All candidates who want to run for the offices of President and Vice President of CWN will present their vision for the network and how they will execute it.
 

The shortlist of the “Charity of the Year 2012” will also be unveiled and the three shortlisted Charities will give a short presentation so that you can make an informed decision when you cast your vote.

Of course this will not be an event without a good dose of networking and during the later part of the evening you will also be able to get to know all candidates for all other posts and mingle with the rest of the attendees.

Presentations will start at 19:00!

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Engaging in politics goes with the territory for men; they don’t have to decide to engage in politics … they do it naturally. Yet many women are suspicious and don’t want to ‘play’ politics.

Drawing upon the experiences and insights of Brook Graham, Diversity and Inclusion consultants, of having worked with high potential women in various sectors over many years, they believe there is a lack of understanding about what politics are and a need to reframe it a ‘win-win’ activity.

Lesley Brook and Jacey Graham are Directors of Brook Graham Limited, a global Diversity & Inclusion consultancy firm. A large part of their work is focussed on developing female talent pipelines in multi-national companies for top level positions.

 Prior to setting up the company eight years ago, they both had successful corporate careers in financial services and the oil and gas sectors. Lesley has delivered sessions on Organisational Politics to groups of women globally and Jacey has written about it in two books (A Women’s Place in the Boardroom and The Roadmap)

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It was the only British business book to make the final shortlist of the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Best Business Book award. In her book, Heffernan argues that the biggest threats and dangers we face are the ones we don’t see – not because they’re secret or invisible, but because we’re willfully blind. She examines the phenomenon and traces its imprint in our private and working lives, and within governments and organizations, and asks: What makes us prefer ignorance? What are we so afraid of? Why do some people see more than others? And how can we change?

Examining examples of willful blindness in News Corporation, the Catholic Church, the banking sector, Nazi Germany, Bernard Madoff’s investors, BP’s safety record, the military in Afghanistan and the dog-eat-dog world of subprime mortgage lenders, Heffernan demonstrates how failing to see—or admit to ourselves or our colleagues—the issues and problems in plain sight can ruin private lives and bring down corporations. She explores how willful blindness develops and then outlines some of the mechanisms, structures and strategies that institutions and individuals can use to combat it. In its wide use of psychological research and examples from history, Heffernan's book has been compared to work by Malcolm Gladwell and Nicholas Taleb.

The AGM is your opportunity as members to hear about the CWN full year report and activities over the last 12months and also see the new Board and Charity of the Year be elected. As you know, India will be stepping down as President having served her full term as will a few others also including Vice President, Treasurer, Technology Director and Social Chair. You should all have received details about how to nominate yourselves for the Board so if you fancy a go, get nominating!

This event is an excellent chance to meet both the outgoing Board members and congratulate the ones over drinks and canapés and we hope to see many of you there!

We’ve started 2012 with an all time record attendance at the Drop in Drinks and would like to continue this tremendous success. We look forward to catching up with CWN members in the lovely surrounds of the Glassroom and also welcoming non-members at this event. A great opportunity to find out more about CWN membership.

Thousands of IFAs, Financial Planners, Wealth Managers and Financial Institutions worldwide are currently missing out on the power of Social Media. This event will take the lid off the myths and also explain the opportunities to be made for the financial services industry.

Philip Calvert is a professional speaker on Social Media and the Founder of IFA Life - the Financial Services social networking site. He works with Financial Planners, IFAs, Life and Pension companies and Fund Management groups to help them use Social Media to enhance their brand, reputation, professional credibility and identity. Philip is the author of two books and in great demand as a conference speaker on how to differentiate yourself online and add value to customers through Social Media. Philip has founded and runs a thriving social networking site.