Luminary 2021

Luminary 2021

Join us for an afternoon of inspiring and education talks, in a relaxed and friendly environment. 

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Welcome to Luminary 2021

Registration is now open for Luminary 2021. We will be visiting Manchester, Belfast and London.

Partnering with M&G Investments, 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.

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Hastings Grand Central Hotel
Bedford Street
Belfast
BT2 7FF
United Kingdom

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The Mere Hotel & Spa
Chester Road, Mere
Knutsford
WA16 6LJ
United Kingdom

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The auditorium, M&G Investments
10 Fenchurch Avenue
London
EC3M 5AG
United Kingdom

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The self-employed and saving for later life
Lisa Webster
Senior Technical Consultant
AJ Bell Investcentre

There are now around five million self-employed people in the UK, and an increasing number of them are women. At a time when we are seeing falling pension participation by the self-employed, we will discuss how this segment of the working population is saving for later life. And what can advisers, pension providers, the Government and regulators do to encourage more of the self-employed to save more money?

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The self-employed and saving for later life
Rachel Vahey
Senior Technical Consultant
AJ Bell

There are now around five million self-employed people in the UK, and an increasing number of them are women. At a time when we are seeing falling pension participation by the self-employed, we will discuss how this segment of the working population is saving for later life. And what can advisers, pension providers, the Government and regulators do to encourage more of the self-employed to save more money?

About Rachel

How can investors’ pensions and investments be a force for good?
Maria Municchi
Fund Manager
M&G Investments

Maria will look at the growing demand for pensions and investments to be invested more sustainably in order to manage some of the world’s biggest challenges such as climate change, waste management and plastics. She will also look at some of the solutions that can meet this growing need to invest more sustainably. 

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Business, comedy and the comedy of business?
Julia Streets
Founder and CEO
Streets Consulting

Julia Streets is an entrepreneur, podcaster, and stand-up comedian. As Founder and CEO of Streets Consulting, she and her team advise and mentor fintech firms in capital markets, payments and investment management, Julia is invited to speak at and host industry events around the world, based on 30 years of earning her industry pinstripes. She is the Founder and Host of ‘DiverCity Podcast’ – talking equality, diversity and inclusion in financial services – and actively promotes the commercial benefits that D&I can offer. She has interviewed hundreds of leading stars to shine a light on positive progress, call out areas requiring further focus and offer lots of ideas to inspire change (divercitypodcast.com). It’s set to be a fascinating and entertaining exploration of many trends, angles and perspectives facing the investment industry today.

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Ethical investing comes of age?
Laura Suter
Personal Finance Analyst
AJ Bell

Ethical investing, or ESG, has been a buzzword on the edges of the investment industry for decades, but now we’re starting to see people use their savings to back their ethics – with flows into ethical investment strategies starting to rise. But what’s driving this trend, who are the investors backing the strategies and what are their goals? And as more money is drawn into these strategies, how are investment companies responding? Do we all need to be wary of greenwashing and cynical grabs for assets?

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Planting the seed of self-belief
Jane Nugent
Trustee
Smart Works Greater Manchester

Smart Works supports women in need into employment with a simple two-hour intervention including a ‘dressing’ appointment and interview coaching. In a relatively short amount of time, the transformation to visitors is astonishing and the seed of self-belief and an ability to succeed is planted. 65% of visitors go on to secure a job within a month, gaining financial independence and transforming their lives.

Jane will be talking about some of her experiences of coaching the women who visit Smart Works and the positive impact this has on their self-belief, as well as sharing some helpful interview and confidence-boosting tips that we can all benefit from.

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From passion to purpose
Belinda O’Neill
Commercial Branch Manager
Bank of Ireland

We welcome Belinda O’Neill, Commercial Branch Manager from the Bank of Ireland, to share her story, personal experiences and development. She’ll tell us how, along her journey, she was inspired to create her own brand, how resilience is vital, and how following our passion can lead us to fulfilling our purpose.

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Women in Banking & Finance Group

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