Wire hosts in-person events in 40+ cities globally, partners with the leading industry conference organizations for annual networking events and dinners, and collaborates with corporate teams to develop free educational webinar content throughout the year.
Our events are free to attend thanks to sponsorship from forward-thinking companies and leaders.
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In an industry that’s constantly evolving, the research, data & insights landscape has seen its fair share of disruption. From the rise of automation and AI, to shifting client expectations, economic uncertainty and workplace games. Navigating these changes has tested our resilience, attitude and wellbeing, but ‘she’ll be alright’.
‘The Unpolished Path’ is dedicated to celebrating the resilience, reinvention and real-life lessons of women in insights and related industries. Through candid conversations and shared experiences, we’ll explore how missteps have led to key milestones – and how paths we didn’t plan often shaped us the most.
Join us as we bring together our industry of experienced rollercoaster riders, as we discuss:
Thank you to our event sponsors, Dynata, Luma, and Xero for making this event possible!
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We’re hosting a Women in Research Night with Verso and Dynata at La Cristellerie: an evening bringing together leading voices in insights to explore how AI is reshaping consumer research. Expect a curated panel discussion followed by drinks and networking with the community. A chance to connect, exchange, and rethink what the future of insights looks like.
A BIG thanks to our sponsors, Verso & Dynata, for making this event possible!
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Get ready to level up — life and work hacks are coming to Wire NYC! Mark your calendars for June 10th, 6–8 pm, for an inspiring evening of game-changing tips, career-boosting tricks, and real talk at the woman-owned TALEA Beer Company in Williamsburg, New York.
Whether you're looking to sharpen your personal brand, navigate the next chapter of your career, or just steal a few brilliant life hacks from your industry peers — this is the evening for you. Come curious, leave empowered. This isn't just a networking event — it's your cheat code to growing yourself and your career, surrounded by a community that gets it.
Don't miss out on the summer's most energizing evening, and thanks to our incredible sponsor, KS&R!
See you there!
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Between the gender pay gap, retirement gap and the motherhood penalty, financial independence can feel out of reach for women in Australia - but it doesn’t have to be.
In this keynote, financial educator Lacey Filipich will share:
Lacey will include an inspirational case study for anyone who’s ever wondered ‘Am I too late to fix my finances?’
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Between the gender pay gap, retirement gap and the motherhood penalty, financial independence can feel out of reach for women in Australia - but it doesn’t have to be.
In this keynote, financial educator Lacey Filipich will share:
Lacey will include an inspirational case study for anyone who’s ever wondered ‘Am I too late to fix my finances?"
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In this session, we’ll explore how storytelling moves beyond communication to become a strategic career skill – one that shapes visibility, builds trust, and drives impact. Because in a world where technical skills are increasingly standardised, it’s not just what you know – but how powerfully you make it land.
Join us for an evening with sought-after speakers Anna Ong (Founder of What’s Your Story Huh?) and Shilpa S Nath (Founder of Women in AI (for good) and What The Fail) as they talk about the power of storytelling to help us:
• Turn everyday work into compelling narratives that influence decisions
• Reframe challenges, ambiguity, and failure into stories of growth and impact
• Use storytelling as a tool for reinvention, resilience, and career momentum
Big thanks to IPSOS, Toluna, and Bolt Insight, for making this event possible.
Come ready to own your story – and make it land!
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Join Wire and Little Bird Marketing for a special kickoff Happy Hour at Insights Marketing Day! Connect with fellow conference attendees in the beautiful Fieldwork office, enjoy drinks and treats in a safe, limited-capacity event. Want to attend Insights Marketing Day? Use code WIRE for $100 off your registration!
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The insights industry, as with the rest of the world, has seen a tremendous shift in the last year and a half. Research professionals around the world have weighed in, discussing their unique experiences and viewpoint on the future of the industry. Join us for an esteemed panel to explore these emerging trends, and how today's Insights professionals are navigating critical imperatives such as personal balance, satisfaction in work, psychological safety, equity, and inclusion.
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Inclusion has been a hot topic for the last few years, but what does it actually take to transform our workplaces? We will hear from experts as to how their forward-thinking companies have adapted to a more inclusive model — and the road to change ahead. After a quick meet-and-greet session and panel discussion, attendees will join “reflect and react” small-groups, empowering all to develop real, workable solutions to inclusion that they can bring back to their workplaces.
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Confident teams and, in turn, confident team members are the key to building a supportive, successful company culture. While professionals from all walks of life face issues like Imposter Syndrome, workers from ethnically diverse backgrounds often face obstacles in and outside of the workplace that can make stepping into leadership and owning their area of expertise especially difficult. Our panel of Industry thought leaders will discuss the challenges of representation, building leadership confidence from within, and examine how industry leaders can best bolster their diverse employees into the C-suite — and beyond. Attendees will have a chance to connect, mingle, and discuss this important topic throughout the event.
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The need to belong is one of the most integral steps on the path of self-actualisation and is key to unlocking our full potential. Research over the years has shown that individual's with an empowered sense of belonging enjoy greater engagement, improved motivation and an increased likelihood to perform at high levels. Yet we find that, all too often, companies and communities forget just how important the element of belonging is to an individuals well-being. The question of how to make others feel truly integrated and in alignment with their own individual purpose, mission and values is still something that many of us are trying to achieve, both on the personal and professional scale.
Join our amazing diverse panel of women to hear engaging discussions on:
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AI is getting faster, cheaper, and more capable by the month. But better AI doesn't make human researchers redundant — it makes the distinctly human qualities they bring more valuable, not less. The researchers who will thrive are those who understand how to use AI as an accelerant while bringing something to the work that no model can replicate: judgment, interpretation, and the intelligence that comes from genuinely understanding people.
This webinar explores what that actually looks like in practice. We'll dig into why human-centered skills — the ability to read a room, ask the right question at the right moment, build trust with respondents and clients, and make sense of data in context — sit at the heart of research quality, and why they remain the hardest thing to automate.
Drawing on audience polling, we'll hear directly from researchers about how these skills shape their work, whether they're valued as highly as technical or analytical capabilities in their organizations, and what gets in the way of them being recognized as genuine strategic assets. From organizational culture and the absence of ROI metrics, to imposter syndrome and shifting client expectations, we'll map the real barriers, and start to dismantle them.
We'll close by exploring what it would take to change the conversation: the frameworks, the language, the role models, and the evidence researchers need to advocate confidently for the human layer in an AI-driven environment.
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"Strength in numbers" takes on new meaning in today's AI-driven market research landscape. As tech reshapes the industry, organizations that understand the power of aggregated data, collaborative teams, and industry momentum will lead the way — especially women, who are both more hesitant to adopt AI and whose roles are three times more likely to be automated by it.
This year’s Wire Annual Webinar series, sponsored by FUEL + The Focus Room, attempts to communicate a cohesive message: success belongs to those who recognize that bigger thinking creates better results. For women in data, insights, and research, your strength isn't in standing alone; it's in being part of a growing community where your voice, expertise, and leadership are essential to reshaping the industry. Register for one session and we'll automatically register you for the whole series!
June Session: "The Intelligence Advantage: AI, Data, and the Brand Imperative"
AI is rewriting the rules of brand-building — from how decisions get made to how creative comes to life. But what does that actually look like inside one of the world's most recognized brands?
Join us for a candid conversation with Lydia Armstrong of PepsiCo's Consumer AI Acceleration team, where we'll move past the hype and into the real work: the tools teams are betting on, the cross-functional ways of working that make speed possible, and the organizational shifts behind smarter, faster decisions. Lydia partners with marketing leaders around the globe to advance how brands are built and creative is developed — and she'll share what it takes to turn AI from a buzzword into a genuine competitive edge.
Whether you're leading a team, shaping strategy, or just trying to separate signal from noise, you'll leave with a clearer picture of where data and AI are taking the brands of tomorrow.
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Get ready for 2022 with the Wire Los Angeles chapter! We'll meet online for a brief conversation with Snap Inc’s Global Head of Ad Research & Insights Heather O’Shea and Alter Agents Chief Strategy Officer Devora Rogers who will share their experiences with resilience through the pandemic and their thoughts on how to prepare for what’s next.
Stick around for a Q&A where you can pose your questions regarding Insights and adaptability, followed by a meet & greet networking session. Be sure to invite friends and colleagues to attend as well. A big thank you to Alter Agents for sponsoring this event and for your continued support of Women in Research — we couldn't do it without you!
Join the Wire Boston community for a virtual panel discussion on the topic of inclusive leadership: how to be an inclusive leader, what it looks like on a day-to-day level, and how all of us can operate with a lens of inclusivity in our own respective roles. Our incredible panel will host a Q+A, taking live questions from attendees. We'll round out the event with some networking breakout sessions to keep the conversation going and forge new connections. Not local to Boston? That's okay — join anyway, we're excited to have you!
Event speaker David Westgate has worked in advertising agencies for 35-years, and all while suffering from a rollercoaster-like mental illness known as Bipolar 1. So he knows what it’s like to be driven by anxieties so strong he’s sacrificed countless weekends to needless work; to be so sleep deprived, his keyboard sometimes resembles a soft downy pillow, and to perform brilliantly in a boardroom one moment, only to find himself crying quietly in a toilet cubicle the next.
In this session David will talk with us about how we can find some mental balance in these challenging times. He will talk about:
Event speaker David Westgate has worked in advertising agencies for 35-years, and all while suffering from a rollercoaster-like mental illness known as Bipolar 1. So he knows what it’s like to be driven by anxieties so strong he’s sacrificed countless weekends to needless work; to be so sleep deprived, his keyboard sometimes resembles a soft downy pillow, and to perform brilliantly in a boardroom one moment, only to find himself crying quietly in a toilet cubicle the next.
In this session David will talk with us about how we can find some mental balance in these challenging times. He will talk about:
Event speaker David Westgate has worked in advertising agencies for 35-years, and all while suffering from a rollercoaster-like mental illness known as Bipolar 1. So he knows what it’s like to be driven by anxieties so strong he’s sacrificed countless weekends to needless work; to be so sleep deprived, his keyboard sometimes resembles a soft downy pillow, and to perform brilliantly in a boardroom one moment, only to find himself crying quietly in a toilet cubicle the next.
In this session David will talk with us about how we can find some mental balance in these challenging times. He will talk about:
Webinar sponsors select content relevant to the Wire community, collaborating with the team to hone in on the topics Women in Research want to hear about today.
You’ll have your brand—and your innovative webinar topic—shared across Wire platforms, hitting over 23,000 inboxes globally. You’ll also have your session marketed on our social channels and archived on the site for a lasting lead-generator for years to come.
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Reach out to the Wire team to discuss webinar opportunities in the coming months.
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Real world applications: what works, what doesn’t, what’s next
AI is transforming how we discover, analyse and act on insight. MRS’s AI Powered Insights conference brings together the most exciting real-world applications showing how organisations are using AI in numerous ways to accelerate insight and extend its impact.
Packed with case studies and live examples, you’ll see what’s working right now and what’s coming next. Crucially, our speakers won’t just showcase successes; they’ll reveal the challenges, missteps and limitations they’ve faced, and share what it really takes to design and deliver trusted, high-quality AI-augmented research today.
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From Promise to Practice Scaling Data and AI Across Healthcare in 2026
Data & AI in Healthcare Online 2026 is a one-day virtual forum designed to help
senior healthcare data, AI, and digital leaders move beyond hype toward execution and
measurable outcomes.
Bringing together leaders from provider organizations, life sciences, and the broader
healthcare ecosystem, the event focuses on practical lessons in AI adoption,
governance, workforce enablement, and patient impact.
Through keynotes and panel discussions, the event provides an accessible, peer-driven
platform for healthcare leaders to learn what is working now, and what must change, to
scale AI safely and sustainably in 2026 and beyond.
D&A Live Summer is a one-day virtual event bringing together leaders across data,
analytics, and AI to explore how enterprises are adapting in the age of artificial
intelligence.
From AI governance and autonomous analytics to modern data architecture and
enterprise transformation, the event focuses on the strategies, technologies, and
operational challenges shaping the future of data-driven organizations. The program
features live presentations, panel discussions, and interactive sessions with executives
and practitioners from across North America.
The free virtual event takes place on July 8th.
QRCA invites you to their third annual Qual Tech Days Virtual Conference, July 21st-23rd.
This year's theme, New Era, Bigger Questions, focuses on how qualitative research and insights are evolving in the AI era. Through presentations, panels, demos, and discussions, attendees will explore emerging tools, practical applications, and the bigger questions shaping the future of research.
Go to https://www.qrca.org/site/2026-qual-tech-days for more information and to register, and use the following discount code: QUALTECH20OFF
Parking for the event is available at a nearby parking garage at 323 N. Ada St. The estimated parking rate is $9-10, this is an estimated rate and not a contracted rate by Intellus Worldwide or Xeris.
All registered attendees will need to show identification upon arrival at the event, prior to being allowed up to the 14th floor.
Registration is complimentary for both 2026 members and non-members, to RSVP by July 17th.
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Now in its 6th edition, UX360 Europe is a flagship summit advancing UX research as a strategic, business-driving function. The event brings together UX researchers, designers, product managers, and CX leaders for practical case studies, proven frameworks, and real-world ROI — with no sales pitches. Sessions will explore the full research journey, from planning and execution to stakeholder alignment and measurable business impact.
Who’s speaking?
DHL, Nestlé, Maersk, SAP Signavio, Wise, Schneider Electric, American Express, and more.
Don’t miss the summit where research excellence meets real-world application.
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🚀 Ready to see where the future of insights is headed?
Join us at IIEX Europe 2026, presented by @Greenbook — the go-to event for market research and insights professionals across Europe.
Over two packed days, you'll:
🔹 Discover cutting-edge innovations in resTech and analytics
🔹 Get inspired by global thought leaders and bold new ideas
🔹 Experience hands-on demos that bring next-gen research to life
🔹 Connect with peers, clients, and partners driving the industry forward
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Canada’s only conference dedicated to market and social research insights, the CRIC Conference is recognized as a premier event that drives research, innovation, and collaboration across a wide range of fields. Includes plenty of time to network with sponsored breakfasts, lunches, and breaks.
This two-day event begins the evening before at the Conference Opening Reception on June 15 at 5 pm. Bringing together industry leaders and professionals alongside participants from government and academia, the conference offers an energetic forum to launch new ideas, explore emerging trends, and build valuable partnerships.
Looking for more? Extend your learning with one or both of CAIP Canada’s Pre-Conference Workshops on June 15, starting with Market Research Semiotics: Going Deep into Qual, and then another interactive workshop dedicated to research professionals, Harnessing AI with Confidence: Practical Skills for Research Professionals.
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Don’t miss the June Quirk’s Virtual series on data quality, security and ethics
Join fellow researchers on June 11 for sessions exploring strategies to enhance data quality and security. Learn how others are combating issues like fraud and poor-quality data to make decisions with greater confidence. Register for free and receive access to the live and recorded sessions here: https://www.quirks.com/events/quirks-virtual-ensuring-data-quality-security-and-ethics,
Healthcare research is uniquely complex, with high stakes and evolving methodologies. This event will spark innovation and practical solutions through peer-vetted case studies, expert presentations, and collaborative discussions. Sessions will address real challenges facing healthcare insights professionals, offering tools and frameworks to elevate your work in this dynamic sector.
Discount Code: HC-WIRE
Whether you’re starting out or stepping up, get the knowledge, connections and confidence you need to move forward. Join the Wire community.
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