Marsh
Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan, is the world's top insurance broker and risk advisor.
We help our clients and colleagues grow — and our communities thrive — by protecting and promoting possibility. We seek better ways to manage risk and define more effective paths to the right outcome. Our main business activities include: A) Insurance and reinsurance services and broking: the design, structure and negotiation of insurance programmes across all areas of risk. This includes technical advice to clients, along with documentation and supporting administration, with year-round service. Our client service teams are supported with a wealth of resource from across the business (see Advisory Services below) including a wide range of industry and sector specialists to support with insurance and risk advice and solutions. B) Advisory Services: We provide a range of services that help clients to manage risk, and ensure optimal use of capital to finance risk. Our Advisory services includes Risk Consulting, Data and Analytics to support programme design, Private Equity and M&A support, and Affinity solutions, amongst others. C) Claims consulting and advocacy: We offer a range of services that go beyond just claims handling, in order to help our clients reduce costs and improve efficiency – from claims management, to claims consulting and support with major/complex losses.
SLR Consulting
SLR is a global leader in consultancy services that offer full spectrum sustainability services from strategy to project delivery for our clients across the public, private and government sectors.
SLR employs over 4,000 employees across six regions - Europe, APAC, LATAM, Canada, US and Africa and is proud of its 30 year history, its positive 'one-team' culture and its focus on making sustainability happen.
EY
At EY, our purpose is Building a better working world.
The insights and quality services we provide help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities. In a world that's changing faster than ever, our purpose acts as our North Star, guiding our 400,000 people — providing the context and meaning for the work we do every day. We help digital pioneers fight data piracy; guide governments through cash-flow crises; unlock new medical treatments with data analytics; and pursue high quality audits to build trust in financial markets and business. And now we've unified all our artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and development efforts under one platform, EY.ai, to help enable clients to efficiently access the benefits of AI. It is also intended to increase transparency, trust, and confidence in AI as EY seeks to use these new capabilities to serve the broader interests of society and contribute to a more inclusive, equitable future. Through our four integrated service lines — Assurance, Consulting, Strategy and Transactions, and Tax — and our deep sector knowledge, we help our clients to capitalize on new opportunities and assess and manage risk to deliver responsible growth. Our high-performing, multidisciplinary teams help them fulfil regulatory requirements, keep investors informed and meet stakeholder needs.
Ellie MacDonald | Founder and CEO | HelloHope UK CIC
Ellie MacDonald, the founder and CEO of HelloHope, is a passionate advocate for mental health and suicide prevention.
She is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur based in Leeds, UK, recognised for her first business, MacComms PR agency and her significant contributions to causes close to her heart. In May 2024, Ellie founded HelloHope, a Community Interest Company dedicated to delivering life-saving mental health and suicide prevention training across the UK.
Becky Jones | Data Manager | Action Tutoring
At university I studied Geography, focussed on the human and political elements. I thoroughly enjoyed my degree and the trips it took me on.
I learned about the diverse experiences of how people shape, and are shaped by, the world around them, and the great inequalities that exist. Since beginning my professional career, I have worked in charities and social enterprises in the education sector, driven by an interest in empowering people from disadvantaged backgrounds. My roles have included Customer Success, Operations, Data and Insights. Through my experience I developed my problem-solving skills and my ability to simplify complex processes into accessible discussions. Achieving my Level 4 Data Analytics diploma strengthened my ability to generate insights and tell stories with data, helping me to make strategic decisions. My focus at work is on creating impactful systems and processes that improve experience for colleagues as well as the outcomes for beneficiaries.
Grace Harwood | Vice President, Partnerships, Sustainability & Impact, UK & Europe | RBC Capital Markets
My passion and career in the charitable sector began during university where I secured a ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ summer internship with Macmillan Cancer Support, responsible for the marketing and PR of the flagship fundraising event across East Anglia.
It was a great introduction to the sector and provided me with invaluable skills and confidence to take forward into my career. Upon graduating with a degree in Sports Science with Management, I secured a role at the charity SportsAid, combining my interests of both the sport and charity sectors perfectly. Working in a small team meant I had great exposure to a range of roles, taking on increased responsibility year-on-year, including managing and growing major partnerships and developing new opportunities to drive revenue. Most recently, I have moved corporate side to work for Royal Bank of Canada, where there is a strong culture of supporting the community. I lead on the bank’s charitable activity across Europe for RBC Capital Markets. I have the privilege of working with a variety of charitable organisations, managing corporate donations, employee giving and volunteerism to ensure we can have a deep collective impact on the communities in which we live and work.
Hannah Ground | Programme Manager | Action Tutoring
After a year teaching English abroad, I moved to London to complete an MA in Education, Policy and Society.
This course deepened my understanding of inequalities within education and of the challenges of educational policy and provision. This sparked my desire to follow a career in the education and charity sector and help level the playing field for young people. I’ve always felt passionate about the power of volunteering as a social good. I have done various roles from teaching Sex and Relationships Education to volunteering at a kid’s coding club. I was aware of Action Tutoring’s work from volunteer tutoring during my undergraduate degree and signing up during my masters was a fantastic way to give back to my community. I applied for a paid role at Action Tutoring as a Programme Coordinator in 2019 and developed skills in relationship building, planning, leadership and communications. In 2021, I began my current role as Programme Manager. I mange a group of up to 7 Programme Coordinators, who are each responsible for leading a pool of 50-60 volunteer tutors across a caseload of up to 7 schools. I support them to lead their tutors to achieve our mission, while I deepen relationships with school leaders in the community and collaborate with our department leads to ensure our processes run smoothly. Overall, my career choices have all been motivated by the desire to make positive social changes through education. I am dedicated to making further contributions to this sector throughout my career.
Amy Bray | Founder and CEO | Another Way
Amy Bray is a 22 year old marine biologist and CEO of environmental education charity Another Way which she founded when she was 16.
Through Another Way, she has planted over 30 000 trees in Cumbria, has given talks and awareness sessions on climate change, plastic pollution and sustainable living to over 14,000 people from schools, community groups, businesses and international events, inspiring pledges of behavioural change; organises community events such as talks with world-renowned scientists and has created numerous resources and certifications to empower people to live more kindly towards our planet. Another Way’s two zero-waste shops in Cumbria enable the local community to reduce their plastic use and their new Power of 10 movement is the first digital community for young changemakers, empowering them to take action. Using the media to communicate the challenges are world is facing and the solutions we hold as individuals to overcome them, Amy has presented a series of short documentaries on BBC Bitesize and appeared on CountryFile, BBC 5Live, Radio 4 and Good Morning Britain. Amy is a Patron of Friends of the Lake District, a committee member for the UN Decade of Ocean Science, a trustee of Cumbria Wildlife Trust, an Ambassador for The Tree Council and has received Cumbria Woman of the Year 2019 and the Prime Minister’s Point of Light Award for her work.
Hannah Benn | Senior Operations Officer | Get Further
I began my career at a small B2B events company operating globally, where I discovered my passion for improving efficiencies and implementing system changes.
As part of a micro-business consisting of just the two directors and myself, I had the opportunity to learn quickly and take on significant responsibilities. Just two years into my role, I was entrusted with my first major transformation project, increasing event output from two to five events per year. By the time I left, the company had grown to a team of 14, running over 13 events annually, and had been acquired by a larger events organisation. I then transitioned into the impact sector, joining a start-up at the forefront of carbon accounting, helping businesses manage their carbon footprints. Having recently been acquired by Sage, my primary role was to support the operations team through a system transition, ensuring a smooth changeover and assisting staff throughout the process. Now, at Get Further, I have found a role that truly aligns with my values. I thrive in an organisation with ambitious goals for the students we support. I take pride in ensuring seamless operational efficiency behind the scenes, allowing the frontline team to focus entirely on the mission.
Mahboobeh Rajabi | Co-Founder and CEO | DIPACT CIC
Mahboobeh Rajabi is a Creative Entrepreneur, Artist, Cultural Leader and creative producer from Manchester, originally from Iran.
She has been working in the UK and internationally since 2010, working with different communities and cultures. Her mission is to give a platform to untold stories and give voices to the unheard voices through the language of art and building creative sustainable businesses for communities.