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IWD2025
International Women's Day Event and #LoveBiz Awards 2025
Everything you need to know

Date: Friday 7th March 2025

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Venue: The Forest Suite, Yew Lodge Hotel, 33 Packington Hill, Kegworth, DE74 2DF

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9.30am to 4.30pm

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The newly refurbished venue is close to the M42 and M1 and also close to East Midlands Parkway Railway Station, which is a 7 minutes drive away. On our booking form BELOW we will ask if you will be travelling by train so we can gather you together to share taxi's etc nearer the time.

 

What's included:

 

  • Morning tea, coffee & herbal infusions, plus morning snacks on arrival whilst networking.

  • A morning of inspirational speakers.

  • A delicious three course hot and cold buffet lunch.

  • Afternoon tea, coffee & herbal infusions.

  • An afternoon of celebration at the LoveBiz Awards.

  • And of course a few surprises.

 

Plus, as usual we will be supporting charities on the day, who will be having stalls while we network in the 2 sessions.

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We always offer our tickets at the lowest cost to our members and guests.

 

No profit is ever made at our International Women's Day events and #LoveBiz Awards.

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Agenda

 

  • 9.30am - Coffee and Networking.

  • 10.00am - A warm welcome from the hosting team.

  • 10.15am - Claire Bennett; The Superwoman Myth: The Mental Health Strategies of Women in Business.

  • 10.40am - Hayley Koseglu; Cleaning Up in Business: How Passion and Grit Lead to Entrepreneurial Triumph.

  • 11.05am - Emma Rushton; Redefining Success : Empowering Women to Rewrite Their Stories.

  • 11.30am - Libby Langley; Escape the Overwhelm: Build a Profitable Business and Still Have a Life.

  • 12.00pm - Communications and Relationships Panel. Discussion and conversations with Sue Tonks, Joanne Wharam, Claire Reeves, Sorrel Pindar and Claire Bennett.

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  • 12.45pm - Lunch is served in Marco’s Restaurant.

 

  • 1.45pm - Coffee and Networking. Please visit our charity stalls.

  • 2.15pm - Charity game - ‘Heads or Tails’.

  • 2.30pm - The #LoveBiz Awards.

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  • Rising Star Award 

  • Above and Beyond Award 

  • Supportive Mentor Award

  • Entrepreneur of the Year Award

  • Business to Business Impact Award

  • Networker of the Year Award

  • Inspirational Business Woman of the Year Award

  • Community of the Year Award

  • Special Recognition Award

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  • 4.30pm - Our event ends with the opportunity celebrate and congratulate each other.

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Buffet Menu

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To start, platter of cold meats, platter of cheeses, Beetroot, walnut & orange salad. (V) GF)

Build your own salad: Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Iceberg Lettuce, superfoods, selection of breads.

Pre-made salad: Greek

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Chicken on bed of creamy leeks (GF)

Salmon & dill tartlet (superfoods)

Roasted spiced cauliflower, set on a cauliflower puree (VE) (GF)

 

Steamed new potatoes (VE) (GF)

Braised rice (VE) (GF)

**Steamed green beans ((VE) (GF) (superfoods)

 

Fruit cheesecake (V)

Chocolate & orange tart (VE) (GF)

Fresh fruit salad (VE) (GF)

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Here are some images from our event in 2024 at the Hyatt Birmingham

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Photography from Nicola Auckland

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