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IWF UK Breakfast with Professor Susan Vinnicombe CBE

IWF UK Breakfast with Professor Susan Vinnicombe CBE

An agenda for change to get more women into key positions on boards and executive committees was set out by Professor Susan Vinnicombe CBE at a lively breakfast meeting with members on Monday.

Visit by IWF CEO Stephanie Mathews O'Keefe

Visit by IWF CEO Stephanie Mathews O'Keefe

IWF UK members welcomed IWF CEO, Stephanie Mathews O’Keefe, on a short visit to London. Stephanie met members at a breakfast at Villandry on 24 January, and had a session with the IWF UK Board the previous day.

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Sonia Brown

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Sonia Brown

In the fourth of our 'Leadership Stories' series, we feature professional engineer, Sonia Brown who owns and operates Graphite Engineering, a leading firm in the Bahamas.

Lecture by Margaret Heffernan

Lecture by Margaret Heffernan

Entrepreneur, chief executive and author Margaret Heffernan gave a fascinating talk at a packed IWF UK event on 13 December about her book 'Wilful Blindness' and its effect on corporate culture and how women are treated.

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Lise Taylor

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Lise Taylor

In the third of our 'Leadership Stories' series, we feature civil engineer Lise Taylor. Lise leads the development of water, ground and environment services into transport markets for high-profile schemes such as the A303 at Stonehenge, HS2, and Crossrail for the engineering company, Atkins. She took part in the IWF Fellows Program in 2006.