Jul
3
9:30 AM09:30

Advancing your professional edge: a practical workshop

Clarity, confidence, and career momentum — starting now.

We’re thrilled to share our award-winning WICT UK & Ireland chapter is launching a new series, Advancing Your Professional Edge: A Practical Workshop, for our members across three UK locations.

Hosted by executive business coach Sarah Golley of Borderless Performance, the hands-on workshop was created to help attendees with setting and achieving personal development goals and navigating their career growth.

It will cover:

  • Gaining clarity on your strengths

  • Boosting self-confidence and communication skills

  • Taking targeted, proactive steps towards growth

All in, this combination is aimed at honing your skills set to enhance your career opportunities, improving communication for clear, productive conversations, and building an individual career roadmap to achieve your long-term goals.

🗓️ Workshop dates: London (3 July), Leeds (4 Sept), Dublin (23 Sept)

Register for the London session. Stay tuned for registration dates in Leeds and Dublin later this summer.

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Jun
9
11:30 AM11:30

Find your Voice Virtual workshop

Register now for our virtual Find Your Voice workshop.

 

This workshop be a 60-minute interactive session, with limited capacity, held on Monday 9th June at 11:30am (BST). It will be run by Caroline Goyder, an expert speaker and trainer, and will have a particular focus on getting your voice heard in a virtual world. Other topics that will be covered include:

  • Speaking with gravitas

  • Flexing your leadership style

  • Teaching others how to treat you

  • Questions and action planning

 

Register now to make sure you don’t miss out!

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Jun
4
5:30 PM17:30

Fireside chat with Helen Davies

Join us for a fireside chat with Helen Davis, British record holder in swimming, with three national titles in breaststroke (50m, 100m, 200m) in the Over-55 category. Register here to join!

Moderated by WICT UKIE Board Member, Sarah Golley, Helen will be sharing her incredible journey — including the highs, the hurdles, and everything in between. She’ll also impart her wisdom on how her athletic journey shaped her professional life.

We’ll continue the conversation over networking drinks and nibbles!

Date: Wednesday 4th June

Time: 17:30 – Fireside Chat Start, 18:30 – Networking drinks
Location: Virgin Media O2 Offices, Sheldon Square, Paddington, W2 6HY

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May
13
4:30 PM16:30

Speed networking on 13 May

Calling all WICT UK & Ireland members! Are you ready to supercharge your network in just one hour?

Join us for our next online speed networking event:

Tuesday 13th May
16:30 to 17:30 (BST)
Virtual, hosted on Microsoft Teams

Register here!

Based on the overwhelming success of our previous events, we're bringing you another fast-paced opportunity to connect with up to 10 fellow WICT members. Each mini-meeting will last three to four minutes, giving you just enough time to make valuable connections, share ideas, and swap LinkedIn profiles.

Don’t miss this opportunity to:

  • Expand your network: Meet inspiring women from across the UK & Ireland tech scene.

  • Sharpen your networking skills: Get comfortable introducing yourself, making connections quickly, and leaving a lasting impression.

  • Boost your career: Make valuable connections that could open doors to new opportunities.

  • Learn from each other: Share experiences, insights, and advice in a supportive environment.

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Mar
24
11:30 AM11:30

Find Your Voice Workshop with Caroline Goyder

Are you looking to develop your virtual #communication skills and build your #brand as a female leader?

In February and March we'll be running two 60-minute virtual workshops, hosted by Caroline Goyder, with a focus on getting your voice heard in a virtual world. The sessions will also cover speaking with #gravitas, flexing your #leadership style, and action planning.

Sign up now using the links below to make sure you don't miss out!

·      Monday 24th February - http://liberty.gl/4aAgyaP
·      Monday 24th March - http://liberty.gl/4ginTgp

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Feb
24
11:30 AM11:30

Find Your Voice Workshop with Caroline Goyder

Are you looking to develop your virtual #communication skills and build your #brand as a female leader?

In February and March we'll be running two 60-minute virtual workshops, hosted by Caroline Goyder, with a focus on getting your voice heard in a virtual world. The sessions will also cover speaking with #gravitas, flexing your #leadership style, and action planning.

Sign up now using the links below to make sure you don't miss out!

·      Monday 24th February - http://liberty.gl/4aAgyaP
·      Monday 24th March - http://liberty.gl/4ginTgp

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The Gap Partnership Negotiation Showcase
Jan
23
9:00 AM09:00

The Gap Partnership Negotiation Showcase

WICT UK & Ireland are hosting a Negotiation Showcase with The Gap Partnership. This will be a two-hour virtual session which will raise awareness of the importance of negotiation and address key elements of this core business skill, including selling vs negotiation, the different types of negotiation and the importance of planning. 

Date: Thursday 23rd January 2025 

Time: 09:00 – 11:00 (GMT) 

Location: Virtual 

 

To confirm your attendance, please register here.

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Emerging Trends to Watch in 2025
Oct
15
3:30 PM15:30

Emerging Trends to Watch in 2025

Save the date for our next London event:

In partnership with our sponsor, Accenture, WICT UK & Ireland are hosting a panel conversation on Emerging Trends to Watch in 2025. The panel will discuss the Accenture Life Trends 2025 report, which shines a light on the interplay between people, their behaviours and attitudes to the world around them - be it business, technology, or other societal shifts.

Date: Thursday 21st November 2024

Time: 5:00pm to 7:00pm (BST)

Location: Accenture, 30 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BD


After hearing from the panel, we’ll continue the conversation over some drinks and nibbles!

WICT UK & Ireland members are encouraged to bring a guest.

More details, including our panel of experts, to come.

Register here: liberty.gl/3BLZP7b

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Oct
10
9:30 AM09:30

Find Your Voice Breakfast Workshop

Are you looking to develop your public speaking skills and build your brand as a female leader?

We’re inviting WICT UK & Ireland members to register now for our FIND YOUR VOICE Breakfast Workshop:

Date: 10 October 2024
Time: 09.00 – 10.30
Location: TBC – Hammersmith

There are only 25 spots for WICT UK & Ireland members who can commit to attending this workshop in person. Register here.

We’re hosting a breakfast workshop with Caroline Goyder – Owner of the Gravitas Method where we’ll cover:

Speaking with gravitas: Core tools to help you find congruence, confidence and grounded presence so you can trust yourself when you speak, no matter how high the stakes or how challenging the stakeholders

Flexing your leadership style: Different audiences require different approaches. Understand how you can flex your style and engage others while staying true to who you are

Teaching others how to treat you: Learn strategies for being intentional, assertive, and empathetic so you can speak up, ask for what you need and protect your boundaries in challenging moments

Questions and action planning: We’ll round out the session with a Q&A and develop personal action plans for attendees to take back to work

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Sep
12
4:30 PM16:30

Speed Networking on 12 September

Join us for our THIRD online speed networking event in September:

Thursday 12 September
16:30 to 17:30
Virtual, hosted on Microsoft Teams

Register here

Based on the overwhelming success of our previous events, we're bringing you another fast-paced opportunity to connect with up to 10 fellow WICT members. Each mini-meeting will last three to four minutes, giving you just enough time to make valuable connections, share ideas, and swap LinkedIn profiles.

Don’t miss this opportunity to:

  • Expand your network: Meet inspiring women from across the UK & Ireland tech scene.

  • Boost your career: Make valuable connections that could open doors to new opportunities.

  • Learn from each other: Share experiences, insights, and advice in a supportive environment.

  • Sharpen your networking skills: Get comfortable introducing yourself, making connections quickly, and leaving a lasting impression.

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Sustaining Expertise and Talent in the Telco, Media & Tech Sector
May
30
4:30 PM16:30

Sustaining Expertise and Talent in the Telco, Media & Tech Sector

If you’re based in Ireland, please save the date – Thursday 30 May – for our next event.

 We’re hosting a panel discussion in Dublin, bringing together industry leaders to discuss the sustainability of expertise, talent and skills in the Telco, Media and Tech (TMT) sector in Ireland. We’ll explore both the challenges and opportunities ahead, followed by a networking session and informal drinks.

Register here

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Apr
18
4:30 PM16:30

Mentoring Panel Event

What are the benefits of being a mentor or a mentee when it comes to boosting your career trajectory and personal development?

Join us on 18 April in London as we’re bringing together a panel of leading experts who will be sharing their experiences with mentoring and reverse mentoring programmes.

Register here

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Nov
8
4:30 PM16:30

Ethics of AI

Join us for a panel discussion on the Ethics of AI where our expert panelists will be considering how AI might transform the workforce, how best to prepare future generations to address AI ethics and what role corporations have and should plan in the ethics of AI

Followed by networking and drinks

Register here

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Welcome Ireland!
Sep
28
2:30 PM14:30

Welcome Ireland!

To mark our expansion into Ireland we are hosting a launch event with a packed agenda! We have some brilliant speakers, great topics and networking drinks planned.

More information and final time to follow and invites will be sent out soon!

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Speed Networking
Jul
12
4:30 PM16:30

Speed Networking

Ready for more networking! After the great feedback from our first speed networking event we are excited to bring you another! This online event will provide you with the opportunity to network with up to 10 other WICT members. Each networking pair will have four minutes together, which is enough time for you both to get to know a little bit about each other and exchange details and LinkedIn profiles.

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DEI Metrics: How Our Industry Measures Up
Jun
22
4:00 PM16:00

DEI Metrics: How Our Industry Measures Up

Join our panel of experts as we take a deep dive into the results of the 2022 PAR Workplace Diversity Survey. Together, we will explore:

• How our industry compares to national benchmarks
• The status of women and women of color with regard to recruitment and retention
• Strategies to improve results and proven practices that lead to better representation of women at all levels

Register here

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June Book Club
Jun
7
4:30 PM16:30

June Book Club

The WICT book club is an online reading group for our members. It’s not super high brow. It’s a connected group of professional women reading a business and leadership book and discussing our thoughts.  

We will confirm the book two months in advance of the scheduled book club, and we will aim for it to also be available as an audiobook. This time we are reading “She Thinks Like A Boss - Leadership” by Jemma Roedel. 

Invitations to join the WICT UK Book Club have been sent out to all members.

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Storytelling with Steve Ashton
Apr
20
4:30 PM16:30

Storytelling with Steve Ashton

Update: Sadly we will be postponing this event until future notice. We send Steve our very best wishes and support and look forward to working with him again when the time is right.

Steve has spent over 30 years helping people to increase their skill in communication, as well as being an experienced performer himself.  

He brings these worlds together with his practical first hand business experience to transform individuals and teams ability to interact more effectively with the world.

Invitations to register for the event have been sent to all members!

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Mar
8
11:00 AM11:00

International Women's Day

We are delighted to be supporting International Women’s Day with one of our sponsors, NTT DATA, who will be hosting elevenses in their offices in Birmingham. As part of these celebrations they will be showcasing the various partnerships they have that support and promote gender diversity including their partnership with WICT. During the elevenses attendees will hear about:

  1. The WICT vision and mission, the difference it makes and how to get involved

  2. WICT objectives and programmes specifically in the context of IWD and its theme #EmbraceEquity

 

This will be followed with the opportunity to meet other WICT members. Please contact us if you would like to attend.

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