Schedule/Sessions
Opening Keynote: The Power of Perspective
Carolina Klint’s career has spanned from running a small Claims Team to leading AIG’s operation in Sweden and then heading up the U.S. South Region based in Atlanta, GA, from which she moved on to leading Marsh’s North West Region in Continental Europe. What are the keys to navigating a successful career? What are the pitfalls? Is there a glass ceiling, or is it just a very slippery floor? Are networks important, and what is that thing about the power of perspective?
Back to topPanel Discussion: Is Gender Pay Gap Reporting the Solution to Wage Disparities?
- Speakers:
Elaine Caprio, Suite 200 Solutions
Eleni Petros, Marsh
Maggie Stillwell, Ernst & Young LLP
Heidi Watson, Clyde & Co
Gina Wilson, Clyde & Co
The proportion of female high-wage earners in the United Kingdom has remained static for the past six years, even though the total number of high-wage taxpayers has grown by almost 1 million people during that period, according to tax information obtained by Clyde & Co. from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. In an attempt to address this gender pay gap, new government regulations now require organizations with 250 or more employees to disclose their gender pay gap, which is defined as “the difference between the average earnings of men and women, expressed relative to men’s earnings.” Beginning on April 6, 2017, businesses' gender-based pay figures must be published on a government website that is easily accessible by the public and prospective employees. This session will review the U.K. tax roll data, discuss potential impacts of the new gender gap reporting requirement, and explore other ways women can improve their earning power.
Back to topPanel Discussion: The Need for Executive Diversity Champions
- Speakers:
Harsha Agadi, Crawford & Company
Dominic Christian, Aon
Kimberly George, Sedgwick
Angela Kelly, FM Global
Romaney O'Malley, AIG
Frank O'Neill, Swiss Re
Since 2009, companies in the S&P Euro 350 have added one female CEO a year, bringing the total number of female CEOs at Europe's largest companies to 14, up from just six in 2009. Women now account for 4% of CEOs in top European companies, compared to a little less than 2% seven years ago. Women occupy 27% of FTSE 100 board seats, but only one in four board openings was filled by a woman in the past year, compared with one-third a year earlier. Although today 60% of new university graduates are female, women are outnumbered by men in leadership positions in the corporate sector in the European Union. On average, only 21.2% of board members of the largest publicly listed companies in the EU are women. There are only eight countries – France, Latvia, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy and Germany – in which women account for at least a quarter of board members. Men are important partners in the advancement of women in the Boardroom and C-Suite. In this session, we will be joined by senior leaders who will share their thoughts on the advocacy and support of diversity within their organizations and the industry, the changing culture of the C-Suite and breaking stereotypes by engaging future leaders on the topic of diversity of all minority groups.
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