›› International Women’s Forum, Breakfast Briefing, “The Global Task Force on Building Women Leaders An Inside View and Preview”, London, October 2004.

›› European Lotteries, European Lotteries Industry Days Conference, Keynote Address “New Trends in Technology”, Florence, Italy, May 2004.

›› Fabian Society, Annual New Year Conference: The Way We Live Now “Only Connect. Has the communications revolution transformed our lives?” London, February, 2004.

›› The Committee of 200, C200 Annual Conference, "Global Leadership" Palm Beach, Florida, October 2003.

›› Instituto de Empresa and The Arab International Women’s Forum (AIWF) 2003 Arab Women in the XXI Century: A Business Opportunity For Latin America & Spain, Keynote address “Women in Leadership” Madrid, Spain, July 2003.

›› University of Cambridge, Women in Business at the Judge, Judge Institute of Management Studies, Keynote address “Women in Leadership” Cambridge, UK, June 2003.

›› Trema World Forum, Who Will Survive? Conference Moderator and Keynote Address “Competing Effectively In Tough Economic Times”, Monaco, June 2003.

›› KPMG Women’s Network, Career Masterclass, Keynote Address, London, May 2003.

›› Super Return, The 6th Annual European Private Equity and Venture Capital “Winning Private Equity & Venture Capital Strategies in Uncertain Times: Predicting Market Changes, & Using Them to Build a Strong Business in an Ever Changing Economic Landscape” Munich, Germany, February 2003.

›› Goldman Sachs Women’s Network, Goldman Sachs European Women in Technology network "Managing Your Own Career" London, November 2002.

›› GE Women’s Network, Benelux Mobility Day, “Mentoring”, Belgium, November 2002.

›› Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley co-organised event, Bank on Your Future, Keynote Address and moderator, London, July 2002.

›› Guidance International, Luncheon, Keynote Address: “Building Businesses in Uncertain Times” Downtown Association, New York, April 2002. Read more about it here.

›› World Economic Forum and the International Women's Forum, Reshaping Leadership for the Global Agenda, “Leadership in Fragile Times” London, March 2002.

›› IBM, IBM & Vignette Partner Event, Keynote Address: “Return on Investment with e-strategy” UK, December 2001.

›› Reed Business Information, Breakfast, Keynote Address: “Managing the Downturn”, London, December 2001.

›› Reed Business Publishing, Channel 2001 Money Club Award Lunch, Keynote Address: “Building Strong Businesses in Times of Uncertainty”, London, October 2001.

›› The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, Annual Chartered Accountants in Business Conference, Dinner Speaker, O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin, October 2001.

›› The Glasshouse, “An Industry in Flux – Trends in Private Equity and Innovative Thinking to Address the Uncertainty” London, September 2001.

›› University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge Alumni Weekend, Cambridge Alumni in Management (CAiM) Keynote Address: "Competing in the New Capital Markets" Cambridge, UK, September 2001.

›› 18th Annual Oxford Analytica International Conference: Strategic Developments in the Global Market "What is left of the new economy" Christ Church, Oxford, UK September 2001.

›› Capital Creation 2001, Back To Reality: Implementing And Managing Innovative Value Creation And Risk Reduction Strategies To Maximise Profitability Within A Volatile Private Equity And Venture Capital Market Conference Chairman & presentation "The Shifting Global Landscape of Venture Capital and Private Equity" & Panel Moderator "An Insight into Investor Expectations - What are they looking for?" Cannes, France, September 2001.

›› World Economic Forum, European Economic Summit 2001, Europe: Building on Diversity, “European Silicon Valleys” Salzburg, Austria, July 2001. www.weforum.org
"Lucy P. Marcus, Managing Director, Marcus Venture Consulting, United Kingdom, raised the issue of whether other Silicon Valleys should be developed, asking how technology can be defined. "Technology is not vertical but horizontal and touches all sectors". Technology can be applied to other economic sectors such as the automotive industry and venture capital should be invested in technology that solves problems found in those fields."

›› John Smith Fellowship Programme Digital Democracy Weekend “The implications of developments in information technology for democracy in the UK and wider world” June 2001.

›› Red Herring Venture Market Europe "A New Beginning, Again" Hilton Park Lane, London, June 2001.

›› BT Ignite Communications Programme Women in European New Media and IT- Live online debate May  2001.

›› Red Herring Venture 2001 "Name Your Valuation" Resort at Squaw Creek Lake Tahoe, CA, May 2001.

›› Wellesley College Conference on Alumnae Achievement and Women's Leadership Wellesley MA, April 2001.
Other speakers include former Secretary of State Madeleine Korbel Albright, US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, writer-director Nora Ephron, astronaut Pamela Melroy, journalists Lynn Sherr and Linda Wertheimer, and outgoing US executive director of the World Bank Jan Piercy.  Details here

›› Women.future MainEvent 2001 London & Global Satellite April 2001

›› Financial Evaluation of High-Tech and Internet Companies Keynote Address "Assessing the Current and Future Internet, High-Tech, and Venture Capital Markets" London, March 2001.

›› CSSA Challenging Industry “Building Foundations for Robust and Enduring Ventures” Savoy Hotel, London, March 2001.

›› The Wall Street Journal Europe’s Women in Business Summit: Strategies for Success "Globalisation and Consolidation in Europe" Trianon Palace, Versailles, France, March 2001.
Also on the panel: Esther Dyson Chairman EDventure Holdings Inc., Pat Chapman-Pincher Senior Vice President, EMEA UUNET International, Maria. A. Marced-Martin General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa Intel Corporation, Christine Morin-Postel Senior Vice President Suez-Lyonnaise des Eaux. Several articles accompanied this conference read them here and here.

›› Canadian High Commission Women in Business Forum “Working Smarter with Knowledge Based Industries” Canadian High Commission, London, February 2001.

›› Canadian High Commission, Canadian Trade Mission: Businesswomen in International Trade “Developing Global Relationships” Canadian High Commission, London, February 2001.

›› CSSA eCommerce Group "An eCommerce Sanity Check" December 2000, London.

›› Annual BackOffice Conference “BackOffice Women in IT”, Microsoft Campus Reading, England, November 2000.

›› City University, MSc Programme, “Doing Business in the New Economy” London, November 2000.

›› London Business School, Breaking the Mould, “Where to Next for the Technology Sector?” November 2000, London.
Other speakers included Merlyn Lowther, Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, Bronwyn Curtis of Bloomburg Europe, Mary Ann Sieghart,  Editor of The Times, Noel Harwerth COO of Citibank, and Candice Carpenter, co-founder and chairperson of iVillage. Read about the day here.

›› Women Online: Advanced Strategies for Marketing to Women, “The Implications of New Technology for Women” London, October 2000.

›› New Media Knowledge Quest for Value 2000: Best Practice in the New Media Business, “Funding, Innovation and Growth” London, October 2000.

›› British-Israel Chamber of Commerce, B-ICC 2000 Breakfast Briefing, “Financing HighTech Companies -- a 360 Degree Perspective,” examining financing from the perspective of the entrepreneur seeking financing and the venture capitalist interested in investing in the technology marketplace. September 2000. 

›› 13th Annual Conference of the European Business Ethics Network, Ethics: Leadership and Accountability, Churchill College Cambridge, UK, September 2000.

›› netimperative.com's conference, Dot.Com Recovery, “The Current State of the Market” London, August 2000. 

›› Women in the New Economy Seminar, jointly organized by the Smith Institute and the Women’s Unit, in association with Sussex University and SEEDA, Sussex University, England, July 2000.
Featured speakers included Patricia Hewitt MP, E-Minister and Minister for Small Business and Baroness Jay MP, Minister for Women.

›› Financial Directors Forum, workshop entitled “Competing in the New Capital Markets”, June 2000. 
The workshop examined the paradigm that has been set in the technology sector that is now influencing all other sectors and how they are judged in the capital markets. The change in the manner in which companies do business - the speed and flexibility that must be built into any organisation - is paramount in ensuring their success. It also examined corporate venturing and partnering -- the options for corporations in traditional industries to increase their competitive advantage by partnering with technology companies.

›› First Tuesday Cardiff,  “Where to tomorrow for Welsh Dot Coms?” Cardiff, Wales, May 2000. 

›› Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, “The State of Entrepreneurship in Technology” Bath, England, April 2000.

›› DCfor.com’s Fast Track, An Event for Entrepreneurs, workshop: “Valuation – What’s It All About?”  London, March 2000.

›› Distinguished Lecturers Series, Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge, “Building Better Business Plans and Preparing to Venture” Cambridge, England, February 2000.

›› DCfor.com, Fast Track, An Event for Entrepreneurs, “Planning for Growth” London , January 2000.

›› Entrepreneurs Forum, day-long programme “Preparing to Venture”, including workshop, “Your Business Plans” co-sponsored by the Northern Ireland Growth Challenge and the Software Industry Federation, Belfast, Northern Ireland, January 2000.

›› First Tuesday Copenhage, "Reaching Out to International Investors” Copenhagen, Denmark, December 1999.

›› Action for Research Cooperation, Keynote Address, “From Research to Market - Building a Financial Bridge” Belfast, October 1999.