Returning for 2023, the Women Entrepreneurs Retreat saw over 60 women coming together to explore all aspects of building a venture.
The Women Entrepreneurs Retreat is an annual event hosted by the Women Entrepreneurs Network (WEN), designed to help venture-oriented women from the King's community increase their entrepreneurial skills and take their ideas further.
This year, over 60 women from a variety of subject areas and roles in the King's community came together to experience a jam-packed 3 days exploring all aspects of building a venture. As a group, we explored everything from sustainable disruption to accessible tech, practical IP to legal Q&As, marketing & branding, to perfecting our pitches.
WENRetreat2023 was a great weekend filled with entrepreneurial spirit and learning, but what were the top 5 things that made our 2023 Retreat the best one yet?
Keep reading to find out...
1. The 60+ women who attended
It goes without saying - the people who attend the event, make the event what it is.
Every single attendee at the 2023 Retreat not only gave up their weekend to come together and focus on their venture, but also made valuable contributions to the event by supporting each other and sharing their own experiences and expertise.
We brought together a group of women who were eager to engage and who came to each session with clear motivation and excitement. Bringing together a mix of King's students, staff and alumni is a rare occurrence but this offered a unique chance for people from all stages of entrepreneurship to learn from each other.
2. Collaborating with UK universities (for the first time!)
This year we did something different. We opened up our 2023 Retreat, giving access to other UK university colleagues and their communities.
Having never invited anyone outside of the King's community before, we weren't sure what to expect... but collaborating with new colleagues from across the UK allowed us to make wider connections, explore new insights and empower even more women.
We were very lucky to be joined by:
- University of Oxford
- Edinburgh Innovations
- London South Bank University
- London Metropolitan University
- Queen Mary University of London
- University of Surrey
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- Imperial College London
We're looking forward to collaborating again soon, and continuing to grow our connections.
