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Lived and Leadership Perspectives

Where
House of Lords

When
Thursday 21st of May 2026
18:30 – 20:30

Progress Together

Impact Report 2025

Progress Together’s 2025 Impact Report shows senior leaders from lower socio-economic backgrounds rose from 26% in 2023 to 28% in 2024 among members, with over three quarters advancing initiatives like targeted sponsorship. Now, 92% of member companies collect socio-economic background data, representing over 375,000 employees.

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Welcome to the Progress Pioneers Summit, celebrating socio-economic diversity.

Join Progress Together at the next Progress Pioneers summit in 2026.

Join Us at Progress Pioneers 2026

Held at the iconic House of Lords on 21 May 2026, the Progress Pioneers Evening Reception will launch our ‘Making the Invisible Visible‘ campaign, shining a light on hidden barriers to progression and celebrating firms turning insight into impact.

Join senior policymakers, business leaders and industry partners to explore how fair and merit based career progression in financial services can boost productivity, unlock regional growth and strengthen the UK economy

Why attend?

  • Influence national policy and leadership priorities around socio-economic inclusion and regional growth.

  • Inspire and engage new partners through proven success stories, measurable impact, and visible policy influence.

  • See real progress in action with exclusive insights from our new impact video and manifesto.

  • Build powerful connections with senior policymakers, trade associations, executives, and sponsors driving lasting change.

We’ll be showcasing the work companies are doing to:

  • Collect, share and analyse data

  • Share stories about people from different backgrounds

  • Communicate the importance of socio-economic diversity

  • Get involved in diversity events and initiatives

  • Collaborate with others

  • Influence senior leadership

  • Improve recruitment processes

  • Position socio-economic diversity as part of the business strategy

We’ll be shining a light on visionary organisations from all subsectors who are leading the way in socio-economic diversity, particularly at senior levels.

Making the Invisible Visible is a new Progress Together campaign that highlights the impact of socio economic background on careers in financial services, and the change already under way. It brings together lived experience stories, firm level achievements and a long term vision for 2050 to show what is possible when performance, not privilege, drives progression.

Where: House of Lords

When: Thursday 21st May 2026 (evening)

We’ll be shining a light on visionary organisations from all subsectors who are leading the way in socio-economic diversity, particularly at senior levels.

We’ll be shining a light on visionary organisations from all subsectors who are leading the way in socio-economic diversity, particularly at senior levels.

We’ll also launch Progress Together’s first Impact Report at the Progress Pioneers Summit.

Where: LSEG (London Stock Exchange). When: Tuesday 14th May 2024 (evening).