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BPW UK Conference held in Belfast on 10 & 11 March
certainly had an international flavour throughout.

There were members of BPW from Ireland, Estonia, France and Malta in at-
tendance and our speakers also had a wealth of international experience.
The session led by Anu Viks, BPW European Coordinator, focused on the set-
ting up of businesses and how as BPW members, we could support and encourage
entrepreneurship among our members. Another BPW member who is also Soropti-
mist International’s International President, Maureen Maguire, told us about the ex-
citing projects she is running and hoping to complete during her term of office
across the 5 global regions of Soroptimists.

Our Candle-lighting ceremony also had a true international
feel as we received video messages from our International
President, Catherine Bosshart and Tomi Odunsi Fadina and
had a personal invitation to the next European Conference
to be held in Malta in 2024 from the BPW Malta President,
Mariella Camellieri. The candles were lit by BPW Past Inter-
national President, Sylvia Perry, SI President, Maureen
Maguire, BPW UK President, Jo Kinsey, BPW Malta member,
Tania Mercieca, BPW European Coordinator, Anu Viks, BPW
UK International Joint VP Jacqui McLoughlin and YBPW UK VP, Yasmin Knight – a
truly international and global celebration!

The camaraderie displayed throughout the confer-
ence and friendship links which will be taken forward to
other BPW events and gatherings have been the very
positive takeaway from this conference and has set the
bar for future BPWUK events to expand and extend its
influence on an international stage.

Jacqui McLoughlin & Ruth Galwey
Joint BPW UK Vice Presidents

Maureen Maguire
& Sylvia Perry