Upcoming Events - book soon to be sure of a place!
Book your place at our future events, and contact our Chair if you are interested in speaking or suggesting a speaker.
Our September event will take place in-person on Tuesday 29 September from 16.15 – 17.45 at Bates Wells, 10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1BE.
Kate joined NCVO in 2025, bringing nearly 30 years’ experience of leadership across the voluntary sector. She has a track record of guiding organisations through major challenges, delivering transformational culture change and building inclusive, results-focused teams.
Before NCVO, Kate was Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Society, the UK’s largest voluntary provider of dementia support. She led the organisation through the COVID-19 pandemic, introduced a new strategy centred on people affected by dementia, and strengthened its finances and research investment.
Kate has also held senior leadership roles at Young Lives vs Cancer (CLIC Sargent), where she doubled income and secured government-funded funerals for children under 18; at Myton Hospice, where she expanded palliative care services; and at British Red Cross, where she rose to Director of Strategy, shaping UK and international humanitarian response.
She was awarded an OBE in 2024 for services to charity and has twice been named Charity Times CEO of the Year.
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Our September event will take place in-person on Tuesday 17 November from 16.15 – 17.45 at Bates Wells, 10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1BE.
Dr Penny Dash has dedicated her career to improving the quality and effectiveness of health and care services. A former hospital doctor and public health physician, she has also served as Head of Strategy for the NHS and the Department of Health and Social Care.
Over the past two decades, Penny has built an international reputation as a senior advisor to healthcare systems, spending more than 20 years with McKinsey & Company, where she led its healthcare practice across Europe. She has held a number of senior board roles, including Vice Chair of The King's Fund and Chair of the North West London Integrated Care Board.
Most recently, Penny led major independent government-commissioned reviews into the Care Quality Commission and patient safety across the health and care system. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and holds an MBA from Stanford Business School, where she was a Fulbright Scholar.
