Exploring the power of female leadership and human interaction
A 24 hour exploration for International Women’s Day
Aligned with SDG 5: Gender Equality and #choosetochallenge - the UN Women’s theme for International Women’s Day 2021 , a select community of global corporate event planners joined an experiment to explore the power of female leadership and human interaction.
On Monday 8th March (International Women’s Day) over 24 hours, they took part in facilitated networking, experiments, roundtables with UN bodies and engage with on demand recorded content.
Participants in Explore #3 will gain:
The ability to talk to their CEOs in strategic and impactful terms.
New ideas of and experiences of practices which could be used at your face to face, virtual or hybrid events to champion gender equality and facilitate human interaction.
Understanding and experience of contributing to UN policies which will impact future strategy of global governments and business.
There is a £250 (approx $320 or €275) overhead per person that we can not avoid. Therefore in addition to the requirement to be a corporate event planner to attend this event there is a minimal administration fee.
Your explorations can happen in 4 formats:
Networking - a chance to meet your fellow explorers and get to interact with them during facilitated networking.
Experiments - join a range of hosts who will be leading YOU through a series of 20-minute interactive experiments exploring what we could #choosetochallenge to enable equality in the event sector.
Roundtables - contribute your ideas to frameworks, policies, white papers and other documents which will be used by United Nations bodies and corporate sustainability leaders. These sessions will be facilitated by high level partners so YOUR voice will be heard.
On Demand - for the times in the 24 hours when you are not networking, exploring or contributing you have the chance to access learning materials which will translate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into practical guidance for event professionals.
Before 8th March, you will be given access to a private LinkedIn event which will guide you through the day’s experiments.
You can find examples of some of the sessions below.
#choosetochallenge sexual harassment at events with Courtney Stanley
Courtney Stanley is recognized globally as an award-winning changemaker, keynote speaker and event emcee, and acclaimed creator of the women-inspired podcast, Dare to Interrupt. Her mission to empower ambitious professionals through vulnerable, meaningful dialogue has resulted in changed behaviors and altered approaches to leadership on stages and in boardrooms throughout North America and internationally.
In this experiment, Courtney invites you to explore what could happen if we lead with empathy and empower ourselves to challenge sexual harassment and misconduct at events.
The Future of Events: The Role of Women in achieving Carbon Targets
Use YOUR voice in a 90-minute roundtable discussion with UNFCCC Secretariat as together we explore:
How at #COP26, it could be announced that the event sector has developed a Climate Action framework to establish quantitative carbon reduction targets.
What the role of women in achieving carbon targets could like.
#choosetochallenge imposter syndrome with Fiona Pelham
Fiona Pelham lives her life as an example of how it is possible to create a lifestyle that works for you and contributes to a world that works for everyone. From choosing her home city based on its action for gender equality to generating income from creating a company recognised as a global leader.
In this experiment, Fiona invites you to explore getting comfortable with boasting about your achievements and challenging feelings of self-doubt.
Explore is an impactful event series
Don’t take our word for it, hear from previous attendees:
“At Explore, I learnt new and innovative ways of transforming myself and my organisation to connect, alongside providing input into these explorations too. I think being innovative and explorative is important to keep up with the digital pace of the event industry that is highly affected by the Covid 19 situation”
— Elena Staszak, Partner Communication & Event Lead, Microsoft
FAQ
What is the agenda?
The agenda will continue to be updated until the day before the event and will be found in the LinkedIn event that will be launched before 8th March. You can understand more about the content of the day above. To understand what the Explore #3 agenda will be like, view the Explore #2 agenda. The Explore #3 agenda structure will be similar to this.
Why am I paying £250?
Positive Impact is a not for profit, this means every penny spent with us is used to make a difference. Following each Explore, a report is created and shared with the wider industry. To understand the exact breakdown of how your registration fee will be spent, watch Bec’s experiment in transparency from Explore #1.
Will this help me progress my career?
Yes. Both the content created and how this content is delivered is done with the intention of empowering and enabling you to have a strategic conversation with your CEO so you can demonstrate the value of your role in terms they will understand.
