"Unsquaring” the Square Mile: Connecting People with Opportunity - Susan Langley

About this episode

Dame Susan Langley discusses social mobility and connecting people with opportunities in the Square Mile.

Moving the conversation on social mobility out of the boardroom and into the mainstream, the Lady Mayor Dame Susan Langley will set out her ambition to connect people with opportunity and “unsquare” the Square Mile: ensuring nobody has to fit in a certain box to thrive in the UK’s financial capital. Joined by an expert panel, she’ll ask how we can change people’s view of the City and break down barriers that might hold people back from fulfilling their potential. This lecture was rec...

People in this episode

Host: Dame Susan Langley

Topics covered

• social mobility
• financial capital
• opportunity
• City of London
• barriers to success

Keywords

• social mobility
• Square Mile
• Dame Susan Langley
• financial capital
• opportunity
• barriers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gresham College

Places: Square Mile, UK

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