The financial institutions sector is fast paced. To stay ahead of the pack you need lawyers who are always learning about the latest developments and constantly adapting to change. Because you work globally, so do we. With 2,500 lawyers on six continents and over 400 Partners and Counsel across the global financial institutions sector, Hogan Lovells provides practical legal solutions wherever your work takes you. Our product offering to financial institutions is comprehensive, and includes banking and finance, financial services regulatory and litigation, investigations and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets, insolvency and restructuring, FinTech, data protection, cyber security and more. Read more here https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/industry/financial-institutions

BNY Mellon's Pershing is a leading provider of custody services and associated solutions for wealth and adviser firms. With over $2T* in global client assets, safekeeping is paramount to our offering. We invest millions annually in market-leading technology and operational excellence so you don’t have to. Our flexible offering covers all areas of the wealth management proposition, allowing you to focus on what is important to you—your clients. **AuA/C Pershing Global at 31 December 2020

The InterLaw Diversity Forum works to foster inclusion for all diverse talent working in the legal sector, and to promote meritocracy in every sector by working to 'level the playing field' in order to create environments where the best talent can succeed. We are a volunteer-led, not-for-profit organisation with more than 8,500 members and supporters from over 300 law firms and chambers, and over 500 corporates and financial institutions. We focus on all major strands of diversity and inclusion, including LGBT+, Race & Ethnicity, Disability, Gender, and social mobility, with a particular focus on cultural change in the workplace and intersectionality. View our 2020 Annual Report here.

Out Leadership is the oldest and largest global LGBTQ+ business advisory that partners with the world's most influential companies to build business opportunities, cultivate talent, and drive LGBTQ+ equality forward. We believe that LGBTQ+ inclusion positively impacts business results, and that including LGBTQ+ people at the most senior level of executive leadership builds business. We call this idea Return on Equality™. Comprised of 80+ global member firms and dedicated to cross-industry collaboration, Out Leadership convenes CEOs, business leaders and allies at events across 4 continents. Out Leadership also operates three talent initiatives: Quorum, which aims to increase LGBTQ+ representation on corporate boards; OutNEXT, the first global talent development program for emerging LGBTQ+ leaders; and OutWOMEN, connecting senior level LGBT+ women in business.

Diversity Pride is the driving force enabling individuals and organisations around the world to accelerate inclusion and achieve true belonging. If you want to reach self-actualization, [email protected]

Women in Banking and Finance has championed women in financial services for 40 years. We are a not-for-profit, volunteer-led network, connecting individual members and institutions across the industry and the UK, with branches in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Belfast and Manchester. We seek opportunities to challenge and inspire as a thought leader, in collaboration with our partners and members (both male and female), to help deliver tangible change in financial services. Our mission is to bring a gender lens to UK Financial Services by connecting, challenging and inspiring our network to unlock the full potential of financial services for all.

Women in Listed Derivatives (WILD) was founded by a group of dynamic and motivated women with a unified goal: to promote the advancement of women in the listed and OTC derivatives industry. Our mission is to share knowledge and experience, to provide learning opportunities and practical guidance on career progression and to promote a healthy and positive approach that underpins both personal success and professional achievement. WILD is committed to providing an inclusive environment for members to support and learn from industry role models, and each other, as they navigate their financial market careers. We help our members develop the skills and relationships they need to attain their career goals through virtual and live networking opportunities, mentoring, educational workshops on practical topics, presentations on maintaining good physical and mental health and work/life balance, and informal social gatherings. To join us, get in touch at [email protected].