“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. It matters that you don’t just give up.”
[from Stephen Hawking's 70th birthday statement, 8th January 2012]
I am passionate about empowering women and social entrepreneurship. Below are two events that are happening today to inspire people to lead and change the way we do business.
London Business School 12th annual Women in Business Conference
Where: The Royal Society
When: 8am - 7pm
Cost: £75
Speakers:
Cherie Blair, Founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Helena Morrissey, CEO of Newton Investment Management & Founder of the 30 Percent Club
Marcella Casati, Managing Director at Barclays Capital
Karalee Close, Partner at The Boston Consulting Group
Fiona Dawson, President at Mars Chocolate UK
Mary Meaney, Partner at McKinsey & Company
Syl Saller, Global Innovation Director at Diageo Plc
Patricia Hewitt, Former UK Secretary of State for Health
Christine Langan, Head of BBC Films
Sarah Sands, Deputy Editor of The Evening Standard
Bindi Karia, VC/Emerging Business Lead at Microsoft BizSpark
Swati Bhargava, Co-founder and CEO of Pouring Pounds
Amanda Collins, CEO of Save Your Sole
Sophie Cornish, Co-founder and Managing Director of notonthehighstreet.com
Nuala McGovern, Presenter and Producer of BBC's World Have Your Say
Sue O’Brien, CEO of Norman Broadbent
To hear about Investors and Entrepreneurs: Working together for ‘returns beyond profit’ attend the EMEA final of GSVC where 12 finalists will pitch their business idea:
2012 Global Social Venture Competition EMEA Final
Where: London Business School
When: 11:30am - 7:30pm
Cost: £20
Speakers:
Rodney Schwartz, CEO of Clearly So
Paul Cheng, Head of CAF Venturesome
Andres Falconer, Managing Director of Ashoka
Clara Barby, Head of Impact at Bridges Ventures
Hani Qattan, Founder of Paces Charity
Theresa Burton, Founder of BuzzBnk
Andrew Stordy, Founder of Ikawa Coffee
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