In this session, we hear from female entrepreneurs on their fundraising journey & discuss how we can enable female founders to flourish.

We will explore the building blocks for a sponsorship relationship and what we hope to see in the future of mentorship and sponsorship for women in the UK. Their conversation will be moderated by our Trustee John Amaechi.

She will be joining us to tell us her story and to impart the wisdom she has gained over her six decades working – with the opportunity to ask questions about how these lessons can be applied to our working lives today.

Maike Currie, Head of Investment at Fidelity, will take you through how key life events can affect your financial outcomes.

In this event, Lift as you Climb became reflective. We brought together a panel of phenomenal women (see below) who shared their career journeys as well as gave the advice they would have given their younger selves.

One of Great Britain’s most successful Paralympic athletes, Tanni knows what it takes to succeed and how to build a successful team.

'Lift As You Climb' co-founder Jane Gibbon opens a career development discussion with CONTRACTING. Guest speaker John Amaechi OBE shares his expertise and advice to help you define the critical elements required for a successful mentoring relationship in a post 'Me Too' world.

In 2012 business woman and member of the House of Lords Margaret McDonagh read an article that said corporate UK had lost 40% senior female executives in the previous decade. It drove her to co-found The Pipeline, an organisation which aims to increase the number of women at the most senior levels of large organisations.