The Art of Transition: Replacing founders and early leaders

​Join WVC:E for our next Peer Dialogue on the difficult topic of how to approach transitioning founders or senior execs out of companies. In this session we will discuss:

• ​Things to consider before you make any moves

• ​How to best prepare for discussions with the team and the board

• ​How to chart a successful and sustainable path forward for your portfolio companies

• ​How to manage potential emotional fall outs

​Speakers

​Ann Bevitt - Partner, Cooley

​Ann is a partner in Cooley’s employment practice. She has extensive experience across contentious and non-contentious matters involving VC, advising clients throughout the employment lifecycle.  She also has specific expertise in data privacy.  She is recognised by the leading legal directories in both areas of her work.

​​Eileen Burbidge - Founding Partner, Passion Capital (and coming soon NFG Ventures)

​​Eileen Burbidge MBE is the Executive Director at Fertifa, where she applies her passion for inclusive and accessible reproductive healthcare after experiencing her own fertility, reproductive and hormonal health journeys. She is also a founding partner of Passion Capital (and directly facilitated c-suite transitions at portfolio companies Tide, Monzo and Fertifa, and witness to a others in the Passion portfolio as well), NED at Currys plc and advisor to the board of Mulberry plc, which has recently gone through its own CEO transition.

​All women in VC and founders are welcome to join. And please be ready to ask questions and share experiences!