Time: 1-3pm

Location: London

Description: We are looking for volunteers to represent the finance industry at our 2h long event.

Request: 1 or 2 volunteers

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Time: 6pm - 7:30pm

Location: Bath

Description: The event will feature women speakers sharing their experiences and journeys within the finance sector, providing valuable insights into their career paths and the challenges they've overcome. Following the talks, there will be a session focused on the application process for finance roles, including discussions on case studies and typical interview questions, offering practical guidance on how to approach these scenarios. The event will conclude with a Q&A session, allowing attendees to engage directly with the speakers and ask questions about their career experiences and application tips.

Request: 2-3 women speakers, international representation - preferably South Asian - Indian (since a lot of our audience will be South Asians)

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Time: 8:50am - 12:15pm

Location: West Derby

Description: Employers from various sectors to meet and talk to small groups of Year 10 students about their industry, their career path, and the opportunities within their sector. Groups of students will rotate around each professional in 10 minute slots.

Request: 1 or 2 volunteers

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Time: 8:45am - 3:20pm

Location: Rochester ME2 2SX

Description: This exciting event offers businesses like yours the opportunity to: 1. Showcase your industry: Inspire young minds by sharing your company’s vision, values, and career opportunities with enthusiastic students. Our students are eager to learn about career possibilities and what your field can offer 2. Network with other businesses: Connect with a range of local organisations and professionals attending the event, creating valuable partnerships within the community. 3. Support your local school and community: By participating, you’ll be helping to bridge the gap between education and employment, guiding the future workforce.

Request: 1 or 2 volunteers from the same firm

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Can be in person or online via teams.

Alternative date: 2nd April

Time: 1.30 – 2.20 pm or 2.25 – 3.20 / 3.30 pm

Location: Ilford or online via Teams

Description: Our Year 12 and 13s would be delighted to invite you to come and speak to us about a career in investment management. Please note that this talk can also be held via teams if easier. Thank you!

Request: 1 woman volunteer

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Location: Surrey

Alternative dates: 16th May or 13th June 2025

Times: TBC

Description: Future Fridays – various dates (8:30-9:00am)

Speak to students in years 8 to 11 about individual careers and the industry worked in. This is an excellent opportunity for you and your team to inspire and educate our students about different career paths and the skills required in the workplace.

The session would involve a brief presentation followed by a Q&A session, allowing students to engage with professionals and gain valuable insights into various industries. Your participation in this initiative would be highly appreciated and would greatly benefit our students as they explore potential career options.

Below is what we would typically ask to be conveyed to the students.

Introduce yourself to the Thomas Knyvett students.

Talk about your education, courses, how/if you were unsure, if you sought any help (family members, friends, careers advisors, teachers).

Talk about how the Graduate scheme worked.

What working life is like.

Interview process.

The balance.

These are just ideas – if you want to write down a script then please do send it over. The session itself is 30 minutes (08:30-09:00), please include pictures (even if these are generic from the internet) if possible, as making a visual connection is always good to engage our students.

Request: 1 woman volunteer

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A panel event run by women from finance backgrounds, exploring their career, experiences and giving advice to women who are thinking of pursuing a career in finance.

Request: 2 speakers who have been in the industry for 4-5 years, ideally from an economics degree background.

VOLUNTEER CONFIRMED ✅

Time: 9am - 3pm

Location: London

Description: We are looking for professionals to talk to our girls about their career, career journey and industry. Help us inspire and increase career representation.

Request: 1 or 2

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VOLUNTEER CONFIRMED ✅

Time: 12 - 3pm

Location: London

Description: Our annual careers fair for our lower and upper sixth students is in March and we would love for you to attend. Lunch is provided. Please do bring leaflets!

Request: 1 or 2 volunteers

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Location: Oxford

Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Type: Panel

Description: Panel discussion centred around the shared mission of GAIN and OxWIB Investment Operations team: providing women with the resources and information necessary to succeed in the world of investment management.

Request: Between 2-4 speakers Preferably women who have experience breaking into the finance industry or closely related careers

VOLUNTEER CONFIRMED ✅

This flagship event celebrates the achievements of women across various industries and fosters meaningful dialogue about leadership, diversity, and empowerment.

Our biggest conference was a resounding success, drawing over 370 attendees from 27 European universities, 15+ UK university societies, and 20+ companies. This year, we aim to take it further with inspiring keynote speeches, dynamic panel discussions, and unparalleled networking opportunities with professionals from sectors such as finance, law, and social media.

Request: One speaker to speak on our Finance Panel. However, we would also like to invite GAIN representatives to our Networking Dinner, on the evening of the conference.

VOLUNTEER CONFIRMED ✅

Sit-down, informal event where students will have the opportunity to talk to alumni and industry professionals over a cup of tea/coffee about what it's like to be a woman and/or person of colour breaking into a STEM-related industry.

Request: 2-3 volunteers (industry experience preferred. GAIN knowledge).

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Location: Oxford

Time: 5:00pm onwards

Description: An event discussing identifying investment opportunities in private equity, key investment priorities over the medium-term horizon, and how private equity firms work to improve companies by engaging with senior management.

Request: 1 speaker. Our preference would be for a speaker at portfolio manager level, and from GAIN's sponsors we have identified the following firms as of interest due to their deals and portfolio, although we are of course more than happy to be flexible: Apollo, GIC, CD&R, Bain Capital.

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Location: Sussex

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Description: An Opportunity for our ACS Members to discuss career-related questions get insights and be able to ask questions about their career and possible pathways for them

Request: 2-3 preferably African or Caribbean

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Date: 25 February 2025

Time: 1pm - 1.45pm

Location: Online

Request: 1 woman volunteer

VOLUNTEER CONFIRMED ✅  

Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Location: Exeter

Type: University event

Description: The Women in Leadership Panel will bring together inspirational female leaders from diverse sectors to share their experiences, challenges, and successes in leadership roles. The event aims to highlight the importance of representation, resilience, and advocacy in fostering gender diversity within leadership, with a particular focus on investment, finance, and business sectors. The panel will provide a platform for empowering conversations on navigating male-dominated industries, advancing gender equity, and building the next generation of female leaders.

Request: 2 to 3 female leaders from the investment management, finance, or leadership sectors. Senior professionals or alumni from GAIN’s network who can inspire and share valuable insights with students.

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Location: London

Times: 8.40-9.40

Description: This talk is a great opportunity to talk to Year 10s, who have just started thinking about careers, and Year 12s, who are about to go into university. Slides are provided

Request: 1 or 2 volunteers

VOLUNTEER CONFIRMED ✅

Time: 6:30pm - 7pm

Location: Leicester

Type: University event

Description: We provide our members with a business problem (Either from a real business or a made up scenario), they have 2 weeks to work in groups and come up with a solution. Then we either have each group present their solutions to the employers and they pick a winner or we shortlist to the top 5 and pick from there.

Request: 2 - Finance, Investment banking or accounting roles.

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Location: Outside London

Times: 10:10 - 11:10am

Description: GAIN School Talk about Investment Management

Request: 1 woman volunteer

VOLUNTEER CONFIRMED ✅  

Location: Outside London

Time: 8.30-11 am

Description: It will be a carousel of lessons and I am asking employers to deliver a real hands on, practical lesson on what they may do in their job or industry. You would be required to deliver two sessions – arriving at 8.30am for breakfast and then kicking off at 9am – 10am with Lesson One and 10am – 11am Lesson Two after which you are free to go!

Request: 1 or 2 volunteers

VOLUNTEER CONFIRMED ✅

Location: Hornchurch, Essex

Times: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Description: The school is looking forward to welcoming employers to talk to their whole school via a stall.

Request: 1 or 2 volunteers

VOLUNTEER CONFIRMED ✅

Location: Southwark, London

Times: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Description: Whole-school event with 40+ exhibitors.

Request: 1 or 2 volunteers

VOLUNTEER CONFIRMED ✅

Location: Dagenham RM9 4UN

Times: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Description: KS3, KS4, and KS5 students.

Request: 1 or 2 volunteers

VOLUNTEER CONFIRMED ✅

Location: Online

Times: 1:20pm - 2:10pm

Description: GAIN School Talk about Investment Management

Request: 1 woman or non-binary volunteer

VOLUNTEER CONFIRMED ✅

Location: Chelsea, London

Times: 12-1pm

Description: School is looking for a volunteer to provide the following: Overview of role, career journey, routes into the industry, followed by Q&A.

Request: 1 or 2 volunteers

VOLUNTEER CONFIRMED ✅

Alternative date: 10th December

Time: 6pm - 7:30pm

Location: York

Type: University event

Description: An introduction to investment management for beginners. This event will mainly be aimed at freshers to introduce them to investment terminology and common investment concepts and asset classes.

Request: 1-2 speakers. Women in investment management.

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Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Location: Loughborough University

Type: Panel event

Request: Ideally 2-3 speakers with varied backgrounds. Our goal as a society is to provide our members with as much information as possible about the different careers in finance, so we don't really have a specific speaker profile in mind.

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Time: 6pm - 7:30pm

Location: Bath

Type: Panel event

Description: The event will feature women speakers sharing their experiences and journeys within the finance sector, providing valuable insights into their career paths and the challenges they've overcome. Following the talks, there will be a session focused on the application process for finance roles, including discussions on case studies and typical interview questions, offering practical guidance on how to approach these scenarios. The event will conclude with a Q&A session, allowing attendees to engage directly with the speakers and ask questions about their career experiences and application tips.

Request: 2-3 women speakers, international representation - preferably South Asian - Indian (since a lot of our audience will be South Asians)

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