Alison is a frequent conference speaker, chair and moderator. As co-author of Why Women Mean Business, she has spoken at book events in London, New York, Toronto, Paris, Brussels and Oslo. She has talked on gender and leadership at public conferences, and at internal events at companies such as Citi, Royal Dutch Shell and Unilever.
Recent engagements have included the International Monetary Fund’s seminar for International Women’s Day 2009 and the first ever Women’s Economic Summit in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Alison moderated a discussion on women in economic decision-making at the European Union’s 2009 conference on Gender Equality, and she chaired and spoke at the Institute of Chartered Accountants’ 2008 conference, Narrowing the Gap.
Since 2007, Alison has worked with The Conference Board, one of the world's leading business membership and research organizations, as Director of the European Council for Diversity in Business, a peer-to-peer network of senior executives. In this consulting role, she leads The Conference Board’s European meetings programme on diversity and inclusion and helps to shape its research. In 2008, she directed its Budapest conference on Talent in the New Europe.
“Alison has that very strong combination of excellent interpersonal and chairing skills coupled with very strong expertise, abundant knowledge and empathy in the whole area of gender diversity within the business world.”
Rhonda Martin, Strategy Development Manager, Member Services, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
“Thank you again for the impactful presentation you gave. People came out energized and full of ideas and examples. My colleagues are still talking about the event for days after.”
Vesselina Petrova, head of talent sourcing and development, UCB, and host of Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association event on ‘Leadership in the 21st Century’.
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"Alison is a thoughtful, insightful and highly articulate expert on management, reputation and leadership. Her understanding of these issues and ability to engage with both speakers and audience ensured an impressive and thought-provoking event. I cannot recommend her highly enough."
Sandra Macleod, CEO, Echo Research |
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