Getting real and dreaming big

This year's theme is 'No Grit, No Pearl'. File photo.

The Business Women's Network, an arm of the Tauranga Chamber of Commerce, is again presenting the biennial Craigs Investment Partners and Cooney Lees Morgan Regional Business Women's Conference.

The conference will be held on May 19-20 at Trinity Wharf. This year's theme is ‘No Grit, No Pearl'.

Beginning with a dinner on Friday evening, the event's programme includes key speakers such as scientist, inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Ray Avery and Trilogy Chief Executive Officer Angela Buglass.

The first speaker on Saturday will be Tim Murphy, who led the editorial team at the New Zealand Herald for 14 years. His session titled: ‘Modern Day Media – Is Facebook the New Overlord?' speaks about the state of the media industry currently facing unprecedented change.

Women's Refuge CEO Doctor Ang Jury's session ‘A Day in the Life…' promises to be revealing and possibly confronting about the real challenges some of our most vulnerable citizens face.

There will be an equally strong line-up of other speakers including Mark Lister from Craigs Investment Partners, a panel discussion from the women of Cooney Lees Morgan, Pam Roa of Longveld and Billie Jordan of Hip-Op-eration Crew. Gemma McCaw will speak about resilience, her own passion project and life in the public eye.

The conference is tailored specifically to the needs and interests of women from all walks of life and different work environments. They may be self-employed, work for a big or small organisation, be working part-time, or maybe considering re-entering the workforce.

Further conference information and registration details can be found at: bwn.org.nz/conference

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