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EDUCATION SESSION #732
The Gift of a Long Career: Heather McGregor Presents 5 Future-Proofing Strategies
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Is the prospect of a long career a gift or a curse?
As we are collectively living longer lives, the implications for our careers are ours to define. Smart professionals should consider fresh concepts for finding growth and fulfillment through work:
• Career sustainability – what’s your plan?
• Openness to change - turning threats into opportunities.
• Using re-creation to drive career growth and expansion.
We are delighted to present Heather McGregor and her five strategies for future-proofing your career. Known for her abundance of both wit and wisdom, Heather is celebrated author of bestseller Mrs Moneypenny's Career Advice for Ambitious Women and also a professor, an entrepreneur, a corporate director, a Financial Times columnist, a pilot and a mother.
In advance of the event, Heather encourages you to complete this short diagnostic for insights on your readiness to embrace your ambitions and excel in tomorrow’s market for talent.
Heather’s session will be followed by Q&A, cocktails and networking.
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6:00 PM Registration
6:30 PM Event Begins
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We will begin promptly
at 6:30 PM; please arrive early. Since it is disruptive to everyone when latecomers enter the session, those arriving after an education session has begun will only be admitted at the discretion of 100WF and the host. Please note the start time on this invite and plan to arrive early.
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Networking and cocktails before and after session.
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Moody's
24/F, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway
Admiralty, Hong Kong
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PARTICIPANTS
Heather J. McGregor
Edinburgh Business School, Heriot Watt University
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Heather J. McGregor
Executive Dean, Edinburgh Business School, Heriot Watt University
Heather J. McGregor is the Executive Dean of the Edinburgh Business School, the graduate school of business of Heriot Watt University in the U.K. Professor McGregor is also the principal shareholder and non-executive chairman of the executive search firm Taylor Bennett. In addition, Professor McGregor is a director of Non-Standard Finance PLC, a company specializing in offering consumer loans in the U.K, and IGT plc, a provider of technology to the gaming industry.
Professor McGregor has a Ph.D. from the University of Hong Kong in Structured Finance and is an experienced writer and broadcaster, including writing for the Financial Times for 17 years. She is also the founder of the Taylor Bennett Foundation, which works to promote diversity in the communications industry, and a founding member of the steering committee of the 30% Club, which is working to raise the representation of women at senior levels within the U.K.’s publicly listed companies.
In June 2015, Professor McGregor was made a Commander of the British Empire for her services to diversity and employment. In February 2017, she was appointed by the U.K. Government to be a member of the Honours Committee for the Economy.
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Moody's
Moody's is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody's Analytics, which offers leading-edge software, advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and financial risk management. The Corporation, which reported revenue of $3.6 billion in 2016, employs approximately 10,600 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 36 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.
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100 Women in Finance
100 Women in Finance is a global network of professionals in the finance and alternative investment industries working together to empower women at every stage of their careers. Through peer engagement, philanthropic, and educational initiatives, our more than 15,000 members are making connections and creating opportunities that help to advance careers and strengthen our field.
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