{"id":21930,"date":"2024-01-26T15:31:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/?p=21930"},"modified":"2024-07-30T11:08:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T10:08:24","slug":"meet-inspirational-speaker-morenike-ajayi-mbe-at-our-next-hybrid-mba-guest-lecture-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2024\/01\/meet-inspirational-speaker-morenike-ajayi-mbe-at-our-next-hybrid-mba-guest-lecture-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet inspirational speaker Morenike Ajayi MBE at our next hybrid MBA Guest Lecture in February"},"content":{"rendered":"

“For International Women’s Day 2024 and beyond, let’s Inspire Inclusion.\u00a0When we inspire others to understand and value women’s inclusion, we forge a better world.\u00a0And when women themselves are inspired to be included, there’s a sense of belonging, relevance and empowerment.\u00a0The aim of the IWD 2024 #InspireInclusion campaign is to collectively forge a more inclusive world for women.”<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Join us as we discuss this hotly debated subject with our esteemed guest speakers, the first being MBA alum, <\/span>Morenike Ajayi MBE, BSc, MBA, FCPFA, and Prince 2, who today is the Director of Corporate Services at Gravesend Churches Housing Association and Founder of Career Nuggets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before this, Morenike held the position of Commercial and Finance Director at the London Pensions Fund Authority, overseeing a \u00a36 billion pension fund. In addition, she has taken on key roles at PwC, Transport for London and various housing associations and local authorities. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the Queen\u2019s New Year\u2019s Honours List 2022, Morenike was awarded an MBE for her services to race equality and inclusion. As founder and CEO of social enterprise Career Nuggets<\/a>, Morenike has helped further career opportunities for the Black Minority Ethnic (BME) community by providing mentoring, networking, workshops, events and more – all on a voluntary basis.<\/span><\/p>\n

She is also the Treasurer and a trustee at London Youth, having served on the Board of Trustees for the National Union of Students (UK) and Hopscotch Asian Women\u2019s Centre before that.<\/span><\/p>\n

A multiple award winner, Morenike wears several hats: a chartered accountant, executive producer, TV presenter, author, career mentor and motivational public speaker.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our MBA Women in Leadership\u00a0Scholar,\u00a0Varsha Nayak<\/a> and two other MBA students, Thet Htar Nyein<\/a> and Amir Shoaei<\/a>\u00a0will appear alongside MBA Director,\u00a0Debbie Kemp<\/a> to welcome a global live audience, bringing together our community of MBA students, alumni, and the broader community of business leaders. There will also be a chance to submit questions to the panel during the Q&A. Join us and see what the MBA Guest Lecture Series has to offer.<\/p>\n

This is a free event \u2013\u00a0<\/b>register your place<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0today.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Our MBA Guest Lecture series runs across the year covering three main themes: Sustainability in November\/December, Diversity\/Women in Leadership in March and Entrepreneurship in May.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Our MBA<\/b><\/a><\/span>\u00a0is underpinned by our high-quality research and informed by the global outlook of our international community. It builds on your current experience to transform you into a responsible business leader.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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