Alexandra Foster

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  • Volunteered to plant ceramic poppies for The Tower of London Remembers

    www.hrp.org.uk/resources/poppyvolunteers.pdf

    - 1 month

    The Tower of London played a unique role in the commemorative events across the UK marking the outbreak of the First World
    War . The Tower wanted to mount one of the most stunning artistic commemorations of the centenary.The Tower’s moat will be turned entirely red through the installation of over 800,000 ceramic poppies, each one beautifully handmade in the studio of artist Paul Cummins.

    My team & I took a day to help plant 5000 of the 800,000 + poppies The Tower needs to plant.

  • The Prince's Trust Graphic

    Mentor

    The Prince's Trust

    - Present 8 years 3 months

    The Prince's Trust Million Makers .
    As part of BT's graduate & apprentice scheme this competition enabled development opportunities which would enable our apprentices graduates to learn new skills while giving back to the community.
    What is Million Makers? Million Makers is an entrepreneurial fundraising challenge which sees teams of employees from companies across the UK competing to raise at least £10,000 or more over a period of six months. The competition is a learning and…

    The Prince's Trust Million Makers .
    As part of BT's graduate & apprentice scheme this competition enabled development opportunities which would enable our apprentices graduates to learn new skills while giving back to the community.
    What is Million Makers? Million Makers is an entrepreneurial fundraising challenge which sees teams of employees from companies across the UK competing to raise at least £10,000 or more over a period of six months. The competition is a learning and development tool proven to build essential business skills and motivate your employees. Collectively, teams are aiming to raise £1,000,000 to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people around the country.
    https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/support-our-work/how-your-business-can-help/inspire-employees/million-makers

Honors & Awards

  • The Great British Businesswoman Awards - Telecoms Finalist

    The Great British Businesswoman Awards

  • The Prime Minister's Award for Innovation Cyber 2023

    National Cyber Awards- Supported by Cabinet Office

    Messaging -Security innovation - SMS scams (Smishing)

  • Computing IT Leaders 100

    Computing

    The IT Leaders 100 is Computing's curated list of the country's most influential technology trendsetters

  • Women of TIP - Impact on the Telecoms Community

    Telecom Infra Project ( TIP)

    Women of TIP Community To celebrate Women’s History Month, showcase amazing women from our TIP community who have impacted positively the telecoms community.

  • Global Corporate Woman award

    Global Woman

    Global Woman Corporate Woman 2021 .

  • Insurance Times Digital Champion Shortlist

    Insurance Times

  • Women in Insurance Awards

    Incisivemedia

    Insurance Woman of the Year
    Open to women whose overall achievements and work within the UK general insurance industry has helped raise the profile of the sector as a career for women through their commitment to education, training, leadership, mentoring or acting as a role model. The award is not specific to any particular role, but the nominee must be able to demonstrate their influence in attracting and/or retaining women into the sector. Open to women working for firms with more than…

    Insurance Woman of the Year
    Open to women whose overall achievements and work within the UK general insurance industry has helped raise the profile of the sector as a career for women through their commitment to education, training, leadership, mentoring or acting as a role model. The award is not specific to any particular role, but the nominee must be able to demonstrate their influence in attracting and/or retaining women into the sector. Open to women working for firms with more than 500 employees.

  • Most Influential Leader in Finance & Investment 2020 - United Kingdom

    CV Magazine's upcoming 2020 Corporate Excellence Awards

    CV Magazine award : recipients are handpicked by CV Magazine and are based purely on the comprehensive analysis of both qualitative and quantitative research undertaken by the wider group. This proven approach ensures that we award based on merit, with a level playing field for all industry sectors, and celebrate those that are succeeding in their endeavours, innovating, growing and improving.

  • Women in Fintech Powerlist 2018-Senior Leaders

    Innovate FInance

    Women in Fintech Powerlist 2018-Senior Leaders Category.
    Celebrating the female leaders and innovators transforming financial services across a broad range of roles.Senior leaders truly driving forward change within the FinTech space, above and beyond their day-to-day role. They have excelled in their career, but are also passionate about helping others make progress in theirs – through mentoring, setting up support groups to share experiences or voluntary…

    Women in Fintech Powerlist 2018-Senior Leaders Category.
    Celebrating the female leaders and innovators transforming financial services across a broad range of roles.Senior leaders truly driving forward change within the FinTech space, above and beyond their day-to-day role. They have excelled in their career, but are also passionate about helping others make progress in theirs – through mentoring, setting up support groups to share experiences or voluntary work

    https://www.innovatefinance.com/womeninfintech/powerlist2018/

  • Sales Person of the Year 2018

    BT

    Voted as ‘Sales Person of the Year’ at BT’s Sales Kick-Off Conference in May 2018 at The Hague in a vote involving c. 1,500 BT employees.

  • The Triuph Award 2018 - The Prince's Trust Million Makers

    The Prince's Trust

    Mentoring the BT graduate team for The Prince's Trust Million Million Makers Corporate Challenge: Six months where the team pitched for , £1,500 seed funding and needed to return a min £10,000 target. The team returned £ 62 000.

    https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/support-our-work/how-your-business-can-help/inspire-employees/million-makers

  • Banking Technology Awards :Tech Leadership Award 2017 - Short List

    Banking Technology Awards

    Banking Technology Awards recognise excellence and innovation in the use of IT in financial services worldwide, and the people who make it happen.
    Tech Leadership Award: The Tech Leadership Award will go to an individual – a man or a woman – for leading and playing an instrumental role in devising and/or delivering the technology strategy to support the key business objectives of an organisation.
    https://awards.bankingtech.com/categoriespt/leadership-awards/
    Tech Leadership Award…

    Banking Technology Awards recognise excellence and innovation in the use of IT in financial services worldwide, and the people who make it happen.
    Tech Leadership Award: The Tech Leadership Award will go to an individual – a man or a woman – for leading and playing an instrumental role in devising and/or delivering the technology strategy to support the key business objectives of an organisation.
    https://awards.bankingtech.com/categoriespt/leadership-awards/
    Tech Leadership Award shortlisted candidates 2017 :
    •Oliver Blower, CEO, VoxSmart
    •Ezechi Britton, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Neyber
    •Alexandra Foster, Head of Insurance, Finance, Payments & Post trade, Global Banking & Financial Markets, BT
    •Natasha Kyprianides, Group Head of Digital Banking & Innovation, Hellenic Bank
    •Nick Ogden, Founder and Executive Chairman, ClearBank
    •Lucia Pino-Garcia, Global Head of Technology for Fixed Income, Commodities, Currencies and Liquidity, JP Morgan
    •Julian Sawyer, COO, Starling Bank
    •Angelique Schouten, CEO at Ohpen UK, Ohpen
    •Sigga Sigurdardottir, Chief Customer and Innovation Officer, Santander UK
    •Hank Uberoi, CEO, Earthport

  • Innovate Finance : Women in FinTech Powerlist

    Innovate Finance

    Innovate Finance 2017 Women in FinTech Powerlist celebrates the women shaping the FinTech sector. The community is asked to nominate friends, colleagues, clients, partners, highlight achievements in order to shine a light on the progress being made.

  • CISCO / BT : Best Collaboration Deal award

    CISCO

  • Women in FinTech 2016 Powerlist

    Innovate Finance

    2016 Women FinTech Powerlist - Innovate Finance (UK membership organisation that represents global FinTech) This annual list celebrates the contribution of female talent in the development of the FinTech sector globally.
    http://womeninfintech.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/WIF-Powerlist-only-2016.pdf

  • Named Top Ten Woman In Technology

    Banking Technology Awards Tech leaders

    Woman In Technology (W.I.T) Award - recognises an outstanding woman for her distinguished leadership and inspiring work in making a positive impact in the financial services industry

    https://awards.bankingtech.com/tech-leaders-teams-and-woman-in-technology-shortlists/

  • INNOTRIBE : Power Women in FinTech Index

    INNOTRIBE

    At Innotribe, we are extremely honoured to enable the publication of this white paper on
    “Power Women in FinTech” in collaboration with the Digital Finance Institute and Carlisle &
    Gallagher Consulting Group. Itdraws upon the results of the white paper and spotlight
    some of the power women listed in the FinTech Index.
    https://innotribe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/The-PowerWomen-in-FinTech-Index-Bridging-the-Gender-Gap.pdf

  • Named Top 5 Most Influential Woman in Market Infrastructure

    Financial News

  • Women of TIP

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Organizations

  • The 30% Club

    Mentee

    - Present

    http://30percentclub.org/ The 30% Club launched in the UK in 2010 with a goal of achieving 30% women on FTSE-100 boards by end 2015 - currently figures stand at 25.4% up from 12.5%. Accelerated progress has been achieved through the leadership of chairs and CEOs and our members. In addition to the critical recognition that better gender balance leads to better results, five factors created a replicable formula for success: ◾a measurable goal with a defined timetable ◾political consensus that…

    http://30percentclub.org/ The 30% Club launched in the UK in 2010 with a goal of achieving 30% women on FTSE-100 boards by end 2015 - currently figures stand at 25.4% up from 12.5%. Accelerated progress has been achieved through the leadership of chairs and CEOs and our members. In addition to the critical recognition that better gender balance leads to better results, five factors created a replicable formula for success: ◾a measurable goal with a defined timetable ◾political consensus that the status quo was unacceptable ◾change driven by those in power ◾openness to collaborate ◾a concerted and consistent series

  • FISD

    FISD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

    FISD is a global non-profit industry forum that has served the financial information industry for 25 years. Our 184 global member companies recognize that market data distribution, efficient trade execution, and regulatory compliance require a high level of consistent and predictable service - all of which are dependent on the close cooperation of many independent organizations and systems. Industry stakeholders support FISD as the forum of choice to identify and resolve the business and…

    FISD is a global non-profit industry forum that has served the financial information industry for 25 years. Our 184 global member companies recognize that market data distribution, efficient trade execution, and regulatory compliance require a high level of consistent and predictable service - all of which are dependent on the close cooperation of many independent organizations and systems. Industry stakeholders support FISD as the forum of choice to identify and resolve the business and technical issues that affect the administration, distribution and utilization of financial information. Information : http://www.siia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=138&Itemid=4

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