We Belong: Social Event - Small Talk Strong Connection

Think speed dating, but for your career.

Join NAWIC for an engaging evening of Small Talk, Strong Connection, designed to bring women across the construction industry together for a series of quick-fire, meaningful conversations, locally supported by Holmes & RLB.

Whether you’re looking for career advice, a fresh perspective on an industry challenge, insight from someone who has been there before, or simply an opportunity to expand your professional network, this event is all about making connections and starting conversations.

Throughout the evening, mentees will rotate between mentors from a range of senior roles and backgrounds, creating opportunities to ask questions, bounce around ideas, talk through challenges, share experiences and discover common interests. There’s no pressure to arrive with a big career question or a five-year plan. Sometimes one conversation, one piece of advice or one new connection is all it takes to spark something valuable.

And mentoring doesn’t have to end when the timer goes off. You might meet someone you’d like to stay connected with, find a potential mentor, or simply walk away with new ideas and a broader network of women working across our sector.

Fast conversations. Fresh perspectives. Genuine connections.

Come along, meet someone new, share what you know and leave with a few more people in your corner.

Meet the mentors

We’re bringing together an incredible group of women from across the construction industry,

• Steph Miller - Manager Auckland Structures at Holmes

• Kirsty Dent - Head of People & Capability at RLB

• Susannah Kitching - Principal Consultant Community Infrastructure & Landscape Architect at Jacobs

• Alessandra Tunno - Head of Aeronautical Infrastructure Planning at Auckland Airport

• Deb Bailey - Coach | Facilitator | Speaker | Author at Deb Bailey Limited

• Hera Eruera - Qualified Plumber at Auckland Plumbers and NAWIC Board Member

• Julia Bodyfelt - Co-Founder at Hazard Pro Removals

• Laura Johns - Director - Quantity Surveying and Auckland Lead at RDT

• Lynsey Dyer - Technical Director & Design Manager at Aecom

• Olivia Pearson - New Business Manager North at Hawkins

• Sophie Jack - Self Employed Builder at Bassnote Builders

• Gosha (Malgorzata) Haley - Principal, studio lead at Grimshaw Auckland studio

• Emma Galloway - Commercial Performance Manager at Fulton Hogan

• Seungjin Woo - Architect at Grimshaw Auckland Studio

• Keryn Goble - Project Director (Fire Engineering) at Holmes

More mentors to be announced soon!

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