Pre-Event Networking
Getting to Know You!
Grab a coffee and get to meet other female business people
from across the country in these fast paced, one-to-one networking sessions
Building the Future - Morning Session
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Áine Kerr
NWED host Áine Kerr, the co-founder of Kinzen
and host of RTÉ's Reignite, meets Vibeke Delahunt
and Jacqui McNabb, Co-Chairs of NWED 2021.
Vibeke Delahunt
Vibeke Delahunt, Head of Enterprise, LEO Wicklow and Co-Chair of NWED 2021
Jacqui McNabb
Jacqui McNabb, Head of Enterprise, LEO Kildare and Co-Chair of NWED 2021.
Ideas, Innovation and Action
Meet some of the 2021 Leading Lights - a selection of inspiring entrepreneurs from across Ireland who’ve used a combination of ideas, innovation and action to drive success in their business
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Build Yourself To Build A Better Business - 11.15 am
Your level of success in business will be directly impacted by the way you as an entrepreneur grow and develop. Discover how to invest in yourself to drive your business forward with Denise O'Grady.
Denise O' Grady
Discover how to invest in yourself to drive your business forward with Denise O Grady
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Coffee Break!
Take a break away from the screen and arrive back at 11.30am ready and refreshed for the next session
Get To Know Your Numbers with Larissa Feeney - 11.55 am
Larissa Feeney
Learn from Larissa Feeney how she grew her business and discover the critical financial skills and knowledge that you need to accelerate your
business development.
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The Beauty of Business
Keynote interview with Aimee Connolly, founder of Sculpted by Aimee
Aimee Connolly
Aimee Connolly, CEO and Founder of Sculpted by Aimee Cosmetics, created her own beauty brand shortly after graduating from UCD and catapulted its success through best-in-class digital marketing. Aimee is also a finalist for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year award
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Wrap up Morning Session - Aine Kerr - 12.14 - 12.15
Close of morning session, including announcement of National Women’s Enterprise Day prize winners, followed by 5 Spotlight Sessions (12.15-13.00hrs) and Lunchtime Energizer Session. The Afternoon Session commences at 14.00hrs.
Networking: Getting To Know You! - 12.15 - 13.15
Grab a coffee and get to meet other female business people from across the country in this
facilitated networking session.
Trading Online - What Next? 12.15 - 13.00
Alan O' Meara
You've built your website. Now, how do you make it work for your business.
In this Spotlight Session, Alan O'Meara will outline how to use your website to drive business growth
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Is Internationalisation right for your business?
A dynamic discussion hosted by Sheelagh Daly, Enterprise Ireland
Sheelagh Daly
Sheelagh Daly, Entrepreneurship Manager at Enterprise Ireland, talks to 3 entrepreneurs about how they successfully expanded into international markets using the supports available.
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Derya Sousa
Derya Sousa of Kianda Technologies, talks to Sheelagh Daly of Enterprise Ireland about how she successfully expanded into international markets using the supports available
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Anne Rudden
Ann Rudden of Aine's Handmade Chocolates, talks to Sheelagh Daly of Enterprise Ireland about how she successfully expanded into international markets using the supports available.
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Anna Carmody
Anna Carmody of Little Red Edu, talks to Sheelagh Daly of Enterprise Ireland about how she successfully expanded into international markets using the supports available
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Practical Steps in Sustainability
with Sarah Blake (Earthology) and Claire Tait (Chocolatey Clare)
Sarah Blake
Want to "Go Green" but don't know how?
Listen in to Sarah and leave feeling inspired and energised to start your sustainability journey.
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Claire Tait
Want to "Go Green" but don't know how?
Listen in to Clare and leave feeling inspired and
energised to start your sustainability journey.
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First Steps in Digitalisation for SMEs
with Aoife Salizzo
Aoife Salizzo
There is always a better way to do things. Sometimes you need an expert like Aoife Salizzo
from We Make Everything Simple to point you in the right direction. Join Aoife for a fast paced session full of practical advice and actions to implement in your business.
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Harness Social Media To Drive Growth
with Louise McDonnell
Louise McDonnell
Social Media can be your worst enemy or strongest ally, depending on how you approach it.
Louise McDonnell will inspire you to get it right!
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Lunchtime Energiser with Gerry Duffy
How To Show Up At Your Optimum Best
Gerry Duffy
Have you ever considered the key behaviours in your week to help you show up at your best?
In this short 40 minute workshop, we will invite you
to consider the key behaviours both inside and outside work to support this.
You will leave this session with your own unique takeaway.
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Advice Clinics
A selection of stage agencies and support bodies are on hand to share information and answer questions. Meet them now in their expo booth
Build The Future - Afternoon Session 14.00 - 14.05
MC Áine Kerr introduces the afternoon session.
Planet, People, Purpose & Profit
Building sustainability and green actions into your business is good for the planet, people and profit. Discover how 3 different entrepreneurs are embedding sustainability into their business models
Aine Kerr
Áine Kerr chats to 3 different entrepreneurs to discover how they are embedding sustainability into their business models
Pamela Walsh
Pamela Walsh chats to Áine Kerr to discover how she is embedding sustainability into her business models
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Aoife McNamara
Aoife McNamara chats to Áine Kerr to discover how she is embedding sustainability into her business models
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Caroline Ashe Brady
Caroline Ashe Brady chats to Áine Kerr to discover how she is embedding sustainability into her business models
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Build A Better Business with Paula McNicholas
No matter how expert we are in our business, there are always improvements that can be made to drive productivity, efficiency, and profitability. Allow Paula McNicholas to show you how.
Is There A Better Way? Exploring Innovation
with Kim Mackenzie Doyle
Kim Mackenzie Doyle
An innovation mindset is something that you can
develop.
Kim Mackenzie-Doyle will explain how an innovation mindset and using creativity and design thinking can help develop new products, systems or ways of scaling your business.
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Find New Markets, Win New Clients
with Jenny Melia
Jenny Melia
Internationalisation may be an option for your business and supports are available to help you break into those markets. It may not simply be about developing export markets, it may be about driving online sales internationally. Allow Jenny Melia of Enterprise Ireland to outline the options and highlight the supports available.
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A Lifetime of Learning
Keynote interview with Rachel Doyle of The Arboretum
Rachel Doyle
From a small set up in her back garden almost 45years ago, Rachel has created a unique
horticultural experience out of pure passion and devotion to what she loves.
As Ireland’s first 5-star garden centre, Arboretum sets the standard for what garden retail is today. Rachel truly knows what it is to "grow" a business. She's learned a lot of lessons along the way and speaks with both wisdom and wit about what it is to be an entrepreneur.
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Wrap Up Afternoon Session
Close of afternoon session, including announcement of National Women’s Enterprise Day prize winners, followed by Creating Connection, a high energy networking session hosted by Noel Davidson (16.00-17.00hrs).
Advice Clinics - 16.00 - 17.00
A selection of stage agencies and support bodies are on hand to share information and answer your questions. Drop in to their exhibitor booths to meet them!
Creating Connections
Networking is more than just meeting lots of people. It's creating connections that open doors, lead to opportunities and forge alliances that help your business to grow. Join Noel Davidson for a high energy, innovative learning and networking session.