Celebrating the Success of Women   Friday 21 October 2005   Women Supporting Women
		Printable Version Morning Panel 10:15 - 12:15   Many of us are seeking growth and enrichment in our careers; since most of us will share the workplace with other women, female networks should serve as a means of support. This panel will discuss how our professional interactions influence each others’ careers and development, and how in some industries and types of companies, this support is more prevalent and positive. As we advance to the top of our careers, it is easy to lose sight of the support that is necessary throughout the organization and oftentimes competitiveness can actually be harmful. What insights can we draw from women’s behaviour in the workplace and how can we better leverage these networks? Panellists will share how their careers have been impacted by other women and how we can work to support each other in shaping our careers.   The panel includes:   Kathryn Britten Partner BDO Stoy Hayward LLP, Forensic Accountancy Expert   One of the UK’s foremost authorities in Forensic Accounting, Kathryn heads up BDO Stoy Hayward’s Dispute Resolution team, handling issues such as commercial and matrimonial disputes and professional negligence cases. Kathryn is a Chartered Accountant with almost 30 years of experience in the accountancy profession. During the 1990s Kathryn was an active member of Women in Accountancy, an organisation that was represented through the WORKPLACE initiative of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, which she later chaired. She is now a member of BDO Stoy Hayward’s diversity and culture groups. Kathryn is married with two children. She has worked flexibly in the past and believes passionately in helping others to achieve their potential.   Ulrike Guigui Managing Director GE Money Bank Switzerland   Ulrike is Managing Director GE Money Bank and a member of the senior management team. She joined GE in 2002 as Marketing Director of the Swiss business. Prior to joining GE she worked at Citibank for 11 years in positions of increasing responsibility in Germany, Switzerland and the US in the credit card and private banking divisions. She has extensive experience in financial services marketing, from product development and management to advertising and direct marketing. She has a BA (HONS) in European Business Administration and a Diplom Betriebswirt degree. She also holds an MBA (Fulbright Scholar). Her focus in her current role is the leadership of the GE Money Bank consumer lending business in Switzerland, where she has the P&L responsibility for a portfolio of $400MM in assets. Ulrike is currently serving on the Executive Board of the European GE Women’s Network as co-leader. Ulrike is German and lives in the Zurich area with her husband and two children.   Kirsten Lange Vice President Boston Consulting Group, Munich   Kirsten Lange is a Vice President of the Boston Consulting Group, a general management consulting firm that is a global leader in business strategy. Kirsten is based in Munich and has been with BCG for 15 years, mainly working for the paper industry and related fields, such as printing, publishing and consumer goods. She leads BCG’s European pulp&paper practice and has initiated/manages an active network of "Consulting Moms" within BCG. In 1998/99 Kirsten lived in Shanghai and helped to build BCG’s China practice. Since then she is investigating the impact of China on the global paper industry. Kirsten holds an MBA from INSEAD and has a degree in journalism, philosophy and politics from the University of Munich. She is married and has two children.   Yvonne Thompson Managing Director, ASAP Communications Ltd. Founder and President, Federation of Black Women Business Owners   Yvonne Thompson is chair of the ACBN, a business network set up by the Mayors Office in conjunction with Lee Jasper advisor to the Mayor to advocate the voice of African and Caribbean business in London. Launched in 2001, Yvonne has been Chair for the past 18 months, and has already taken the organization to new heights increasing the membership to 2,500 members in London. She is founder and President of European Federation of Black Women Business Owners, which she set up 10 years ago to facilitate access to Black Women Business Owners from mainstream and vice versa. She helps these groups access mainstream business support, and helps to increase the profile of the successes in the black business arena within the mainstream. Yvonne has been instrumental on the board of Business Link for London, ensuring that minority and women business owners in London have a voice around the table which makes decisions about their needs for business support. She has just finished a 4 year term on the Economic and Social Committee in Brussels championing small businesses, minority and women owned businesses - she is now a Alternate at ECOSOC at the European Parliament.   Pascale Alvanitakis-Guély Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking Senior Relationship Management, Lehman Brothers Europe   Pascale Alvanitakis-Guély is Managing Director, Head of European Banking Senior Relationship Management at Lehman Brothers. Pascale has 14 years’ experience in investment banking. Based in London, she has spent the last 5 years at Lehman Brothers, where she currently heads up a team responsible for developing Lehman Brothers’ M&A and advisory business with hedge funds. At the beginning of the year she was also appointed "Gender Champion" for Lehman in Europe, a role in which she assists Lehman’s senior management and the European Director of Diversity on strategies to create a more diverse environment from a gender perspective. As part of this role she also chairs the Lehman Brothers women’s network in Europe. Pascale started her career as a Business Strategy consultant with Arthur Andersen (1987-90) before joining UBS (1991-98) where she headed up the Financial Institutions Transactions Group from 1995 onwards. In 1998 Pascale joined Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette’s as a Senior Vice President to help drive the firm’s expansion into Continental Europe. She joined Lehman Brothers in 2000 as Executive Director in the Financial Institutions Group. At the beginning of 2005 she left the financial institutions group to set up Lehman Brothers’ new hedge fund investment banking coverage effort. Pascale is a French national and is married with one son.   Panel Moderator   Ana Cabral-Gardner 85 Broads   Mrs. Cabral-Gardner is a Vice President at the Equity Capital Markets Group at Merrill Lynch London having joined the firm in New York in 1997 in the Investment Banking Division. She focuses on marketing and developing equity-linked products for financial institutions across Europe. In addition, she has country coverage responsibilities for Iberia, Germany and Nordic regions. In this capacity, Mrs. Cabral-Gardner has advised Santander-Abbey on the restructuring of its capital base and has coordinated the first Tier 1 capital exchange offer launched by an European bank. During her tenure in investment banking Mrs. Cabral-Gardner has coordinated several disposals of government held stakes in European companies and privatisations in Latin America totalling more than $40 billion. Highlights include Telefonica, France Telecom, Telebras, Petrobras, CVRD, and YPF. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Mrs. Cabral-Gardner was an analyst at Goldman Sachs in mergers and acquisitions Mrs. Cabral-Gardner holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.   Back to Panels Overview     Please visit Women In Business Club Website: www.wiblondon.org.
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