Socials & Talks

Join Quorum and Emma Avignon, CEO of Mentore Consulting, to explore the relationships that are critical for career advancement.  

Growth in financial services has transformed the way money is managed through new products created by start-ups and financial firms. Join Quorum Initiative and Janet Thomas, founder, and CEO of the unique and innovative TouchFX and president of Women in Banking and Finance. Janet will share the latest trends in the lightning-paced Fintech industry, as well as her experience as one of the only women CEOs in this space.

Join the Quorum Initiative for a panel discussion on the importance of women on corporate boards. The discussion will be lead by moderator Tara Giunta, partner in the Litigation practice at Paul Hastings, and include Peggy Foran, Chief Governance Officer, SVP and Corporate Secretary at Prudential Financial and Director, Occidental Petroleum Company, Julie Hembrock-Daum, Practice Leader-North American Board Services, Spencer Stuart, Board Advisor, Citymeals on Wheels, and Commissioner, Women’s Refugee Commission, Gail Lione, senior counsel at Dentons and Director, Badger Meter, F. Dohmen Co. and Sargento Foods, and an Advisor to Quorum Initiative, and Susan Ness, Senior Fellow, SAIS Center for TransAtlantic Relations, Director, Gannett Company, Inc., and Board Advisor, Vital Voices Global Partnership.  

Join us for a dynamic exchange of ideas channeling the experience and insights of the Quorum community on how we can proactively move professional women forward.  Rebecca Hill, EY’s co-lead of Women Fast Forward, will share the key factors they have identified to help women advance in the professional world, and lead us in a discussion about how we can play an active role in creating change in places where we have influence. You will learn about ways you can have greater impact and create a plan to take tangible action for moving women forward.

If you are in New York or DC, join Quorum and author, economist, and former McKinsey partner Caroline Webb, who will teach us how applying behavioral science in professional contexts can help you thrive. Advances in the behavioral sciences are giving us a better understanding of how our brains work, why we make the choices we do, and what it takes for us to be at our best. You will come away with scientifically-proven tricks you can immediately use to boost performance and joie de vivre at work. There will also be signed copies of Caroline’s book How to Have a Good Day available for purchase.

Join us on July 14th, to celebrate the summer season with Ray Griffiths’ polished selection of fine jewelry. He has generously offered 15% off to our Quorum community, so please explore his collection with us over drinks and nibbles.