The Boardroom - Meet the speakers 2023
Meet the globally leading alumni who led The Boardroom 2023 and watch the recordings of their masterclasses.
Charity Leadership and Sustainability
Fellow Sheffield alumnus, Kris Gibbon-Walsh talks about his role as Chief Operating Officer at FareShare, the largest food distribution organisation in the UK.
Speakers
Kris Gibbon-Walsh
Chief Operating Officer at FareShare UK
(MA Chemistry 2005)
Careers in Finance
Shamir Malviya (Bank of America) and Steven Whitaker (Equistone) discuss their varied experiences as global leaders in the finance sector.
Speakers
Shamir Malviya
Managing Director and Associate General of Bank of America
(LLB Law 1993)
Steven Whitaker
Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Equistone
(BA English Literature 1992)
People, Talent and ED&I
Join Ollie Folayan MBE and Laura Winson as they talk about their experiences and insights into the value of people and inclusivity and how you can use your leadership skills to champion others.
Speakers
Oluwole ‘Ollie’ Folayan
Co-Founder of the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE) UK and Scotland
(BEng Chemical Process Engineering and Fuel Technology 1999)
Laura Winson
Founder and Director of Zebedee
(BA Sociology 2004)
Crisis Management
Brian Gilvary talks about his varied career in large companies going through crises and change. He brings together his corporate leadership experience with his commitment to managing charities.
Speakers
Brian Gilvary
Chairman of Ineos Energy
(BS Mathematics 1983)
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs Sam Chapman, Varija Bajaj and Charlotte-Belle Tobin will share their top tips for starting your own company, and discuss the key skills and attributes for budding entrepreneurs.
Speakers
Dr Sam Chapman
Co-founder and Senior Vice President of Innovation of The Floow
(BE Software Engineering 1999, MA Research Physically based Modelling and Human Body Forensics 2000, PhD Doctor of Philosophy 2010 and Honorary Doctorate of Engineering 2022)
Varija Bajaj
LELA by Varija Bajaj, O&Y, Varija Home, VARIJA Lifestyles, Varija Life and The Career Talks
(Master of Business Administration 2003)
Charlotte Belle Tobin
Founder and Managing Director of Belle Public Relations
(BA Hons History 2010)
Women in Leadership
Kate Tinsley (MKM Building Supplies) Cassie Leonard (Boeing and ELMM Coaching) and Rubya Ramjahn (Chanel) will discuss what it's like working in male-dominated industries and becoming your own boss.
Speakers
Kate Tinsley
Chief Executive Officer at MKM Building Supplies
(BA Economics 1999)
Cassie Leanord
Founder of ELMM Coaching
(MS Aerodynamics and Aerostructures 2006)
Rubya Ramjahn
Associate General Counsel, Technology, Innovation, Arts & Culture at Chanel
(LLB Law 1997)
Artificial Intelligence
Bashir Mohammed PhD reveals the latest developments and innovations in Artificial Intelligence and machine learning and how it’s changing the leadership landscape.
Speakers
Dr Bashir Mohammed
Senior Staff AI Architect- Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) at Intel
(MS Control Systems Engineering 2012)