| Challenging Norms: Changing the Face of Business | ||
| Friday 19 October 2007 | ||
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Panels and Workshops Overview |
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Business Panels 9.45 10.45 Entrepreneurship - Transforming your passion into a profitable business Meet people who have managed to transform their passion into a successful business. Hear their inspirational stories about how they handled the challenges they faced in order to succeed. Take the opportunity to get thoughts and advice from this panel of amazing entrepreneurs. Read more here... Emerging trends in Technology What is the next big thing? Hear views on how technology will develop in the future; what new opportunities will emerge and effects this will have on the business world. Read more here... Emerging Trends in Finance This panel will discuss the future trends within finance sector and what opportunities there might be for personal and professional development. Topics such as Private Equity, Venture Capital, Derivatives and Structured products and the Impact of the Sub-prime market will be covered. Read more here... Personal Development Panels 11.15 12.15 Personal Wealth Management - Managing your wealth for the future Gain a better understanding of how to effectively manage and control your financial future through greater insight into investing, efficient tax strategies and long term financial planning. Read more here... Women as Leaders Role models who have achieved personal and business success Challenging thoughts on the glass ceiling; listen to these board members' stories and thoughts on women making their way into what has historically mainly been a man's world the boardroom. Hear what, in their opinion are the biggest challenges, pitfalls and success factors. This panel will be coupled with facts discovered from women leadership best practices discovered from the Lehman Brothers Centre for Women in Business at London Business School. Read more here... Corporate social responsibility - Driving change in the world while being profitable Follow an interesting discussion about how companies and organisations can harmonize wealth creation and their concerns for the environment. Hear these experts speak about their view on the relation between corporate social responsibility and successful business. Read more here... Interactive Skills Development Workshops 14.15 16.00 Personal Branding Develop and enhance your brand Listen to tips and insights on how to build a strong personal brand. This panel will provide helpful advice and opportunities to learn from people who in one way or another use their personal brand to gain further success in their career and personal life. Read more here... Pitch Your Way to Success Learn and practise tips for inspirational presentations This session will allow you to increase your knowledge and skills in how to pitch with the right twist. Learn about what and how to say things to achieve the desired effect. This workshop will be an interactive and hands-on workshop where you will have the chance to tune up your pitching skills. Read more here... Negotiation How to spot and maximise business opportunities This is an opportunity to get a better understanding of the skills and techniques that can help you achieve more out of your business meetings. The panel will discuss what effective negotiation is and provide some ideas on practical tools for a negotiation triumph and will further allow you to practice these skills together with the other participants. Read more here... Networking Create your own safety net Gain insight into strategies of how to leverage your contacts and build an effective network. Hear ideas on how to broaden your network, maximize the benefits of your current network and develop lasting relationships. Read more here... Fashion Focus Dress for success Explore fashion and clothing ideas as a tool to help you succeed, this session will discuss the do's and donts in the world of business fashion. Read more here... Please visit the Women In Business Club web site: www.wiblondon.org. |
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