Power of Action:
Unique Identities

Thierry d’Argent was appointed as the CEO of SG London Branch and Chief Country Officer for SG in the UK & Ireland in May 2023. Thierry is a member Executive Committee of Société Générale’s Global Banking and Investor Solutions division; he is also a member of the Group’s Management Board.

Thierry was previously Société Générale’s Global Head of Coverage and Investment Banking; he was also Deputy Head of the Global Banking and Advisory business unit. In this role, he has advised some of the largest corporations and financial institutions across Europe, Asia, Latin America and the United States. Thierry joined SG in Paris in early 2009 as Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions; in 2010, he was appointed Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions; in 2012, he added responsibility for Equity Capital Markets, forming Corporate Finance. In 2015, he was appointed to the Group Management Board, and in early 2016 as Head of Coverage and Investment Banking. In 2019, he became Deputy Head of Global Banking and Advisory. In late 1998, Thierry joined J.P. Morgan, as an M&A practitioner, where he became a Managing Director in 2001, in charge of their Investment Banking practice in France.

Thierry is a supervisory board member of Le Palais Royal, L’Académie de Musique de Paris and serves on the advisory board of the French-German Economic Council. He served for 4 years on an Advisory Commission of France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers (Commission Opérations et Emetteurs). He graduated summa cum laude from the Solvay Business School, University of Brussels (1984-1989). He is married with four sons.

John Fraher is Senior Executive Editor for Energy, Climate and Equality at Bloomberg News. John oversees more than 140 reporters and editors around the world covering the business, politics and policy of the energy transition. He founded Bloomberg Green, a digital vertical within Bloomberg News that looks specifically at climate change. In addition, John is currently spearheading Bloomberg’s expansion into video and other digital media in EMEA and also oversees all of Bloomberg’s coverage of equality issues around the world. John previously ran Bloomberg’s coverage of global politics and has also reported on global economics and markets. John read German and Modern History at University College, Oxford and has a Masters in European politics from the London School of Economics.

Natasha is the Global Head of Trade Sales and EMEA Trade Region Head within Payments at JPMorgan Chase. She has 19 years of experience across trade finance and working capital solutions for both corporate and financial institutions. Her global team provide strategic working capital advisory, risk mitigation, sales growth, and digital efficiencies for the top multinationals in the world.

She was recognized for her ESG advisory work in trade finance by Innovate Finance in the Women in Fintech Powerlist 2021 and was awarded the 2022 Social Impact award by Women in Payments. She was until recently the Co-Chair of the Bi+ Council, a global JPM-wide employee organization, and is active in JPM’s business resource groups for women and for underrepresented minorities.

Prior to her current role Natasha was the Global Head of Core Trade for JP Morgan, in which capacity she ran all documentary trade products for the business. She served as Board Observer for JP Morgan on the board of fintech Taulia from 2020-22. Natasha joined the firm from Citi, where she was Global Trade Sales Head and a member of the Global Trade Management Committee.

Rowan Aderyn is a Non-binary Lead Business Architect in Lloyds banking group, a seasonal lecturer at the University of South Wales, a published author, activist dedicated to inclusion and foster care. As founder of the charity Fostered Futures, they work to improve the future of all care experienced people. Rowan leads the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Working Group for the Newport initiative of The Royal Foundations Homewards project which aims to end people experiencing homelessness. In addition, they manage a YouTube channel “Non-binary But Human” which hopes to build understanding by addressing questions their sexuality and gender create. Rowan also supports the delivery of activity for the QIA+ strand of the Lloyds Banking Group Rainbow Network promoting inclusivity across the organisation.

Jacqui Rhule-Dagher is a litigation lawyer at Hogan Lovells International LLP. She is dedicated to promoting LGBTQIA inclusion and raising awareness surrounding intersectionality. Jacqui sits on the Hogan Lovells UK Pride Network Steering Committee, where she leverages her position as the firm’s only  Black out lesbian lawyer to ensure that the firm adopts an intersectional approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Jacqui is one of just 16 lawyers from England and Wales to sit on The Law Society’s LGBTQ+ Solicitors Network Steering Committee. The committee is responsible for ensuring that LGBTQIA lawyers can thrive within their organisations. In April 2023, Jacqui founded Legally Lesbians. This initiative involves lesbians in the legal industry/in-house lawyers writing about their careers and reflecting on the importance of lesbian visibility. Impressively, 50 lesbians have taken part in the initiative. In April 2024, Jacqui won the  Diversity Champion of the Year Award at the DIVA Awards. In May 2024, Jacqui was ranked #2 in the global Empower 100 Future Leaders Role Model list.

Manisha Mehrotra is a subject matter expert in Diversity and Inclusion (D&I), Communications and Organisational Change. She brings innovation and tenacity to designing and delivering strategic D&I solutions that drive organisational change. Prior to joining Bloomberg, she was at New York Life for ten years where she worked in Communications, Operations, Management and Corporate Diversity & Inclusion actively managing strategies to build and retain a diverse and inclusive workforce. She is also a mentor and coach to students and professionals through a variety of programs and initiatives.

Pips is an experienced and accomplished IT Executive, senior leader, technical architect, public speaker, coach and mentor. With extensive knowledge and 32 years’ experience and industry best practice across the global financial markets and technology sectors including Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, UBS and Bank of England and currently head of Investment Banking Technology Strategic Platforms at Credit Suisse. From speaking in Parliament or working with the Government Equalities Office, through to the hundreds of other firms which Pips has advised, she is a catalyst for positive change, corporate culture and galvanising strong people and leadership skills. Pips is an influencer in the Diversity & Inclusion sphere, a Leadership fellow at St Georges House, a Henka certified coach and a proud culture champion and agent of change and is proud to be non-binary, gender-fluid, Trans and an out member of the LGBTQI+ community. Pips is also co-lead of the LGBTQI+ community, co-lead of the LGBTQIA+ & Ally network and member of the McKinsey Global LGBT+ Alliance and board member. She is a proud recipient of many awards including the Involve and Yahoo Finance Top Outstanding LGBT+ Executive role model list, the British Diversity Awards Inspirational role model award, the British LGBT+ Awards for Inspirational Leader and the National Diversity Awards positive role model award. Having overcome adversity as a Queer individual, she speaks and leads with sincerity and humility, espousing the impact authenticity and allyship has on the entire LGBTQI+ community.

Sarah Rench is the Global Generative AI Security & European Security Lead at Avanade, where she designs, architects and manages teams to build Generative AI Security systems. She promotes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in everything she does and through all her various roles including; European Executive Sponsor of Prism Avanade’s LGBTQ network, Interbank Committee member, Vice Chair of British Computer Society Pride network. She is also the founder of DiverseCxO which empower social equity through getting C-suites and those in senior positions to gift their time through volunteering in mentorship, sponsorship and charity work to drive a better workplace and society.

She frequently presents in the House of Commons & Parliament on Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security and importance of Diversity Equity and inclusion, and was also previously a board member of All-Party Parliamentary Group on AI (AI APPG). Sarah actively encourages women, LGBTQ+ and other minority groups to get into Artificial Intelligence & Security/STEM through her work on the executive boards & running events listed above, but also historically through DevelopHer & Bayes Global Women’s Leaders Programme (which provided scholarships to higher education).

Sarah has won various awards; Inspirational Role Model of the Year, European Diversity Awards 2023, Avanade CEO Excellence Award, appears on UK’s Top 100 Most Influential Women in Tech list numerous years, Data Leader, Twenty Women in Data Winner!