“International Women’s Day 2023: An opportunity for inspiration and networking!"
Wednesday 8th March 17.30-21.00
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8 D08 VRR7
The Local Enterprise Offices in Dublin and the Dublin Chamber will hold a major International Women's Day 2022 celebration on 8th March, which will bring over 250 of Ireland’s most successful business leaders and female entrepreneurs together for an evening of networking and learning. It was fantastic to get back to in person networking last March and we're looking forward to another busy night of inspiring speakers and networking!
We will have a wonderful speaker lineup this year:
Keynote Speaker:
Natasha Adams, CEO, Tesco Ireland
Panellists
Katharine Deas, Owner, Oriana B
https://www.orianab.com/
Julie McLoughlin, Co-Founder, Jando
https://jandodesign.com/about
Charmaine Kenny, Co-Founder, Hatched Analytics
https://www.hatchedanalytics.com/our-people/
There will also be short talks from sponsor representative Sandra Quinn, Partner, Barden and Pauline Logan, Local Enterprise Office Dublin City Women in Business Network.
Broadcaster Ruth Scott will be the MC for the night. This event will be attended by over 250 women in business. The talks will be followed by networking over wine and finger food.
(See Speaker Profiles below)
This is a member only event so please book your place through one of the participating organisations before Monday 6th March by 10.00 or email leodcwomeninbusiness@gmail.com for more information.
Participating Organisations:
Dublin Chamber of Commerce www.dublinchamber.ie/
Local Enterprise Office Dublin City https://www.localenterprise.ie/DublinCity
SPEAKER PROFILES
MC – Ruth Scott, Radio Broadcaster
Ruth is best known for a long and successful career broadcasting and she is also an accomplished MC at high profile public and corporate events.
Keynote Speaker
Natasha Adams, CEO Republic of Ireland for Tesco PLC
Natasha was appointed as CEO Republic of Ireland in April 2022 having been the Chief People Officer
since June 2018, in both roles as part of Tesco Group Executive Committee.
As Chief People Officer, Natasha was a Trustee for the Tesco Pension Scheme, sat on the Tesco Cyber
Security Committee and Tesco Privacy and Data Committee, advisor to both the Tesco Board and the
Remuneration and Nominations & Governance Committees on remuneration, succession planning and
recruitment while also being a Steering Group Member for both Movement to Work and the 30% Club.
Natasha is a Companion of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a trustee for IGD and a
Non-Executive Director for Berkeley Holding Group Limited.
A Tesco colleague since 1998, Natasha has held a number of leadership roles in Retail Operations and
People functions, always enjoying the pace colleagues, customers and suppliers bring to the retail environment.
Panel Speakers
Julie McLoughlin, Co-Founder, JANDO
Julie is Co-Founder of JANDO, the multi-award winning printmakers based in The Chocolate Factory, Dublin 1. Specialising in colourful, landmark and architectural themed prints, JANDO skilfully blends a combination of both traditional and modern printmaking techniques, including screen printing and hand drawn illustration to create their distinctive body of work. Working with some of the biggest retailers, museums and heritage sites here in Ireland and abroad, Julie is the main screen printer at JANDO and also oversees everything from operations, to brand strategy to customer service.
Julie is obsessed with the movies of Wes Anderson and she believes in a healthy balance of work, design and life, with a cocktail or two thrown in for good measure.
https://jandodesign.com
Katharine Deas, Oriana B
Katharine Deas founded Oriana B (www.orianab.com), a furniture and homewares ‘Emporium of Amazingness’ according to The Irish Times, in 2019. She is a seasoned business leader with many years of corporate management experience which she couples with a deep love of great furniture and European decorative arts. Since inception, Oriana B has delivered over 10,000 orders, has a 5* TrustPilot profile, 17.6k Instagram followers and a developed a range of over 900 beautiful pieces of furniture and homewares. Based in Dublin, Katharine leads a talented team of creatives in her mission to deliver the most intriguing interiors in Ireland.
Charmaine Kenny, Co-Founder, Hatched Analytics
Charmaine has over ten years’ experience in management consulting (The Parthenon Group, London) and operational management positions (Paddy Power, Dublin/London). Her business experience is characterised by using data to make decisions. This experience coupled with her MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, enables Charmaine to productise data efficiently and effectively. Charmaine also co-founded The Irish Workshop, an online marketplace – a digital experience that lends itself to Hatched. Hatched Analytics' reports help institutional investors make better decisions, offering the most accurate data on the headline performance of companies worldwide. They currently offer coverage of 50 global tickers, with reports predicting over 76 reported KPIs.
https://www.hatchedanalytics.com/our-people/
Sponsor Speaker:
Sandra Quinn, Partner, Barden
Partner at Barden, and expert in Executive Search and Senior Appointments
A big 4 trained chartered accountant with many years of executive recruitment experience, Sandra leads our executive search recruitment practice in Ireland supporting senior appointments across industry, financial services and professional services. With a deep understanding of executive level recruitment, Sandra specialises in CFO, Finance Director and other senior leadership positions mainly on a retained basis. Sandra and her team are where CEOs and Boards in Ireland go for advice, before they start hiring for their leadership team.
Local Enterprise Office Speaker:
Pauline Logan, Local Enterprise Office Dublin City Women in Business Network.
Pauline Logan manages the Women in Business Network for the Local Enterprise Office Dublin City which reached more than 160 members in 2022 and offers members a range of supports from networking events to accountability groups. Pauline is also co-founder of technology consultancy Pivotal Edtech. Pauline has previously helped start-ups and growing companies to reach their potential through her work as regional manager of a Plato programme, as Enterprise Officer in Dublin City University and as Associate Director with Quaestus Ltd.
If you're not a member of this network, you can join the network for €50 for 2023 through this link: https://www.localenterprise.ie/DublinCity/Training-Events/Online-Bookings/Women-In-Business-Membership.html
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Participating Organisations:
Dublin Chamber of Commerce www.dublinchamber.ie/
Local Enterprise Office Dublin City https://www.localenterprise.ie/DublinCity
