The IPA Stepping into the spotlight series is partnering with Bloom Scotland to bring this popular breakfast event to Edinburgh for the first time, offering you the tools and strategies needed to help boost your skills and confidence.
Usually hosted in London, we will be travelling north on 4 June, to bring you a fantastic morning filled with inter-agency networking, practical training and expert career advice.
Expect candid conversations with female industry leaders, sharing honest insights from their career journeys in our panel session 'The confidence shift'. A fireside chat with Susan Russell from Edinburgh Festival Fringe on creativity and inclusive leadership, and through interactive coaching, you’ll have the chance to turn inspiration into action and leave with tangible steps to 'speak, show up and be seen without second-guessing yourself'.
This energising event is designed to help you build confidence, expand your network and take practical steps to progress your career.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect and be inspired by some of the industry’s brightest leaders.
Agenda
10.00am Breakfast and Networking
10.30am Welcome
The IPA Director of D&I will open the morning with an overview of the morning’s themes and reflections on the current D&I landscape.
10.35am Fireside Chat with Edinburgh Festival Fringe: The power of creativity, culture and inclusion
A thought-provoking conversation with Susan Russell on creativity without limits, inclusive leadership, and her personal journey championing women.
10.55am Panel discussion: The confidence shift
Industry leaders discuss what confidence really means, the barriers women still face, and how Scotland’s advertising industry can become more inclusive for the next generation.
11.25am Coffee Break
11.55am Interactive workshop: How to speak, show up and be seen without second-guessing Yourself
An interactive workshop designed to help attendees build self-trust under pressure, communicate with greater authority and confidence, contribute ideas without hesitation, and take practical action to increase their visibility, influence and professional impact.
12.55pm Closing Remarks
Final thoughts and reflections from the morning
1.00pm Event close
NB: agenda is subject to change