"Get some practical experience that will help you place in context some of the learning you’ve had and apply it in the real world. That gives you a real start in being able to decide what you want to do.""

"We’ve had to work hard at helping people understand that jobs at McDonald’s are good quality jobs with prospects. Over half of my executive team started off working in restaurants"

"It’s important for businesses to reach out but also for universities to reach into business and really understand what skills and capabilities those businesses are looking for.""

"What we tend to do is spot trends and then democratise them. An example would be cappuccinos and lattes – we saw these were growing as a trend and we thought there was an opportunity to [provide] great tasting, ethical, good quality coffee but at exceptional prices, more conveniently than some of our competitors.""

"In my early adulthood, I spent three years in Israel, with Judaism as part of my everyday. Back in the UK, I wanted to make Judaism part of my everyday here, too — and found that Progressive Judaism matches my value system, my integrity, and the way I live."

"As Progressive Jews, we have a unique approach to how we balance commitment to our textual tradition with our commitment to moral freedom and our sense of engagement with our place in wider society."

"omething that sets Progressive Judaism apart is our full inclusion of mixed-faith couples and families, with non-Jewish members able to retain their own faith or no faith."

"We believe that Progressive Judaism has a twofold purpose: to be a force for good in the world, playing an active role in shaping a society that reflects our Jewish values; and to transform and strengthen Jewish life in this country so it’s rich, inclusive, and innovative."

"We believe that we can best achieve this as one united movement, now representing one third of all Jews who are affiliated to synagogues in the UK — and we’ll be better able to reach out to all who identify as Jewish, but have not yet joined a community."

"It now feels like an unbelievable privilege"

"We have spent the last two years in the heart of our congregations."

"And now to be able to be here, at this moment of incredible privilege – something I didn’t think I would see in my entire career."

"Being able to retain your composure under this kind of intense scrutiny and yet continue treating others with respect and humanity is the mark of a fine leader.”"

"The best leaders today exhibit what we call beneath-the-surface qualities, which fit into two categories: capacity – what they are capable of doing – and character – how they respond when dealing with new challenges or the unknown.”"

"Leaders inspire by modelling the behaviours they want to see and by raising the energy of their team and the entire organisation through clear, consistent and transparent communication. Leaders who communicate well set the expectations for those who follow them."

"When I completed the report of the King’s Fund’s first Commission on the future of health services in London I was drained."

"It was an immensely complex and politically sensitive piece of work. I definitely wanted to do something different. I also had the pious notion that I ought to pitch in and try to make some of the necessary changes happen"

"In our former business model we had 90+ partnerships with Local Authorities running different I CAN programmes, which we were immensely proud of."

"But as austerity bit we could see the writing on the wall: Local Authorities were being hollowed out and budgets were being devolved to schools and early years settings. We had to make a shift which we termed ‘moving from wholesale to retail’."

"We were immensely lucky to have a great deal of help from our friends at The Makaton Charity, since – with their full permission and active aid – we copied their business model and applied it to I CAN Programmes."

"t’s wonderful to have incredible support from Openreach who sponsor us to help give children the ability to communicate."

"Children up and down the country can take part and improve their own skills while helping thousands of others who are not at their level. We called for this national year of communication back in 2007, and truly believe this is the spotlight we need to raise the roof, and sing the loudest to make the difference that is so badly needed"

"UtterBerry is currently classed as an SME and we are headquartered in London. Last year we announced that Utterberry is opening its new manufacturing and innovation hub in Leeds, England and we are looking to expand into other countries in the coming years."

"Our technology is developed with a long-term vision, not just adding technology but making sure it’s useful technology, working with partners to approach problems that our technology can solve both now and in the future."

"During a state visit a few years ago, when I had the honour of meeting the His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands, I became involved with NBCC."

"I was invited to Mansion House in London to demonstrate our technology and speak about UtterBerry’s work on Crossrail. After this, I became involved in various NBCC meetings, working on ways to increase trade between our countries."

"I believe that the trade links between the Netherlands and UK are very important, and that because of these long-term ties we are trusted partners."

"We are going to see massive changes related to AI. In the next 5-10 years, engineering is going to embedded into every aspect of life and will play a bigger role"

"Within this climate, a group of women founded the Women’s Engineering Society. Not only to resist this pressure, but also to promote engineering as a rewarding job for women as well as men"

"The home used to be very labour intensive. After all, with the advent of electricity the work load was eased and women began to search for employment."

"There are exciting opportunities for everyone, regardless of their background. Although there are still a lot of barriers to women entering the industries"

"There are more opportunities now. Flexible working is now much more widely available. It’s key that women who return to work can come back at the same level and have support of initiatives like mentoring"

"We need to see senior leaders not just simply saying the right things. They must be embedding them within the practices of their organisations,” says Bodley. “Culture change can take years, but is so important"

"Research shows that when you reach a representation of 30%, a group stops feeling like a minority,” say Bodley. “It’s ambitious, but not unrealistic."

"we need to introduce young women to female role models working in STEM, enabling them to see the vast range of opportunities for brilliant careers open to them. That’s the most effective way to dispel persistent stereotypes which still inhibit them."

"We went round to all our shareholders and said these are the options, what would you like."

"One of the alternatives was to go into some kind of run-off, which would be fine if our shareholders wanted that."

"They want a strong listed private equity sector."

"There is huge execution risk to such a plan, I can’t promise what the outcome would be."

"But we are happy to ask shareholders to a vote if that is what they want."

"I am looking forward to joining Pollen Street and working with the Board and the executive team."

"The private markets are set for significant growth, and Pollen Street’s expertise, track record and focus on industry shaping structural changes make this an exciting time to come on board."

"I look forward to contributing to the firm’s continued success."

"We will not be going back where we were."