Age - Hindrance or an opportunity to a fulfilling career

There has been much coverage about ageism in the workplace. Stereotyping older people as being "over the hill" or making disparaging remarks about young people being "wet behind the ears" is fairly commonplace. Individual experiences will certainly differ, but one thing is clear: if we are motivated by change, we can make changes happen, and Osborne Clarke has launched its own internal initiative to start that process. We should not be defined by our age and the tide may be turning as business, the Government and others realise the benefit of an age-diverse workforce. Our guest speaker, Lucy Kellaway, has her own tales to tell.

It is an honour to welcome Lucy who, for over 31 years, had worked at the Financial Times as a reporter and a columnist. But in July 2017, shortly after her 58th birthday, she quit her role to train as a maths teacher in an inner-London school. At the same time, she co-founded Now Teach to try to encourage everyone to do something similar.

In this in-person event, join Lucy and a panel made up of guests from Osborne Clarke and global asset management business PGIM, with whom we are co-hosting this event.

Agenda

16:00 Welcome and registration 

16:30 Presentation, panel discussion, and Q&A

17:30 Networking with nibbles and drinks 

18:30 Close

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. We hope you can join us.