Events in Newcastle
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Newcastle May Event
You can now book onto our May City Ladies Networking breakfast, held as usual at Newcastle Gateshead Hilton.
Organised and hosted by familiar faces Antonia, Natalie and Sophie, this session will feature our incredible spotlight, Kathryn Rodgers.
Kathryn is a chartered CIPD member with 21 years’ HR experience across a variety of sectors and countries – and in that time she’s seen more than her fair share of tick-boxes and regulation frameworks that completely ignore the human component. She’s had enough of HR that is much more about numbers than about people; she believes that what really makes the difference between the businesses that engage with and retain their teams, and the ones that don’t, is communication.
Kathryn has been running her HR Consultancy since 2018 and brought it back to Newcastle in 2022. She’s a proud Geordie so is delighted to be working with small and mighty businesses in her home town.
This event is supported by NatWest Enterprise. As the Local Enterprise Manager for the Northeast, it's Nickie Kilkenny's responsibility to support businesses in the community, regardless of who you bank with. Nickie is accredited in business growth by the Institute of Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship (IOEE). Nickie is also Women in Business accredited by Every Woman, designed to support the growth in female led businesses. Many have great ideas and the skills to start their own business but just lack the guidance or confidence to take the first step in achieving their ambitions. Nickie looks to add value and growth to SMEs to stay ahead of the curve, whether it be through one-to-one mentoring or by attending a local event - she is here to boost your business.
Nickie proactively spends time supporting local businesses by sharing advice, creating networks, leveraging the local ecosystem, and hosting events to help boost business.
So come and enjoy breakfast, visit a lovely venue and meet lots of like-minded women face to face. Don't forget your business cards.
Parking is free at this event.
Please direct any questions to team@cityladiesnetworking.com
Newcastle June Event
You can now book onto our June City Ladies Networking breakfast, held as usual at Newcastle Gateshead Hilton.
Organised and hosted by familiar faces Antonia, Natalie and Sophie, this session will feature our incredible spotlight, Jess Allan.
Jess is an Aerodynamic Performance Engineer at Alpine F1 team, and previously worked as a Data Engineer at Red Bull Racing. Growing up in the North East of England and attending several Grand Prix, she was always interested in engineering, but the lack of representation of women in F1 meant she didn't see it as a viable option for her career until after her degree. During University she spent time working at CERN on the LHC experiment and worked on a number of programs that provided mentorship for women in STEM. After obtaining her honour's degree in Physics from Boston University, she worked at tech start-ups in the Boston area and volunteered at Science Club for Girls, a non-profit that provides free after-school science programs in an attempt to address inequalities in STEM around race, gender, and socioeconomics. Now based in the UK, she works remotely with the Massachusetts STEM Hub as an industry professional, giving feedback on student projects and providing virtual classroom visits. She won the 2023 Women Leaders UK Award in the Engineering, Science, and Maths category for work in her community. In her spare time, she likes to research ways that companies can overcome the lack of racial and gender diversity in STEM through more inclusive hiring practices and policies. She enjoys cycling around the Oxford area, knitting, and attending her local book club..
This event is supported by NatWest Enterprise. As the Local Enterprise Manager for the Northeast, it's Nickie Kilkenny's responsibility to support businesses in the community, regardless of who you bank with. Nickie is accredited in business growth by the Institute of Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship (IOEE). Nickie is also Women in Business accredited by Every Woman, designed to support the growth in female led businesses. Many have great ideas and the skills to start their own business but just lack the guidance or confidence to take the first step in achieving their ambitions. Nickie looks to add value and growth to SMEs to stay ahead of the curve, whether it be through one-to-one mentoring or by attending a local event - she is here to boost your business.
Nickie proactively spends time supporting local businesses by sharing advice, creating networks, leveraging the local ecosystem, and hosting events to help boost business.
So come and enjoy breakfast, visit a lovely venue and meet lots of like-minded women face to face. Don't forget your business cards.
Parking is free at this event.
Please direct any questions to team@cityladiesnetworking.com
Newcastle April Event
You can now book onto our April City Ladies Networking breakfast, held as usual at Newcastle Gateshead Hilton.
Organised and hosted by familiar faces Antonia, Natalie and Sophie, this session will feature our incredible spotlight,Helen Milford bringing many years of executive level experience with blue-chip retail businesses including Boots, Asda, Argos, Sainsbury’s and most recently Marks and Spencer, where she was Retail Director until September 2023.
A key contributor in the Marks and Spencer turnaround plan, Helen is also a passionate advocate of inclusion and diversity and was the executive sponsor of the gender and equality network at the Group.
Helen was born in Seaham and graduated from the University of Sunderland with a first-class honours degree in pharmacy, before joining Boots the Chemist. From her first role in retail, Helen went on to enjoy a successful thirty-five-year career working with five blue-chip organisations where she was responsible for many hundreds of stores and tens of thousands of employees.
Having left Marks and Spencer in September 2023, Helen is now ready to leave the top tiers of executive leadership behind and bring her significant experience to support and advise as a non-executive director and advisor, initially for Age UK and now for Hays Travel, joining the Board in January. Helen relocated back to her native North East after 25 years away a couple of years ago and she is keen to build a non- executive / advisor portfolio supporting North East Businesses.
This event is supported by NatWest Enterprise. As the Local Enterprise Manager for the Northeast, it's Nickie Kilkenny's responsibility to support businesses in the community, regardless of who you bank with. Nickie is accredited in business growth by the Institute of Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship (IOEE). Nickie is also Women in Business accredited by Every Woman, designed to support the growth in female led businesses. Many have great ideas and the skills to start their own business but just lack the guidance or confidence to take the first step in achieving their ambitions. Nickie looks to add value and growth to SMEs to stay ahead of the curve, whether it be through one-to-one mentoring or by attending a local event - she is here to boost your business.
Newcastle March Event
You can now book onto our March City Ladies Networking breakfast, held as usual at Newcastle Gateshead Hilton.
Organised and hosted by familiar faces Antonia, Natalie and Sophie, this session will feature our incredible spotlight, Michaela Reaney.
ENTREPRENEUR, SPEAKER, AND TEDX ORGANISER CHAMPIONING EQUITY AND RAISING ASPIRATIONS. CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR IDEA SHARING, LEARNING, AND CONNECTION. MY GOAL IS TO AMPLIFY AND ACCELERATE IDEAS FOR A BETTER, MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL.
Michaela is passionate about empowering individuals and organisations to realise their full potential through human skills development. With a decade of entrepreneurial experience, Michaela has successfully scaled three businesses, navigating the challenges of scaling, selling, and even closing a business. With over 15-years' experience in talent management, and learning and development, she's worked with diverse organisations in the UK and globally, including Rio Tinto, State Street, Amazon, British Athletics, and AO.
Her expertise, recognised through multiple awards, focuses on delivering human skills development and behavioural change with the same rigor as technical skills. Michaela’s current focus is Opportunity Global, a learning and development company and she is back in start-up mode with a tech venture in the US. Michaela enjoys sharing her insights through speaking events and podcasts and launched a UK Top 10 Business Podcast in 2022. As a TEDx Organiser for TEDxTeessideWomen, she curates thought-provoking events that create a platform for women, non-binary people, and allies to share ideas, learn, and connect. Teesside hosted the first TEDxWomen event outside of London, and Michaela is committed to expanding inclusive and accessible events in the region.