HRH The Countess of Wessex Joins 100 Women in Finance Members at an Education Session Focused on Female Empowerment Around the World

George Town, Grand Cayman (21 February 2023): On Tuesday, 21 February HRH The Countess of Wessex joined 100 Women in Finance (“100WF”) members and special guests at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman for an intimate conversation around empowerment in the workplace and beyond. 

100WF CEO, Amanda Pullinger, and 100WF Board Member and Partner at the Maples Group, Christina Bodden discussed their global experiences in empowering women in finance as well as their observations about how we can empower women outside of the finance industry, particularly in the developing world where women often face additional hurdles and cultural challenges. 

At the end of the session, HRH The Countess of Wessex shared her own insights from her global work that focuses on championing gender balance and diversity as well as women, peace and security. 

Empowering women is part of the core mission of 100WF. Over the past 20 years, 100WF has led the way in developing initiatives that have helped women in their professional careers and inspired the next generation of female leaders through its Investing in the Next Generation and GirlForce100 initiatives. 

This event was produced by the 100WF Cayman Education Committee and kindly supported by the Maples Group. Learn more about 100WF and upcoming 100WF Cayman events by visiting 100women.org. 

100 Women in Finance Global Ambassador HRH The Countess of Wessex Joins First Impressions Dinner for Future Female Leaders  

George Town, Grand Cayman (22 February 2023): Last night 100 Women in Finance (“100WF”) Global Ambassador HRH The Countess of Wessex attended the 100WF Inaugural Cayman First Impressions Dinner, as part of her visit to the Cayman Islands. 

100WF GirlForce100 mentees, local female students and their role models heard from a panel of inspiring female finance professionals and met with HRH The Countess of Wessex and senior industry leaders over dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman. 

The first of its kind for the Cayman Islands location, 100WF First Impressions Dinners are within the scope of 100WF’s Investing in the Next Generation Initiative to reach, inspire, and support pre- and early-career young women who are the finance industry’s leadership pipeline. 

By providing female students with opportunities like this to engage with women in varied roles and levels of seniority in financial services, they gain invaluable insight into the different career opportunities and pathways within the industry and are encouraged to forge their own careers in finance.

To kick-off the interactive evening, a panel of female rising stars shared insights about their jobs and career paths, and students were encouraged to ask questions during the roundtable sessions that followed. The format gives mid-level female professionals increased visibility in front of their peers and senior executives, including their clients, in the finance industry, and opportunities to use their experience to ‘pay it forward’ to the next generation. 

As part of her role as 100WF Global Ambassador, HRH The Countess of Wessex serves as an advocate for raising the industry’s visibility and appeal as young women consider career paths. She has participated in 100WF events around the world to help cultivate interest and engagement from the next generation of women entering the industry.

By increasing the female talent considering the finance industry, raising the visibility of women at different stages of their careers, and showcasing their experiences, 100WF is increasing the female leadership pipeline and helping to inform companies on how to retain female talent. 

The 100WF Inaugural Cayman First Impressions Dinner was kindly supported by Baraud International and Travers Thorp Alberga. Learn more about 100WF and upcoming 100WF Cayman events by visiting 100women.org.