Making It Happen: National Women’s Enterprise Day launches in Dublin Region
Making It Happen: National Women’s Enterprise Day launches in Dublin Region
National Women’s Enterprise Day (NWED) takes place on Thursday 17th October. The venue for the biggest event celebrating NWED this year is the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Blanchardstown.
On behalf of the LEO Dublin Network, Fingal LEO are organising the biggest women’s networking event in the country, “a fast-moving, exciting and intensive morning that is simply unmissable for Dublin’s women in business!
The theme of this year's Women’s Enterprise Day is 'Making It Happen' and the programme includes a variety of guest speakers, female entrepreneurs, lively panel discussion, small-business case studies, an exhibition of enterprise support agencies as well as plenty of opportunities to network with other female entrepreneurs and business owners.
Celebrated TV and radio broadcaster Kathryn Thomas of “Operation Transformation” and “The Voice of Ireland” fame was announced as this year’s NWED Master of Ceremonies, while a number of inspiring speakers from several business sectors were also unveiled including:
- Siobhan Murray, author and resilience coach;
- Caroline Keeling, CEO of Keelings;
- Jo Harpur, CEO of Jo Harpur Jewellery;
- Krissy Gibson, CEO of Take the Cake;
- Niamh Sherwin-Barry; Director of the Irish Fairy Door Company
- Melanie Boylan, Director of STOMP Social Media Training.
Registration is at 8.45am with the opportunity to network over breakfast (with live entertainment!). The event itself kicks off at 9.30am and will run through to conclude with a networking lunch at 2pm.
National Women's Enterprise Day promises a packed and memorable morning. The event is subsidised by the LEOs in the Dublin Region and a limited number of fully inclusive early bird tickets are available over the Summer at only €25. Places are limited, so early booking is strongly advised!
