Events

WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AMBASSADORS LAUNCH RECEPTION

On Thursday October 4, 2007 we formally launched the Women of Achievement Ambassadors programme at a reception hosted by Merrill Lynch.

Speakers
Ian Chivers, Merrill Lynch
Managing Director of EMEA Country Management
Pinky Lilani OBE
Founder of the Women of Achievement Ambassadors Programme
The Rt. Hon Tessa Jowell MP
Minister for the Olympics and London
Mishal Husain
BBC News Presenter
Princess Zahra Aga Khan
Patron of the Women of the Future Awards

Attendance:

- Over 100 students from 17 schools.
- 15 accompanying teachers
- 65 women of achievement from the Asian Women of Achievement Awards, Women of the Future Awards, First Women Awards
- 7 of the ten appointed ambassadors
- 20 representatives from Merrill Lynch

PURPOSE OF THE AMBASSADORS EVENT
⢠To be the launch pad for this inspirational programme of forging a deep alliance between our awards ambassadors and school sixth-formers.
⢠To communicate that, for younger people today, not only is “anything possible” but that genuine mentors exist to help the ambitious achieve their goals.
⢠To formally appoint our ambassadors to represent the programme and to congratulate them for their achievements
⢠To provide networking opportunities for guests and a unique environment for students to meet many other women of achievement.
⢠To establish relationships between the programme and participating schools
⢠For schools to buy into the programme, its aims and ideas
⢠For schools to feed back their thoughts and hopes so we can further develop the programme with them.