UPCOMING EVENTS
How to build your resilience
Four sessions, starting 26th October 18:30-20:00, and continuing 2nd, 9th & 16th November
Holding your ground in an important meeting; not being shaken by a difficult conversation at work; knowing your stress triggers and avoiding them so you’re always at your best. These are things we all wish we could be better at.
So how do we develop the resilience we need to face challenges in the workplace and thrive?
Join us this October to find out. FeForte will lead us in science-based training and philosophical exploration including mindfulness practice. They’ve identified the habits needed to build your personal resilience, and will teach us to master them on this deep-dive training course. Each of the four 90-minute virtual meetings will be an opportunity to review practice, share new knowledge and embed new skills.
WICT members use the Promo code WICT for £100 off the course
IN CONVERSATION WITH DAME JENNI MURRAY
Monday 22nd November 19:30 - 20:30
WICT UK in partnership with Broadminded will be in conversation with this broadcasting legend, Dame Jenni Murray. We will discuss her book, A History of the World in 21 Women, her extraordinary career, and her new book, Fat Cow, Fat Chance.
Dame Jenni Murray has been at the helm of BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour for over twenty years. She will talk to us about the programme’s 64 year history and her most engaging interviewees from Barbara Castle to Kaffe Fasset, Monica Lewinsky to Tom Hanks, Jack Nicholson to Margaret Thatcher, through to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. As always, there'll be plenty of time for her to answer your questions too.
Register for the event here.
WICT members should use the promo code 'WICT' and the cost of their ticket will be free.
For a full list of the WICT Global program and events click below
PAST EVENTS
Nell Frizzel, The Panic Years:
Making the right decisions in those crucial years when career and home life both get exciting
Nell Frizzell, journalist, writer, Vogue columnist and author of The Panic Years. Described as ‘vital reading’ for men and women, The Panic Years has opened essential conversations about parenthood, fertility, ‘dates, doubts and the mother of all decisions’.
tuesday 7th september: in conversation with lucy cooper
We're living in an age of transformation, so much change and so much opportunity. Lucy Cooper shared her thoughts and experiences on the innovation renaissance and her leadership essentials.
Lucy believes that innovation comes from combining disruptive technologies with new business models and human ingenuity. Focusing on challenges such as cultivating growth mind-sets, scaling experimentation and developing breakthrough digital products, services and business models. She is a leader, learner and glass-half-full optimist driven to turn great ideas into sustainable business growth.
Lucy is a champion for women’s issues, an advocate and mentor for women in technology and a student of unconventional leadership practices. She enjoys sharing her perspectives as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders Class of 2021.
TUESDAY 6TH JULY: EXCLUSIVE SPEAKER EVENT WITH ELISA NARDI
WICK UK was delighted to offer our next exclusive guest speaker event, featuring Elisa Nardi, business entrepreneur, and former Chief People Officer.
Members joined us on Tuesday, 6 July at 17:00 to hear Elisa’s personal story as she reflects on work, health, resilience and personal re-invention. Not only does Elisa have an inspiring story to tell, she knows how to embrace change, and lead authentically with passion and purpose.
After a three-decade career in business as Chief People Officer at Bupa, Virgin Media and Marconi, Elisa’s life was unexpectedly interrupted when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. With patience, humility and courage, she found a way back to shape a new version of herself, as a respected mentor, entrepreneur and non-executive.
wednesday 16th june: mentor connect - building better connections through smart networking
WICT UK offered an exclusive development event with one of the UK’s leading networking, personal brand and LinkedIn experts, Heather White.
Networking is about building a strong network of contacts who understand you and are willing to recommend you when the moment arises. It is also about caring for, and being of service to those in your network.
For the last 20 years, using a very down-to-earth and practical approach, Heather has helped countless people - to communicate their roles, strengths and value more confidently. Whatever your position or field, Heather can help you to build an authentic brand, develop long-term business relationships and improve career progression.
We were thrilled with how many joined us for a fast-paced, interactive session designed to give practical advice to support career development.
TUESDAY 11TH MAY: EXCLUSIVE SPEAKER EVENT | WILL GREENWOOD
WICT UK is delighted to offer another exclusive guest speaker event, this time featuring Will Greenwood. Will joins us to share his own thoughts and experiences on one of our core themes for 2021: embracing change.
Join us on Tuesday 11 May (5-6pm) to hear about how Will has taken the leadership lessons from his sporting career into personal and professional moments, which has enabled him to face into difficult challenges successfully. As always, there will be plenty of time to take your questions.
Will is the Chief Customer Officer for Afiniti in the UK. He is responsible for expanding commercial relationships, finding revenue opportunities, and working closely with clients in the United Kingdom.
Will began his career at HSBC as a foreign exchange trader before turning to international sport. He went on to play professional rugby for 11 years, which included 55 international caps. Will was an integral part of the England’s victorious Grand Slam and World Cup campaign of 2003, and is England’s third highest try scorer of all time, with 31. Since retiring in 2006 Will has been a presenter for Sky Sports and a sports journalist for The Telegraph.
MONDAY 26TH APRIL: THE RECOVERY STARTS NOW - AN EVENT BY OUR SPONSOR, ACCENTURE
Britain is on the brink of a post-pandemic boom. Business confidence is rising. Digital transformation is accelerating. Opportunities abound for those who can capture the moment.
We offered our members the opportunity to join Accenture's top UK execs to explore how. They’ll dig into their vast experience across Britain’s top public and private sector organisations, and Accenture’s wealth of research and thought leadership, to offer best practice examples, valuable lessons and informed predictions. Helping you to deliver Tomorrow, Today.
Tomorrow, Today provides practical steps, lessons and recommendations through a UK-relevant lens to help you build back better. Find out how to:
Unite tech and the boardroom – break down the barriers between strategy and technology to drive long-term transformation at speed.
Learn from others – build strategy and operations based on our experience working with major clients facing similar challenges.
Build back better – combine commercial success with sustainable and ethical business.
Align with customer values – shape and build experiences that serve people's changing expectations, create joy and meaning.
tuesday 30th march: i am wict
On Tuesday 30th March WICT UK's President, Lauren Dolan, invited you to learn more about WICT UK's refreshed vision and plans for 2021.
WICT UK aims to INSPIRE, CONNECT and GROW talent across the cable, telecom, media and broadcast industries to enable women from diverse backgrounds to reach their potential. During this session, attendees learnt more about how WICT can support your career development, including learning more about our mentoring programme as either a mentee, a potential mentor or a corporate sponsor wishing to collaborate, as well as having the opportunity to connect with other WICT members.
thursday 18th & Friday 19th March: id, empowered by accenture
WICT UK was excited to offer an opportunity to join the launch of an idea dedicated to the exploration and empowerment of identity in all its forms: ID, Empowered by Accenture.
Over two days, industry experts and senior Accenture equality advocates led discussions on the topics driving inclusion and diversity. Speakers included Simon Eaves, Market Unit Lead – UKI, Accenture; Adam Pearson, award-winning disability rights campaigner, actor and speaker; Sam Olsen, CEO, Movement to Work; David Olusoga, Historian, writer and broadcaster; alongside many others.
This virtual event gave unfettered access to panels, keynotes, and discover real identity stories too. For those tight on time WICT recommended ‘The human and business impacts of COVID-19’ research session which explored the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women.
WEDNESDAY 17TH mARCH: THE RETURN OF RACE SCIENCE WITH ANGELA SAINI
In partnership with Broadminded, WICT UK was delighted to offer an fascinating webinar with science journalist Angela Saini to talk about her latest book, the critically acclaimed Superior.
On 17 March Angela explored the murky history of race science and the ways in which it is being resurrected in the 21st century. Combining science, history and politics, her work explains how race maps out biologically and how those on the far-right are attempting to repackage racism.
A warm, engaging and ferociously intelligent speaker, Angela is an award-winning science journalist, author and broadcaster. She presents radio and television programmes for the BBC, and her writing has appeared across the world, including in New Scientist, Prospect, The Sunday Times, Wired, and National Geographic. Superior was named book of the year by The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and many more.
tuesday 23rd february 2021: a special event to learn more about wict uk
WICT UK President, Lauren Dolan, invited prospective members to learn more about our global WICT network and WICT UK’s vision for 2021.
We heard first-hand from our members how WICT and our tailored mentoring programme has supported their careers. Prospective members learned how a WICT UK membership provides access to a global network of ambitious professionals, events with industry leading experts and unique development offerings to advance careers. More details can be found on our website.
monday 22nd february 2021: why the world needs more difficult women with helen lewis
In partnership with Broadminded, we were thrilled to offer an inspirational webinar with Helen Lewis, a staff writer for the Atlantic, and a former deputy editor of the New Statesman. Helen has written for the Guardian, Sunday Times, New York Times and Vogue.
Helen spoke to us about her career in journalism as well as the unvarnished - and unfinished - history of women's rights, as revealed in her Sunday Times bestseller, Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights.
december 2020: End of year celebration
For this end of year event, we were delighted to welcome special guest speaker, Maria E. Brennan President & CEO of WICT Global.
Maria has more than 25 years' experience of executive management with diversity-based associations ranging in size from 2,000-33,000 members, with particular expertise in the areas of strategic planning, public relations, operations, and advocacy. Maria shared her global reflections on a challenging year and her outlook for WICT in 2021.
Wednesday 18th Nov: Mentor Connect Event
In these challenging times, the need for mentoring is greater than ever before. We are delighted that NTT Data shared their experiences of how mentoring continues to support mentees, the organisation and also how being a mentor can be both a developmental opportunity and an inspiring experience through learning from others.
NOVEMBER 2020: EXCLUSIVE TALK WITH ADVENTURIST JAMES KETCHER
'We can all set ourselves inspirational goals and achieve them: the capability to succeed lies within.'
WICT UK is excited to present the exclusive opportunity to hear from inspirational guest speaker, James Ketchell. In 2014, James became the first and only person to have rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, successfully summited Mount Everest and cycled 18,000 miles around the world, in what the media dubbed ‘The Ultimate Triathlon.
October 8th 2020: In conversation with the wict uk board
WICT UK hosted a conversation with members of the Board to reflect on a turbulent year and shared an update on WICT's mission and areas of focus.
AUGUST 26 2020: WEBINAR - 'MY CLIMB UP THE CORPORATE LADDER'
In partnership with our WICT colleagues in Philadelphia, WICT UK is delighted to share the opportunity to join a thought-provoking speaker series on Wednesday 26th August, 4pm to 5pm. Join us for an open conversation to learn how our panel of female executives successfully climbed the corporate ladder discussing the risks, challenges, victories and set-backs they faced along the way.
July 30 2020: NEGOTIATION AND MEDIATION SKILLS WORKSHOP
WITH Rebecca Attree, MA (Cantab), Attree & Co
Mediation skills are vital for everyone to succeed in the workplace, build good business relationships and create an effective workplace in times of permanent changes. This session will use accessible techniques suitable for senior managers and executives from a wide range of backgrounds. It will include up to the minute advice on how to have an online presence and communicate effectively online.
JULY 2ND 2020: COVID-19; FEMALE VOICES ON THE FRONT-LINE’
hosted by CHANNEL 4’S CATHY NEWMAN
Hosted by Channel 4’s Cathy Newman. The event was a panel discussion and debate which focuses on the impact that coronavirus has had on the women and girls in the countries in which our charity partner, Street Child operate.
FEBRUARY 13TH 2020: TRANSFORM YOUR RESILIENCE LEVELS
Resilience is a fundamental asset in the volatile and ambiguous world we now operate in. Theresa Coligan, from The Coaching Project, will be sharing successful strategies to help attendees transform their resilience levels, minimise unhealthy stress and increase their enjoyment of life and work. Join us for this highly interactive, fun and practical session that will help you develop your resilience and thrive
december 4th 2019: Christmas event - time to celebrate!
An end-of-year celebration to recognise the delivery of a successful 2019 programme and celebrate a year of inspirational women - with special guest speaker, Princess Beatrice. Our other guest speakers include Sarah Haran, founder and creative director of the luxury handbag retailer of the same name, Amanda Thompson, CEO and Founder of the wine maker, Thompson and Scott and Theresa Coligan of The Coaching Project. There will be an opportunity for drinks, nibbles and networking afterwards.
November 13th 2019: Defogging Personal Branding.
Award-winning international marketing strategist, board advisor and researcher, Dr Geraint Evans, leads an informative discussion exploring the complex world of personal branding. Dr Evans has held a variety of global marketing leadership roles and delivered work for brands such as ODEON Cinemas Group, Virgin Media, Tesco, Boots and Whitbread. This practical session will help you to develop your own personal brand strategy and how to navigate it within the rapidly evolving social media landscape.
October 3rd 2019: Emotional Intelligence Webinar
Emotional Intelligence is a critical skill in most roles in today’s workplace. It helps people understand their own and others’ emotions, helping them to handle stress better and to make better decisions.
During this 90-minute virtual training session you will explore the role of emotions, the different components of EI and the areas which will help you overcome some of the challenges you face at work.
July 18th 2019: RGB
Private screening of the US smash hit, RBG, which directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen explore the life of iconic US Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
June 18th 2019: Meet the Mentor Event
This event aims to bring together our mentors from the WICT UK Mentor Connect Programme with our members, enabling them to build their own mentoring relationships. Our guest panellists will share their mentoring experiences, and there will be an opportunity for members to connect with mentors afterwards.
June 16th 2019: Being Human in a Digitalised Age
A special session run by Insights Discovery to give you the tools to help unlock your own human potential, develop your self-awareness and help you and your teams perform at the highest possible level.
May 22nd 2019: Webinar - Challenging Conversations
At some point we will all face tricky conversations. It’s not always pleasant, but by preparing well and using a blend of skills and techniques you can make these conversations more productive. Join us to learn about a practical four-step structure you can use to take control, use your questioning and listening skills and deal with emotions (yours and others) effectively.
april 4th 2019: Talk Lean
A highly-interactive workshop, where Alan Palmer, UK Managing Director of Interactifs, shares some simple principles and tools which allow you to be more direct and straight to the point without ever being abrupt, and to show respect, earn respect and maintain self-respect, without ever losing impact and focus.
march 20th 2019: WICT UK launch event
Tom Mockridge, CEO of Virgin Media, Gill Whitehead, senior director at Google, Gary Heffernan from Accenture and Lauren Dolan, VP People, Liberty Global, take part in a panel discussion about women the tech industry.