Join us for our annual networking breakfast in celebraiton of International Women's day 2026.

Grow your network, meet likeminded people while celebrating and supporting women in our region.

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We're delighted to share this years panellists of accomplished women with experiences spanning across the Charity Sector, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture to Sport and Finance.

Monday, 2nd March | 08:30am - 12pm | Hilton Hotel Newcastle Gateshead

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Faty Kane

Faty Kane Director of The Angelou Centre, a non-profit supporting Black and minoritised women and children in the North East through providing residential care, counselling, therapy and financial independence skills.Originally from Senegal, she has held senior leadership roles in regional and multi-country initiatives focused on ending gender-based violence and improving girls' access to education across Francophone Africa. Most recently, Faty has served as a Technical Advisor on the UK FCDO Services Programme to end Female Genital Mutilation, showing her sense of purpose is consistently rooted in achieving the safety and wellbeing of women and girls.

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Kacie Elson

From football in the school playground with the boys, to a black and white strip in tier 4 earning my first full time pro contract eventually helping Newcastle women in their triumph there way through leagues to WSL2 ; my footballing career has been nothing short of a childhood dream full of many highs in black and white . Stepping away was hard, but I’m loving every minute of my new life in the corporate world ,perusing a career in something I loved just as much as football

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Kay Hussain

Kay Hussain is CEO of Micropore Technologies Ltd an engineering company that develops advanced membrane technology for everyday products like pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food.With a career spanning senior roles in science and medicine, Kay has driven innovation in medicinal and scientific fields at leading organisations. She also chairs the board of a mental health charity and contributes to life sciences at both regional and national levels. Kay's sense of purpose continues to guide her, making an impact that extends well beyond the workplace.

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Rebecca Wilkie

‍Rebecca Wilkie is Senior Programme Manager and Director of Durham Book Festival, bringing twenty years experience in the literature sector. She JOINED New Writing North in 2012 and now leads the festivals and events programme, including Durham Book Festival, the Gordon Burn Prize, and a growing programme of literature activity in Newcastle.Having worked for the national reading charity Book and literary agency The Agency (London) Ltd. She holds an MLitt in English, specialising in Children's Literature from Newcastle University, with her sense of purpose continuously rooted in promoting access to literature and fostering a love for reading for all.

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