Speakers

Chairman:

Professor Paul Palmer, Professor of Voluntary Sector Management and Associate Dean for Ethics, Sustainability and Engagement, Cass Centre for Charity Effectiveness
Paul is Professor of Voluntary Sector Management, and Associate Dean for Ethics, Sustainability and Engagement. He has extensive knowledge of charity financial, management and Governance issues. Read more...

Speakers:

Vanya Harris, Head of Corporate Responsibility, XL Catlin
Bio coming soon

David Picton, Chief Sustainability Officer, Carillion
As Carillion’s Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), David develops and delivers its Sustainability 2020 programme across UK and international markets. Integrating responsible business operations with its core strategy, Carillion’s award-winning sustainability approach delivers six positive outcomes – benefitting society, the environment and profitable business growth. Read more...

James Sutton, Business Development Strategist, Raleigh International
Raleigh International is a sustainable development charity that exists to create lasting change through youth. James has worked at Raleigh International as Business Development Strategist since January 2015, although previously he volunteered with Raleigh in Costa Rica and Nicaragua in 2002. Read more...

Nick Wright, Managing Director, Global / EMEA Community Affairs, UBS
Nick joined UBS (then Swiss Bank Corporation, now incorporated into UBS) as a Fixed Income Derivatives Trader in 1989, having previously worked for Chemical Bank for three years joining them from University and graduating through their internal MBA programme. Whilst in Fixed Income Nick, worked in marketing, ran a number of trading books, including in New York and Tokyo before successively establishing, running and having overall responsibility for the development and management of two trading operations / teams. Read more...

Panellists:

Manny Amadi, CEO, C&E Advisory 
Labeled a 'responsible business guru' by The Guardian newspaper, and termed a 'corporate raider' by Third Sector magazine, Manny is a trusted adviser to some of the world's foremost companies and NGOs, Trusts & Foundations (T&Fs), and high impact philanthropists. He has been a consultancy leader for over a dozen years, following his earlier careers in the corporate and non-profit sectors. Read more...

Ed Gillespie, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Oxfam
Ed is Corporate Partnerships Manager at Oxfam and is responsible for building long-term strategic partnerships between Oxfam and the private sector that are mutually beneficial, have real lasting social impact and support our work to fight poverty. Read more...

Vicky Mirfin, Director and CEO, Heart of the City
Vicky joined Heart of the City in April 2016. She leads on the charity’s strategy, growth and implementation of policies laid down by the Board of Trustees. Vicky has been seconded to Heart of the City from Lloyd’s of London where she is the Head of Global Corporate Social Responsibility with responsibility for Lloyd’s wide-ranging programmes, including Lloyd’s three charitable foundations and award-winning community involvement initiative. Read more...

Emily Shelford, Head of Partnerships Management at Macmillan Cancer Support
Emily is Head of Partnerships Management at Macmillan Cancer Support. She leads a team of relationship managers who maximise the potential of a portfolio of partnerships which bring in over £10m per annum. With a decade working in corporate partnerships, she has a wealth of experience shaping employee engagement, commercial and service led strategies. Read more...

Ashley Sweetland, Director, Internal Communications & Corporate Responsibility (EMEA), CBRE
Ashley is responsible for Internal Communications and Corporate Responsibility across Europe, Middle East and Africa at CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, having joined the business in January 2012. The role includes responsibility for CBRE’s responsible business and employee engagement programmes in EMEA. Read more...

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