Women in Business has announced Ella Mills as one of the headline speakers at its all-island Female Entrepreneurs Conference taking place in October.
On Tuesday 11 October, the award-winning food writer and businesswoman will be joined by over 400 attendees, which will take place between live audiences on an all-island basis for the first time, linking participants in Dublin’s Gibson Hotel and Titanic Belfast.
The theme of the conference, ‘I Did It My Way’, will anchor discussions on how female entrepreneurs have overcome challenges, as well as the opportunities they can explore across the island when scaling up their business.
In addition to Ella Mills, conference participants will hear from a range of leading female entrepreneurs from across the island, including Sonya Lennon (Work Equal), Jennifer Neff and Leeann Monk-Ozgul (Elemental) and Ailbhe Keane (Izzy Wheels), on the highs and lows of business development.
Lorraine Acheson, managing director of Women in Business, said: “Building on the success of last year’s hybrid event, the 2022 All-Island Female Entrepreneurs Conference is an opportunity to profile rising entrepreneurs from all over Ireland and signpost female-focused policies, programmes and funding that will help achieve equity and deliver meaningful, long-term change for the next generation of self-starters.”
In Association with
The conference is being hosted by Norah Casey in Dublin and Sarah Travers in Belfast and is sponsored by InterTradeIreland and the Yes You Can female enterprise support programme. Associate sponsors include Enterprise Ireland, Glandore, Innovate UK, IQ&Co and the British Business Bank.
This year’s National Women’s Enterprise Day, an initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices, will take place on 13 October.
The theme of NWED 2022 is ‘Our Future, Our Way’ which will be reflected in the 16 events.
Breege Cosgrave, chair of NWED 2022, said: “At NWED 2022 you will get a chance to hear from female business owners who will be telling their business stories and learn about all the great supports that are out there for businesses and entrepreneurs at all stages of development and growth from your Local Enterprise Office and other agencies.”
Photo: Ella Mills
