![]() She gave an inspirational speech about why it is crucial to continue the campaign for women’s equality and strive for greater diversity in the workplace. We were therefore delighted that on the final day of the conference, the actual day of the centenary, we were joined by the women’s rights campaigner Dr Helen Pankhurst, great-granddaughter of arguably the most famous suffragette of them all, Emmeline Pankhurst. Any delegates who walked from the conference centre past Big Ben and over Westminster Bridge towards Waterloo Station on the Wednesday evening will have seen the London Eye illuminated in purple, white and green – the signature colours of the suffragette movement. This year’s conference coincided with the 100-year anniversary of the passing of the Qualification of Women Act, which legislated for women to become elected as members of Parliament. We heard from experts in a range of fields – including politicians, business leaders, opinion pollsters, regulators, economists, civic leaders and, perhaps most interestingly, equality campaigners. ![]() ![]() ![]() Last November the institute staged its biggest ever annual conference, “Internal Audit 2018”, at which 500 internal audit professionals gathered at the QEII conference centre in Westminster to discuss the big issues facing the profession and wider society. ![]()
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