The Importance of Wellbeing and Understanding burnout within Finance

Iwi has worked in higher education for over 20 years in wide range of professional services and academic roles. She is a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and completed an Executive MBA in 2010.  She worked as both a management and financial accountant for nearly a decade and wanted to be a Finance Director, before her heart took her into the brilliant world of accounting education.  

She is currently a Reader in the Accounting, Banking & Finance department and the department lead on Postgraduate Employability.  Her current research focuses on intersectionality issues impacting on the racialised experiences of students in the academy, with particular focus on student transition from higher education to the graduate labour market and closing degree awarding gaps.

Laura is the CEO and Founder of Glass Ceilings Change Management, a progressive people partner that enables organisations to succeed by making their people thrive. It provides HR Consultancy, Policy, Training and Organisation Design and Development (OD&D) advice and embeds wellbeing in workplaces.

Laura has a Masters degree in Human Resource Management with CIPD Advanced Level Standards, and holds postgraduate qualifications in HR Directorship and OD&D. She is a Chartered Fellow with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the Chartered Management Institute, and a Fellow with the Institute of Leadership. Laura also sits as an expert panel member for responsible business on the Liverpool and Sefton Chamber of Commerce. 

Charlene is an HR professional with a wide variety of HR experience gained across different sectors.  Charlene is Head of HR & People Communications at Chartered Banker Institute and her role involves designing and implementing people strategies covering areas including recruitment, talent development, learning and wellbeing.  One of Charlene’s passions is culture and employee engagement, and she aims to ensure a fantastic employee experience is delivered, which begins during the onboarding process and is present through all aspects of the employee life cycle. 

Anastasia is Head of Workplace Wellbeing at the City Mental Health Alliance UK. Anastasia previously led the wellbeing agenda at the Bank of England, looking after all elements of wellbeing; psychological, physical, social, and financial. She also spent 2 years on the Commission for Equality in Mental Health with the Centre for Mental Health, which looked at evidence about a range of inequalities in mental health, and produced a series of briefings exploring specific inequalities, their causes and recommendations for addressing them. A passionate mental health advocate, Anastasia currently sits on the Samaritans Policy, Partnerships and Research Committee as a Lived Experience Advisor, and is a Trustee of InspireUK, a new charity aiming to provide accessible mental health therapies.