Trainers: Vanessa Boon and Steve Fairclough

Vanessa Boon

Vanessa is an award-winning EDI changemaker, trainer and facilitator of courageous conversations with over 20 years of experience in development and diversity. She has a track record of delivering high-impact EDI strategies across a range of range of industries in both the public and private sectors.

Steve Fairclough

Steve has over 20 years practical training experience across a range of sectors and topics. He is a former Head of Education for HSBC, has led the Monitoring and Testing programme for a UK Wealth Manager, been a Senior VP responsible for Global Risk & Compliance training at a US-based bank.  

Steve also worked at the Financial Conduct Authority (in the FSA days) where he was the divisional expert for the rules and outcomes required under the Training & Competence handbook. Steve has a proven track record working with the compliance, HR and operational teams of firms to enhance their regulatory understanding, as well as delivering content across private equity firms, investment houses, banks and wealth managers. He regularly delivers core programmes for key UK Trade associations. Steve is a former member of the Investment Management Association Training & Education Committee and won the Thomson Reuters award for “Most Effective Compliance Training at a Regulated Firm” in 2010.