Despite significant progress in recent years, the journey towards gender parity in leadership is far from complete. Women now hold 44% of FTSE 100 board positions yet represent just 37% of senior leadership roles and fewer than 10% of FTSE 100 CEO positions. While the boardroom is becoming more balanced, representation in the most influential executive roles remains uneven.
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Nicki Pritchard, Managing Partner, Anderson Quigley
SPEAKERS
Dame Theresa Villiers, Director and Trustee, Shaftesbury | Kate Mackie, Global Chief Marketing Strategy & Operations Officer, EY
Building Together: Capital, Partnerships and the Future of Affordable Housing
Across the affordable housing sector, organisations are rethinking how future growth is financed. As providers look beyond traditional funding models, they are increasingly turning to private capital, cross-sector partnerships and alternative funding models to fund development and support long-term growth. At the same time, leaders are being compelled to make difficult decisions about where capital should be deployed. As investment demands across existing homes, building safety and new development continue to grow, organisations must balance growth ambitions with financial resilience while embracing new partnership models and rethinking how risk is managed.
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Elizabeth Froude, Group Chief Executive, Sage Homes | HOSTS – Marc Burns, Head of Affordable Housing, JLL | Mark Nevett, Head of Affordable Housing Investment Valuation, JLL
SPEAKERS
Michael Shepherd, Group Development & New Business Director, Vivid Homes | Matthew Waters, Partner, Devonshires Solicitors
Most organisations still identify skills gaps by asking people what training they think they need. Rami Busbait, Head of Talent Management at Savvy Games Group, took a rather different route.
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Catherine Lynch, Non Executive Director, RemCo and NomCo Chair, Staffline Group Plc
SPEAKERS
Rami Busbait, Head of Talent Management, Savvy Games Group
