Dear Women in Mining,
As summer arrives alongside the conference season, it is with cautious optimism for the weather and the markets that we welcome you to the latest issue of our newsletter.
We have already covered a lot of ground in the past couple of months. In March, we held our clothing drive and shopping event with HOBBS in Covent Garden, to support Dress 4 Success London. This year we received a record haul of clothing donations for which we are most grateful!
In April, we held our Sense and Sustainability event, kindly hosted at Linklaters. We enjoyed rousing debate led by an engaging panel from F&C Asset Management, ENRC, Anglo American and ICMM, with The World Gold Council moderating. It was a pleasure to facilitate this thought-provoking discussion on matters of imperative, industry-wide concern.
Feedback to date suggests that our events keep on improving. With this in mind we are delighted to team up with the Association of Mining Analysts and The Applied Earth Sciences of IOMM tonight for Gold: the Bulls vs. the Bears (more on this one below).
For our more junior members, there are limited places left for the Speed Mentoring Dinner on 29 May – a chance for Junior Professionals (Mentees) to discuss professional development, goals and aspirations with some of mining’s most successful Senior Professionals (Mentors). June promises to be an equally action-packed affair, for which details will follow very shortly.
We wish you a wonderful warm summer (hot may be pushing it!) and look forward to seeing you in the coming weeks.
Nuala Gallagher
WIM (UK) Newsletter Editor
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
15 May — Gold: the Bulls vs. the Bears
For those who are attending, we look forward to seeing you at the bullion debate tonight with WIM(UK), the Association of Mining Analysts and The Applied Earth Sciences of IOMM at The Geological Society from 5pm sharp. This event is now ‘sold out’!
The head-to-head debate is between The Bulls – Ross Norman of Sharps Pixley, Dominic Frisby of MoneyWeek and Charles Gibson of Edison – and The Bears – Tyler Broda of Nomura, Izabella Kaminska of FT Alphaville and Robyn Bhar of Societe Generale.
29 May – Speed Mentoring Dinner – Final spots!
There are a few last-minute spots left for our first Speed Mentoring Dinner, so don’t miss out on this rare opportunity (Chatham House Rules will apply). This is a one-off coaching event and the first of its kind arranged by WIM(UK) – a chance for you to enjoy valuable one-to-one career advice from some of our industry’s brightest and most successful individuals.
Secure your place before it’s too late by emailing here ASAP.
WIM UK NEWS
As we attempt to squeeze in all manner of events for June and July, make sure your registration details are up to date so that we can send you further details as soon as they are finalised! If you are having any problems receiving our emails, please let us know here.
You can also keep up to date with exciting events and offers from WIM(UK) and other organisations by visiting our website.
WIM (UK) CHARITABLE NEWS
WIM(UK)’s very own Executive Chairman, Amanda van Dyke, presented at the UK Master Investor Show in April. Amanda donated her attendance fee to the Julian Baring Scholarship Fund, taking our year-to-date fundraising for the charity to well over £10,000. Well done, Amanda!
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Thanks go to the 40-plus members who kindly offered their services to our working committees following our call for volunteers in April. We will finalise our committee requirements and respond to volunteers accordingly over the coming weeks. If you have any questions, please email here.
WIM (UK) EVENT HIGHLIGHTS RECAP
March 19 – WIM (UK) at Hobbs, Covent Garden -Dress for Success
WIM(UK) thanks all who attended and took part in some retail therapy to support Dress for Success London.
Find out more about this important charitable initiative here.
Read our event report here.
24 April— Sense and Sustainability – Real impacts on the mining sector
Our April brought together thought-leaders, selected for their expertise in the development and integration of sustainable practices, for a spirited discussion on this topical issue and its status as an essential element of business today.
We thank all of our panel participants for their time and insights, feedback, and offers of future assistance.
If you would like to provide feedback on this, or any other event run by or in conjunction with WIM(UK), we would be delighted to hear your thoughts here.