FS Women’s Society

Helen Mallett, RWE Supply & Trading: Challenges for the Female Leader in the Finance Sector 
8 May 2025, 18:30, S3.02, Frankfurt School
There are challenges and problems for all of us in our day-to-day work, but what makes life for a female leader in the finance sector more difficult or not? Helen Mallett, Director of Global Accounting, RWE Supply & Trading, will talk about topics she has encountered throughout her career, both positive and negative and how she tackled them. She will also discuss whether she believes that some things are more problematic or not for a female leader and how important relationships and communication are.There will be a Q&A session after Helen's talk. Afterwards, we host a reception with snacks and drinks.

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The event language is English.

29 September: Strengthening communication skills - Workshop with experienced radio and TV journalist Bärbel Schäfer

On 29 September 2025, there will be a practice-oriented workshop exclusively for female students with the renowned radio and TV journalist Bärbel Schäfer! The focus will be on voice and expression, body language and word choice as well as practical exercises to strengthen your own presence and impact. Start: 16:30; end around 20:00. Drinks and snacks will be provided.

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7 October: Setting hooks, broadening horizons - auditing with great prospects

Auditing offers great career opportunities, a good salary and a wide range of insights - but also a lot of responsibility and little room for creative decisions. Together with female graduates and experts from our cooperation partners, we will discuss the opportunities and challenges surrounding careers in auditing - especially from a female perspective.

Look forward to authentic insights and personal experience reports with:

• Elke Breuer, Vice President Compliance and Integrity, Fraport AG
• Elisabet Brichs, Head of Audit London Branch, Commerzbank AG
• Clarissa Lücken, Partner, Auditor for SMEs, Start-ups, Scale-ups & VCs, Rödl & Partner
• Michelle Elodie Schröder, Auditor, Tax Consultant, Manager, KPMG;
  Frankfurt School Alumna, Bachelor of Science Class of 2018, Master in Auditing Class of 2022

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Veronika Bienert - Securing long-term corporate growth with technology: The Siemens Perspective on Balancing Customer and Employee Orientation

Member of the Executive Board of Siemens AG and CEO of Siemens Financial Services, speaks at Frankfurt School.

Mentors are important, but in the end it's your own inner compass that counts when it comes to making the right decisions for yourself - this is the path that Veronika Bienert describes as crucial to her career. You can read the full news here.

Supervisory Board as a career option - Panel discussion in cooperation with FidAR e.V.
How can women find their way onto supervisory boards and what factors play a crucial role in this? These questions were discussed by:

• Daniela Bünger, management consultant and former M-DAX board member
• Evelyne Freitag, multi-supervisory board member and board advisor
• Maike Lauterbach, senior manager and member of the executive board, BludauPartners Executive Consultants GmbH
• Marija Mironjuk, director International Advisory Services, Frankfurt School

The event was held in German. You can read the German news here. 

Challenges as opportunities: Souâd Benkredda, Member of the Board of the Management Board of DZ BANK AG

Courage to develop further and stepping out of one's comfort zone - these two principles shaped Souâd Benkredda's career path. In a very personal talk, the DZ BANK AG Management Board member provided fascinating insights into her professional career and the decisions that have influenced it. You can read the full news here. 

Value-based and responsible: Accenture DACH CEO Christina Raab outlines must-dos for AI use

How can companies utilise the potential of artificial intelligence? How does it affect individual workplaces? How can managers take a credible and inspiring lead to implement it responsibly? And what is artificial intelligence? Under the motto "Bringing Reinvention to Life", Christina Raab, DACH CEO of Accenture, outlined the innovation potential of artificial intelligence (AI). Around 100 students, alumni, faculty members and friends of Frankfurt School attended the event.

You can read the full news here

4. März 2024: Martina Neske, CHOM Capital Gründerin und Geschäftsführerin  

„Faszination Unternehmertum, Faszination Nachhaltigkeit“ lautete der Titel des Vortrags, von CHOM Capital Gründerin und Geschäftsführerin Martina Neske am 4. März 2024 an der Frankfurt School. Sie sprach in der Reihe „FS Women’s Society“, in der berufserfahrene, erfolgreiche Frauen sich mit Studentinnen, Absolventinnen und Freunden der Frankfurt School über ihre Erfahrungen aus dem Berufsleben austauschen hier.

"A Diversity Ambassador in the PE Sector" was the motto of the CEO Talk with Sadia Wern-Sukhera. On Tuesday, November 21, 2023, the founder and CEO of Vertevis Capital discussed success factors for founding a company with students, alumni and friends of Frankfurt School. Passion for the project, perseverance to overcome setbacks and obstacles and energy are crucial - because you have to work around the clock, especially at the beginning. More informations here
 

"The Transformation of a Company in a Volatile World": In her lecture to students, alumni and friends of Frankfurt School, C&A CEO Giny Boer outlined her strategy for the European fashion icon in highly dynamic times. As uncertainty and change are likely to remain, she shared an important insight: you have to make friends with the uncomfortable! You can find more information here

"The Transformation of a Company in a Volatile World": In her lecture to students, alumni and friends of Frankfurt School, C&A CEO Giny Boer outlined her strategy for the European fashion icon in highly dynamic times. As uncertainty and change are likely to remain, she shared an important insight: you have to make friends with the uncomfortable! You can find more information here