WHAT WOMEN WANT – MEET OUR PARTNERS
Thanks to all our amazing event partners for their support.
LAGAN INVESTMENTS LTD
“Lagan Investments Ltd is pleased to support WIMB End of Year Review - What Women Want event.”
For more about Lagan Investments Ltd visit https://laganinvestments.com
ULSTER BANK
Sandra Wright, Ulster Bank NI, said: “Amplifying women’s voices and showcasing their experiences has such an important role to play in empowering and advancing women. That is the goal of Women in Media and it’s an important objective of Ulster Bank.”
“As our CEO Alison Rose highlighted in the Rose Review, which was launched in March 2019 at the request of the UK government, advancing female entrepreneurship represents a £250bn opportunity for the UK economy. That’s why we have developed a wide range of programmes, tools and online communities to help empower women in business. Partnering with Women in Media for this event will help us communicate that support.”
For more about Ulster Bank Women in Business visit https://www.ulsterbank.co.uk/business/business-services/women-in-business.html
FURTHER EDUCATION NI
Louise Warde Hunter, Chief Executive and Principal of Belfast Metropolitan College said:
“We are pleased to support this event and the work of Women in Media NI in engaging and inspiring a new generation of women who are interested in pursuing a career in and on the media.”
She added: “The colleges are proud of the many former students who have gone on to become prominent leaders in the media landscape.
“By supporting this initiative we hope it will encourage a new generation of budding journalists to follow in their footsteps and blaze their own trail in the media sphere.”
Further Education NI is the collective voice of the six Further Education Colleges in Northern Ireland. The Further Education sector in Northern Ireland has a dual purpose to support both social inclusion and economic growth and comprises six Colleges with 29 campuses that provide access to training and qualifications to over 60,000 learners helping them achieve their potential and improve their career and life prospects. The Colleges connect learners with businesses and are the largest provider of professional and technical qualifications in Northern Ireland.
For more information visit https://furthereducationni.com/
BROWN O’CONNOR
Arlene O’Connor, Co-founder and Director at Brown O’Connor Communications said: “Supporting initiatives like Women in Media is very important to us because of the good work that it’s team does in amplifying and increasing female voices in the media.
“Despite an acceptance that we must all do more to better reflect diversity in voices and perspectives, there is still a long way to go to ensure women are adequately represented.
“There is an onus on all of us to actively encourage, support and promote women’s voices where we can and that is why we are a proud supporter of Women In Media here.”
For more information visit: https://brownoconnor.com
CARLIN CREATIVE
Carlin Creative Director Una Carlin said: "What women want is to be free.
“Free to use their voice, free to express themselves, freedom to say what is important to them and to the world, freedom to speak up and speak out when it is called for and freedom from judgment and discrimination when they do.
“Freedom to take back their power and stand in their strength and story."
For more visit: https://www.carlincreative.co.uk
WORDMAGIC LTD
Dr Tom Kelly FCIPR, Public Affairs Consultant and Hon. Consul for Malta
Tom said: “Across public life it is important that as many voices as possible are heard. Northern Ireland is rich in it’s diversity and all too often this richness is not reflected in or by the media.
“Hopefully ‘Women in the Media’ will a catalyst for a much wider equality initiative across civic society reflecting the myriad of colours and communities which makes life so much better for all."
JAWBOX GIN AND SCHWEPPES
Thanks to Gerry White, Jawbox Gin, Schweppes, Drinksology and Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland.
For more about Jawbox visit: https://jawboxgin.com
THE ORPHEUS
The Orpheus Ballroom of Romance about the Harp Bar in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter is a stunning bar, which is expertly run by legendary publican Willie Jack and his hardworking team.
For more visit: https://dukeofyorkbelfast.com/venues/the-new-orpheus/
We can’t wait to see you all on December 2nd.
For tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-media-end-of-year-review-2021-what-women-want-tickets-207506827507
