Lewis CaliburnCorresponding with International Women’s Day on March 8, the AV User Group hosted a networking evening on March 13 in London and invited the AVIXA Women’s Council UK members and women employees of AV User Group sponsor companies to attend.
“The AV User Group London were delighted to host the UK AVIXA Women’s Council for the second year at our March evening networking event to celebrate International Women’s Day,” said Owen Ellis, Chairman of AV User Group.
“Thank you also to all our sponsors for encouraging more women to join us for the evening. It’s a privilege to be in a position to support industry initiatives like these and we were honoured to be chosen as a partner for this particular celebration. It’s wonderful to see what can be achieved when we work together.”
For the last two years, the AV User Group has supported this initiative, and women’s attendance was noted to have doubled since 2023. A hugely optimistic progression, demonstrating how such industry collaborations are making a difference and will hopefully lead to a ripple effect for waves of change in the years to come.
ISE 2024 visitor analysis also showed a doubling of the number of women attending in the last two years. This is testament to all the efforts of AVIXA Women’s Councils regionally, women in AV as a whole and their industry peers that support all the great work they do.
Iffat Chaudhry of Involve and AVIXA Women’s Council UK Co-Leader, commented: “This shows we are doing more things right, and the journey is ongoing!! Any minority group has to work harder to be seen and appreciated, that’s just the way of the world, but it’s great to see some change! Huge thanks to Owen Ellis and Andrea Jupp for supporting this initiative. Please get in touch with any of our committee members to support your efforts with #DEI or getting your women colleagues connected with others in the industry!”
Sarah Joyce, Chief Global Officer of AVIXA, echoed Iffat’s commented: “It was such a fantastic evening and to see such an improved balance of women attendees left everyone feeling uplifted and energised. AVIXA Women’s Councils, both in Europe and Internationally, are doing super work in organising events that bring everyone together and we look forward to seeing the network continue to grow as people see initiatives such as this and feel inspired to get involved.”
The AVIXA Women’s Council UK organises regular virtual and in-person events throughout the year. The next event, Building Strong foundations for Career and Life. takes place on May 8 2024, 3.00pm – 7.30pm at Spaces at The Spine, Liverpool.
The event, which is free to attend and open to everyone, will offer an inspiring afternoon of learning and networking with fellow women and allies as presenters delve into the secrets of building strong foundations for career and life success.
The event will also feature an interactive video skills workshop led by celebrated LinkedIn Top Video Production Voice, Ryan Mulhern, a keynote presentation delivered by Personal Leadership Expert Mark Tonks, and a panel discussion featuring leading voices from the industry, including Angela Townsend, Adele Thornton and Iffat Chaudhry.
Register here. and visit the AVIXA Women’s Council UK website to view past events and webinars on a variety of hot topics.