself enough time to register so that we can start promptly at 6.30pm

Deadline for booking Wednesday 17th September

Nearest Tube/DLR: Canary Wharf

Please Note the CHANGE of address for this event.

Sponsor: The City of Edinburgh Council

Four women involved in very different aspects of the process of governing Scotland will share their experiences and stories. This will be followed by an open discussion forum.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) presents Recruiting and retaining the best female financial Talent - why women mean business

Gender diversity in the workplace is fundamental to business success.

Research has shown that companies with more women in leadership positions are more profitable and more efficient.*

Women in Banking and Finance Speakers (Canary Wharf) follows the Toastmasters International Programme.

What is Toastmasters?
Toastmasters is an internationally recognised club which aims: "to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn fosters self-confidence and personal growth"

WIBFS - What are the benefits to members?
Learn to think and speak on your feet, through impromptu speaking

Self-serving agendas can cause untold damage to both careers and the bottom-line. In this session, we will explore the most common political tactics to forewarn and forearm. Equipped with these insights, we will also be looking at techniques and skills that you can develop to overcome those who oppose you with dirty tricks and turn these difficult situations to positive outcomes for all concerned. Put another way, you will learn how to "Influence with integrity".

Speaker: Jeanette Cowley, Go for Growth, Inspiring Success

Time: 6.00pm for 6.30pm start to 9.00pm
Please allow yourself enough time to register so that we can start promptly at 6.30pm

Booking deadline Wednesday 15th October

Nearest Tube : Liverpool St

Women in Banking & Finance invites you to their Women on Board’s Forum joint event with the Appointments Commission with keynote speakers, Anne Watts CBE and Jim Pringle, the Appointments Commission and guest speakers currently serving on NHS Boards, Patricia Williamson & Penny McCulloch.

Women in Banking and Finance Speakers (Canary Wharf) follows the Toastmasters International Programme.
What is Toastmasters?
Toastmasters is an internationally recognised club which aims: "to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn fosters self-confidence and personal growth"
WIBFS - What are the benefits to members?
Learn to think and speak on your feet, through impromptu speaking
Learn to prepare and deliver effective presentations