IWD 2025

We are thrilled to invite you to an extraordinary event to honour International Women's Day on Thursday 6th March 2025. 

We will be hosting this fantastic event at London’s most iconic landmarks, the London Eye.

This event has been put together in collaboration with Merlin Entertainments, lastminute.com and Seasoned Events.

Event Details:      CORE International Women’s Day 2025

Date:                      Thursday 6th March 2025

Venue:                   The London Eye, Riverside Rooms (first floor)

Time:                       from 12.00pm

Our 2025 International Women's Day event promises to be a day filled with constructive and eye/mind opening discussions, incredible networking opportunities, and a chance to accelerate action for gender equality.

We will delve, with our wonderful event host, Asha Amster, Global SVP Production & Operations Chair, Sea Life Trust | Merlin Entertainments, into a wide range of topics, from women's achievements in our industry to the challenges we still face on the path to gender equality with some of the best female leaders in our incredibly diverse industry. 

Schedule:

Afternoon event 

12.00pm – 1.00pm               Arrival and registration

1.00pm - 2.00pm                 Keynote speakers

🟣 Jane O'Riordan, Chair | Non-Executive Director | Board Advisor - Caravan, Turtle Bay, Flight Club Darts interviewed by Lizzie Ryan-Podbury 

🟣 Sarah Willingham, CEO & Founder - Nightcap will be interviewed by Ann Elliott, Chair | Portfolio NED | Board Advisor

2.00pm - 2.30pm                  A conversation with...

Alyson Hancock, Group People Director - Wonderfield Group and Claire Lawson, DI&A Director | People Team | Merlin Entertainments Limited, will sit down together for a conversation on "working and living with a debilitating disease"  

2.30pm – 4.00pm                 London Eye tour: 360-degree views over London in private pods. Great conversations to be expected as each capsule will include a "pod speaker"

Followed by a break, food and drinks

Pod hosts:

• Ceri Gott, Chief People Officer – Hawksmoor
• Madeleine Geach, Founder + Leadership coach – The Good Life Coaching
• Sacha Harvey, People Director - Lucky Saint
• Nina Marshall, Director of HR Operations - Stonegate Pub Company
• Nicky Wallis, Director - TEAL Learning Solutions
• Amber Staynings, CEO & Founder - Bums on Seats
• Patricia Gonzales, Sushi Samba - CEO
• Tamera Campbell, Chief People Officer - Gong Cha
• Gemma Glasson, Managing Director - Wahaca

Evening event

4.00pm – 6.00pm                 Panel discussions 

with wonderful women business leaders: well-being, gender pay gap, accelerating gender equality, increasing momentum, celebrating difference, and "support the supporters", menopause, imposter syndrome, educating the new generation, biases....and more!  

• Zoë Watts, Bennett Hay - Managing Director
• Molly Davies, BII - Head of Communications
• Milet Lukey, Vice President People & Culture - Dorchester Collection
• Karen Bates, BrewDog - Global People Director
• Marion Carpentier, Citizen M - Director Hotel Operations - Europe
• Helen Charlesworth, Connells Group - Group Chief Executive
• Lycia Lobo, Chief Operating Officer - Design Museum
• Amber Wood, Managing Director - New World Trading Company
• Una O'Reilly, Experienced Chief People and Culture Officer and Vice-Patron of Working Families
• Shereen Ritchie
• and more…

6.00pm – 8.00pm                  Networking drinks 

The event will be a platform for open discussions, sharing of ideas, and networking opportunities with like-minded individuals who are passionate about women's rights and gender equality. 

Guest list only event. Please RSVP to elouise@corecruitment.com by 6th of February 2025 to secure your place as we have limited spaces.

Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more incredible speakers and panellists will be confirmed shortly! 💜💚🍏