Please join us for the first in our series of live W Talks where we speak to a variety of influential people in front of a carefully selected audience of senior people.
Michelle Mitchell, CEO of Cancer Research UK joins us to talk about her career as one of the most senior leaders in the UK's not-for-profit healthcare organisations. Michelle has held leadership roles at several leading charities working for improvements to healthcare conditions in the UK, and we will dig into the lessons she has learned across her career to date. She will also speak about the effort to improve cancer prognosis outcomes in the UK, including CRUK's new More Research Less Cancer campaign to drive funding for medical research breakthroughs.
There will be an opportunity to ask Michelle questions after the discussion, moderated by Withers partner, Chris Priestley, and will be followed by drinks and the chance to network.
Please look out for a further invitation to our second W Talk which will feature a political panel debate.
14th May 2024, arrival at 6pm
Withers office, 20 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7AN
Michelle Mitchell OBE is Chief Executive Officer of Cancer Research UK. During the course of her career, Michelle has also served as the Chief Executive of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain, Charity Director of Age UK and in senior roles at Age Concern. Alongside her management roles, Michelle is a member of the National Cancer Board (England) and the NHS Genomics Board (England) and has served as a non-executive director at NHS England and a Trustee of the King's Fund.
Chris leads Withers' charities and philanthropy team. He is recognised as a leading expert on governance, projects, safeguarding and fundraising for charities and advises some of the UK's largest and best known charities. This work includes advising on: international fundraising; grant-making and funding; board development; preparing policies and procedures; handling regulatory engagement; structuring collaborations between charities and their commercial partners; negotiating major gifts; mergers; group structures and trading subsidiaries; establishing new charities and delivering training programmes for charity staff and trustees.
