The Boardroom - Meet the speakers 2022
Meet the globally leading alumni who led The Boardroom 2022 and watch the recordings of their masterclasses.
Female Leadership
Hear successful female leaders Ayesha and Cathy talk about their journeys to success, the attributes of good leadership and how leaders can successfully champion their female colleagues.
Dr Ayesha Saeed Husaini
Founder and Director of The Manzil Centre
(PhD Education 2009)
Cathy Travers
Group Managing Director at Mott MacDonald
(MEng Civil and Structural Engineering 1988)
Breaking into the Civil Service
Hear David and Janet share their top tips for breaking into the civil service, how to progress and get insight into different UK Government Departments.
David Takyi
Assistant Director and Trade Policy Adviser at the Department of Health and Social Care
(BSc Financial Economics with Employment Experience 2015)
Janet Collins
SEND & Health and Social Care Policy Lead at the Department for Education
(PG Print Journalism FT 2003)
Crisis Management
Learn from alum Lieutenant Colonel Nick Moran who has worked in isolated, high pressure and high-risk environments and hear about his passion for innovation and development.
Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Moran
Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion Royal
(BA History 2003)
Banking & Finance
Hear from Jane Atherton, a global leader in banking and finance about her non-linear career path and how she got to where she is today.
Jane Atherton
Deputy Head North America at Temasek
(LLB Law 1991)
How to land a job at 'The Big Four'
Inspirational alum Mohammed, who has worked for KPMG and PWC provides insight into landing a job at one of the Big 4 and shares stories about his varied career journey.
Mohammed Majid
Partner and Corporate Development Leader at KPMG
(BSc Chemistry 2000)
The new era of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs Caroline and Sanjay share their top tips for starting your own company and discuss the key skills and attributes needed to be a successful entrepreneur.
Sanjay Parekh
Head of DAC at Storegga
(BA Business Studies 1992)
Caroline Ruedin
Director at Swisslinx AG
(BSc Psychology and Business 1992)
Marketing
Usama gives a unique insight into the marketing strategy at Disney and other huge organisations. Find out about his career, the journey he took and how he ended up at Disney.
Usama Al-Qassab
Vice President of Marketing EMEA at Disney
(BA Geography 1997)
Championing Diversity
Inspirational speakers Cheyenne and Emily talk about intersectionality, inclusivity and diversity within the workplace and why it is so important to foster an inclusive culture within organisations.
Cheyenne Polius
Partnership Data Analyst at FINBOURNE Technology
(MA Physics and Astrophysics 2020)
Dr Emily Rickman
European Space Agency Research Fellow at Space Telescope Science Institute
(PhD Astrophysics 2016)