The Future of Leadership
Start Date: 15 Nov 2019
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 2:00 PM
Duration: 2 hours
Venue: CMI, 3rd Floor, London, WC2B 6SR › View map
Future Leaders Festival 2019 is a week dedicated to championing the leaders of tomorrow. We’ll be shining a spotlight on leaders who have the skills, knowledge and courage to be change-makers.
Boundary-pushing authors of best-selling book Slay in Your Lane, Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinene will talk about what the future of leadership looks like to them. You’ll then have the opportunity to network with the speakers and senior leaders from CMI’s network. There’ll be practical tips to take away so you have the tools to make the maximum impact in your early career. The event will be hosted by Buzz Feed’s news editor Elizabeth Pears.
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Speakers
Yomi Adegoke
Yomi Adegoke is the co-author of Slay in your Lane, the critically acclaimed bestselling guide to life for black women and a multi-award winning journalist and author. She has worked at ITN, Channel 4 News and has freelanced for Vogue, Elle, and the Independent amongst others. She is the women’s columnist at the Guardian, has a fortnightly column at Metro and a monthly column at the i Paper. Last year she was listed as one of the most influential people in London by the Evening Standard; awarded Journalist of the Year 2018 by the Women In Africa awards and named a ‘Future Shaper’ by Marie Claire.
Elizabeth Uviebinene
Elizabeth Uviebinené is the co-author of Slay in your Lane, the critically acclaimed bestselling guide to life for black women and an award-winning marketing manager and strategist. She previously worked in the City for a global brand producing campaigns that spark conversations and stay ahead of the curve. Last year she was a recipient of the Marie Claire ‘Future Shaper’ award; awarded a Rising Star in the PR, Communication and Marketing Industry by WeAreTheCity and listed as one of the most influential people in London by Evening Standard. This year she was recognised by The Dots as a woman ‘Redefining the Creative Industry’ and has started a column at the Financial Times in their work and careers section.
Elizabeth Pears
Elizabeth is News Editor at Buzzfeed. Before this, she was head of news at The Voice, Britain’s leading black newspaper, where she expanded its digital presence. Previous roles include work on The Guardian’s Reading the Riots project, a data-driven study into the causes and consequences of the 2011 London riots. She was born in the Bahamas, grew up in the Middle East, before making London her home.
Enquiries contact
Questions about this event should be addressed to CMI Events at cmievents@managers.org.uk or by telephone on 01536 207485.
