Maths4Girls Event – online webinar
Mon 7 Jun 2021 | 11 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Maria Vanegas
Executive Director - EMEA Head of Consultant Relations at Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International
Mhairi Cochrane
Founder of Floco. Floco are on a mission to help everyone have the best period they can. We do this in 3 ways; design high quality, reusable period products, fight period poverty by training women around the world to set up their own pad projects and finally by delivering inclusive education across UK schools to combat inequalities, stereotypes and stigma. Mhairi is an enthusiastic speaker committed to encouraging young people to question inequalities and talk about topics that are commonly stigmatised.
Carolyn Hicks, P.Eng.
Carolyn Hicks is the co-founder of Brill Power, a battery intelligence start-up that uses electronics to improve performance and reduce battery waste. Her role as the Head of Finance and Operations and member of the Board of Directors involves her in all aspects of the entrepreneurial journey. She holds degrees in engineering and business, and before becoming an entrepreneur, worked in infrastructure engineering, economics, and finance in both Canada and the UK.
Brill Power Limited
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Nhs Professionals Limited
About the Business Leaders
These business leaders have been chosen because their companies are growing quickly. Combined they employ 9,683+ people.
About the teacher and students
The event was created by S T for 30 students at Dr Challoner's High School aged Age 12 - 13.
Event description
Maths4Girls
We are holding 6 x 55 mins Maths4Girls workshops for Year 8 (in groups of 30 pupils throughout the day). It could be 1 speaker conducting all 6 presentations or we could split them between more speakers.
The slots are:
8:50 to 9:45
9:45 to 10:40
BREAK
11:00 to 11:50
11:55 to 12:50
LUNCH
13:40 to 14:35
14:35 to 15:30
Speakers will ‘tell a story’ about their career journey from leaving school and what they are doing now:
• How maths played a part and how maths is relevant now
• What inspired them to choose their career path
• Their failures, as well as successes
• What their company does and why this is important
• What they enjoy most about their career
• Skills currently relevant in the jobs they are doing now.
This will be a virtual presentation via Zoom
Q&As will follow to end the session.