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The Noon Centre for Equality and Diversity in Business
Women in the Boardroom Series
The changing face of the glass ceiling- why women are good for business
Dr. Ann Olivarius of McAllister Olivarius visited the university on March 6, and gave a talk on why women are good for business. 'Fifty years into the second wave of feminism' Dr. Olivarius explored 5 key reasons why women are still underrepresented at the top levels, and delivered a 'wonderfully inspiring' speech to students, staff and friends of the Noon Centre. Click here for a full transcript of the speech.
London Prepared?
A seminar focusing on London’s preparations for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, was organised by RDBS on behalf of the Higher Education Academy Olympics and Paralympics Special Interest Group.
Guest Speakers included: Zanine Adams, Head of Event Solutions & UK Sales; Vasil Girginov, Reader in Sport Management and Development, Brunel University; John Lock, 2012 Director, UEL, Phil Savage, Publishing Director, SportBusiness Group. The event ended well with lunch and a tour of the new Sports Dock.
Annual RDBS PGR Conference: Showcasing our research students’ work
This event was held in Docklands campus in June 2012 where a master class on ‘The contents of a good PhD’ featuring Professor Derek Pugh (Open University) - co-author of ‘How To Get a PhD’ as well as many other books and journal articles on organization theory and analysis were featured.
HR and Olympics 2012 Conference:Developing Attitudes and Behaviours of World Class Performers
The HR and Olympics conference 2012 was held at UEL on the 24th May in conjunction with the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development). The conference focused on developing attitudes and behaviours of world class performers, and was attended by over 100 HR professionals and UEL students. There were two Olympian speakers -Roger Black- Olympian and Danny Crates- Paralympian. It was an excellent day for UEL students to network with HR professionals from across the South East region.
Culture, Creativity and Non-Violence
‘On 25 January, Egyptian voices that were suppressed for generations finally dared to speak out, to take to the streets, to challenge Mubarak. It was not their sticks and stones which terrified the regime, but the words, slogans, poems and songs of a generation of Arabs who were finally ready to be heard.’
In May 2012, Professor Charles Tripp, professor in politics from SOAS and other distinguished speakers all participated in the the third and final event of the 'Tahrir Square Meme' series, Culture Creativity and Non-Violence, where they explored whether a new form of counter hegemony is emerging and its relationship to non-violence and political pluralism. The event examined the question of whether the revolutions of the past year has made culture relevant again, and was a resounding success.
Entrepreneurship Day
April 18th this year was a very interesting day, as students from our Partner INHOLLAND in Alkmaar, Netherlands joined our marketing students giving presentations on their Live Companies. As part of their programme and studies the students ran a live company, creating and selling a product with the need to make a profit and returning a dividend to their shareholders.
The winner, with the best financial, marketing and social corporate approach was Love Box, a discreet safe sex product. The presentations were judged by Mark Watson, Andre Mostert and Maarten Pontier, awarding prizes to the top three companies. Congratulations to the creators of Love Box!
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA): Presenting with Confidence and Commercial Awareness
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) held two events at Docklands in April 2012. The first event looked at how to present with confidence and authority, while the second looked at exactly what commercial awareness is, and how you can develop your personal skills in order to impress your employers of the future. Students and staff alike all made contributions and examined the key aspects of presenting well and being commercially aware.
RDBS at Workingmums Live 2012
Wilma Garvin represented RDBS on March 2012, at the Workingmums Live 2012 event. She spoke on business planning and caught the interest of many at this well attended event. ‘There were plenty of questions at the end with members of the audience coming to talk to us after the talks and Q&As. There was lively activity on twitter about it too’ according to Garvin . The seminar was sponsored by UEL and CEWE. Click here to see more about this event.
Managing through an economic downturn and operating successfully in today’s global economy - Martin Slark Chief Executive Officer, Molex
Students from across the University were invited to come and listen to Martin Slark, CEO of leading global supplier of electronic components, Molex Inc.
Martin offered his own personal advice as to how to succeed in business, addressing the big questions: What does it take for a company to operate successfully in today’s global economy, and what does that require of its key executive staff?
How to win from the start...and get the Right Job! - David Royston-Lee
Hosted jointly by the Development & Alumni office and Royal Docks Business School, this event gave current students and Alumni the chance to explore a different approach to looking and applying for jobs.
David addressed key trends in the world of work and what employers are looking for. By investigating and exploring yourself (i.e. your talents, values, and purpose) through a number of exercises and the environment you want to work, you will be well on your way to getting the ‘right’ job.
Click here to view the slides from this event.
‘Secrets to a Successful Career’ By Leading Business Woman- Heather McGregor
Heather McGregor, principal shareholder of Taylor Bennett, kindly took the time out of her busy schedule to come and speak to our students and give careers advice from her vast experience in the business world. Tips included building human and social capital to maximise your career opportunities. Advice on the construction of a CV was also given from Heathers experience, where an employer will look at it for 45 seconds and pick out three key points.
Click here to view the slides from this event.
Meet the Alumni
This hugely successful event gave our students the opportunity to meet some of our successful alumni. These included Honey Kalaria, dancer, choreographer for some of the big names in entertainment, and a very successful business woman. Wendy Jackson who graduated more recently and also started her own, now very successful company, Bitesized, Marketing, focusing on marketing advice for start-up and SME companies. Be sure to also check out the Vodcast special.
After the Meltdown: The Wider Consequences
A follow on from our previous successesful ‘Financial Meltdown’ event. Dr Robert Lentell chaired a discussion with guests John Greenwood, Chief Economist at Invesco, Jose Manual Varas, Senior Risk Analyst a Cabot Financial and Dr Mark Rhodes, Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Royal Docks Business School. The Panel discussed whether Britains economy had finally clawed its way out of its deepest recession since the 1930’s And examined just how much long lasting damage had been caused to the reputation of the UK banking system. Other key questions such as are more profound regulatory and structural changes required of the UK banking industry were also discussed.
The Glass Ceiling: Women in Management 2009: Myth or Reality?
Professor Marilyn Davidson, Co-Director of the Centre for equality and diversity at work Manchester Business School kindly took the time out of her busy schedule to come and speak to our students about issues such as the global gender pay gap, diversity management and whether the ‘glass ceiling’ still exists.
London after the Recession
Featuring Ian Barlow, Senior Advisor to KPMG and chairman of the London Development Agency’s inward investment arm, Think London, the event enabled Ian to share his vast knowledge with our students. It also addressed questions such as ‘will London still be the leading place to do business? And ‘what opportunities will be available for students who want to start their own enterprise?’
Financial Meltdown: The Wider Consequences
Dean Len Shackleton chaired this discussion with guests that included Professor Geoffrey Wood, Cass Business School and Mark Hurlston, Consumer Credit Counselling Service and Dr Mark Rhodes, Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Royal Docks Business School. The panel discussed issues on how long the financial crisis would last and what the wider impacts would be. Be sure to download this fascinating event!
Olympic Marketplace
Guest panellists included Jo Leslie from VisitBritain, the agency charged with promoting Britain as a tourist destination, Richard Mendes, CEO of Sports Management Limited, which has supplied services to a number of major events including the Sydney Olympics, and Dr Iain MacRury, Director of the London East Research Institute (LERI) at UEL.
The panel helped students to understand better the special nature of the Olympic marketplace and why it is important both for businesses and for young people who seek to make the Olympic movement part of their personal development or professional career.
