We sit down with Deborah Zurkow who is Global Head of Alternatives at Allianz Global Investors in London to discuss how she manages to juggle family life with work commitments; what can firms in the private equity industry do to improve female talent retention and the current climate and future trends in the infrastructure and private debt markets.

We sit down with Maria Scott who is CEO and Founder of TAINA Technology in London to discuss her journey as an entrepreneur and what made her leave her job in the law industry; how tech providers can work effectively with financial institutions; how to encourage diversity at the workplace and adopt effective maternity leave policies that encourage women to grow in a company.

We sit down with Yodia Lo who is responsible for Hedge Funds, Credit and Co-Investments at Church Commissioners for England to discuss the diversity and hiring challenges within the alternative investment industry; talk about whether LPs should use gender or other diversity criteria as part of their fund selection process; and what is the outlook for the private debt market and where the opportunities lie.

We sit down with Becky Pinkard who is Chief Information Security Officer at Aldermore Bank in London to discuss the challenges she faced working in a male dominated industry such as cybersecurity; talk about the initiatives she is part of to support the next generation of women business leaders; how she battled the prejudice and discrimination she faced as well as the biggest cybersecurity threats financial institutions are facing today.

We sit down with Diana Moldovan who is UKI Cyber Operations Lead at Aviva in London to discuss the challenges she faced during her career in a male dominated industry such as cybersecurity; share her advice to the next generation of women business leaders; how to tackle the current challenges within the sector and the future trends in the cybersecurity market for financial services.