Maria, 26, is passionate about promoting female roles in the construction industry – in fact she wrote her Master’s dissertation on the differences in managerial competencies between male and female project managers, and when not on site she dedicates time to hosting workshops and talks at local London schools encouraging female students to consider working...Read More

Mx Pips Bunce is a Director at Credit Suisse and has been working in the IT industry for over 25 years across range of different sectors. She has worked for a variety of firms including Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, UBS, British Telecom and the Bank of England. Pips is recognised as a leader and influencer...Read More

As national treasurer for the NAWIC, Anna, 37, based in London, has discovered a love of mentoring young women in the construction industry and has been mentored herself, in turn meeting a lot of women like her who are passionate about the work they do on site, further driving her to pursue her chosen career...Read More

Claire is Managing Director for Wolters Kluwer UK&I. She has 20 years’ experience as a senior executive in the retail banking, personal finance and software industries having worked for companies including Morgan Stanley, Alliance & Leicester and Sage. Claire joined Wolters Kluwer in 2015. Responsible for the strategic direction and operational excellence of the UK...Read More

Saira Demmer joined Ignata as Head of M&A and became the CFO, before rising to UK CEO. Her knowledge in recruitment and talent solutions was honed during six years spent in Deloitte’s M&A strategy team, where she was involved in a number of high-profile deals in the recruitment sector. With her innate understanding of the...Read More

Kate Vandenberg is Head of Women in Leadership at Sky. Tell us a bit about yourself, background and your current role In my current role, I’m responsible for driving Sky’s Diversity and Inclusion agenda, with a specific focus on promoting a gender balanced senior leadership team. However, for me, it’s not simply about increasing the...Read More

Lianna Champ knew that she wanted to be an undertaker from the age of nine. She went on to become the youngest female qualified funeral director in the country at a time when the industry was predominantly male. Lianna faced considerable resistance in her early days – with local male competitors trying to prevent her...Read More

Alex Fleming is President of Adecco UK&I, Office Angels and Pontoon UK at The Adecco Group. Alex worked her way up from Operations Manager at Adecco UK to now being the president of three brands across the UK and Ireland. She specialises in workforce solutions and is currently responsible for driving strategic direction, innovation and...Read More