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#ActionNotWords: Diversity Project Annual Event

Date: 4th September 2018
Location: Aviva Investors, Saint Helen's, 1 Undershaft, London EC3P 3DQ
Over 320 investment industry professionals attended this Diversity Project’s Industry Event, kindly sponsored by HSBC Global Asset Management and hosted by Aviva Investors at their offices on the 4th September 2018.

“The third Diversity Project seminar showed that we continue to push the boundaries – both within the investment and savings industry and beyond. It was exciting hearing from so many who are working on more targeted areas, such as neurodiversity and addressing the scarcity of black fund managers.

But there was also a recognition that many people in our industry are still thinking of diversity and inclusion as ‘special interest’ rather than core to business strategy.

Culture was cited by half the audience as the single biggest impediment to making faster progress – up from a third, two years ago. I came away very conscious that we need a more radical re-think if we are going to achieve the goal of creating a new diverse generation of professionals within the industry.

I believe we can do it – but it’s going to take a new approach and greater level of intensity.” – Helena Morrissey – Head of Personal Investing LGIM and Chairwoman of the Diversity Project

“What excited me most about this year’s event was the clear message of #actionnotwords. We have moved on from defining the problem. This was very evident in the sessions we had during the evening.

What is also very clear is that there is a growing number of people right across the industry committed to maintaining momentum and being brave in confronting the status quo.” – Andy Clark, CEO HSBC Global Asset Management

If you are interested in getting involved in the Diversity Project, or would like further information on how to move the diversity dial in your organisation please contact us at [email protected].

This event was kindly sponsored by HSBC Global Asset Management, and hosted at the Aviva Investors offices.

TimingTopicSpeaker
4.30 – 4.40 pmWelcomeEuan Munro, CEO, Aviva Investors
4.40 – 4.50 pmThe Diversity ProjectHelena Morrissey, Head of Personal Investing, LGIM
4.50 – 5.10 pmThe Diversity DelusionAngie Peacock, Chair, The People Development Team
5.10 – 5.25 pmGender Pay GapJon Terry, Partner PwC

Jane Welsh, Co-lead DP’s Gender Network

5.25 – 5.50 pmUpdates from the DP New Financial Research Ethnicity Disability NeurodiversityYasmine Chinwala, Partner, New Financial

Olivia Seddon-Daines, Diversity Research Analyst, New Financial

Gavin Lewis, Head of Institutional Distribution UK, Vanguard

Peter Slater. Senior VP, GFS UK Client Service Delivery Management, Northern Trust

Meike Bliebenicht, Senior Product Specialist – Multi-Asset, HSBC Global Asset Management

5.50 – 6.10 pmAsset Owner panelDawn Turner, CEO, Brunel Pension Partnership

Elizabeth Renshaw Ames, CEO, HSBC Trustee Co

David Rix, CEO , BP Pension Trustees Limited

Chris Hitchen, Chair, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership

Moderator: Peter Smith, FTfm editor

6.10 – 6.20 pmConcluding remarksAndy Clark, CEO HSBC Global Asset Management

 

Event Agenda

The Diversity Project - Welcome.

Euan Munro, CEO, Aviva Investors

The Diversity Project: Update

Helena Morrissey DBE, Head of Personal Investing, LGIM

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Diverse City: Update

Helena Morrissey DBE, Head of Personal Investing, LGIM

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The Diversity Delusion - why it's time to change the approach

Angie Peacock, Chair, The People Development Team

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The Gender Pay Gap

Diversity in portfolio management

Yasmine Chinwala, Partner, New Financial

Olivia Seddon-Daines, Diversity Research Analyst, New Financial

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ETHNICITY: #TalkAboutBlack

Gavin Lewis, Head of Institutional Distribution UK, Vanguard

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Additional Resources

Now that I have your attention So, Can We Talk? #Talkaboutblack

Disability: Mental Health

Peter Slater, Senior VP, GFS UK Client Service Delivery Management, Northern Trust

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Additional Resources

Case study: Northern Trust launches mental health campaign Thriving at Work: a review of mental health and employers

Neurodiversity

Meike Bliebenicht, Senior Product Specialist – Multi-Asset, HSBC Global Asset Management

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Concluding remarks

Andy Clark, CEO HSBC Global Asset Management

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