The event was hosted by Travers Smith LLP, at their City of London office with Urban Synergy's Head of Programmes Dianne Johnson moderating the event. Chris Edwards, CSR & Diversity Director welcomed the students and the keynote was delivered by Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Skills Commission, Clare Tunley.
Insight day panel
Dianne Johnson interviewed the panel featuring:
- Zachariah Harriot - Accounts Apprentice at TheCityUK
- Alyaa Hassan - Executive, International Development at TheCityUK
- Jamie Errington - Associate, Derivatives and Structured Products at Travers Smith
- Nick Fuller - Global Head of Resilience Risk Management at BNY
- Dan Thompson - Risk Analyst at Societe Generale
The panellists helped to decode their roles for the students and also shared some career insights and provided useful top tips.
After a brief cameo from Andrew Gillen, Senior Partner at Travers Smith, additional volunteers from TheCityUK, Travers Smith, BNY, Societe Generale, M&G and PwC took part in the speed mentoring session.
They shared career insights and pathways with the students to expose students to a wider range of roles within the companies and the industry as a whole. It was also an opportunity for the students to ask lots of questions.
Student feedback
After the event, we asked students to rate the event out of 5 stars, tell us what they had learned, and if the event had made them feel more confident about their future career.
- Students rated the event 4.9 out of 5
- 100% of the students said they learned about a career they were not aware of before
- 100% feel more confident about their future
- 100% learned skills valuable in the workplace
What the students said about the Insight Day
“I’ve gained more confidence in my future. I’m still unsure of what I want to do, however, I’ve been introduced to endless opportunities and different routes I can take to be the most successful version of myself”
"I enjoyed listening to the stories of people who didn’t know what they wanted to do and found their career eventually"
"I enjoyed the speed mentoring. It helped me to get a closer insight into different careers and the different paths that the speakers took"
"I really valued the opportunity to hear the authentic stories of current executives and analysts and learn more about what I need to do now"
"I enjoyed getting insight from the different people here and learning more about their jobs"
Teach feedback on the Insight Day
"The speed mentoring and the diverse panel with in-depth conversations with the panellists’ experiences. This really helped to enlighten our students"
