Join us for an afternoon of inspiring talks from some of the North East's leading PR & Marketing professionals, as we celebrate International Women's Day 2018.

Hear from a panel of agency leaders about their careers and how they overcame challenges to go on to launch their own businesses. We'll be joined by:

• Sarah Hall, MD Sarah Hall Consulting and President of the CIPR for 2018
• Lucy Bately, Co-founder and Creative Director of Jump and Ambassador for the Institute of Directors
• Kari Owers, MD of O PR and past North-East Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award winner

You'll also have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss your own aspirations as part of a Q&A and networking.

This series of events has been developed for both men and women in response to research revealing that while women hold up to 85 per cent of all PR jobs, the majority of senior leaders continue to be men, as well as some of the reasons identified for this.

Finding Your Inspiration will be followed by the CIPR North East AGM.

Other events in the series, taking place between October 2017 and June 2018, have included talks on unconscious bias and imposter syndrome and leadership coaching. Our final event will address how to create a workplace culture that allows and empowers women to succeed.