Luminary 2022

Luminary 2022

We invite you to join us at Luminary 2022 for a half-day of inspiring and educational talks, in a relaxed and friendly environment.

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Welcome to Luminary 2022

COVID-19 has meant that our previous years’ events have been postponed, however registration is now open as we look to return for 2022, visiting Manchester, Belfast and London. 

Partnering with Fidelity International, we look forward to bringing you a series of talks delivered by an array of leading ladies. 

We will provide welcome refreshments on arrival and, following the presentations, we hope you’ll stay and enjoy a drink with us whilst increasing your network connections. 

Select a session below for details of the agenda and register today to secure your seat. Seats at these sessions are limited. 
 

About the day

FIL Investment Management HQ
4 Cannon Street
London
EC4M 5AB
United Kingdom

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Welcome and introductions
Danni Hewson
Host
AJ Bell

About Danni

What’s new at AJ Bell, financials, developments and D&I
Andy Witter
Business Development Manager
AJ Bell Investcentre

Your local Business Development Manager will run through the latest financial figures, take a quick look at platform developments and will take a look at the D&I efforts AJ Bell have been working on over the past 12 months, and where we’re looking to take these initiatives into the future.

About Andy

Awaken your mind and unleash your creativity
BoostBySecretSunrise
Emily - Director
Silent disco with a twist

This innovative session will take you on an immersive experience using wireless headphones to relax and energise you ready for the day ahead

 

About BoostBySecretSunrise

What’s new at AJ Bell, financials, developments and D&I
Alison Mollard
Head of South East Sales
AJ Bell Investcentre

Your local Business Development Manager will run through the latest financial figures, take a quick look at
platform developments, and will take a look at the D&I efforts AJ Bell have been working on over the past
12 months, and where we’re looking to take these initiatives into the future.

About Alison

What’s new at AJ Bell, financials, developments and D&I
Kenny Boyd
Business Development Manager
AJ Bell Investcentre

Your local Business Development Manager will run through the latest financial figures, take a quick look at
platform developments and will take a look at the D&I efforts AJ Bell have been working on over the past 12
months, and where we’re looking to take these initiatives into the future.

About Kenny

Decarbonising society as investors
Radhika Surie
Investment Director
Fidelity International

In order to keep global warming to the 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels as recommended in the Paris Agreement, the global economy will need to go through a radical transformation, affecting every area of human activity.


This transformation will span decades and will have significant investment implications, creating structural growth opportunities in some sectors while rendering some business models obsolete. Radhika will delve into the different approaches being considered and the crucial role advisers and investors can play in accelerating the adoption of decarbonisation solutions globally, while also benefitting from the long duration structural growth opportunities decarbonisation will provide.

About Radhika

Decarbonising society as investors In order to keep global warming to the 1.5 degrees
Cornelia Furse
Co-Portfolio Manager
Fidelity International

In order to keep global warming to the 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels as recommended in the Paris Agreement, the global economy will need to go through a radical transformation, affecting every area of human activity.
This transformation will span decades and will have significant investment implications, creating structural growth opportunities in some sectors while rendering some business models obsolete.


Cornelia will delve into the different approaches being considered, and the crucial role advisers and investors can play in accelerating the adoption of decarbonisation solutions globally, while also benefitting from the long duration structural growth opportunities decarbonisation will provide. 

About Cornelia

Pensions and divorce
Lisa Webster
Senior Technical Consultant
AJ Bell Investcentre

With the biggest shake-up in divorce law for more than half a century now in force, it’s easier than ever for couples to separate. With the pension gender gap still growing it’s crucial that pensions are properly considered, or women especially could be losing out. Lisa will look at the options for dealing with pensions, along with practical issues and pitfalls to watch out for.

About Lisa

From passion to purpose
Belinda O’Neill
Founder and author
Be Inspired To Be

Belinda will take you on her journey from bank manager to author and explain why she’s never looked back since. She will also discuss the positive impact social media has had supporting the growth of the Be Inspired To Be brand – and how you could make your social media work better for you – before reciting some of her personal favourite pieces of work.

About Belinda

What the cost-of-living crisis now means for the longer-term
Laura Suter
Head of Personal Finance
AJ Bell

With millions of people facing financial crises with the current rises in the cost of living, headlines in the press are focussing on ways to budget and cut corners with spending. For some that unfortunately means cuts to ISA and pension contributions. Laura Suter addresses this conundrum and digs into the long-term implications of cutting savings contributions, and how this also results in the gender investment gap widening further. A session not to be missed.
 

About Laura

How diversity and inclusion leads to better business
Anna Lane
President
Women in Banking and Finance Group

The world has changed dramatically since COVID-19 impacted so many people’s lives, and a person’s mental health is now openly respected as much as a their physical wellbeing is. In turn, never before has D&I in the workplace had such a focus and spotlight, as many businesses understand the true importance of how D&I strategies support and strengthen a workforce focussing on the wellbeing of employees.

Anna will discuss what D&I practices in the workplace look like and how these could be implemented, and ultimately how this leads to a better business.

About Anna

How diversity and inclusion leads to better business
Nicola Higgins
Co-chair and head of Mentoring & Relationship Manager
Women in Banking and Finance Group

The world has changed dramatically since COVID-19 impacted so many people’s lives, and a person’s mental health is now openly respected as much as a their physical wellbeing is. In turn, never before has D&I in the workplace had such a focus and spotlight, as many businesses understand the true importance of how D&I strategies support and strengthen a workforce focussing on the wellbeing of employees.

Nicola will discuss what D&I practices in the workplace look like and how these could be implemented, and ultimately how this leads to a better business.

About Nicola

Shifting stacks in enlightening times
Julia Streets
Founder & CEO
Streets Consulting

Julia is an investor, advisor and podcaster with listeners in 50+ countries, and is invited to speak, host and curate content at conferences around the world, drawing on her experience as a sell out stand-up comedian.

As she straddles the real and virtual worlds of debate, development and innovation, Julia shares some of the themes that are dominating discussions right now, offering suggestions about what we might want to start thinking about. (And all in about 25 minutes, so brace yourselves!)

About Julia

Addressing the gender investment gap
Panel session
Interactive session
Open Q&A forum

Our latest initiative, Money Matters, is a programme designed to help women have more open conversations about money and investing, and provide more understanding around financial matters. 

In this interactive panel session we will introduce our Money Matters project, dig into some interesting statistics which highlight the extent of the gender investment gap, and we’ll address past experiences and our thoughts for the future for both adviser and investor.

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