Morning all, We had a great NED masterclass last night with Founder and CEO of Nurole Susie Cummings. The recording is in our Power Network Classroom: https://www.skool.com/women-in-tech-power-network/classroom/21d97eb6?md=6d72a4d7234a4b60ad39cd22fb3c4cc3 Susie invited us all to email her personally for a link to join Nurole mentioning the Women in Tech Power Network: susie@nurole.com I recommend watching the video first before contacting Susie if you were not in the class last night. Susie also recommended listening to the Nurole podcast if you are interested in becoming a NED: https://www.nurole.com/nurole-podcast-enter-the-boardroom Do let us all know if you apply for and of course if you get a NED role 🥳

Let’s finish the year with creativity, laughter, reflection and connection 💖 This is your invitation to join our festive, supportive, zero-pressure Christmas challenge. Whether you feel silly, thoughtful, emotional or playful, there’s a place for you here. ⸻ ✨ Your Challenge Create either: 📝 a poem or 📖 a short story / reflection It can be funny, heartfelt, inspiring, rebellious, gentle, powerful or completely chaotic. Whatever feels right for you. Written entries are perfect. If you’d like to read yours on video, that’s a lovely optional extra, but absolutely no pressure. AI-assisted pieces are welcome too 🤖 just mention that it is AI assisted so that we know 🤩 👉 You can submit up to TWO entries per person. ⸻ 📌 How to Take Part Please post your entry in the comments below THIS announcement thread. To help everyone browse easily: • start your entry with POEM or STORY • keep each entry in one comment • if you prefer to submit privately, you can send it to me directly ⸻ 🏆 Awards We’ll Be Celebrating 📝 Best Poem 📖 Best Story / Reflection 😂 Funniest Entry ❤️ Most Heartwarming 🤖 Best AI-Assisted Creation 👑 Community Favourite (by emoji love!) ⸻ 🗓 Dates 📅 Deadline: 29 December, 6pm UK time 🎉 Awards & Celebration Night: 30 December, 8pm ⸻ 🧑‍⚖️ Judging ❤️ Community Favourite = chosen by emoji reactions 🏆 All other awards chosen by a small friendly judging panel So it stays joyful, kind fun and fair ⸻ 💬 Final Thought This isn’t about being perfect. It’s about joy, courage, creativity, confidence and celebrating the incredible women in this network. If you’re even thinking of joining… please do. We’d absolutely love to hear your voice ❤️ Let the festive creativity begin! 🎄✨ Any questions please ask 🥰

Well it’s almost the end of 2025, how did that happen? 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣 I really want 2026 to be game changing for all of us in this group, including me 🤩 To that end I would love to know: What’s the one thing this group can help you with that will make a game changing difference to your career? I’m putting the plan together for 2026 and want to make sure that everyone gets a massive benefit from being in here. I’ve got my ideas of what we are going to do together, but for our lovely group to really have impact I need to know what would have the biggest impact for you ❤️ Please comment below what you want and need from the group to enable you to achieve and move your career up a level, or two! 💃🏽 Feel free to DM me if you don’t want to post publicly. How can this group serve you best in 2026? 🥰 I’m so excited to read you responses 🥳

I've added our party to the calendar, directly after my fireside chat with Dame Professor Wendy Hall on Monday night. I'll start brainstorming with our fab @Lauren Hargreaves for fun things for us to do. I'm thinking a quiz, drinks, hmm... what else would make it fun? Some sort of game? Ideas please!

Our lovely @Fawzia Zehra Kara-Isitt asked about connecting to our WiTPN page on LinkedIn. I set up the page and you can now add WiTPN under “Experience” in your LinkedIn profile, then you are connected. See my screenshots below. Any questions please ask 🤩