Times: 11
Location: Snowflake Suite – Riverview 6/7
This session is only bookable for those that have a confirmed place at Women in Data
This session has a limit of 30 spaces per session, please log in to your Women in Data account to register for a place.
Title: Leveraging a mentor
Overview:
Mentore has a proven track record in accelerating careers and developing leaders with premium mentoring at FTSE 100 and other global companies such as BT, BP, BAE Systems, Lloyds Banking Group, Santander UK and Tesco. Mentoring is proven to develop leaders through advice and experience and guidance from those that have “been there and done it”. Whilst mentoring is theoretically available to all, it is typically accessible to only a few.
Data Executive roles are rarely held by women and Mentore aims to be the pioneers to change this. We are excited by the opportunity to partner with Women in Data and run this workshop, helping to equip women with the tools to leverage mentoring and create their own career transformation.
If you manage and lead others, or run a P&L and are thinking through how to get a mentor or how to get the best out of a mentor, this session is for you.
Our differentiated approach to mentoring programmes, has enabled us to build a deep understanding of the benefits of mentoring and the ways to get the most out of mentoring for yourself and for your organisation.
In an interactive environment, Emma Avignon, CEO Mentore will provide first-hand experience of the benefits of mentoring and provide practical ways to identify the right mentor for you. She will share advice on how to build a strong mentoring relationship; how to get the most out of a mentor; and how to secure and maximise your mentoring experience.
As well as sharing advice and guidance from her experience, Emma will lead a discussion around the room – encouraging participants to ask questions, share ideas and their perspectives.
Our aim is that you leave with realistic and actionable takeaways gained from shared experiences.
Name: Emma Avignon
Job Title: CEO, Mentore Consulting LLP
Emma is the CEO of Mentore Consulting which helps businesses to identify, develop and accelerate their most talented professionals by designing bespoke development programmes, delivered through professional mentoring. Emma leads a team that provides best in class consulting, mentoring and access to appropriate networks and connections, which enable mentees to more effectively deliver on their business objectives.
Emma also speaks on the value of mentoring, networking and sponsorship and offers practical advice as to how women can progress their own careers, how men can play an active role and how organisations can change to foster gender diversity in senior leadership teams.
Emma is passionate about working with companies to create environments where both women and men can flourish. Through her consultancy work, Emma advises companies on how to embed diversity and inclusion goals into the heart of their business strategy – to achieve change and engagement from both men and women across the organisation.
Emma has more than 15 years of experience working for large professional services firms including PWC and EY, where she provided restructuring and transaction advice to multi-national corporations. Emma consulted with both boards and executive leadership teams to drive the development and delivery of strategic initiatives.
Emma and mentors future business leaders across corporate, charities and social enterprises.
Emma is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a BA in Modern Languages, French and German, from the University of Leeds. She enjoys art, music and the outdoors blending work with looking after her two teenage children.
