In light of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Monday 19 September will be a bank holiday to coincide with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral. We will of course be back in touch as soon as a new event date is set.
The actuarial profession is faced with increasingly complex risks and challenges in the current environment, with the consequences of the Pandemic exacerbated by the geopolitical and economic issues. The working environment patterns have drastically changed too, leading to potential isolation, technology fatigue and sometimes blurring the boundaries between professional and personal life.
We heard about the benefits of Mindfulness and self-awareness at an IFoA webinar on 11 May: mindfulness leads to a calmer and clearer state of mind, and better interaction with others around us…
What about the impact of mindfulness in the actuarial professional context and consequences on effective governance ?
Join us for this inspiring event with our esteemed speakers, David Butcher and Richard Galbraith, to explore how mindfulness can make a difference to actuarial effectiveness. Richard is a fellow of the IFoA, past member of the IFoA Council, with various senior roles in the Insurance sector, as well as a coach and mindfulness practitioner. David is a mindfulness specialist, as well as having extensive governance experience in the pensions and investment industry.
Speakers:
Richard Galbraith
Richard Galbraith is a qualified actuary (FIA and CERA) and has over 20 years’ experience in various disciplines: life insurance, pensions, investments and risk management. Richard chairs the International Actuarial Association’s (IAA) Advice & Assistance committee and is a member of the ILAG Board of Directors. Richard recognised a need to move away from task management to people management and empower and support the people around him more effectively. He trained as an executive coach at Henley Business School to help facilitate these conversations. As a coach, his focus is on culture change and career development, and he believes the skills of a coach, especially mindfulness, listening and awareness, can enhance our effectiveness as actuaries.
David Butcher
David has more than 40 years’ experience in the pensions and investment industry. He has been a Chief Executive Officer thre
e times including at Invesco Perpetual Pensions and both the retail and intermediary divisions of Flemings/Save & Prosper, now part of J P Morgan Asset Management.
He has substantial governance experience having served on 16 different boards over 30 years including as a Non-Executive Director of BlackRock Pensions, a Trustee Director of the Legal & General Master Trust, and both a Trustee of the Master Trust and Member of the Independent Governance Committee at Scottish Widows. He is also a Member of the Advisory Board of the Fund Boards Council.
David is a mindfulness specialist and has been practising mindfulness for over 35 years.
Chair:
Sophie Wright
Sophie has expertise in business strategy and risk oversight in the Financial sector, with senior roles at international Investment b
anks BNP Paribas, JP Morgan and ABN Amro over 25 years. She has led global projects with multi-cultural teams to improve business performance.
She is a Risk and Strategy advisor focusing on Digitalisation at the International Banking Federation, as well as Strategic advisor and member of the Board development program committee at European Women on Boards, supporting others in reaching senior roles.
Sophie is a member of the Finance & Investment Board at the IFoA, as well as the liaison member for the Risk Management Board. She is a member of the Risk Coalition Advisory group, and regularly gives back to London Business School as an MBA alumna.
Event organiser
Contact Events Team for more information.
eventmanagement@actuaries.org.uk
0207 632 1498