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Opening Doors: For Leading Women in Corporate Life or Running their own business

In association with the achievers academy for women, we invite you to attend a one-day conference on 'Opening Doors'.

Friday 9 November 2012, 09:30 - 16:00
Aston Business School


We all know when you mix with like-minded people it powers you to a new level.

This interactive day has been designed with your needs in mind with a wide range of workshops designed for you to leave with lots of takeaways including:

  • A plan for managing yourself and your workload better
  • A range of toolkits for growing you and your business
  • Strategies to balance your personal values with your working life
  • Plenty of networking to meet with women of like-minds

Ideally suited to women who are established in business, women in corporate roles or those wanted to gain more from their working life.

How to develop your marketing strategy in the digital world and a story of personal achievement will be the main messages from our headline speaker, Sarah Speake.

As a guest, you will go away with plenty of tools and techniques to motivate you to higher levels of achievement in your business or personal life.

Jo Cameron, will also be delivering her new keynote, 'A Million Doors' . She adds "There are a million doors about to open for women all over the world and we want to make sure we are ready. Our vision is of a world where women hold 50% of leadership roles and 50% of businesses are run by women. Our annual personal development day has been put together to help achieve this vision".

To find out more about the conference and to book a place, please visit the achievers academy for women website.

Women in Leadership

You can find out more about Aston University research into Women in Leadership by viewing our vodcast series:

Cinzia Priola and Jo Cameron
Dr Cinzia Priola with Jo Cameron

Speakers

Headline Speaker
Sarah Speake - Strategic Marketing Director

General Inspiration
Elizabeth White – Director of Filming – BBC Frozen Planet

The Case for Quotas   
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Author and Journalist

Progressing women in corporate environments
Dr Cinzia Priola, Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies, Aston Business School

Staying feminine at the top
Jeanette Yuille, Communications Head of Shell Women’s Network and Peter Phillipson, Senior Global Consultant for Diversity & Inclusion, Shell UK

Role of the Non-executive Director
Amanda MacKenzie, Chief Marketing & Communications  Officer, Aviva Plc & Non-Executive Director, Mothercare

Fundamentals of Business Growth
Dr Mark Hart, Professor of Small Business & Entrepreneurship Economics & Strategy Group, Aston Business School