WACL Members’ only breakfast hosted by UM Thanks to Rachel Forde and her team at UM for hosting us at their amazing new offices for a members’ only breakfast. What better way to start the day than with a dose of WACL love? This will be a relaxed and informal event, with the primary objective being to give the Club […]
A follow up event for members who were unable to attend the breakfast on 30th March. We will update you on some of the findings from the D&I survey we did at the back end of last year and some of the thinking that has emerged from this and other member research we’ve done recently. This is a virtual session […]
A Flexible First panel hosted by WACL, "Scream if you want to go faster: picking up the pace on flexible working to accelerate equality", will feature during the IPA's inaugural "Let's Talk Talent" event for senior leaders in the industry. IPA are kindly offering a discount code for WACL members: ps9sS8OH (gives 20% off the ticket price). Speakers include: Kate […]
Enabling and empowering WACL women to connect, share and problem solve together over 4 sessions. Please attend all 4 sessions. Peer Mentoring Season 10 We are continuing to roll out Peer to Peer mentoring across the club. 6 delegate Spaces Only. The program consists of 4 x 1 hour online sessions, taking place fortnightly, with each cohort set at only […]
Tackling the challenges of the new post pandemic working environment. We are joined from Washington DC by Claire Casey, global head of policy and insights for the Economist for this session. Claire will share the latest international insight and best thinking on what's actually happening in the business world as we navigate gradually from the comfort of virtual world to […]
Pivot Point: The State of Women and Work, presented by Amazon Ads & WACL The disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women has been widely documented. Many women were forced to leave the workforce or adapt their careers amidst pressures to balance family, work, health, and friendships in a constantly changing environment. We all had pivot points: breaking points, turning […]
WACL’s Festival of Talent is back! Join other ambitious women in the marketing & communications industry for a career defining day. Women in Advertising and Communication Leadership (WACL) is a network of senior women who come together to accelerate gender equality within the advertising, media and communications industry. Join us virtually in May for the WACL Festival of Talent, a […]
WACL speaker dinner with Oona King, VP Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Snap, broadcaster, writer and diversity champion. Join us for the final speaker dinner of Kate’s presidential year with the incredible, Oona King, a true trailblazer in the DE&I movement. Prior to joining Snap, Oona was at Google, where she was director of diversity strategy. She has extensive experience […]
Breakfast and inspiration with Olympic Gold medallists Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh. Join Olympic Gold medallists Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh who will sharing their insights on ‘how to build winning teams’, taken from their new book ‘Winning Together’. Kate and Helen will be sharing their insights on what it takes to build winning teams, by taking us through the powerful lessons […]
Whether you are looking for your first NED role or an additional role for your portfolio, this session will give you insights to help you succeed in securing a NED role. In this session a top Board headhunter and an experienced Chair from our industry will share invaluable and practical advice to ensure you are set up for success. They […]
WACL Manchester Talent Sessions Event- In a volatile, uncertain and increasingly complex world creative bravery has never been so important.For the first time ever the WACL (Women in Advertising, Communication Leadership) is coming to Manchester! Be inspired by some of the UK's leading women in marketing, media and communications who will be sharing their views on how creative bravery can […]
The 99th WACL Annual General Meeting for WACL Ltd and Gather (Forum) Ltd will take place on Tuesday 5th July, from 4.00pm to 6.00pm, plus optional ongoing social till 8.00pm. This year we are looking to deliver a hybrid AGM both in person and streaming to ensure everyone is able to take part in it. We will have our normal […]