Entries by The Glass Hammer

Real Return USA? The Inflation Linked Products Conference

Real Return USA: The Euromoney Inflation Linked Products Conference is the only independent and editorially driven event about these financial instruments. Last year, Real Return USA brought together over 200 investors, issuers and market makers to discuss the future of inflation linked products, and this year will be even better. Topics that will be debated […]

SIBOS 2008

Our industry has faced considerable turmoil since Sibos in Boston. This year in Vienna, we will reflect on the implications and consider the opportunities of this fast-changing landscape.

Voices of Experience: Shelley Hendrickson, Senior Vice President and Division Manager, Wells Fargo California Business Banking

by Heather Cassell (San Francisco) Thirty years ago, peering into her uncertain future as a Spanish major at Colorado State University, Shelly Hendrickson, senior vice president and division manager for Wells Fargo California Business Banking, made a strategic move that put her in the driver’s seat of her own career and changed the course of […]

Casino Royale at The Gherkin (Swiss Re Centre)

Join us for a sumptuous buffet and drinks as we play Casino Royale in the fabulous Gherkin building, where the views over London will take your breath away. Proceeds from the event go to Ovacome – the ovarian cancer support network, the charity supporting those affected by ovarian cancer – 1230’s charity for 2008. Thanks […]

Women in Games 2008

This year’s Women in Games conference is being hosted jointly by the Department of Computer Science,University of Warwick and Rare Ltd. This is as a really exciting opportunity to get together with a wide mix of both academic and industrial participants (both male and female!) and to focus on issues relating to games industry and […]

Intrepid Women: Piper Cherokee Rising

by Kate St. Vincent Vogl (New York City) Flying by the seat of your pants is more than making things up as you go along. It’s trusting your instincts. I learned how in a Piper Cherokee. Not the first small plane I’d ever been in, but the first time for me in the left seat. […]

Passions: Making Things Happen on The Rugby Pitch

By Heather Chapman (New York City) Working full-time for an investment bank—a time-consuming position—can leave one with little free time to pursue outside interest, despite how much one might want to. But there are others who make it their goal to follow their passions; my friend Renee, a die-hard rugby enthusiast, is one of them. […]

Leadership America – National Women Leaders Summit

Leadership America, one of the nation’s oldest national program for the development of executive-level women, will launch a series of regional leader summits to uncover the “Next Big Thing” in women’s leadership development. In addition to exploring opinions on current leadership development program content, the women will be led through a real-time survey and open […]

Legal Industry in the UK

by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) Earlier this week, The Glass Hammer reported on a study released by Human Rights Commission in the UK which indicated that the glass ceiling in many industries, including law, was thickening. However, according to The Lawyer UK 200 Annual Report just released, as reported on The Lawyer.com , more […]

Movers and Shakers: Automotive Industry

by Sima Matthes According to a 2007 report, women make up fewer than 5% of the total number of CEOs in the automotive industry. However, the recent appointment of Kim Harris Jones to the position of senior vice president, corporate controller and auditor at Chrysler LLC, may be a sign that the industry on the […]