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BSN / Linklaters LLP: Inspired to Succeed – Getting on Board Panel Event

June 27, 2017 @ 6:15 pm

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Inspired to Succeed – Getting on Board Panel Event 

Hosted by Linklaters’ BAME* Network in association with the Black Solicitors Network.

The Boardrooms of Britain’s leading public companies do not reflect the ethnic diversity of either the UK or the stakeholders that they seek to encourage and represent.” Sir John Parker’s Report into the Ethnic Diversity of UK Boards (November 2016).

This panel event has been convened to raise awareness around board opportunities for BAME professionals.  The panel will explore and discuss the role of non-executive directors (and executive directors) and building a portfolio career, with particular focus on public board appointments.

Panellists: 

  • Margaret Casely-Hayford (Chair, ActionAid UK and Board Member of the Co-op)
  • Sue Gray (Director of Public Appointments, Cabinet Office)
  • Wendy Williams  (Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary)
  • Tom Shropshire (Corporate Partner, Linklaters LLP and Trustee at Prostate Cancer UK)

Panel ModeratorNicolina Andall (Solicitor, Chair of Croydon Chamber of Commerce, Board Member of Start Up Croydon, Advisory Board Member of Halsburys Laws)

Date: 
Tuesday 27 June 2017

Timings:
18:15 – Registration and Refreshments
18:45 – Panel Discussion, followed by Q&A
20:15 – Networking with drinks and canapés

Venue:
Linklaters Auditorium
One Silk Street
London
EC2Y 8HQ

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*The Linklaters Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network aims to deepen relationships between the diverse groups that make up our global firm, offering exciting opportunities for cross-cultural understanding.

Details

Date:
June 27, 2017
Time:
6:15 pm
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