Business Women Australia Monthly Virtual Member Connect: Smart Systems, Tech & AI

As AI and digital transformation continue to reshape business, October’s focus is on sharing our methods and experiences in building smart systems, embracing innovation, tech, and leading change responsibly. This month, Business Women Australia brings members and guests together for a candid conversation about operational leverage, productivity, and the realities of AI adoption. Anchored in the Inner Development Goals dimensions of Thinking + Acting, we explore our own expectations and roles, and the impact of rapid change in our organisations and teams.

At BWA, our purpose is to unite and develop conscious women leaders who uplift business, community, and society. Technology is not just a tool; it is a leadership competency. As we deepen our understanding of technology, impact, digital fluency, and ethical discernment, we can shape how innovation is applied, governed, and aligned with human values.

Whether you’re a long-time member, a newbie, or considering joining soon, this online experience is just what you need to “get out there” and get connected from the comfort of your own space.

Grab your cuppa and jump online for a casual yet valuable networking session with BWA members and friends from across the country. Hosted by warm, down-to-earth leaders from the BWA community, expect candid insights from life in the fast lane - plus growth, optimism, and genuine connection.

What to expect each month (last Thursday):

A check-in and opportunity to connect with peers around the nation
Real conversations, idea-sharing, and practical takeaways
A supportive space to celebrate wins, navigate challenges, and recharge
New ideas, knowledge, and insights.

Key Takeaways

Expand Your Network: Connect with influential women across professions, enterprises, sectors, and states.
Share & Learn: Swap ideas, challenges, and successes in a trusted environment.
Grow Personally & Professionally: Fresh perspectives from diverse industries.
Uplifting Community: Unwind, be inspired, have a laugh, and be heard.
Meaningful Interaction: Limited numbers for real engagement within BWA’s renowned safe parameters.
Surprises: We love spontaneity - shout-outs, offers, and gifts. Got something to add? Tell us before or during the event.

Non-members thinking about joining are welcome to come and experience what BWA is all about. Register for the Zoom link.

By joining the Monthly BWA Connect, you’ll build self-leadership across the year - from self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and resilience to confidence, accountability, purpose, adaptability, time and stress management, continuous learning, and integrity.

Have a topic, framework, or resource to add to the agenda? Email Lyn Hawkins at Lyn@businesswomenaustralia.com.au or raise it in the chat during the session.

Spots are limited to keep it highly interactive - don’t miss it!

Did you know?

BWA is aligning our community of practice with the Inner Development Goals, nurturing the mindsets and skills that enable women to lead with purpose and contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Inner Development Goals (IDGs) cultivate the inner capacities, such as self-awareness, empathy, purpose, and resilience.

This session is specifically aligned with the Inner Development Goals (Thinking & Being) and UN SDGs 3, 4 & 5. This session will inspire focus, flow, and purposeful leadership.

The IDGs are the “how” behind the SDGs - building the inner world that enables outer change. BWA provides opportunities to foster and develop this growth.

Not a member? JOIN Business Women Australia TODAY.

See all our UPCOMING EVENTS on the BWA Website Calendar HERE: https://businesswomenaustralia.com.au/calendar/

About Tanya Gawthorne

Tanya Gawthorne is a facilitator, strategic planning consultant, and founder of Balanced Consulting, an independent practice that creates conversations for clarity.

She works with individuals, teams, and organisations navigating complexity, change, and pressure — helping people make sense of challenges, align around what matters, and move forward with greater clarity, wisdom, and purpose.

Drawing on experience across health, environment, community, government, and not-for-profit sectors, Tanya combines strategic thinking, facilitation, coaching, and systems perspectives to support thoughtful decision-making and sustainable ways forward.

Her work spans strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, leadership development, rest and restoration, and reflective conversations about life, work, and change.

With qualifications in environmental science, public health, and applied epidemiology, Tanya brings an interdisciplinary perspective to every conversation — bridging human and environmental dimensions of individual, organisational, and community wellbeing.

ABOUT OUR FOUNDING DIRECTOR LYN HAWKINS:

Lyn is the Founder and National Director of Business Women Australia and a management consultant and leadership coach. She is known for her practical focus on achieving growth and transformation. Lyn advises some of Australia’s most successful professional firms and business leadership teams. She is also the WA Director of the Private Wealth Network and mentors Commerce students at UWA. Lyn has held senior roles with KPMG, HHG Legal Group, HLB Mann Judd, and Telstra, in addition to General Management roles with technology-based businesses.

ABOUT BUSINESS WOMEN AUSTRALIA:

BWA brings together business women from all sectors, industries and states;

business owners and entrepreneurs
executives and managers
professionals
women on boards
emerging leaders
women who desire growth and high-level connections

Business Women Australia is focused on key areas of development;

Leadership
Business Improvement
Personal and Professional Growth
Connections and Friendship

Join as a member today.

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