Agenda
Women in Public Finance | 30th November 2021
09.25 | Welcome from Dods D&I |
09.30 | Chair's Introduction & Opening Remarks Examining the role of women across public finance
CHAIR: Gillian Fawcett, Founder, Public Finance by Women (PFW) |
10.00 | Leadership material: how to increase your visibility to position yourself as leader
SPEAKER: Sumita Shah, Director, Sumita Shah Consultancy Ltd |
10.45 | Comfort Break |
11.15 | Thinking strategically: using self-awareness to drive better decision-making
SPEAKER: Nicola Hamilton, Programme Director, HMRC SPEAKER: Pam Duke, Director of Finance, Cumbria County Council |
12.15 | Comfort Break |
12.30 | Preparing for success: laying the groundwork to communicate with impact
SPEAKER: Cath Baxter, Professional Voice and Public Speaking Consultant & former Head of Voice, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
13.30 | Break for Lunch |
14.30 | Panel Discussion: Resilience in uncertainty: key lessons to take forward from COVID-19
SPEAKER: Louise Buckley, Chief Operating Officer, Payment Systems Regulator SPEAKER: Mike Haley, Chief Executive Officer, Cifas SPEAKER: Sumita Shah, Director, Sumita Shah Consultancy Ltd |
15.40 | Comfort Break |
15.50 | Leading a change in culture: where do we go from here?
SPEAKER: Manji Kalar, Founder and Principal Consultant, Kalar Consulting Ltd |
16.20 | Chair's Closing Remarks CHAIR: Gillian Fawcett, Founder, Public Finance by Women (PFW) |
16.30 | Event Close |


