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EVENTS
Power of Women
Acklam Hall , Middlesbrough
Fighting outdated preconceptions was top of the agenda when the four winners of the Tees Businesswoman of the Year accolade headlined a special Tees Business LIVE event in association with the Power of Women campaign .
Sponsored by the Learning Curve Group , the lunchtime conference saw almost 100 of the region ’ s most influential businesswomen – and a few men ! – gather for the event , organised by Tees Business , which was held jointly to promote the Power of Women campaign and encourage entries and nominations for the 2022 Tees Businesswomen Awards .
Tees Business LIVE
Middlesbrough College
Business leaders gathered for the first Tees Business LIVE event in Middlesbrough College ’ s Waterside Brasserie .
Frans Calje , CEO of event sponsors PD Ports , delivered an inspiring opening keynote before guests heard from an expert panel including Baines Jewitt ’ s Anne Cowley , Etc .’ s Jason Faulkner , Applied Integration ’ s Richard Willingham and Matthew Telling from Middlesbrough College Group .
Tees Business will be hosting at least five more live events in 2022 – to hear about them , sign up to our e-news at teesbusiness . co . uk .
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