Lyons Network to Host Conference on Global Finance
On September
24, Mount Holyoke will host over 300 women undergraduates from
50 of the leading northeastern
colleges and universities at a conference
on life, careers, and leadership in global finance. The event is
being organized by the
Lyons
Network,
a group of women professionals and students founded at MHC and
dedicated to advancing the opportunities for women’s
leadership and career success across different industries. It will
provide an opportunity for students to meet finance professionals,
expand their networks, and learn about various areas of finance
and career opportunities.
The conference
will feature global leaders as keynote speakers: Richard Weingarten,
executive secretary of the U.N. Capital
Development Fund; Audrey
McNiff '80, global co-head of foreign exchange and derivatives,
prime brokerage, at Goldman Sachs; and Sally E. Durdan '81, executive
vice president of finance at JPMorgan. Women leaders in diverse
areas of finance will participate in four panel discussions:
micro finance and global economic development; investment banking
and corporate banking; capital
markets, sales, trading, and research; and investment management.
The day will also include networking receptions, a career fair,
and a question-and-answer session with company representatives.
Students will
have the opportunity to meet with leaders, company representatives,
and recruiters from the leading global financial services firms
that have sponsored the conference. Conference sponsors are:
ABN Amro, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan (Gold Sponsors), Merrill
Lynch (Silver Sponsors), Barclays Capital, Bear Stearns, UBS,
and 85 Broads (Bronze Sponsors).
The conference
is open to undergraduate women only. Admission is $15 for Five
College students, $10 for Mount Holyoke students
hosting a non-Five College student, and $20 for non-Five
College students. For more information about the conference,
go to: New
England Undergraduate Women's Conference in Global Finance.
On the Web:
Lyons
Network
New
England Undergraduate Women's Conference in Global Finance
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