BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/Dublin X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1-1368@shannonchamber.ie DTSTART:20260305T090000Z DTEND:20260305T140000Z DTSTAMP:20260219T195726Z URL:https://www.shannonchamber.ie/events/women-captains-of-industry-leadin g-with-heart-and-giving-to-gain-on-international-womens-day/ SUMMARY:Women Captains of Industry- Leading with Heart and 'Giving to Gain' for International Women's Day DESCRIPTION:International Women's Day  is a global day celebrating the soc ial\, economic\, cultural\, and political achievements of women.  Whilst 8 March is the official date\, Shannon Chamber is hosting this special eve nt on 5 March to enable our members to come together to 'Give to Gain' - t he theme of International Women's Day 2026.\n \;\n\nJoin us on 5 March to mark International Women’s Day\, as we come together under the theme “Women Captains of Industry: Leading with Heart"  -  an event that in vites us to step into a more human\, connected way of leading.\n\nThe day will be moderated by Marie Power\, Head of Leadership Development at Upper cut\, a high-performance consultancy focused on supporting and coaching le aders\, teams and organisations to achieve the extraordinary. Marie will s hare her personal journey with self-doubt\, and how reframing it through a continuous improvement lens became a powerful catalyst for growth. Drawin g on her transition from a 20-year industry career into consultancy\, she will reflect on the courage required to embrace uncertainty\, back yoursel f\, and lead with intention challenging traditional narratives around conf idence and redefining leadership as something shaped through vulnerability \, values\, resilience\, and sustained high performance.\n\nAt the heart o f the event is a remarkable panel of women CEOs\, offering a rare opportun ity to hear directly from women who have made it to the very top of their organisations. Through open and honest conversation\, they will share cand id reflections and hard-won wisdom from behind the scenes of leadership sp eaking to courage\, identity\, balance\, and decision-making under pressur e. Their insights\, shaped by lived experience at the highest levels\, off er inspiration\, perspective\, and learning that cannot be found in textbo oks only through the realities of leading at the top.\n\nThrough bringing together senior leaders\, talented professionals\, and students from local schools\, this event will create the space for women  to discuss the rea l-life challenges they are currently facing\, and learn from one another a nd from the industry leaders in the room.\nThe programme will also feature an Emerging Leaders Panel\, where rising talent will share fresh perspect ives and leadership aspirations. Speaking candidly about opportunity\, amb ition\, and self-belief\, they will offer insight into the evolving expect ations of leadership and what it means to lead with purpose in a rapidly c hanging world.\nBy attending 'Women Captains of Industry: Leading with Hea rt'\, you will:\n\n\n Reframe self-doubt as a driver of growth\n Gain in sight into leadership at the highest level\n Understand how vulnerability \, values\, and resilience strengthen leadership\n Explore future leaders hip expectations\n Develop greater clarity and confidence in your own lea dership journey\n Build meaningful professional connections\n\nPanel 1\n\ n \nMarie Clifford\, MD\, ATC\n\n \nCaroline Dunlea\, CEO\, Core Optimis ation\n\n \nDenise Mangan Fahy\, CEO\,  SES\n\n \nMarianne Checkley\, C EO\,  Kinia\n\n\nFind out more about our panelists \, click ->\; IWD Fi rst Panel\n\nPanel 2\n\n Teresa Wernik Skalska\, Senior Operations Projec t Specialist\, Aerogen\n Prathibha Nair\, Technical Services Manager\, Re agecon a Calibre Scientific Company\n Fiona Cosgrove\, Production Supervi sor\, Ei Electronics\n Emma Kennedy\, Commercial Director\, Fine Grain Pr operty\n\nFind out more about our panelists \, click ->\; IWD Second Pan el\nThis event\, offering mentoring\, brainstorming and meaningful exchang e\,  is 'free of charge'. \nSpaces will be limited so book early to avoid disappointment.\nRegistration from 8:30am\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.shannonchamber.ie/wp-content/uploads /2026/01/IWD-2026-EVENT-Page-WEBSITE-768-x-506-px.png CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Building 7000\, Westpark Innovation Campus\, Atlantic Avenue\, Sha nnon\, Co Clare\, V14 YF90\, Ireland GEO:52.711782;-8.878337 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Atlantic Avenue\, Shannon\, Co Clare\, V14 YF90\, Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Building 7000\, Westpark Innovation Campus:geo:52.711782,-8.878337 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR