07.23.2020

Women in Trading Webinar

07.23.2020
Women in Trading Webinar

Women in Trading: Challenges, Opportunities and the Road Ahead

This webinar will focus on senior women in institutional trading: the career paths to their current roles, their achievements and aspirations, and their unique experiences as a woman in an often male-dominated industry. The webinar will blend content about current challenges and opportunities for traders in capital markets, with a ‘personal touch’ that draws out the stories of the webinar guests.

When: July 30, 8am HKT (July 29, 8pm EST) 

Participants:

Azila Abdul Aziz, CEO, Kenanga Futures & Head of Listed Derivatives at Kenanga Futures

Susan Chan, Managing Director, Head of iShares, Asia Pacific, Blackrock

Emma Quinn, Global Co-head of Equity Trading, AllianceBernstein

Jessica Morrison (MODERATOR), Co-Regional Head APAC, Head of Execution Services APAC, Virtu Financial  

Topics to be discussed:

  • Corporate initiatives that effectively promote the cause of women in finance
  • Challenges and opportunities brought to professional women by COVID-19
  • Skillset for a leadership position on the trading desk
  • How to strike work-life balance
  • Advice for young women entering the industry
  • Road ahead for Women in Finance

Click here to register for this free webinar.

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