Empowering Waahine - Breaking Barriers & Building Futures

Noa Sheer will be a guest speaker at the next Waikato Wāahine Collective Event in Hamilton on the 17th June.

About the Event

The event will be an empowering half-day symposium designed exclusively for Waikato waahine. This event is an incredible opportunity to connect, network, and gain inspiration from a lineup of remarkable female leaders who have forged their own paths despite challenges and barriers.

This year’s theme speaks to the strength and resilience of women who have overcome adversity - both personal and professional - to carve out their own success. Our keynote speakers have navigated challenges, defied expectations, and proven that we are not bound by limitations set by others. Instead, we are the architects of our own futures, shaping the world we want to see.

Some achievements you can reach alone, but the biggest leaps in your career, income, and influence require agreement, buy-in, or support from others.

In this empowering and practical session, Noa Sheer will share the essential negotiation tools every woman in leadership should master.

We asked Noa: What does ‘empowerment’ mean to you?

“Empowerment is gaining the tools to allow you to get what you want and what you deserve. As we work towards our goals, one crucial source of empowerment is the skillset to negotiate for outcomes we want, to clearly communicate the value we offer, and to influence others to support us in our endeavours. These skills involve an understanding of the biases in decision making, an understanding the difference between men and women negotiators, strategy and preparation abilities, mastering of influence techniques and the ability to read others' motivations and interests. As we develop these skills we also build a deep confidence that what we want is valid and reasonable, and we deserve the optimal outcome in every negotiation!” NOA SHEER

Speakers Joining Noa Sheer

Victoria Mulligan - Director, Design Futures Aotearoa

Brooke Hayde - Olympian and Owner, O-Studio Hamilton

Alexia Hilbertidou - Founder, GirlBoss NZ

What can attendees expect to take away from this session?

Attendees will hear best practices in negotiation and influence for women in leadership. Noa will share her top tips from her research and her 10 years of consultation on negotiations.

Event Details

Location: Claudelands Event Centre, Hamilton

Date: Tuesday 17 June 2025

Time: 11.30am – 5.00pm (followed by optional networking drinks from 5pm - 6pm)

Early Bird tickets: $180+GST (Limited to 150 tickets)

General Admission Tickets: $200+GST