RISING STAR AWARDS'
KNOWLEDGE SHARING DAY
29 SEPTEMBER 2022
WeAreTheCity are committed to supporting our Rising Star Alumni, and in partnership with Warwick Business School, we are providing our winners with the opportunity to attend a complimentary full-day, knowledge sharing event.
Rising Star winners will be welcomed to Warwick Business School’s London base at The Shard, where they will hear from thought leaders in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Organisational Behaviour and more. There will be opportunities to network with fellow winners, alumni and WBS faculty.
*Please note: this is an invite-only event
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WARWICK BUSINESS SCHOOL
A world class Business School at the heart of a world class University.
We believe in the power of business to change the world for the better, and that business schools should have a significant role in fuelling that change.
We’re here to support and motivate every member of our community to unlock their full potential and achieve their ambitions. But we’re not here to hold hands. We’ll challenge you along the way to be the best that you can be.
Founded at the University of Warwick in 1967, we have over 53,000 alumni in 167 countries. Our base at The Shard, in the heart of London, is the perfect location and environment for our Executive Education portfolio; ideal for building your network, increasing your knowledge and impact, and with close ties to the international business community.
WBS London
The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London
SE1 9SG
“We are excited to have the opportunity to be hosting this year’s WeAreTheCity Rising Star Alumni “Knowledge Sharing Day” Event at our London base at The Shard in September. The day will be focussed on thought leadership and consist of a variety of talks from our influential academics covering a wide range of topics from leadership through to bias in AI. There will be a buffet lunch and the opportunity to network with fellow attendees, WBS alumni and staff throughout the day, and all with the amazing backdrop of the London skyline!”
PENNY TRIANTAFILLLOU | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, WARWICK BUSINESS SCHOOL
AGENDA
Arrival and registration
Welcome by Vanessa Vallely, WeAreTheCity; Karen Barker, Director of Recruitment & Marketing at WBS; and James Hayton, Pro-Dean for External Affairs, WBS
With James Hayton, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
This talk will cover the following:
- What are the ‘Gales of Creative Destruction’ and what do they mean for organisations, stakeholders, and society?
- Why do some organisations thrive while others fail?
- What are the challenges and obstacles faced by leaders in turbulent environments?
- What kind of cultures help organisations to adapt and embrace change and opportunity?
With Tina Kiefer, Professor of Organisational Behaviour
In this talk Tina will present and discuss some of the results of her research conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic, including how the pandemic has affected employee’s experiences of work and working, and how this has subsequently shifted the psychological contract. Many organisations tend to focus on offering flexibility as part of the ‘new normal’, overlooking that at the heart of flexibility is a new sense of meaningful work. These insights have significant implications for hybrid working arrangements and for leading in a post-pandemic world.
With Martin Solway and Fidel Torreiro, Co-Founders, The Audax Generation
Audacity is the secret ingredient for success!
Audacious teams are purposeful, know how to maximize human potential and embrace diversity of thought. Always curious, they are willing to disrupt the status quo to remain future-fit.
This immersive experience will:
- Spark audacity
- Stimulate knowledge-sharing
- Unlock potential to re-imagine what is possible
With Shweta Singh, Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Management
There has been extensive research on artificial intelligence (AI) models which confirms that these models are biased. Such biases cause issues such as the recent UK passport scanning case, where darker skin women were twice as likely to fail in their photo submission against lighter skin colour individuals.
This talk will cover the following:
- Bias and its various components
- Understanding the root causes of bias and how biases creep into our society
- How artificial intelligence (AI) can help to mitigate human biases
With Tribeni Chougule, Director in Inclusive Impact and Sustainability Team, Visa and Rising Star Award Winner, 2021
In times more unpredictable than ever, knowledge has become less valuable than the ability to seek it. Curiosity can be applied to your life to achieve success, or even to find out what success means to you.
This talk will cover the following:
- The value of curiosity as a skill in the workplace and in life
- How exploring curiosity can support career navigation
- Why Rising Stars might want to consider curiosity as pivotal for them to dazzle.
SPEAKER
JAMES HAYTON, PROFESSOR OF INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
As well as Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Warwick Business School, James is Pro-Dean for External Affairs and part of the Senior Management team. His research focuses on how human resource management practices foster organisations’ capacity for entrepreneurship and strategic renewal. In a second stream, he focuses on the influence of cultural and psychological factors on entrepreneurial behaviour. His research has been published in scholarly outlets such as the Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, and the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief at Human Resource Management, which is included in the Financial Times shortlist of influential management journals.
SPEAKER
TINA KIEFER, PROFESSOR OF ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Tina is an organisational psychologist by background and received her MSc in Psychology and her PhD from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). She teaches across the Undergraduate, MSc and MBA programmes at Warwick Business School. Her research interests include the daily experience of ongoing change and innovation, positive and negative emotional processes at work, justice processes, cultural implicit leadership theories, and leadership behaviours in change. Tina’s research has been published in journals including Human Resource Management and the British Journal of Management.
SPEAKER
MARTIN SOLWAY AND FIDEL TORREIRO, CO-FOUNDERS, THE AUDAX GENERATION
Martin and Fidel are on a mission to “unlock teams’ human potential to fulfil their purpose”.
Throughout their journey they have learnt, sometimes the hard way, that no matter the organisation, it is all about people, their talents and how those are nurtured and combined to thrive in the pursuit of a greater purpose.
Today, teams are dynamic, diverse, ever evolving. Looking to help teams’ unlock their combined potential, Martin and Fidel founded The Audax Generation, that delivers immersive experiences bespoke to the team’s needs.
Martin and Fidel have over forty years combined experience in various strategic roles in the Energy and Pharmaceutical Sectors. Both have an MBA – Martin from Warwick Business School and Fidel from Henley Business School. Both are qualified and practicing coaches.
SPEAKER
SHWETA SINGH, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENT
Shweta is an Assistant Professor at WBS and a Behavioural Data Science researcher at The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence. She was shortlisted for a Rising Star Award 2022 in the Education & Academia category, and was also a Technology Professional of the Year finalist at the British Indian Awards 2019.
Her primary research interest lies in artificial intelligence (AI), behavioural data science, and exploring value creation through information technology. Her AI research involves designing next generation AI, which includes mitigating AI bias, designing explainable AI (XAI) and responsible AI, and fighting societal injustice through AI.
SPEAKER
TRIBENI CHOUGULE, DIRECTOR IN INCLUSIVE IMPACT AND SUSTAINABILITY TEAM, VISA AND RISING STAR AWARD WINNER, 2021
As Director of the Inclusive Impact and Sustainability team at Visa, Tribeni manages multiple initiatives including a financial empowerment programme for displaced people, SMB mentoring programmes, and community engagement and volunteering for Europe.
She is a transformation and change management practitioner with an Executive MBA from Warwick Business School, in addition to an Electronics and Power Engineering degree. Passionate about inclusion, diversity and social impact, Tribeni runs a personal STEM bursary and mentoring programme for girls from disadvantaged backgrounds. Her 22 years of professional experience has spanned over multiple geographies and industries, with the last nine and a half years being in financial services at Visa. As well as her Director role, she is a current mentor for the Women in Payments and Money 20/20 Rise UP Europe Advisory Board, and a Visa Pension Trustee Director.