About this Event
Join us on Friday 15th January 2027 for our 3rd BANES WLN Summit!
The event is being organised and hosted by Hannah Wilson, Leadership Development Consultant, Coach and Trainer, Director of the Belonging Effect and Founder of BANES WLN.
Our Purpose:
- The BANES WLN Summit is an opportunity to connect, to be inspired and to be empowered; a space to collaborate, learn and develop.
- Our network is now 850+ strong so it is an opportunity to develop in-person connections with peers and role models from our community.
Our Audience:
- The BANES WLN Summit is an inclusive event for existing and aspiring women leaders in all sectors, from the region, and beyond.
- Our allies and sponsors are also very welcome to join us as delegates and exhibitors.
- This is the 3rd year that we have hosted this annual event for our dynamic network.
Our Feedback from Last Year:
- "It was a brilliant experience".
- "Thank you, such an amazing start to 2025. So well organised, thought provoking and impactful".
- "The psychological safety of the event was very special and was the key attribute for me".
- "It was a great reminder of how a band of women can be so supportive".
- "Thank you for taking the initiative to set this up - we really needed something like this in Bath and it has the potential to make a big difference to aspiring female leaders locally".
Our Theme This Year:
- This year the BANES WLN Summit will re-explore the theme of: We Rise Together - Being, Becoming and Belonging.
- We rise by lifting ourselves. We rise higher by lifting each other.
- Inspired by Andra Day and her anthem: Rise Up.
- Inspired by Maya Angelou and her poem: Still I Rise.
Our Venue:
- This year's event will be held in Bath at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution on Queen's Square.
Our Event:
The BANES WLN Summit promises to be a day of dynamic learning including:
- keynote speakers
- workshops
- panel speakers
- table discussions
- marketplace exhibitors
Our Agenda:
8.30am Exhibitors arrive to set up the Marketplace
9.00am Registration for delegates/ coffee and networking/ marketplace
9.30am Welcome to BANES WLN and Event Housekeeping - Hannah Wilson
9.45am Part 1: Kim Ingleby - Living Boldly, How to find a purpose & meaning in 2027
10.30am Comfort break/ networking/ marketplace
10.45am Part 2: 4 workshops to choose from:
- Caroline Wynn & Sadia Ghazanfar - Creating and contributing to learning experiences that are co-created and celebrate and nurture difference
- Marsha Mars - The Leadership Journey: Being, Becoming, Belonging
- Nicki Antwis - The Empowering Leader: Becoming the leader you aspire to be
- Professor Susan Durbin - Mainstreaming Jobshare partnerships in the modern workplace: enablers and challenges
11.30am Comfort break/ networking/ marketplace
11.45am Part 3: 4 workshops to choose from:
- Audrey Stephenson - Perfectionism: Secret Super Power or Defensive Strategy for Shame and Not Enoughness?
- Deborah Ross - Becoming a Coach-Like Leader: Helping Others to Rise
- Gracie Warren - Stop being brilliant in private
- Michelle Windle - Collaborative leadership, and the relief of taking the cape off
12.30pm Lunch break/ networking/ marketplace
1.15pm Part 4: panel: The Five Phases of Womanhood
- Moderator: Ali Woodhead
- Panellists: Honor Coury, Lizzie Heffer, Lynne Fernquest, Sarah Moon
2.00pm Comfort break/ networking/ marketplace
2.15pm Part 5: 4 workshops to choose from:
- Debs Berryman - The Courage to Disappoint: Why becoming more fully yourself sometimes means becoming less convenient to other people.
- Lauren Bennett - How the women in my life unlocked my power
- Dr Tinkuma Edafioghor - Safe Spaces, Stronger Voices: Creating Belonging for Black Women at Work
- Yvonne Bignall & Karen Ramirez - Explore With Us Living A Full & Vibrant Life
3.00pm Closing reflections and pledges - Hannah Wilson
3.30pm Networking/ marketplace
4.00-6.00pm Optional drinks somewhere local
Our Tickets:
- Your BANES WLN Summit ticket gets you: a day’s dynamic learning; a bustling marketplace; a community of new connections and lunch.
- Our full ticket price is £150+VAT per person.
- Our early bird ticket price is £125+VAT per person.
- Our reduced ticket rate for charities is £100+VAT per person.
- Our group ticket discount price is £550+VAT for 5 places.
Our Marketplace:
- We have room for 10 stalls to join us as exhibitors.
- Get in touch if you would like to network with 100+ leaders ranging from consultants to coaches, directors to founders, Executive Leaders to CEOs.
- A spot in the marketplace is £300+VAT per stall for corporates and £200+VAT per stall for charities and 3rd sector (2 representatives per stall).
Our Exhibitors:
- AMPLIFY
- Antwis Collaborative
- The Belonging Effect
- Cultivate Coaching and Tutoring
- Energised Performance
- Mighty Girls
Our Event Summary:
- When? Friday 15th January 2027, 9.00-3.30pm
- Where? Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
- What? A day of keynote speakers, panel discussions and workshops about rising together and being, becoming and belonging as leaders.
- Who? 100 existing and aspiring cross-sector women leaders and their allies/ sponsors.
- Why? An opportunity to connect, to be inspired and to be empowered. A space to collaborate, learn and develop.
Our Sponsorship Opportunities:
- If you would be interested in sponsoring an aspect of the conference e.g. the coffee, the lunch, the tote bags, then do get in touch.
Our contact details:
- For more information please contact Hannah: [email protected]
- You can find out more about the BANES WLN network here.
- You can join the networking group on LinkedIn here.
Event venue & nearby stays
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, United Kingdom
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