GUEST SPEAKER NEEDED - SCHOOL FINANCE SOCIETY

I (16, from the UK) run my school's finance society and would love to give our members some more exposure to the industry.

I go to a strong state grammar school, and there’s a lot of genuine interest from students here, many of whom don’t have existing family connections to the industry. Thus, opportunities like this can make a real difference. We hosted someone from the forum quite recently, which I was told was a very rewarding experience. We would all be very grateful for insight into literally any part of finance as many members have curiosities to be satiated all across the board. 

I also lead a wider initiative aimed at broadening access to finance education and industry exposure for students at schools where these opportunities are even less readily available, meaning any session would likely reach well over 100 students in total.
 

Things our club would love to find out:

• Your personal career path and key turning points
• What actually matters early in your career (skills, mindset, mistakes) that helps you set yourself apart
• Recommended reading or projects
• Any “shocks” or things that surprised you when you first started
• How professionals evaluate businesses/investments differently from how it’s taught academically 
• How AI is changing finance across IB / PE / HF / AM or any other area as any insight is welcome

If anyone here would be open to speaking, any level of seniority, I’d really appreciate it. It would just be a short virtual session (Zoom/Google Meet), and we’re very flexible on format - this could be a short talk or more of an interview/Q&A and I’d be happy to share questions in advance. 

There’s absolutely no expectation to cover everything above. Any insights you’re willing to share would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.