Our Events

The Glass Hammer hosts events year-round for professional women. Our goal is to shine a spotlight on smart, successful women who have something to say, while also informing, inspiring, and empowering our community.

By hosting offline events to compliment our online content, we hope to bring our community together and enable professional women to network with one another in an interesting and engaging setting. You can expect debate, dialogue, and humor – and to exchange a few business cards. Click here to see our past events.

Upcoming Events: 2012

2nd Annual Career Management Event: Navigating, Negotiating, and Building Your Strategic Network

March 15, 2012
Location: New York City

This is a career management event for mid-level women who wish to advance their careers in the financial services industry and achieve personal goals whilst excelling professionally. We will focus on investment management and the career paths that the industry offers for rising stars.

Moderated by: Kathleen McQuiggan, CEO, Catalina Leadership

Panelists include:

Sponsored by:

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5th Annual Top Women on the Buy-Side Event

May 2012
Location: New York City

Panelists and info: TBA

3rd Annual Women in Technology Event: How to Manage Your Career in Technology

June 2012
Location: New York City

Panelists and info: TBA

Managing Identities Event Series: Being Out at Work

June 2012
Location: London

This pioneering event series is for women in the workplace.

This event addresses specifically what it means to be a lesbian in the workplace – female and LGBT. We explore the value of LGBT networks as a vehicle for gay women to build a strategic network, and discuss how the importance of role models, sponsors and mentors within the LGBT community and beyond.

Sponsored by:

BAML
Goldman Sachs

1st Annual London Women in Technology Event

September 2012
Location: London

Panelists and info: TBA

2nd Annual Top Women in the City Event

September 2012
Location: London

Panelists and info: TBA

Managing Identities: Multicultural Women in the Financial Services

October 2012
Location: New York

Panelists and info: TBA

Sponsorship

We are currently accepting sponsorship requests for certain events for 2012 and are open to topic suggestions. To learn more about event sponsorship contact Nicki Gilmour today at [email protected].

Past Sponsors

Sponsors of previous events have included:

Goldman Sachs Amex
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RBS Linedata
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