- Jersey Finance
- |15 Oct 2025
Future Leaders Discuss: Your Voice, Your Impact
For many young professionals, it’s not always clear how elections influence their careers, the finance industry and daily life in Jersey. Your Voice, Your Impact, facilitated by Lucy Cotter of Boost, explored these impacts and gave participants a space to share their priorities and perspectives.
5 Feb 2026
This interactive session covered:
Speaker insights
Alexandra Ruddy Chair, Institute of Directors Jersey
Theme: Why Elections Matter to Your Working World
Key points:
- Government decisions shape regulation, skills demand and career opportunities
- Policy stability drives investment, hiring and career confidence
- Tax, immigration and mobility policies influence Jersey’s attractiveness for career progression
Emily Thomas Campaign Manager, States Greffe
Theme: Everyday Life in Jersey
Key Points:
- Election outcomes impact housing affordability, cost of living, transport, healthcare, education and digital services
- Understanding the link between policy and daily life makes voting feel relevant, not distant
Helen De La Cour Director of Financial and Professional Services, Government of Jersey
Theme: Industry Landscape and Jersey’s Future
Key Points:
- Government strategy positions Jersey globally and affects investment and job creation
- Policies on skills, education and migration shape the talent pipeline
Event Takeaways
Elections influence your working world
Regulation, skills, and investment decisions shape careers and Jersey’s finance industry.
Policy decisions impact everyday life
Election outcomes affect housing, transport, healthcare, and essential services.
Elections shape Jersey’s global reputation
Government strategy and international agreements determine competitiveness, investment, and future skills.
Building a collective priorities manifesto
The event helped young professionals shape a manifesto of the issues that matter most to their generation.
Slido Poll Results:
Go behind the scenes with Vote.je, join the team for a free one-hour session which will take you behind-the-scenes and into the States Chamber, where Jersey’s elected parliament meets to debate and create the Island’s laws. You’ll learn how the decisions that affect our daily lives are made by the States Assembly, and how our elections work, so that you’ll be informed and ready to vote on election day.
Event photos
Thank You to our Event Series Sponsor
Grant Thornton Limited is a leading Channel Islands practice with offices in Guernsey and Jersey with a combined staffing strength of over 250 people. We are the Channel Island member of Grant Thornton International, one of the world’s leading international organisations of independently owned and managed accounting and consulting firms.
We have been offering practical and strategic advice to all the key sectors in the Channel Islands for many years, and work closely with our clients to understand the specific issues that they face, evidenced by the many long-standing client relationships that we have developed.
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