Dame Inga Beale, the former CEO of Lloyd's of London, is a prominent figure in the global insurance and reinsurance market and a strong advocate for workplace equality. As a British businesswoman, she has made significant contributions to her industry and continues to inspire others through her work as a keynote speaker.
In 2013, Beale made history by becoming the first female CEO of Lloyd's of London, a prestigious position in a business that has operated for over 328 years. This achievement marked a revolutionary milestone in the journey towards gender equality. The same year, she established the International Insurance Supper Club, a platform for leading female executives.
Inga Beale is a member of the LGBT community and has contributed to the feminist movement. She has also worked to create an inclusive and diverse working environment within insurance companies. In 2012, she launched the Pride@Lloyds network internally to promote inclusivity and diversity. Her efforts were recognized in 2015 when she became the first woman and openly bisexual person to be named at the top of the OUTstanding & FT Leading LGBT executive power list.
Dame Inga Beale's expertise extends beyond her professional achievements. She can engage in in-depth discussions on various topics, including politics, business, finance, diversity, and inclusivity. With her wealth of knowledge and experience, she is an excellent choice as a speaker for corporate events or functions.
Inclusive Leadership Workshop
Book Dame Inga's new workshop, Inclusivity: Your Competitive Advantage, exclusively through PepTalk. In this 90-minute workshop, led by Dame Inga Beale with support from an experienced PepTalk facilitator, your team will explore and apply the core principles of inclusive leadership to your organisational context.
Breaking through several glass ceilings and addressing taboo topics, Dame Inga Beale talks about how to build an environment where people from all walks of life feel valued and can thrive at work. Driven by her personal purpose to empower women in business and her varied career that has taken her to many different countries, she shares lessons learned along the way. Attendees will better understand how they can create their own inclusive workplace.
Across the world, society, businesses, and governments are confronted with enormous changes and challenges, all of which present risks—both new and old. Dame Inga Beale explores the threat of the climate crisis to business, the rise of cybercrime exposing vulnerabilities, and how to form strategies in the current climate of geopolitical change. Attendees will learn how to think about and address the latest risk trends.
A journey of cultural and technological change, Lloyd’s of London, a British institution rooted in marine insurance, was founded in 1688. Some of its practices hadn’t changed over hundreds of years, but it needed to modernise to keep up with today’s technological world. As the CEO hired to do this massive transformation, Dame Inga Beale tells her story of the cultural and technological changes required to bring this great institution into the modern age. Attendees will learn strategies for successfully transforming any business.
