Alumnae Calendar 2026

Join Helen Pitcher OBE - Chair, Board member, Board facilitator, and Coach. She works across the range of FTSE, Professional Service, Private Equity and Family firms. In her session, Helen will explore Board Governance as an enabler rather than a constraint - showing how effective governance provides the essential guardrails that allow directors to operate with confidence, without limiting entrepreneurial drive. 

Vivienne Artz, CEO of the FTSE Women Leaders Review, will share insights from the 2025 Report looking at the gender representation on FTSE 350 Boards and Executive Committees, including five-year trend data and new recommendations for organisations. With leadership as the future focus, she will draw on unique data from listed and private companies to illuminate emerging priorities. 

Dr Gemma Harper OBE is Chief Executive of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, the UK’s statutory advisor on nature, with over 30 years’ experience in public service leadership. Known for her inclusive, evidence-led approach, she was awarded an OBE for services to the marine environment. In this webinar, Gemma will share insights from her career on the power of mentorship — as both mentor and mentee — and how intentional support, empathy and collaboration can help develop confident, inclusive leaders and the next generation of changemakers.

Professor Sherria Hoskins, Provost at the University of Portsmouth, draws on her long-standing research into resilience, gender, and learning - work that examines how beliefs such as self-theories shape behaviour, perseverance, and outcomes. Beginning her career in adult education, she has spent decades exploring how mindsets and environments can either limit or empower people. She will offer practical, research-backed strategies for building resilience in the face of challenge and change.