WIBF ACT Roadshow – Midlands Event

About this Event

In partnership with Capital One, WIBF is proud to bring together an event focussing on actionable recommendations and effect policy change to better retain and promote women in the financial services workforce. The ACT research programme is the UK’s first cross-sector initiative designed to bring a gender lens to the UK financial services industry. The programme launched a four-year journey to foster gender parity in the financial services sector. The programme has seen a sequential approach, beginning with a foundational year that identified key gender-related challenges and introduced the Good Finance Framework (GFF). In the second year, a toolkit was developed around GFF, complemented by the '100 Diverse Voices' project to enrich the conversation on gender diversity. Year three is pivotal, marking the phase of practical implementation of GFF in organisational DE&I strategies. Join us on 16 May 2024 4-5.45pm at the Capital One Nottingham offices* to hear from a variety of speakers on how leaders can support, nurture and inspire the innovation women bring to the industry and how encouraging flexibility and autonomy can enable women to succeed.

Our Speakers

Director of The Inclusion Initiative at LSE Dr Grace Lordon

Dr Grace Lordan is the Founding Director of The Inclusion Initiative and an Associate Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Grace is an economist and a labour market skills expert. Grace’s research focuses on inclusive leadership, women’s progress in the workplace, the future of work, productivity through diversity and individual success.

Grace served as an expert advisor to the UK government sitting on their skills and productivity board. She currently leads the £2 million ESRC funded diversity and productivity from education to work (DAPEW) project. Her academic writings have been published in top international journals and she has written for the Financial Times, Fortune, Fast Company, MIT Sloan Management Review , Reuters and Harvard Business Review. Grace is a regular speaker and advisor to blue chip finance and technology firms.

Think Big, Take Small Steps and Build the Future you Want, is her first book.

WIBF Midlands Board, Head of Risk Framework Oversight & Economic Crime Prevention Stephanie Ogunjimi

Stephanie has been the head of Risk Framework Oversight, Economic Crime Prevention at Lloyds Banking Group since January 2023 and has been a long time supporter and volunteer of Women in Banking and Finance.

Stephanie co-runs the WIBF Midlands regional mentoring program, is an active mentor on the program and recently joined the WIBF Midlands Board championing diversity, inclusion, dedicating her spare time to helping others develop through mentoring and networking events.

Head of Operation - Capital One Katy Kasper

Katy is Capital One UK's Head of Operations which includes responsibility for customer-facing support and supplier management teams. She's originally from Richmond, Virginia, USA and joined Capital One in the US business in 2011 in the Human Resources graduate programme. She's held a variety of senior roles in Human Resources including Employee Relations and HR Business Partnering in both the UK and US. She joined the UK business in June 2021 as the Head of Human Resources before moving over to Operations in January 2024. Katy also serves as Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Accountable Executive. Katy cares deeply about creating an environment that enables associates to achieve more than they thought was possible and consistently deliver good outcomes for our customers.

Head of Legal and Data Protection Officer - Capital One James Gibbons

James is Capital One UK's Head of Legal and Data Protection Officer. He joined Capital One UK in 2016 and has undertaken various roles in legal, specialising in building and leading legal teams that enable the success of business and customers.

James is the sponsor and advocate of the gender business resource group at Capital One, empowher which aims and exists to understand key issues impacting BRG members and contributed to Capital One's ongoing work to increase the representation of women in senior roles. He acts as a visible and proactive role model for inclusion.