Past NBWL Events

Past Network for Black Women Leaders Events

2026

Lead With Your Story: Finding Power in Your Lived Experience [Key Insights]
Thriving in Transition: Reinventing Yourself Without Starting Over [Key Tips]
The Midlife Awakening: Wisdom, Power & Leadership in Your Third Act. [Top Lessons]
Boundaries, Self-Worth & Belonging: Leading Without Losing Yourself. [Essential Tips]
Staying Grounded in Leadership for the Long Haul [Key Tips]
Leadership Style as Strategy: Aligning Who You Are With How You Show Up [Takeaways]
Spiritual Intelligence at Work: Leading with Purpose, Insight and Authority [Key Insights]

2025

The Cost of Black Excellence: A Talk on Legacy, Liberation, and Leadership [Early Research Findings]
The Politics of Promotion: How to Position Yourself for Leadership as a Black Woman [Guidance]
Workshop: Strategic Networking for Career Advancement | Mastering Influence and Relationship Dynamics
Beyond Performance: Cultivating Confidence Rooted in Truth [Top Lessons]
Workshop: Authentic Approaches to Marketing Designed for Black Women
The Role of Identity in Shaping Leadership Style [Key Takeaways]
Finding Balance and Avoiding Burnout [Key Takeaways]
Addressing Racial Trauma in the Workplace [Key Takeaways]
Fireside Chat: Leadership Lessons from a 40-Year Career [Top 10 Lessons]
Poetry Workshop for Mental Health Awareness Week
The Mindset and Strategies of High-Earning Black Women [Key Takeaways]
Embracing Your Worth – Overcoming Self-Doubt and Building Confidence [Key Takeaways]
Workshop: Navigating and Challenging Structural Racism in Professional Spaces with Reframing Race
Align with Your Purpose – Gaining Clarity and Confidence in Your Career Goals [Top 10 Tips]
Mentee Workshop – Strategic Networking for Career Advancement
Decolonising Brand Strategy [Key Takeaways]
Building Wealth with Tech [Key Trends]
Navigating High-Pressure Environments [Key Lessons]
Digital Storytelling – Merging Tech & Communication for Social Change [Key Takeaways]
Financial Strategies for Scaling: Accounting Tips for Black Women Entrepreneurs [Top 5]
Mentor Workshop – Mentoring for Social Change

2024

Mentorship, Coaching, and Sponsorship - What’s the Difference? [Key Takeaways]
NBWL Poetry Workshop for World Mental Health Day
Navigating Career Transitions [Key Insights]
Building a Personal Brand [Key Insights]
Strategies for Career Advancement for Black Women [Key Takeaways]
Career Pathways – Exploring Your Options [Key Insights]
The Role of Allies in the Workplace [Key Takeaways]
Handling Workplace Discrimination [Key Insights]

2022

Network For Black Women Leaders Special Event – Celebration of Black Womanhood | Celebration of You

2021

The Personal Is Always Political
Navigating Ourselves In The Working Environment

Latest

What on earth is an ethical endowment — and why does it matter for women?

Despite growing need, women's organisations receive a tiny proportion of funds. In 2021, they received just 1.8% of all charitable grants.
Spiritual Intelligence at Work

What if our deepest leadership advantage is not how well we perform, but how deeply we are aligned with ourselves?
Productivity for who? Why women need to be at the centre of London's growth conversation

A blog post about the London APPG Inquiry on Productivity in the capital that argues for a women-centred approach
Best Practice Briefing: Post-Separation Abuse and the Law

Post-separation abuse refers to a pattern of abusive behaviour that either begins or continues after a relationship has ended. Where a relationship was abusive prior to the separation, the nature of the abuse may change and/or escalate when the relationship ends, as the abuser seeks to continue exerting control over the victim. Despite increasing recognition, there remain significant gaps in how post-separation abuse is understood within the criminal justice system.

Spiritual Intelligence at Work

What if our deepest leadership advantage is not how well we perform, but how deeply we are aligned with ourselves?
Jaiye Elias wins Trailblazing Innovator Award at the 2026 Do it Now Now Awards

The awards celebrate Black-led organisations and leaders creating meaningful change in their communities
Leadership style as strategy: Aligning who you are with how you show up

Think about style not as surface-level fashion, but as a powerful part of leadership presence, personal brand and self-expression
Staying Grounded in Leadership for the Long Haul

What does it take to keep leading when the work is emotionally demanding, under-resourced and rooted in systems that do not always move quickly?
Leading without losing yourself: Boundaries, self-worth and belonging

What to do when you recognise that leadership has become entangled with overgiving, self-silencing and the pressure to keep proving ourselves.
Telling Your Story and Making Your Work Visible

Many women are doing powerful work in their communities, organisations and businesses, but too often, that work remains invisible not because it isn’t valuable, but because the story isn’t being told.
Midlife as an awakening: Reclaiming wisdom, power and leadership

For many women, midlife is often framed as a moment of loss. But what if midlife is not a crisis at all? What if it is an awakening?
Behind the Boardroom Door: What No One Tells You About Becoming a Non-Executive Director (Part 3)

In the third and final part of this candid discussion, Jaiye Elias from the Network for Black Women Leaders, speaks with Non-Executive Director Ruth Ajayi about the realities of becoming a Non-Executive Director.
Behind the Boardroom Door: What No One Tells You About Becoming a Non-Executive Director (Part 2)

In Part 2 of this candid discussion, Jaiye Elias from the Network for Black Women Leaders, speaks with Non-Executive Director Ruth Ajayi about the realities of becoming a Non-Executive Director.
Behind the Boardroom Door: What No One Tells You About Becoming a Non-Executive Director (Part 1)

In this candid discussion, Jaiye Elias from the Network for Black Women Leaders, speaks with Non-Executive Director Ruth Ajayi about the realities of becoming a Non-Executive Director.

Women's Empowerment Toolbox
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Feminist Leadership

This training is about doing things differently and challenging traditional and stereotypical masculine notions of leadership. It’s about creating, living and acting upon a leadership style that is transformative, inclusive, adaptable, transparent and powerful, in other words, feminist.
CEDAW

About CEDAW - the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women
Two Stories, One pattern

When you don't measure women's experiences accurately, you can't fund responses to them adequately. Two stories this week make exactly that point.
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