Events

UC Women in Business hosts a range of events, from large panel discussion evenings to low-key workshops.

All our events aim to develop our members’ confidence, capabilities, and sense of community.

2024

Commerce Ball

We spent a ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in style thanks to the annual Commerce Ball! This is an event put on by all the UC commerce clubs so a big pat on the back for such a great night! Thanks to everyone that came as well as our sponsors.

Dressing for the Corporate World

DFTCW “Style and Success” shaped up to be an amazing event. Those that attended got to hear from the inspiring Mary Outram and Cara Calvin about how to enter your career as the best, most confident version of yourself. The evening was complemented by drinks, nibbles, chatter and some killer corporate outfits! A huge thank you to PWC, our sponsor for this event.

Ceremony Class with WIB

Workout with WIB strikes again, this time we offered a sweaty Ceremony Class with some free goodies afterward. Thank you to Les Mills Christchurch for making this possible! What a great way to kick off Semester 2!

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Pink Ribbon Breakfast

A great way to start the day, our Pink Ribbon Breakfast was enjoyed by the many who came. We joined with UC Women in Law and UC Women in Engineering to support an important cause and everyone’s donations were greatly appreciated. A big thanks to Posh Porridge for providing breakfast as well as Innerbloom and Red Bull. Another thank you to our sponsors for filling up our raffle baskets that went to our lucky winners!

Reformer Pilates with WIB

Another WIB Workout ticked off! Thank you Studio Pilates Merivale for having us and we hope you all enjoyed this one!

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Grand Launch

Our first event of the year was a great opportunity to meet everyone over drinks and nibbles. Many thanks to our guest speakers Charlotte Webber (Partner at Anderson Lloyd), Grace Davies (Head of Investor Relations & Marketing at Mainland Capital), and Jo O’Sullivan (GM Marketing Chief Marketing Officer Kathmandu, Deputy Chair of Athletics NZ). They provided a great insight into the business world. Photos can be found on our website gallery page!

International Women’s Day Brunch

We collaborated with UC Women in Law and UC Women in Engineering to celebrate International Women’s Day. The catering was amazing and we enjoyed seeing everyone catching up together.

F45 with WIB

It was awesome for us to see a great turnout at our F45 Cardio session. Thanks to F45 Riccarton for having us and leading us through a tough workout!

2023

Money Mindset Workshop

Annabel Shand and Sara O’Connor from Craigs Investment Partners covered money mindsets, behaviours and ethical investing.

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Dressing for the Corporate World

A fun evening where everyone got dressed up to hear all about fashion in the corporate world. Guest speaker Kasia Stanicich covered a range of topics including dressing sustainably, purchasing on a budget, investing in quality pieces, and creating a capsule wardrobe.

Workout with F45

An intense workout with F45 to get the day started!

Pink Ribbon Breakfast

A great morning of coming together for an important cause, we got to listen to Sarah from YourMonthly and had Posh Porridge to start the day off. Sarah from YourMonthly gave insight into hormones and offered tips to our members.

Commerce Ball

The annual commerce ball was a great night. Thanks to our wonderful photographer @jadespencephotography

A big thanks to @uc_business and @ucsa_nz for making this night possible.

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Clubs Day

This year we had two new designs of tote bags, which included a range of goodies from our sponsors. We loved meeting everyone and are very excited for the year to come.

Power Panel

This year we celebrated our 5th birthday and heard from four inspiring women: Monique Kaminski, CEO & founder of Jeuneora, Peri Drysdale, CEO & founder of Untouched World, Kimberley Coleman, founder of Lady Lash Studio & Academy and Lets Go Wahine, Annabel Nichols, founder of April Before May.

Sculpt Reformer Pilates

This term’s workout with WIB was hosted by Sculpt. This was the perfect way to start the day, thank you Sculpt!

Flat Crawl

We had a new event this year, which was a flat crawl! This event was a collaboration with @ucwomeninlaw and @womenineng.

2022

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Capability Workshop

Representatives from Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand shared their insights and resources to equip members for career success!

Be Good With Money

A wonderful evening hearing investment advice from Sim from Girls That Invest, Jess from BNZ and Kate from Deloitte.

BNZ Day at the Markets

We collaborated with BNZ to teach members the basics of trading through a practical market exercise. Individuals hypothetically traded bananas, coca cola, flour and cake.

Commerce Ball

An event that was two years in the making. WIB collaborated with a range of commerce clubs for an unmissable event held at the beautiful Mona Vale homestead. There were drinks and nibbles throughout the evening, accompanied by Second Hand Goods band.

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Grand Launch

We heard from an incredible range of speakers at our 4th birthday celebration, including Bridget Williams, Kendal McSorley and Mary Outram.

F45

Hosted by the lovely Emelia at the Christchurch based F45 branch, endorphins were pumping at this early morning workout.

Clubs Day

There was a spin to the traditional University of Canterbury Clubs Day, with masks in the mix. We always love meeting and recruiting new members to join the community.

2021

Grand Launch

Our Grand Launch was an awesome opportunity to kick things off for 2021! The night involved drinks, nibbles and inspirational speakers, including Anna Worthington, Founder of Cakes by Anna, Kasia Stanicich, make-up artist & content creator and Lucy Blakistion, founder of “Shit you Should Care About”.

Yoga With WIB

This event provided attendees with a retreat from the lectures with an energising yoga session from O-Studio, followed by delicious breakfast!

BNZ Be Good with Money

Part 2! BNZ Be Good with Money, presented by BNZ Markets, was all about learning to be smarter with your money.

We also got to hear about tips on how to start your own business successfully, and this was topped off by Posh Porridge who provided us a delicious breakfast.

Graduate, Internship & Summer Clerkship Seminar with WIL

Sponsored by Duncan Cotterill & PwC, the seminar featured five inspirational panelists whom shared their advice & tips for the applying for a graduate, internship or summer clerkship position.

F45 with WIB

Thanks to the F45 Christchurch City team, the morning involved a fun, high intensity interval training class.

This was followed by a delicious breakfast, where the attendees could have a chat to their fellow Women in Business members.

Pink Ribbon Breakfast

In support of the Breast Cancer Foundation, WIB put on a delicious breakfast along side Women in Finance (The Investment Society). We were very lucky to have April Fairfield - BNZ Commercial partner and Aira Alombro - PwC Tax Associate speak at the breakfast.

Spin with WIB

Many members worked up a sweat in a glow in the dark cycling class led by our treasurer Jenna Willocks.

Your Monthly x Real Rad Food

Sara Widdowson hosted a womens health workshop accompanied by the gourmet plant based treats made by Hannah Mellsop.

Project 72 with Lads without Labels

Our friends at UC led an amazing initiative where individuals ran for 72 hours to raise funds for mental health. Alongside the track were many activator events, ours being an interactive discussion with nutritionist Conrad Goodhew. Pictured is the executive enjoying Green Roots Juice.

2020

Yoga with WIB

At the 2020 Yoga with WIB, Jess Smith ran a fantastic yoga session for a record number of attendees, which was followed by a delicious breakfast. This event was made possible by the support of Fix & Fogg, Lululemon and UC Rec & Sport.

Be Good with Money

Be Good with Money, presented by BNZ, was all about learning to be smarter with your money - with top tips on everything from bank accounts, to KiwiSaver and student loans.

A delicious breakfast from Posh Porridge was also provided.

Behind the Mind with Ceri Evans

Dr Ceri Evans is a forensic psychiatrist, author, speaker and was also a former New Zealand football player. He works with many sports teams, including the All Blacks, on mental skills. At Behind the Mind, he taught us how to perform better under pressure.

Workout with WIB

The morning involved a high-intensity interval training class with F45 Papanui, followed by a delicious breakfast, where the attendees could have a chat to their fellow Women in Business members.

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Investor Basics Workshop

Our Investor Basics Workshop, presented by Sharesies in collaboration with the Investment Society, provided a confidence-boosting introduction on how to get started in investing.

Grand Launch

Our Grand Launch was an awesome opportunity to celebrate UC Women in Business’ first birthday, and kick things off for 2020! The night involved drinks, nibbles and inspirational speakers, including Kendal Flutey, CEO and Founder of Banqer, and Bre Poulter, owner of Lend the Label, and was MC’ed by Oliviah Theyers-Collins.

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2019

Yoga with WIB

Our last event for 2019 provided attendees with a retreat from the busy build-up to exams with an energising yoga session with Jess Smith Yoga, followed by delicious breakfast!

All proceeds from the event were donated to the Mental Health Foundation.

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Karma Cola Problem Solver with entré

The Karma Cola Problem Solver challenged seven teams to find an innovative solution to help Karma Cola stay relevant despite growing consumer concerns around sugar. The contestants received mentoring from entrepreneurs and academics throughout the day. The event culminated in a 4-minute pitch by each of the teams, followed by a Q+A session, to determine the winning idea!

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The Fix & Fogg Story

UC Women in Business hosted Roman Jewell, the CEO and co-founder of cult favourite peanut butter brand Fix and Fogg, to talk about his experiences and the lessons he’s learnt in business over the last 5 years.

Roman and his wife both left their corporate jobs as lawyers in 2013 to dedicate their time and energy to create something meaningful, sustainable and delicious. We loved hearing all the inspiring and humorous tales of what has ensued since!

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Creating a Community

This was an opportunity for members to make connections with fellow club members in a relaxed environment during the last week of the university term.

Recent university graduates from EY and Brown Bread came along to chat about their experiences leaving university and joining the workforce. The highlight of the evening was, of course, was the delicious gelato!

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UC Women in Business x Duncan Cotterill Power Panel

Our Power Panel was an electrifying evening of empowered women and quick-fire discussion of the controversial issues surrounding women in business today.

Panelists included Ayleath Foote, Partner at Duncan Cotterill, Vanisa Dhiru, President of the National Council of Women of New Zealand, and Florence Van Dyke, CEO of Chia Sisters and one of Forbes' 2019 '30 under 30'.

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Investor Basics Workshop with the Investment Society

We partnered with The Investment Society and Hatch Invest for a back-to-basics investment workshop for people who were keen to buy shares or create a portfolio, but didn’t know how to get started!

Job Ready Workshop

Navigating the world of CVs, LinkedIn and interviews can be daunting, so we put together a workshop to give our members the knowledge and confidence needed when applying for jobs and internships.

The workshop was full of insider tips from our awesome presenters, Leanne Crozier and Katy Boyle from Decipher Group. Decipher helps business with recruitment and HR, so these two knew the job application process inside-out!

Lessons in Life and Leadership with a Polar Adventurer

We joined forces with the UC Centre for Entrepreneurship to host a talk by the first woman to ski to the North Pole, Sue Stockdale. Sue had represented Scotland in Athletics, worked for the UN in war zones, and has founded two businesses - one of which is dedicated to supporting women to start up and grow their own businesses!

Sue shared some incredible stories and provided useful tips for leading, developing and communicating within teams.

A Day at the Markets

The financial markets met the farmers' market at A Day at the Markets with UC Women in Business and BNZ Markets. Attendees received WIB 'dollars' which they could invest in goodies like Cakes By Anna and Karma Cola drinks. The prices for each product changed change over time, just like the stock market.

The most successful pair of traders won a trip to Wellington to experience a day in the BNZ Dealing Room!

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Workout with WIB

UC Women in Business knows that being active and part of a strong community is important to both physical and mental health, so this event was designed to get our members moving and meeting new people!

The morning involved a high-intensity interval training class with The HIIT Squad followed by a delicious breakfast, where the attendees could have a chat to their fellow Women in Business members.

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Grand Launch

Our Grand Launch was an awesome opportunity to celebrate the launch of UC Women in Business. The night involved drinks, nibbles and inspirational speakers, including Hannah Duder, CEO of Indigo & Iris, wellbeing expert Dr Lucy Hone, and Two Raw Sisters’ Rosa and Margo Flanagan.

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