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Yulia Galasyuk
Director, EMEA Relationship Management, Citi
Yulia Galasyuk is a Director in Global Relationship Management team for the Markets business at Citi, based in London. She covers largest asset management firms and hedge fund clients to ensure Citi's resources and offering is delivered in a holistic fashion across Citi’s businesses. Yulia started her career at Goldman Sachs Securities department. She graduated from University College London with BSc Economics. Yulia has also been a continuous supporter of Diversity and Inclusion initiatives, spearheading a number of efforts within the industry. Most recently, she has launched the MidCareer group for women with between 10 and 20 years of experience in finance and is a member of Global Council for 100 Women In Finance. Moreover, Yulia is leading client engagement efforts across gender and ethnic diversity, LGBT, disability and wellbeing pillars for Citi in Markets.
Emma Cowley
Wealth Manager, RBC Brewin Dolphin
Emma is a Wealth Manager and has been supporting clients at RBC Brewin Dolphin for over 9 years. Emma is passionate about increasing financial literacy across the population by providing financial education, guidance and expertise to employees. Educational sessions have been created to speak to employees at every stage of their life and career journey, as well as more topical challenges such as the cost-of-living crisis. When it comes to providing advice, Emma works with clients to understand their aims and aspirations, working to understand where they are and where they want to be. For many, this is saving for a life event, planning for retirement, or safeguarding assets for future generations. Emma works closely with clients to build a plan on how best to achieve these goals.
Sophie Livingstone
CEO, Little Village
Sophie joined Little Village as CEO in February 2021. She’s spent over twenty years in the social sector including as the founding CEO of City Year UK, a charity enabling young people to tackle inequality through doing a year of voluntary service in schools and as Deputy CEO of the Private Equity Foundation (now Impetus-PEF). Most recently she was Managing Director of Trustees Unlimited, a B-Corporation focused on strengthening and diversifying charity boards. Sophie was the Chair of Trustees at Little Village from 2018 until September 2020 and was previously Co-Chair and Co-Founder of Generation Change, and a Trustee of the Royal Voluntary Service. She was awarded an MBE for services to charity in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Sophie lives in South East London with her husband, two daughters and a cockapoo.
Martha Northway
Owner, MN Virtual Assistant
Martha is an Executive Personal Assistant at MN Virtual Assistant. The company offers a personalised service to a range of organisations and individuals, providing tailored solutions for a variety of needs. Having spent 12 years working in the corporate world, Martha decided to set up on her own to provide quality administration support to local companies. This has enabled her, not only to become an integral part of the Berkshire business community, but also to establish a better work life balance so she can care for her 2 young daughters. Martha enjoys finding ingenious fixes and relishes the opportunity to manage even the most complex of schedules. She can magic a filing system into a user-friendly space that will bring Zen to your workday, as well as seamlessly integrate processes that will make life easier for any busy business owner. She currently supports a range of clients, to include SME’s and sole traders and has been described as “lovely, personable and efficient.” Martha says “My aim is to truly understand my client’s needs and work in partnership to provide solutions that work on an ongoing basis. I pride myself on forming lasting relationships and endeavor to become an integral part of the company. I am on hand to make life easier and support my clients to reach their goals.”
Phil Spencer, CFA, CAIA
Head of European Fixed Income Research, Executive Director, UBS
Phil Spencer is the Head of European Fixed Income Research. Phil and his team perform fundamental credit analysis, as well as ESG and relative value assessments to support portfolio managers in their securities selection process. His sector coverage includes Capital Goods, Energy and Real Estate. Prior to joining UBS Asset Management in 2013, Phil was a sell-side credit analyst at BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse covering European industrials, as well as a sell-side analyst at Deutsche Bank covering European consumer goods. Prior to his career in finance, Phil served for five years as an infantry officer in the United States Army. Phil is both a CFA and CAIA charterholder.
Madeleine Fulst
Head of UK and EMEA Distribution, MacKay Shields
Madeleine is a Managing Director and Head of UK and EMEA Distribution at MacKay Shields, a 135bn USD asset management firm. In her role Madeleine is responsible for leading business development and managing relationships with consultants, clients and potential investors across the region. Previously, she worked in Distribution at Babson Capital Management and as Derivative Solutions Sales at BNP Paribas, both for the German-speaking region.
Josephine Fay
Business Development and Relationship Management, RBC Brewin Dolphin
Josephine has a background in the law. She trained and qualified as a matrimonial solicitor, practising latterly at Farrer & Co LLP. Josephine joined RBC Brewin Dolphin in May 2020, where she heads up the distribution channel for professional services. Josephine works with a number of law firms and has a particular interest in helping family lawyers and their clients.Josephine is a Trustee of the Rahere Association, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, a charitable, grant-making organisation. She has a keen interest in equestrian sports and used to compete regularly in horse trials.
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