Newcomer Inclusion: Stakeholder Consultation Session (All Orgs)

Katie is a 31-year-old, multi-award-winning, disabled entrepreneur, educator, speaker, trauma-informed practitioner, coach, mentor and global mental health trainer. Katie has 14 years lived/living experience with mental illness, with eclectic passions including supporting other’s mental health, inclusive entrepreneurship, female leadership, community development, growth mindset development and supporting young people.Katie has founded four businesses: Excel in Education Tutoring School, The Mind Tribe UK, Odence and Bloombug and two voluntary organisations: Young Entrepreneur's Network Northern Ireland and FYLA Global (Female Youth Leadership Academy). Katie holds additional roles as an Independent Member of the ABC Area Policing Community Safety Partnership, and as the Northern Ireland National Director for the Global Entrepreneurship Network.She was a regional judge and Chair for The Diana Award 2020 & 2021, and was named NI Young Business Person of the Year, at the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards, in both 2021 and 2022. She was also named Northern Ireland Young Leader of the Year 2022.Katie is a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Inclusive Entrepreneurship, was listed on Belfast Telegraph’s NI 30 Under 30 list 2022, the Diverse In’s “130 Women Who Break the Bias” List 2022, and the f:entrepreneur UK Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs list 2022.

The Mind Tribe UK (Katie Matthews-Furphy)

Virtual consultation session for Enterprise Support and Community Integration Support Organisations working with Newcomer Communities

Group, virtual consultation session for all organisations including Enterprise Support Organisations, Enterprise Educators, Trainers and Business Networks, Community Groups, Social Integration Services and Support Organisations that work with Newcomer Communities, including Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants.This event is part of a Research &amp; Consultation Project to explore entrepreneurial support pathways for newcomer communities to the Belfast City Council Area. Newcomer communities include Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants.WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------This consultation session will be a facilitated, small group discussion to capture suggestions, opinions, lived experiece perspectives and thoughts/ideas for future specialised entrepreneurial support provision for Newcomer Communities in the Belfast City Council Area.These consultation sessions will take place in English. However, Translators/Interpreters can be provided if required - please state this when registering for your ticket.All virtual sessions will be recorded and will take place via zoom.These sessions are open to all individuals and organisations within NI's Support - including Enterprise Support Organisations, Enterprise Educators &amp; Trainers &amp; Business Networks--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This session will be facilitated by Katie Matthews-Furphy, Founder of The Mind Tribe UK. This project is designed and delivered by The Mind Tribe UK on behalf of Belfast City Council.If you have any specific access or participation requirements please detail these upon registration. If you would like to discuss your needs further or have any concerns about participation please email themindtribeuk@gmail.com--------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you cannot attend a consultation event, please complete the Digital Survey - Scroll down for QR Code.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Meet your Facilitator: Katie Matthews-FurphyKatie is a 33-year-old, multi-award-winning disabled entrepreneur, educator, lived-experience speaker, trauma-informed practitioner, mental health trainer and inclusive enterprise trainer, speaker and mentor. Katie has 15 years lived/living experience with mental illness, 7 years lived experience with multiple chronic health conditions and an invisible disability, and fosters eclectic passions including supporting other’s mental health, inclusive entrepreneurship, female leadership, community development, growth mindset development and supporting young people.Katie established her first business aged 23 after graduating from Queen’s University Belfast and has since founded four businesses and two voluntary organisations. She is the founder of The Mind Tribe UK and has recently launched The Inclusify Project.She spent 4 years as an Independent Member of the ABC Area Policing Community Safety Partnership, 3 years as the Northern Ireland National Director for the Global Entrepreneurship Network UK, was a regional Judge and Chair for The Diana Award 2020 &amp; 2021, a Judge for the National Start-Up Awards 2023, 2024 &amp; 2025, Chair of Pure Mental NI and was the UK Director for Global Entrepreneurship Week UK 2022.Katie is currently an Advisory Board Member of the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for Disability, a founding member of Inclusive Entrepreneurship NI and is the delivery partner for Belfast City Council’s Inclusive Enterprise Pathway, Northern Ireland's first council-led pathway dedicated to Inclusive Enterprise.She was honoured to be listed on Belfast Telegraph’s NI 30 Under 30 List 2022, the Diverse In’s “130 Women who Break the Bias” List 2022, and the f:entrepreneur UK Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs List 2022.Further accolades include winning NI Young Business Person of the Year in both 2021 and 2022 at the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards, NI Young Leader of the Year in 2022 at the NI Young Leaders Awards and NI Young Achiever of the Year in 2023 at the NI Women’s Awards. Most recently she received the award for Best Mental Health and Wellbeing Trainer NI 2024----------------------------------------------------------------------------------About your personal informationBelfast City Council is the data controller under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) for the personal data it gathers for the purpose of administration and management of your participation at this event. You are consensually providing your personal data to the Council whose lawful basis for processing is for the performance a task carried out in the public interest. The personal data may be shared internally within the council with staff who are involved in managing the event and any subsequent communications including questionnaires, surveys or other feedback. Your personal data may also be shared where necessary, between internal departments for the purpose of supporting an effective delivery of service. Your personal data will also be shared with The Mind Tribe who have been appointed by the Council to host and facilitated this event and selected third parties including Eventbrite for the purpose of administering tickets for the event. Any recordings of events will be hosted, retained, published and stored by Belfast City Council. The personal data is held and stored by the council in a safe and secure manner and in compliance with data protection legislation and in line with the council’s Records Retention and Disposal Schedule. If you have any queries regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact the Tony Kearns at kearnst@belfastcity.gov.uk. To contact the council’s Data Protection Officer, please write to Belfast City Council, City Hall Belfast, BT1 5GS or email dataprotection@belfastcity.gov.uk

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Newcomer Inclusion: Stakeholder Consultation Session (All Orgs)

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