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BWN Speaker Series 2023 event, themed Paving the way.

Event Recap: Business Women’s Network Speaker Series 2023: Paving the Way

5 July 2023

Paved the way: Sally Powdrell

10 May 2023

Paving the way article about Ruth Jackson-Smith - Tauranga Business Chamber

Paved the way: Ruth Jackson-Smith

12 April 2023

Michele Griffin and Rebecca Meyer @ UNO Magazine

Women in leadership: Mixing friendship and business at UNO Magazine

27 March 2023

Raimarie Pointon YRW

Paved the way: Raimarie Pointon

20 March 2023

Vicki Scott Crimson Organic

Event Recap: BWN Christmas Celebration Lunch with Crimson Organic

14 December 2022

Amanda Pillar Consulting

Women in leadership: Being your own boss, mum guilt, and the desire for career independence

20 October 2022

Camilla from Joy Marketing and Michelle from Craft n' Connect at the BWN Networking Lunch

Event Recap: BWN – Networking Lunch

20 October 2022

Business Behind the Scenes at Craigs Investment Partners

Event recap: Business Behind the Scenes @ Craigs Investment Partners

10 August 2022

Chamber Charity: Crimson Organic

21 July 2022

Hot Topic: Women’s average KiwiSaver balance is lower compared to men

21 July 2022

Event Recap: Business Women’s Network Speaker Series 2022

14 July 2022

Tania Waikato - Cooney Lees Morgan

Women in leadership: Women now the driving force at Cooney Lees Morgan

2 June 2022

Women’s wealth: What’s holding women back from investing?

1 June 2022

Marie Cooper YRW

Women in leadership: Marie Cooper (YRW)

1 June 2022

Jane Ward-Able - Blue BaobabNZ

Case study: Got an idea for a business? Grab some free advice

31 May 2022

Valerie Rowe Mitchell Emerald Business Advisers

Hot topic: An economic downturn on our doorstep?

18 May 2022

Business Mentors NZ: Helping give iFix a clean bill of health

16 May 2022

Hot topic: Hit pause on negative self-talk

10 May 2022

Miriam O'Connor Successful Resumes

Member Profile: Miriam O’Connor (Successful Resumes Bay of Plenty)

5 May 2022

Penny Miller Cooney Lees Morgan

Member Profile: Penny Miller (People & Culture Senior Advisor at Cooney Lees Morgan)

4 May 2022

Gail Page Positive Pathways

How to prevent overwhelm and boost productivity

3 May 2022

Kat Comms - Kathryn Stewart

Member Profile: Kathryn Stewart (Kat Comms)

26 April 2022

Member Profile: Deb Gee from Higher Perspective Conferences & Events

12 April 2022

Annie Canning standing with her hands in her pockets

Anxiety: The real pandemic of the 21st Century

5 April 2022

Member Profile: At Work Safety

4 April 2022

Compliance Q&A Legal Matters

Compliance Q&A: Recent Key Border & Accredited Employer Work Visa Updates Explained

30 March 2022

BWN Women in Hospitality (5)

Event Recap: BWN Women in… hospitality

15 March 2022

Denise Simons Relate Communications

Member Profile: Denise Simons (Relate Communications)

9 March 2022

Kerri Price Real Team

Member Profile: Kerri Price (Real Team)

2 March 2022

Cecilia Burgess

Women in business: Meet the new CEO of Cooney Lees Morgan

2 March 2022

Compliance Q&A Legal Matters

Compliance Q&A: The 2021 Interim Visa’s limitations explained

25 February 2022

Event recap: BWN Women in journalism

14 February 2022

I wish someone told me that

I wish someone told me about… goal setting

8 February 2022

Member Profile: House of Science

28 January 2022

Where I Work: Fiona Birchall from Kliptank Ltd

19 January 2022

Heidi Seal Business Sense

Member Profile: Business Sense

17 January 2022

Tanya Dunham from TDRealty sitting by the beach

Member Profile: TDRealty

13 January 2022

Event recap: BWN Christmas Charity Lunch with Kura Kai

9 December 2021

Leanne Williams - Leanne Williams Consulting

Member Profile: Leanne Williams Consulting

9 December 2021

Saylor Mae - Shannon and Gavyn

Member Profile: Saylor Mae

9 December 2021

Chamber Voice: Why our team had a good 2021

1 December 2021

Michelle stands in front of her clinic IFIX Health

Member Profile: IFIX Health

23 November 2021

Nicky Benson

Member Profile: Step Up Coaching

19 November 2021

Event recap: BA5 with Higher Perspective Conferences & Events

11 November 2021

Woman holds her head in her hands feeling stressed

Wellbeing in the workplace: Managing end of year stresses

10 November 2021

Deborah Peake head shot

Business Behind the Scenes: Real estate with Deborah Peake (Tremains)

10 November 2021

Lou and Iain from Computastyle Signs

Member Profile: Computastyle Signs (CS Signs)

4 November 2021

I wish someone told me that

I wish someone told me about… social media content planning

3 November 2021

Compliance Q&A Legal Matters

Immigration update: The new one-off 2021 Resident Visa explained

2 November 2021

Speaker Series

Our annual Speaker Series is the flagship event of BWN, and a guaranteed sell-out every year.

Each year we bring together a collection of the most inspiring and engaging female speakers to suit our theme and put on a glamourous afternoon attended by hundreds of women.