Women In Leadership Conference 2026
Our Breakout Sessions
Joanna Brooker, - C2C Group
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Give to Gain – When Leadership Liberates People and Performance
People-first leadership sounds inspiring… until it costs time, patience, and tough decisions.
So what happens when you commit to it anyway?
In this session, Joanna Brooker shares how trust-led leadership transformed C2C Group empowering individuals to take ownership, grow in confidence, and perform at their best, even through real-life challenges like homelessness, unemployment, and wellbeing struggles.
You’ll see how putting people first strengthened culture, capability, and commercial results and why this approach inspired the creation of Flipside, helping others experience the same impact.
Key message: Liberating leadership isn’t the easiest route but it delivers the strongest results
Monet Goode
Emmett Marsh
Sales Manager
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Your Money, Your Power: A 60-Minute Reset for Financial Confidence
Money shapes almost every decision we make — yet so many brilliant, capable leaders still feel unsure, behind or quietly anxious when it comes to their own finances.
This fast-paced, interactive breakout is designed to change that.
I am Naomi Haynes, a Chartered Financial Planner, TEDx speaker and award-winning advocate for financial empowerment and this session will give attendees a fresh, practical and genuinely empowering way to think about money — without jargon, judgement or overwhelm.
Together we’ll explore:
Why so many people (especially women) end up doing “all the right things” yet still feel financially insecure
The Gender Pension Gap — and the simple actions that make a real difference
How to build a solid financial foundation that supports both your life now and your future self
This will be an interactive workshop, and every attendee will leave with:
At least one clear, practical action they can take immediately
A better understanding of where they stand financially
A stronger sense of control and possibility about their future
This isn’t about being wealthy. It’s about being financially well — and making sure your money is working just as hard for you as you worked to earn it.
Marketing Director
Eleanor Parks
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Give to Gain – When Leadership Liberates People and Performance
People-first leadership sounds inspiring… until it costs time, patience, and tough decisions.
So what happens when you commit to it anyway?
In this session, Joanna Brooker shares how trust-led leadership transformed C2C Group empowering individuals to take ownership, grow in confidence, and perform at their best, even through real-life challenges like homelessness, unemployment, and wellbeing struggles.
You’ll see how putting people first strengthened culture, capability, and commercial results and why this approach inspired the creation of Flipside, helping others experience the same impact.
Key message: Liberating leadership isn’t the easiest route but it delivers the strongest results