#EmpowerYourLife: Think Tank together for diversity, inclusion and sustainability

Think Tank for Women’s Empowerment: GLT Foundation and ten major international asset management companies together to actively engage with diversity (DE&I), financial education and social and gender inclusion initiatives and projects.

The Think Tank “Empower Your Life” is a project that involves initiatives aimed to highlight the importance of fundamental issues regarding the economic and social sustainability of countries.

The GLT primacy

For the first time, a non-profit foundation, Global Thinking Foundation, active in the field of financial education with a particular sensitivity to diversity and sustainability issues, brings together ten of the most important asset management companies. Companies that have always shown commitment and proactivity towards these issues: Allianz GI, Fidelity International, Invesco, JP Morgan AM, Lazard Fund Managers, Nordea AM, Pictet AM, Schroders, Standard Life Aberdeen, and State Street.

Name origin

“Empower Your Life”, the name of this Think Tank, perfectly summarizes the inner meaning of this initiative: financial literacy and awareness, in fact, are the main steps for the evolution of our society at all levels, for a greater social and gender inclusion, not only to protect, but also to enhance diversity. In addition, this Think Tank aims to disseminate a more widespread economic-financial culture that enables people to understand the value of sustainability and full financial inclusion for all.

Empower Your Life’s manifesto

the development of economic and financial skills, like any other type of knowledge, is indispensable for anyone because these are life skills.

everyone, in their own working environment, can take responsible action on gender equity and beyond (DE&I).

diversity includes active policies in the labor market, connected to social and ethical responsibility, ethics, integration and mutual respect in an intersectional perspective.

glass ceilings that hinder equal pay and access to top positions are a detriment to healthy competition and productivity, not only for companies but also for our country.

the digital revolution represents an opportunity to embrace change proactively, ‘technological unemployment’ is overcome with digital training that also includes safeguards on cybersecurity and towards cyber-violence in the workplace.

the current labor market challenges people to maximise their own potential and to channel their energies towards a professional growth in line with the times and the changes taking place while respecting the work/life balance.

the sustainable growth of a country gets across the full awareness of social and economic inclusion dynamics aimed at preserving the personal well-being of all.

success can’t be achieved with improvisation, but with shared and strong expertise, in order to reach any aspired goal

the development of economic and financial skills, like any other type of knowledge, is indispensable for anyone because these are life skills.

everyone, in their own working environment, can take responsible action on gender equity and beyond (DE&I).

diversity includes active policies in the labor market, connected to social and ethical responsibility, ethics, integration and mutual respect in an intersectional perspective.

glass ceilings that hinder equal pay and access to top positions are a detriment to healthy competition and productivity, not only for companies but also for our country.

the digital revolution represents an opportunity to embrace change proactively, ‘technological unemployment’ is overcome with digital training that also includes safeguards on cybersecurity and towards cyber-violence in the workplace.

the current labor market challenges people to maximise their own potential and to channel their energies towards a professional growth in line with the times and the changes taking place while respecting the work/life balance.

the sustainable growth of a country gets across the full awareness of social and economic inclusion dynamics aimed at preserving the personal well-being of all.

success can’t be achieved with improvisation, but with shared and strong expertise, in order to reach any aspired goal

Who we are

Barbara Balucani

Head of Marketing, Schroders Italy

I have been involved in marketing and finance for over 20 years and one of my favourite words in work and in life is opportunity. I believe that everyone deserves one and I believe that knowledge is the way to obtain it. I am happy to provide my professional and personal contribution to this group, that aims at giving people an opportunity through the spreading of knowledge.

Stefano Dallafina

Head of Marketing, Inclusion-Diversity & Equity Ambassador, State Street International Bank GmbH Italia

Curios, continuously seeking for what is new and unique, ambitious, I love basketball and support AC Milan. A 30 year long career in finance, I have been interested, since the early 2000’s, in talking about and, most importantly, doing inclusion&diversity.

Carla Maienza

Client Servicing and Sales Support Manager – Pictet AM Italia

Of Sicilian-Argentine descent (I love cassata, but I don’t dance tango), I have been working in the international financial sector since 2001 and in 2015 I decided to become a Sommelier to develop my passion for wine. Thanks to my shareholding in Tibevo.it I can further express my creativity and PR skills. I love listening to very different musical genres and admire the beauty that people and nature give us. I believe it is essential to spread knowledge and strengthen relationships between us to remove prejudice and discrimination.

Laura Nateri

Managing Director, Head of Italy Lazard Fund Managers

Daughter of a magical island, Sardinia, which I left early to nurture my university studies. I always carry with me the warmth of the sun, the vital energy of the sea and the strength of the wind that allowed me to reach several professional and personal achievements. Diversity, inclusion vision and sustainability are part of my DNA and have a common denominator: the awareness that change can and must be made.

Rita Schirinzi

Head of Marketing Italy and Iberia, Invesco

Trust, transparency and experience. These words are the ones that guide me every day, both at work and in private life. As Head of Marketing Italy and Iberia Invesco I express my creativity, work effectively with the team’s colleagues around the world and, at the same time, pursue a long-term goal: the spreading of financial education.

Claudia Segre

Presidente, Global Thinking Foundation

Piedmontese doc, in love with music and dance, became passionate during her studies of international dynamics and geopolitics, which will become – together with Financial Education – her pledge. The birth of her Foundation three years ago in fact is based on these principles and expresses its commitment in the sphere of diversity. For Claudia every human being is unique and, as such, bearer of rights and responsibilities that guarantee his own and others’ freedom. For this reason, she dedicates herself to projects and initiatives aimed at making Diversity an opportunity for economic growth and for developing countries.

Fabio Caiani

Managing Director, Head of South East Europe Nordea, Conleys

From Milan, lover of nature in which I love to take refuge as soon as possible, a “theoretical” rather than a practical sport… In short, quoting a song from some time ago, “I’m full of contradictions, what’s the harm”.

On the other hand, there is no doubt about the need to foster the development of a sustainable world and the passion I have for the financial world. This powerful combination, I believe, will revolutionize the planet and lead to the overcoming of temporal logics.

Today we are fully aware of what needs to be done. The ability to communicate and influence as never before: the good fortune of being able to work in a company that is historically attentive and sensitive to ESG issues and being able to interact every day with so many people, colleagues or customers, in Italy or Europe, it gives me the energy and enthusiasm to face the challenges of change for almost 30 years.