Innovative women key to success

Achieving success through innovation was the theme for this Tuesday’s pro.women forum.

The event - which featured presentations from Weber Shandwick’s Jo Leah, Ruth Ashford from MMU Business School and Dermot Power from BDO LLP – looked at the role women play in economic recovery and how they are thriving in this turbulent climate.

This latest event in the pro.women programme was held in conjunction with the Professional Innovator Challenge 2011 – which was launched last month by future pro.manchester.

Skills and Education manager Adele Edgar said: “There was a clear synergy between our pro.women event and the future pro.manchester Professional Innovator challenge which focuses on innovative flair and the ability to seize on opportunities.
“An example of this ability has been shown by the current holder of the Professional Innovator Challenge, Melissa Davis of Carter Corson.   It will be interesting to see who takes the accolade for 2011.”

Budding innovators from member and partner organisations as well as the city’s student community are invited to take part in the challenge and an exciting speaker programme will take place alongside the competition.

Entries are now being accepted and the first stage includes a series of written challenges, which will be judged by a panel of business experts.

Visit www.futurepromanchester.co.uk/proinnovator to find out how you can get involved in the challenge.