SWiFT invites members to speaker event with Nicola Shaw

Limited places are available for the next Senior Women In (or Formerly) in UK rail or Transport (SWiFT) members-only speaker event.

Nicola Shaw CBE, chief executive officer of Yorkshire Water and a non-executive director of International Airlines Group, is the latest inspirational speaker in SWiFT’s line-up of An Evening With…events.

With a wealth of experience in senior positions in UK and international transportation, Nicola’s previous roles include chief executive officer of High Speed 1 Ltd – during which time she authored The Shaw Report into the future structuring and financing of Network Rail – director of First Group plc and director of Strategic Rail Authority. She was also executive director for the National Grid.

Speaking about her experiences and insights, Nicola will also take questions from the audience.

The evening will be hosted by Shamit Weinberger Gaiger, managing director for West Coast Partnership Development, SWiFT lead and a Women in Rail (WR) Trustee who commented: “We are delighted to welcome Nicola as our latest An Evening With…guest and look forward to what promises to be an engaging and interesting speaker event for our members.”

The evening is being held at Shoosmiths, 1 Bow Churchyard, London, EC4M 9DQ on Tuesday, 21 March, starting at 6pm and ending at 9pm.

An integral part of Women in Rail (WR), SWiFT provides space and support for its executive members through a peer-to-peer network and fosters the development of high potential women in the rail industry, helping them progress their career and transition to more senior roles.

Open to male and female professionals, SWiFT’s objective is to ultimately shift the dial of gender balance in executive roles in the UK rail sector and, in line with WR core values, further promote equality, diversity and inclusion, with a particular focus on executive grades and roles.

SWiFT members receive the following benefits:
• Access to professional networking events throughout the year
• The opportunity to attend ‘Board-Ready development workshops
• Access to Leadership Talks from male and female executives in their industries
• Access to resources
• Peer-to-peer networking events
• Access to a platform to help progress your career and transition to C-Suite roles
• Access to support for establishing yourself as a leader within the Rail sector
• Automatically become a Women in Rail Member

For more information on SWiFT, Membership or upcoming events, please email: swift@womeninrail.org – or visit swift.womeninrail.org For more information about WR visit womeninrail.org

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