B+LNZ Ladies' Long Lunch: Empowering & Celebrating Women in the Rural Sector

Event category
Social
E-diary 21 June 2024

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Join us for a delicious lunch and wine, hear from some inspirational rural women and connect with farming ladies from throughout the Southern South Island Region.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand recognise the importance of women in our sheep and beef industry. This day has been designed to help bring rural women from across the region together to be inspired and make wider network connections.

Keynote speaker

Gemma McCaw

Gemma McCaw (née Flynn), is a former New Zealand hockey player (Black Sticks) who played 254 games, scoring 72 goals, and participated in three Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio 2016) and two Commonwealth Games (Delhi 2010, Glasgow 2014).

 Gemma leads the group Ladies who Venture (Guiding and Inspiring Women into Adventure) a group that aims to empower women with the knowledge, skills and confidence to take on challenges in the great outdoors.

Gemma is also a director for Performance Wellbeing (Strengthening Mindset/Elevating Wellbeing) and runs a book club with members hiking into the mountains with a backpack full of books, while juggling three daughters under seven with husband ex All Blacks Captain Richie McCaw.

image of Gemma McCaw

Registration

Please note that registration for this event is not currently available. The Eventbrite link to purchase tickets will be available soon.