OVER 140 people from across the South of Scotland and beyond came together to celebrate International Women’s Day.
The sold-out event organised by South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) took place last Thursday at Smiths at Gretna Green, ahead of International Women’s Day on Saturday.
The theme of the session was connecting and empowering women to accelerate action and wellbeing.
Through a variety of talks, workshops and panel discussions, the event aimed to inspire attendees and leave them with tangible goals to deliver their business ideas.
The keynote speaker was Alice Thompson, co-founder of Social Bite, a pioneering social enterprise which created 600 homes for people experiencing homelessness, with a thought-provoking speech on the ‘Fear of Failure’.
The day’s hosts were former US military commander, commercial executive and board director Yvette Hopkins, along with Center Parcs’ chief people officer Cathryn Petchey who spoke about her experiences of being a female leader.
The line-up was completed by chief executive of Women’s Enterprise Scotland Carolyn Currie; Dumfries-based Karen Riddick of Second Nature Online; Ettrick Valley businesswomen Shaz Morton; Hawick yoga teacher Tamara Goldie; SOSE’s Susan Harkins and Jill Millar.
