Tracey Groves, CEO and Founder of Intelligent Ethics, and Sylvia Carrasco, Founder and CEO of Goldex Technologies, discuss the importance of collective accountability in organisations, creating an ethical business in an unregulated market, inclusive recruitment and advertising, how AI systems are being designed, developed, implemented, measured and assessed to drive the right outcomes, the importance of ensuring that human biases aren’t embedded into AI, and the role of governments and schools i...
Nov 14, 2018•30 min
Adam Conn, Head of Trading at Baillie Gifford, and Mark Fryer, Director and board member of ABSTRACT, discuss improving diversity on trading floors, supporting the next generation of senior talent, accelerating the pace of change at board level, creating inclusive organisations, how flexible working can improve employee retention, why firms with rigid recruitment processes may be missing out, and why we must improve perceptions of financial services in order to attract people from outside the in...
Nov 07, 2018•27 min
This episode was recorded live at Sibos 2018 in Sydney, on Monday 22nd October 2018, as part of The Swift Institute’s programme 'Bridging the gap between academia and the financial industry'. Our host Julia Streets was joined by Rae Cooper, Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, Associate Dean in the University of Sydney Business School and Director of the Women Work and Leadership Research Group at the University of Sydney, Rosemary Stone, Global Head of Human Resources at SWIFT, a...
Oct 31, 2018•27 min
Kimberley Cole, Head of Solution Sales at Refinitiv (Formerly Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk), discusses the rising number of women in Governance, Risk and Compliance, the importance of mentorship, collaboration and role models, how regulators themselves are starting to create more diverse teams, the need to attract younger talent, the enormity of the challenge of addressing modern-day slavery and human trafficking, and the steps financial institutions and their clients can take to help co...
Oct 24, 2018•30 min
Charlotte Crosswell, CEO of Innovate Finance, and Geoffrey Williams, Director/Head of Diversity & Inclusion EMEA at Thomson Reuters, discuss Innovate Finance's Diversity initiative, how the FinTech sector can attract more female talent, creating more inclusive organisations, attracting talent from all walks of life, the importance of real-time feedback, managing change, the need for more role models, the importance of speaking to young children about their career options, and how men are dri...
Oct 10, 2018•28 min
Sally Todd, President of City Women Network (CWN), and Chris Newlands, Editor of Financial News, discuss ways to improve the diversity balance in business, The #MeToo Movement, addressing pipeline dynamics, increased media and reader appetite for D&I-related stories, the reluctance of some organisations to implement change, flexible/agile working, how regulations are driving cultural change and increasing D&I in the world of journalism.
Oct 06, 2018•29 min
This episode was recorded live at the Women of the Payments Conference in Toronto on Thursday 27th September, 2018. Our host Julia Streets was joined by: Rania Llewellyn, Executive Vice President of Global Business Payments, Suzan Denoncourt, Managing Director of Ingenico Group Canada, and Tanya van Biesen, Executive Director of Catalyst's operations in Canada. Topics discussed included: how to make D&I a business imperative, why diversity is not a zero sum game, the existence of conscious b...
Oct 03, 2018•28 min
Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE, and Claire Harvey MBE, Chief Executive of Diversity Role Models, discuss why inclusion is the bedrock of innovation, the need to seek out and embrace often overlooked disabled talent, the impact of The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), how to incentivise and reward behaviours that drive greater D&I, tackling the awkwardness of disability language, and why greater accessibility will drive employment figures for those with disabilities.
Aug 01, 2018•32 min
Andy Lee, Strategic Lead for Diversity in Business for The Royal Bank of Scotland & NatWest Business Banking, and Bizhan Tong, overseeing Client Experience within Barclays Private Bank and Overseas Services, discuss why individuals from ethnic minorities, immigrants, women and young people are starting more businesses than ever before, the importance of supporting female talent at middle management level, the shared learning between banks and entrepreneurs, the power of interconnectivity bet...
Jul 10, 2018•35 min
Anu Adebajo, Investment Manager at British Business Bank, and Shafi Musaddique, Reporter at CNBC, discuss intersectionality, ethnic pay gaps, diversity in the investment industry, why we must go beyond target-led initiatives, the Rooney Rule and other lessons from the US, the importance of driving more flexible working practices, the challenges of integrating faith and business, and whether the financial services industry needs to refresh its image to create and attract greater diversity.
Jun 27, 2018•40 min
Bhavini ‘Bev’ Shah, Founder and CEO of City Hive, and Justin Onuekwusi, Multi Asset Fund Manager at Legal & General Investment Management, discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the Asset Management Industry. Areas discussed in this episode include: the under-representation of ethnic minorities at senior levels, the importance of cognitive diversity and recruiting people with different backgrounds, why business models need to change to incorporate diversity, how the asset management...
Jun 13, 2018•33 min
Liz Lumley, Steering Committee Member at FinTechTECHTalents18, Founder of The Collective Network and Advisory Board Member of DNXCommunity, discusses how fintechs can find more diverse talent, the barriers facing female founders, the crucial part men must play in driving gender equality, the FinTech Parity Pledge and why raising the visibility of women and ethnic minorities is one of the most important drivers of D&I.
May 30, 2018•28 min
Josh Brekenfeld, Oversight Manager, Lloyds of London, and Jemima Jefferson, Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) consultant and Mental Health First Aid National Trainer with Mental Health First Aid England, explore the question of LGBT and D&I progress from the perspective of one of the City's oldest financial institutions, and how to accelerate the pace of change. On this podcast we take our first foray into the essential topic of mental health, offering practical advice for corporates to help...
May 16, 2018•34 min
S2 07 - Inclusivity Without Alienation by Julia Streets Productions
May 02, 2018•37 min
S2 06 - Allies, Role Models and Champions of Change by Julia Streets Productions
Apr 18, 2018•35 min
S2 05 - Driving National, Regional and Local Change by Julia Streets Productions
Mar 28, 2018•42 min
S2 04 - Harnessing the commercial value of gender and millennial intelligence by Julia Streets Productions
Mar 14, 2018•38 min
S2 03 - Live Recording - Ethnicity in Diversity - We need to talk about race by Julia Streets Productions
Mar 01, 2018•26 min
We welcome Tanuja Randery of Apax Partners and one of the founders of PowerWomen Network, and Travis Winstanley, Games Investment Director at Catalis SE and Cofounder and Director of Diversity VC, who explore the idiosyncrasies, characteristics and expectations of D&I in the investment world. We talk working practices, finding talent beyond the industry & inspiring the next generation of investment professionals.
Feb 05, 2018•27 min
Cathy Lyall, Co-Founder of the Seismic Foundry and Matt Elliott, People Director at Virgin Money, discuss the contrasting worlds of capital markets and banking. They share insights on how to ensure diversity flows through to the most senior levels, discussing maternity/paternity pay and offering practical recommendations to address the digital skills gap, improve gender and ethnic diversity and support the next generation of talent.
Jan 31, 2018•38 min
Our two guests are Vivienne Artz, Chief Privacy Officer at Thomson Reuters and President of Women in Banking and Finance, and Dr Miranda Brawn, Director of Legal and Transaction Services at Daiwa Capital Markets and Founder and CEO of the Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation, each with over 20 years' experience spanning law, banking, investment and financial services. Topics discussed on this week’s episode include: the road to gender parity, attracting more BAME professionals to senior...
Dec 13, 2017•31 min
Andy Woodfield, Partner at PWC, and Michael Ollitervo-Murphy, Customer Experience Leader at Mercer - UK & Ireland, discuss the importance of engaging and empowering allies, creating inclusive business networks, reverse mentoring, the language around diversity and 'Inclusive Leadership'. Some progress has been made in areas such as LBGTQ, however other areas such as mental health currently lag behind. http://divercitypodcast.com/2017/11/29/episode-five/ https://twitter.com/divercitypod #Banki...
Nov 29, 2017•37 min
Bindi Karia, technology & start up advocate, and founder of her boutique advisory firm and Asif Sadiq MBE, Head of Diversity and Inclusiveness for EY (Ernst and Young) financial services UK, discuss the importance of workplace role models, the implementation of flexible working and shared parental leave, early stage firm dynamics, plus the next big challenges impacting the quest for true diversity and inclusion. www.divercitypodcast.com https://twitter.com/divercitypod
Nov 14, 2017•29 min
Samantha Jayne Nelson, Vice President of Risk Engineering in the Global Energy Practice of Marsh, and Ghela Boskovich, founder of FemTechGlobal, discuss being your authentic self, the concept of ‘witnessing’ others, the power of support networks and how organisations can overcome biases and break down barriers. www.divercitypodcast.com @divercitypod
Oct 31, 2017•34 min
Vanessa Vallely, Managing Director of WeAreTheCity and Founder of Gender Networks & Rising Star Awards and Kate Grussing, Founder and Managing Director of Sapphire Partners, join Julia to discuss recruitment and flexible working, specifically, flexible working patterns, the role of technology, return to work schemes and how best to encourage and curate rising talent to improve board diversity. www.divercitypodcast.com @divercitypod
Oct 18, 2017•30 min
Heather Melville OBE and Justine Lutterodt join Julia to discuss race and recruitment. The two share their thoughts on language, unconscious bias and recruiting more BAME candidates into the finance sector. www.divercitypodcast.com @divercitypod
Sep 26, 2017•32 min
DiverCity Podcast (www.divercitypodcast.com) is simply about Diversity and Inclusion in The City – this spans banking, finance, capital markets, entrepreneurship, investment, technology, human resources and government policy. We aim to keep Diversity and Inclusion on the agenda with a fresh perspective, showcasing D&I initiatives and best practice. On each episode we invite recognised leaders and influencers - people who are pioneers in their own right - to talk about areas of transformation...
Sep 21, 2017•3 min
