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High Profile Female Journalist Inspires 2 Summer 2012 • Issue 05 magazine High profile female journalist inspires 2 Designed to help your business defy the downturn The continued impact of the global downturn is affecting businesses, large and small, throughout Northern Ireland. Many face challenges and diffi cult choices. Invest Northern Ireland can help your business access a range of support that will help you survive the impact of the economic downturn and secure your position for the future. We can help your business succeed in these diffi cult times, whether you want to build the skills of your workforce, use new technology to improve competitiveness, break into new markets, develop new products, or create jobs. So get in touch today. Visit boostingbusinessni.com Text BOOST to 78886 Call 0800 181 4422 womeninbusinessni.com 100834 INI BB Woman in Bis fp Generic.indd 1 04/05/2012 11:07 Board News 3 Chair’s Message I have mentioned many times about how privileged I feel to meet so many prodigious business people the most recent was an American Susan Davis and I wanted to share with you her inspirational story. Who is Susan Davis you may ask well be prepared like me to be blown away. Susan A. Davis is a pioneering Club; member of Glanbia’s U.S. woman business owner Board, and University College Dublin considered an icon in the public Graduate School of Business Board; relations industry. She has built Co-Chair of the Washington Ireland a global business over 30 years Program Trustees `Council and A lifelong advocate for social a board member of Medical Missions entrepreneurship, democracy for Children; St. Judes Hospital’s building and leadership Professional Board and the US-Panama development for women, she is Business Council; the Chair of the Board of Vital I could go on and on and on about Voices Global Partnership, the her achievements but I must tell you preeminent NGO that trains about the person I met a humble, and empowers emerging women warm, down to earth woman and leaders in 125 countries. She was unbelievably generous with her time as the first International President of she asked about me, our vice chair Kate the International Women’s Forum, Marshall and the good work Women in the global leadership organization Business were doing. Her advice was now representing more than 3000 priceless and her promised follow up women of achievement. correspondence was fulfilled, a woman Susan has chaired the landmark U.S. true to her word. I believe Kate and Ireland Business Summit which created I met one of the truly inspirational the groundbreaking U.S.- Ireland R&D women you normally read about. As Partnership; and has been recognized we prepare to launch our 2nd Women Newly for her leadership in Ireland and in Business awards I hope you will Northern Ireland by Irish America all consider nomination or nominate Magazine (“Top 100 Irish Americans the inspirational women who make a and 75 Most Influential Irish American difference here in Northern Ireland. Appointed Women”) and The Flax Trust “For Service to Northern Ireland”. She is Edel Doherty Board Chair of The Irish Breakfast Chair, WIBNI Vice Chair Congratulations go to the newly appointed Vice Contents Chair of Women in Business NI Kate Marshall. 5 Launch of the 2012 9 Speed Mentoring Women in Business Awards – high profile speakers shared Kate heads up the Leadership and Management team in – nominate the inspirational their key business values MaST Ireland. She is a highly experienced facilitator and women who make a difference executive coach working at senior levels in a variety of blue chip 10 Networks Connect organisations. 6 Ladies Lunch WIBNI and the NI Chamber of Before joining MaST Ireland, Kate worked with business leaders at Titanic Belfast Commerce held their annual joint across Ireland as a coach and mentor and this year has travelled to event in Belfast 7 Get a Mentor to Get Ahead Dublin, Brussels, London, Boston and New York to impart her skills and 13-29 Members’ News knowledge. 8 Kate Marshall hosted an Kate has served as a board member of Women in Business NI for over inspiring Motivational Class 31 New Members a year and we welcome her to the new post of Vice Chair. for members Women In Business NI The magazine is produced by Greer Publications Design: Mandie Wilson Executive Suites, Greer Publications on behalf 5B Edgewater Business Park Weavers Court, Linfield Road, of WIBNI. Belfast Harbour Estate Cover: Kate Adie was keynote speaker at the Action Medical Belfast BT12 5GH Belfast BT3 9JQ Research & WIBNI Ladies Lunch. Tel: 0845 6076041 Material in this magazine is not Pictured are the WIBNI Chair, Vice Chair Edel Doherty [email protected] necessarily endorsed by the Tel: 028 90783200 Chair and Kate Adie. Chief Executive Roseann Kelly www.womeninbusiness.com publisher or WIBNI. [email protected] Photo: Cai Graham Photography womeninbusinessni.com Women In Business A4.indd 1 01/02/2012 13:39 6646 WiB Revised Press.A5.Paths.indd 1 15/12/11 10:11:11 WIBNI Awards 5 Coming Soon… There will be eleven individual award Women in categories as follows: AWARD CATEGORIES l Best New Start Up Business NI l Award for Innovation/ Entrepreneurship l Award for Outstanding Management/ Leadership l Award for Best in Marketing/ Communications Awards 2012 l Award for Best in Export l Saleswoman of the Year l Best in Professional Services l Best Customer Service Women in Business NI are Roseann Kelly Chief Executive l Best Sole Trader delighted to announce the second of Women in Business NI will be l Young Businesswoman of the Year Women In Business NI Awards launching the awards later this 2012, this year the awards will month. Building on the success of last l Outstanding WIBNI Businesswoman of the Year - awarded to be supported by our key Sponsor year, Roseann is excited about the the person who has made the best contribution to business and the Invest Northern Ireland and once forthcoming awards ‘These awards community again by our Media Partner The celebrate the business women of Irish News. Our gala event will be Northern Ireland. The Women in Once again we are delighted to announce that Queen’s University will held on Thursday 15th November Business NI Awards are open to honour the Outstanding Business Woman of the Year with the honour of at the Ramada Plaza, Belfast. any women in business in Northern being ‘Entrepreneur in Residence’ at the Leadership Institute at Queen’s Last year, the inaugural awards Ireland whether they operate as a University Management School. were very well supported, the sole trader, a partnership or as part judges received entries from a of an organisation. We would like wide range, from multi -nationals, to hear more inspirational stories of to professionals, to sole traders the women behind the business, her and start ups. The awards were a personal successes, her achievements very powerful demonstration of the and business style.’ ‘These awards celebrate the business wonderful innovative, entrepreneurial We are pleased that we will once and leadership skills possessed by again have an excellent judging panel women of Northern Ireland. The Women Northern Ireland business women. of business leaders, experts and in Business NI Awards are open to any The Women in Business NI academics. network also proved to be a generous As always the judges will base their women in business in Northern Ireland, lot with over £3,300 raised, on the criteria on strong business acumen, whether they operate as a sole trader, a partnership night, for the Chair of WIBNI Edel leadership and entrepreneurial Doherty’s chosen charity ‘Fields of skills, charisma and of course, good or as part of an organisation.” Life’. This means a new fresh drinking financials. water well will be built in Uganda. womeninbusinessni.com 6 WIBNI Events £7000 raised at Women in Business NI and Action Medical Research 3rd Annual Ladies Lunch at Titanic Belfast Over £7000 was raised recently Correspondent Kate Adie a highly for the fantastic Charity Action respected journalist who has paved Medical Research at the annual the way for women in journalism. Ladies Lunch held in the “Kate is fascinating and her speech spectacular new Titanic venue was engaging and inspirational! We Belfast. For the third year were delighted to have her support Women in Business NI have and we are overwhelmed by the worked in partnership with Action generosity of those who contributed Medical Research to organise this to this event!” commented Vice Chair fabulous event which is held to Of WIBNI Kate Marshall following the support the amazing work carried event. out by the Charity. A drinks receptions, superb lunch Guests were welcomed by and prize draw was enjoyed by the local television personality Pamela 300 guests who attend the lunch this This event was kindly supported by Carlton Baxter- Ballantine who hosted the lunch, year. We look forward to seeing you a new Partner of Women in Business NI the newly appointment Women in in 2013! Sponsored by Business NI Vice Chair Kate Marshall A drinks receptions, superb and Action Medical Research NI Chair lunch and prize draw was enjoyed Lady Karen Girvan. by the 300 guests who attend the Special guest at this year’s lunch lunch this year. We look forward was BBC’s former Chief News to seeing you in 2013! Event Photography by Cai Graham www.caigrahamphotograhy.co.uk womeninbusinessni.com WIBNI Events WIBNI Events 7 Get a Mentor to Get Ahead Having a business mentor can help you deal with change and improve your chances of success. That is the message 300 Northern Ireland female leaders in private, public and third sector organisations heard when they attended the 5th Women’s Leadership Conference on International Women’s Day.
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