Opportunities Beyond Socio-Economic Boundaries
1.00 pm - 2.00 pm
GMT
Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Pricing: Jersey Finance Members Only
Key Contact
Karolina Pilcher › Senior Strategy and Research Manager, Jersey Finance
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Karolina Pilcher, our Senior Strategy and Reasearch Manager will be joined by Jenny Baskerville, Board Member at Progress Together to discuss the ‘Opportunities Beyond Social-Economic Boundaries.
Jenny will provide an introduction to social mobility and socio-economic backgrounds, examining the potential barriers faced by individuals within the finance sector. She will also outline the importance of addressing these challenges and their significance from a business perspective.
Progress Together is a membership organisation, which helps members to enhance and retain a socio-economically diverse workforce. Their aim is to level the playing field for employees from all socio-economic backgrounds.
At Jersey Finance we are committed to supporting Progress Together and working with them, alongside financial and related professional services in Jersey to create an industry where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
If you have any questions, please contact our events team.
Karolina Pilcher › Senior Strategy and Research Manager, Jersey Finance
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Karolina joined Jersey Finance as Strategic Projects Manager in May 2016, becoming Senior Manager in 2017.
Karolina is a qualified chartered accountant and a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Previous to Jersey Finance Karolina was an Advisory Manager with PwC in the Channel Islands where is she has managed a number of consultancy projects including regulatory and AML related projects at financial services providers and worked on the design and implementation of a new operating model for one of the leading global providers of financial services to institutional investors.
Karolina has worked with PwC for 9 years where she initially joined the Jersey tax practise with a focus on the tax regime for offshore funds. In 2010, Karolina joined the firm’s Advisory and Assurance teams working mainly on audit engagements with an asset management focus including private equity and fund of funds structures.
Karolina’s role at Jersey Finance is to lead a highly focused team dealing with projects and initiatives in the development of the finance industry.
Jenny Baskerville Board Member, Progress Together
Jenny is passionately committed to improving the outcomes of individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds, both professionally and in a personal capacity. As Head of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, and formerly Head of Social Mobility for one of the most progressive social mobility employers across the UK, Jenny has spent over a decade initiating, co-creating, and delivering award-winning social mobility strategies. This includes KPMG UK’s ambition for 29% of its future leaders to be from a low socio-economic background by 2030. Alongside her role at KPMG UK, Jenny is also the Chair of the Living Wage Foundation’s Advisory Council, a Board Trustee of East London Business Alliance, an Access Accountancy Patron Group Member and a City of London Corporation Socio-Economic Diversity Taskforce Working Group Member.
Contacts
Hayley Mallet › Events and Marketing Manager, Jersey Finance
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