𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲!
This year, we’re celebrating by honouring the incredible women who continue to shape our industry. We kicked things off with a special outing to the "Voice of Art 4: Women Empowering The World" exhibition at a local gallery—a celebration of strength, creativity, and resilience.
And, to mark the occasion, we came together for an uplifting team celebration complete with light refreshments, a fun quiz, and a sharing session.
In the spirit of empowering women, we asked our 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, Darlene T.: “𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽2𝘽 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮?”
Her response?
“To every woman daring to step into the world of B2B tech events—this space is yours to own. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀; 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲, 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻. You are building bridges that will outlast you.
You will be challenged. You will be doubted. There will be moments when the room goes silent after you speak, and you will wonder if you should have held back. Don’t. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺.
This industry needs more women who take up space unapologetically, who negotiate with confidence, and lead with both strategy and heart. 𝗜𝗳 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿. 𝗜𝗳 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿, 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚—𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡—𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪.
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁.”
Today, and every day, we celebrate the bold women who are shaping the future of our industry. Let’s continue to support, empower, and inspire one another.
