Webinar: International Women’s Day – In Conversation With . . .
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The Society’s Diversity and Inclusion Mission Statement outlines how we aim to create a culture of inclusion and growth for members, recognising and respecting our uniqueness and difference in terms of backgrounds, beliefs, life experience, perspectives, personality and skills.
We are delighted, then, to host a conversation with four women from different countries and cultures, all of them leaders in the actuarial profession:
- Sheelagh Malin, our President
- Roseanne Harris, President of the International Actuarial Association
- Mária Kamenárová, Chairperson of the Actuarial Association of Europe
- Louise Pryor, President of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
The event will be hosted by our Chief Executive, Yvonne Lynch.
What better time for this event than in the run-up to International Women’s Day 2022, which falls on 8th March?
The theme for IWD 2022 is #BreakTheBias. Hear what our panellists have to say about this - and much more. Of course, this is not just an event for women. It’s a unique opportunity for all members to hear from and engage with local and international leaders of our profession. We are looking forward to a lively and insightful discussion!
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Sheelagh Malin: Sheelagh is the President of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland, having served on the Council of the Society since June 2016. She has previously chaired the Society’s Lifelong Learning Committee, its Public Relations / Public Affairs Committee and also led the development of the Society’s current Strategy Plan. Sheelagh has a broad range of experience in the life assurance industry and was Managing Director of St. James’s Place International plc for over 12 years. She was a Board member of the Health Insurance Authority for 11 years, including 5 years as Chair, and has also held a number of Independent Non-Executive Directorships in the insurance and investment sectors.
Louise Pryor: In the course of a varied career as an actuary, software engineer and academic, Louise was Director, Actuarial Standards at the Financial Reporting Council, where she led the development of the Technical Actuarial Standards. She has practised as an independent consultant in the areas of software risk and sustainability and has worked on financial modelling for social security and pensions reform in a number of emerging economies. Louise is Chair of the London Climate Change Partnership and non-executive director at the Ecology Building Society and the incoming Chair of the Ecology Board. She became a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in 1987 and a Fellow of IEMA in 2019. She has a degree in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge, and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Northwestern University.
Mária Kamenárová: Mária is the Chairperson at Actuarial Association of Europe. She is currently Risk Manager at Swiss Re as well as the current President of the Slovak Society of Actuaries. Mária has 25 years' experience in insurance industry and she has worked in various positions, Solvency II project manager, Appointed Actuary, Chief Risk Officer. Mária's specialisation is in financial and operational risk management, Solvency II, IFRS 17 and actuarial fields in both life and non-life insurance and pensions. She has a PhD in the quantitative method in economy in Economic University in Bratislava. Mária is a fully Qualified Actuary and Certified Financial Risk manager.
Roseanne Harris: Roseanne began her tenure as President of the International Actuarial Association on January 1, 2022. As President, Roseanne also serves as chair of the Executive Committee and of the Council, as well as being an Officer of the organization. Roseanne is also a member of the Nominations Committee and Ex-Officio of the Strategic Planning Committee. Since 2014 she has been a member of the Health, Education and Social Security Committees. From 2018 to 2020 Roseanne served on the Executive Committee. She served as Council delegate for the Actuarial Society of South Africa for 2016 and 2017. Roseanne was born in Cardiff in the UK in June 1971 and moved to Johannesburg, South Africa with her family in 1976. She was educated in South Africa and has an honours degree in actuarial science from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.