To celebrate International Women’s Day 2020 on Sunday 8th March, NatWest joined forces with Norfolk Chambers of Commerce to bring you a unique and free annual event with inspiring guest speakers.
Over eighty guests attended our event on Thursday 5th March at The International Aviation Academy ahead of International Women’s Day. It was a non-stop upbeat morning with positivity and empowerment running throughout!
Following Andy Gray’s introduction, we listened to our speakers; four incredibly talented and witty women from a mix of sectors.
Lauren Fuller, NatWest Customer Journey Developer and Young Banker of the Year Finalist spoke of NatWest’s Woman’s Worth Collective, part of their ongoing commitment to equality, and challenging stereotypes. She also spoke of the ways in which they are encouraging and enabling women to dream bigger with their entrepreneurial plans.
Hannah Wooller, Managing Director of Hudson Architects spoke of the strength and focus of her own Mother, and how her work ethic enabled her to leave the working parent guilt firmly at the door. Combining parenthood with a challenging career is achievable, but we have to challenge the unconscious bias that surrounds us.
Minnie Moll, Chief Executive of Jarrold Retail asked, ‘What does leadership look like?’We are all aware of why we want to challenge the preconceptions, but what is important, is How? How do we do that? We have to want it; we have to support it and we have to look at the language Bias.
CJ Green, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Brave Goose asked us to feel the fear and run with it! If it’s not scary then it’s not challenging! Don’t seek permission and take the risks!
Fiona Ryder, TCD Media and President of The Norfolk Chambers of Commerce hosted our panel of speakers, and one of the areas they discussed was men only clubs and how do they fit into the new narrative?
With eighty guests attending it was a lively discussion, with many questions from the audience and sadly we were short on time, and it felt like we could have stayed all day!
The talented Rebecca Osbourne kindly did a visual recording of the morning.