Celebrate International Women’s Day with three of New Zealand’s exceptional global achievers whose stories will inspire and motivate - fashion designer Emilia Wickstead, chef and television presenter Monica Galetti and London Bridge Hospital CEO Janene Madden.

Our host Emma Keeling will explore Monica, Emilia and Janene’s connections to New Zealand and how this has paved their journey to global success in fashion and retail, hospitality and healthcare. They’ll reflect on how they’ve risen to the challenges COVID-19 has had on their business and lives, and how they will continue to #ChooseToChallenge and create change.

About our panel

Auckland-born Emilia Wickstead is a leading name on the international fashion circuit and is regularly dressing the Duchess of Cambridge and stars on the red carpet.

From growing up in the South Pacific island of Samoa, Monica Galetti has become one of the UKs most loved Television Presenters around food and travel, having presented three series of Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, and been a judge on the BBC series MasterChef: The Professionals since 2009. After a childhood in Samoa, Monica moved to New Zealand and studied hospitality. Establishing her talent as a chef, she moved to the iconic London restaurant Le Gavroche under Michel Roux Jr, before opening her own highly celebrated restaurant named after her mother Mere, Samoan for Mary, in London's Fitzrovia.

Originally from Canterbury, Janene Madden is Chief Executive Officer of The London Bridge Hospital. Over the last year, she’s been at the hospital daily while it provides surgical care for patients, seeing first-hand the effect the pandemic is having on people’s lives now and in the future.

Our MC Emma Keeling has been a journalist for over 20 years. She worked for news and current affairs on TV3 and TVNZ before she was selected to become the Europe Correspondent for One News in 2015. After two years of covering terror attacks and Brexit, Emma is now a science reporter for the Razor show on the CGTN network.

Join the After Party

We might not be together in person, but we’ll still be having a post-event drink. Join our International Women’s Day After Party, a virtual social event taking place as soon as the main event finishes (8.30pm GMT). Hosted by Tiffany Hardy of V!TSOL Media, discuss your thoughts and takeaways at this relaxed information gathering. Share a glass of wine with fellow kiwi ladies and chat with some familiar accents. Look out for the Zoom details to join this event.

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About NZBWN

The New Zealand Business Women’s Network (NZBWN) is built on a network of over 2,000 members and volunteers who are committed to learning, connecting and inspiring. Whether that be through small or large events, mentoring, workshops or training, the magic of our network is that we bring together like-minded Kiwi women giving them a taste of home, while on the opposite side of the world. While the majority of our members are in the UK, we have a growing New Zealand group.

About Kea New Zealand

Kea New Zealand nurtures a vibrant and diverse community who share a strong passion for New Zealand and the success of its people and businesses.

Join Kea to have full access to Kea tools and services, including the Kea Connect service, job portal and event portal. Find out more and register for free on the Kea website keanewzealand.com or contact Kea directly at info@keanewzealand.com.

About International Women’s Day

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Proudly celebrating it’s 110 year anniversary - with the first IWD event held exactly 110 years ago in 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. More than one million women and men attended IWD rallies campaigning for women's rights to work, vote, be trained, to hold public office and end discrimination

The International Women’s Day theme for 2021 is #ChooseToChallenge. A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we're all responsible for our own thoughts and actions - all day, every day. We can choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequity. We can choose to seek out and celebrate women's achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world. From challenge comes change, so let's all choose to challenge.

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Check out our other International Women's Day events

View and register for our other events celebrating the International Women's Day theme #ChooseToChallenge via our Eventbrite page here.