BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1678@siliconbrighton.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T203000 DTSTAMP:20260123T141641Z URL:https://siliconbrighton.com/events/shesays-brighton-for-international- womens-day/ SUMMARY:SheSays Brighton for International Women's Day! DESCRIPTION:SheSays Brighton celebrates International Women's Day!\nWednesd ay 4th March 2026\n6.00pm to 8.30pm - in person\nBrighton Dome\, Studio Th eatre - New Road\, BN1 1UG\nAre you a woman* working in digital\, tech\, o r creative industries?\n\nCome and join us for an evening with our fantast ic speakers\, talking about their extraordinary journeys in work and life. \n\nWe are celebrating International Women's Day!\n\nCome and be inspired \, make connections\, and learn something new. More speakers to be announc ed very soon.\n\nWe honoured to hear from Lucy Davies who joined Brighto n Dome &\; Brighton Festival as CEO in January 2025. She was previously Executive Director and co-CEO at London's Young Vic Theatre and spent nin e years as Executive Producer at London's Royal Court Theatre\, producing over 100 world premiere productions. Lucy is also Co-Chair of Soho Theatre Walthamstow and has been recognised within the industry as both a Creativ e Climate Leader and Creative Green Champion.\n\nWe’re delighted to welc ome Fiona MacNeill\, a researcher\, designer\, technologist\, and the fo under of Macknowlogist\, a tech consultancy specialising in strategic desi gn for learning and sustainable change. Fiona is a steward and former chap ter leader for LTUX Brighton\, a group that amplifies the voices of underr epresented people in UX-related fields. They also co-organise Green Softwa re Brighton and the Learning Futures meetup. Fiona is known for building i nclusive communities and championing accessible and sustainable digital ex periences.\n\nWe’re excited to welcome Carolyn McMurray\, founder of Ge nZ Copywriters and Word Tonic. Carolyn is a dynamic writer and creative le ader who has built a thriving global community for young and emerging copy writers. She is passionate about fresh\, bold\, youth-driven storytelling and has helped countless writers develop their voice\, confidence and care ers. Through her work\, Carolyn champions originality\, clarity and the po wer of words to cut through noise and create real impact\, making her a st andout figure in the next generation of creative talent.\n\nHosted by Rif a Thorpe-Tracey\, a highly accomplished coach and founder of Refigure Ltd\ , with a focus on teaching women to create their big vision. With over 25 years of consulting experience\, Rifa has won numerous awards and accolade s for her work\, as well as contributing to publications such as The Times and CNN. Rifa is also the driving force behind SheSays Brighton\, Spring Forward Festival (and Women of Colour Brighton)\, which attract hundreds o f people from the digital and creative industries each year. Rifa empowers women* not just to uplift themselves but to thrive and create change in t he world. Her teachings focus on helping clients gain clarity and generate abundance.\n\nWe can't wait to see you there\, any questions drop us an e mail rifa@rifa.co.uk\n\n*This event is mainly for women and anyone who ide ntifies as a woman. Trans women are women. Non-binary\, gender-queer peopl e are very welcome at all our events. Men too.\n\nThank you for kind suppo rt from Plus Accounting\, DabApps and Brighton Dome &\; Brighton Festiv al\n\nSheSays Brighton is a Refigure event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://siliconbrighton.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/01/shesays.jpg CATEGORIES:Community Event LOCATION:Brighton Dome\, Church Street\, Brighton\, BN1 1UE\, United Kingdo m GEO:50.824093;-0.139065 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Church Street\, Brighton\, BN1 1UE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Brighton Dome:geo:50.8 24093,-0.139065 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR