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.
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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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The sample industry is arguably one of the most consequential in the broader market research and marketing and advertising economy as the respondents provided by the sample industry drive decisions across all the Fortune 1000 companies, Federal and State public opinion polling, and Political Polling. But companies and leaders in this niche continually decries the difficulty or lack of multicultural sample available — forgoing any meaningful steps to address these systemic issues themselves. Join the Wire in Color community for a networking event and panel discussion featuring Sample industry professionals who will highlight and point to unforseen opportunities for bias in the work they do — and propose actionable solutions moving forward. Afterward we'll spend some time networking and connecting — invite friends and colleagues of all gender-identities to attend!
This event has already occured; view the recording here.
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Suzy has teamed up with Women in Research to present “What (Female Consumers) Want”— part fireside chat with insights leaders from PepsiCo & Dunkin' Brands, part-networking event, part quiz game — with a chance for everyone who attends to WIN BIG! Join Katie Gross (Chief Client Officer of Suzy), Meredith Morris (Senior Manager of Insights @ Dunkin' Brands) and Abby Finnis (Head of Portfolio Insights & Analytics @ PepsiCo) for an incredible evening of market research community building. TMRE attendees of all gender-identities are invited to team up and test their MR skills against a real-time audience. Did we mention that there are prizes — really, really good prizes?? Forge new connections, stay inspired, and — most importantly — have fun!
This event has already occured; you can view the recording from the fireside chat session here.
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Join Little Bird Marketing and Women in Research for an interactive happy hour trivia session! We’re coming together to celebrate the change makers, advocates and statistically significant. Sip on our signature Wire-tini recipe while testing your knowledge on the women who have changed our world. As always, attendees of all gender-identities are welcome! We can’t wait to “see” you…and did we mention we’ll be giving away more than $1,000 in prizes? IIEX NA is all online and FREE! Click here to register for the conference. A BIG thank you to Little Bird Marketing for supporting this event and making it EXTRA special this year — we couldn’t do it without you!
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Nothing tastes quite as sweet as progress, but this may be a close second. Bold. Brash. Brave. May it serve as a deliciously empowering reminder we all have a role to play in advocating for change, defying norms and challenging the status-quo. Cheers to all the women who have changed our world for the better and to all the women who continue to shake sh*t up.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces vodka (or citrus vodka)
1 ounce cointreau orange liqueur (*triple sec or orange juice works too)
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
1/4 ounce cranberry juice
Garnish: orange peel
Directions:
Gather ingredients. Fill cocktail shaker with ice, add ingredients and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a orange peel.
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An authentic company ethos begins with leadership that’s invested in the cause. With many companies seeking to heed the call of D&I, it’s imperative that the messages you send match internally-driven initiatives that center the lives and livelihoods of your employees. In this Wire in Color webinar we’ll redefine authentic leadership with a panel of Market Research professionals — some senior-level, some up-and-coming — and touch on the ways companies can actively accommodate those driving the culture they hope to foster on a more equitable and supportive path to success forward.
This event has already aired, view the recording here.
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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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Market research has never been more accessible or more intelligent. Join us for an exclusive webinar where we'll unveil the latest AI-powered innovations inside Pollfish, our DIY survey platform designed to put the power of professional-grade research in everyone's hands.
Whether you're a seasoned insights professional or someone just getting started with market research, the pressure to gather faster and more actionable data continues to grow. In this session, we'll walk you through four new AI features that are changing the way research gets done, from survey creation all the way through to final reporting.
We'll demonstrate how the Pollfish AI Survey Designer can take your research objectives and instantly draft and program a complete, ready-to-launch survey, eliminating hours of manual setup. You'll also see how our Conversational AI question type goes beyond traditional open-ends by using intelligent probing to follow up with respondents in real time, surfacing the kind of rich, nuanced insights that standard surveys often miss.
From there, we'll show how AI-generated executive reports automatically distill your data into clear, compelling narratives with key findings already highlighted, so you spend less time in the weeds and more time making decisions. And finally, we'll introduce the AI Chat with Your Data feature inside Insights Builder, our data visualization platform, where you can ask a question in plain language and get the answers you need without needing any technical expertise or data background.
This webinar is for marketers, brand managers, product teams, and business leaders who want to make smarter decisions without the complexity that has traditionally come with market research. Come see what Pollfish can do.
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Women research professionals face a real gap: they're adopting AI slower while their roles face 3x higher replacement risk. But here's the plot twist — that gap is actually an opportunity.
Join the Cint team as they flip the script on AI anxiety. They’ll dive into real data from their AI Workplace Evolution research to show you exactly what's holding talented professionals back from AI adoption — and more importantly, how to move past it. Expect honest insights into the ethical questions keeping researchers up at night, plus concrete tactics to shift from "Will AI replace me?" to "How do I lead with it?"
They’ll also shine a spotlight on entry-level roles: what's actually changing, where new opportunities are emerging, and how to position yourself (or your team) ahead of the curve. Because AI isn't just a threat to manage — it's a competitive advantage waiting to be claimed.
Walk away with a proactive playbook for both your career and your organization. The future of work isn't about adapting to AI. It's about you leading it.
- From Skeptic to Ally
Real sentiment data on how US and UK professionals are moving from "Will it replace me?" to Ai-driven career empowerment — and what actually builds that trust.
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How researchers and insights professionals are actually using AI today: what's working, what isn’t, and how AI-empowered teams are already pulling ahead.
- The Entry-Level Reset: Same Title, Different Skill Set
Is AI replacing early-stage career research professionals? We’ll explore what the “new” entry-level looks like, the AI literacy that's now table stakes, and the human skills that suddenly matter even more.
- How Top-Down AI Confidence Becomes Bottom-Up Competitive Edge
When leaders model AI adoption over replacement, anxiety transforms into momentum — and your organization gains the edge.
Session Speakers:
Bee Meuwissen | Group Chief Human Resources Director, Cint
Bregje has over 20 years of experience working in senior HR positions and brings a wealth of knowledge from global travel-tech, health-tech and networking & security companies in the Netherlands, Spain and the United Arab Emirates. Bregje also has significant experience with US organizations and in US-related HR matters. She has played pivotal roles in HR transformation and has championed strategic initiatives in business direction, organizational redesign, and digital transformation. Most recently, Bregje was the Vice-Chief People Officer at DocPlanner, the world’s biggest healthcare platform that creates digital apps and software solutions that maps patient journeys through the healthcare ecosystem for medical professionals and institutions. Bregje has a Bachelor of Human Resources Management from Fontys University of Applied Sciences, in the Netherlands.
Michelle Darcy Clarke | Chief Experience Officer, Cint
Michelle is a seasoned leader with 20+ years-experience in market research, res-tech and customer success for software-related industries. She is focused on overseeing and integrating Cint’s customer-facing delivery functions, including Customer Success, Services, Support and API integrations. Prior to Cint’s acquisition of Lucid, she was Lucid’s Vice President for Customer Success and Product Specialists. She is passionate about retaining and cultivating customers and developing high-performance teams. Michelle holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing Communications from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
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AI is embedded across the research lifecycle, sampling, survey design, fraud detection, and analysis – but when does this work well, and how can we build safeguards and human oversight into AI‑enabled research? Join the Dynata team and key industry experts for a conversation on current applications of AI in MR and learn how expert judgment governs AI outputs. Attendees will leave with a “Buyer Toolkit,” illuminating what is necessary to vet providers.e President of Marketing at Toluna and led the company’s global marketing function during a pivotal transformation and rebrand during her 12-plus years at the company, after nearly a decade at Greenfield Online.
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You're talented. You're driven. So why does the path to senior leadership feel blocked?
The answer might surprise you: it's financial literacy. Women leaders are 12% less likely to receive business acumen training than men—creating a massive barrier to C-suite advancement. Without confidence in financial statements, P&L management, and business metrics, even the most qualified professionals struggle to speak up in strategic discussions and compete for executive roles.
Join Kristin Luck and Tiama Hanson-Drury, founders of Wire's Accelerate: Financial Foundations, for an eye-opening conversation about the financial literacy gap—and exactly how to close it.
What You'll Gain:
This program is designed for professionals of all genders who want to master both business and personal finance to accelerate their careers. Whether you're eyeing a promotion, launching a business, or need to build your personal financial foundation alongside your professional skills—this webinar will show you the path forward.
In today’s landscape where Market Research fraud threats continues to evolve and data quality is perpetually top of mind, dtect will lead a practical, leadership-focused discussion on embedding data quality across your team’s workflow to drive efficiency and measurable impact, in which you’ll learn about:
• Leadership buy-in and culture: How to champion a quality-first mindset across roles from executives to managers to researchers grappling with data every day - so everyone owns data integrity.
• Efficient processes and technology: Best practices for proactive fraud prevention and streamlined QA that save time in field management, data cleaning, and delivery.
• Demonstrating impact: Approaches for framing the business case for investing in quality -including time-saving strategies, cost-avoidance scenarios, and reducing escalations - geared toward securing stakeholder support to better serve your clients.
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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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Returning for its 14th year, CDAO Government 2026 is the premier event for senior data and analytics leaders across U.S. government agencies.
Join us for a transformative experience where industry experts will explore the latest strategies in data-driven decision-making, AI implementation, and data governance. This year’s event will focus on overcoming the unique challenges of the public sector, such as enhancing transparency, improving citizen services, and ensuring data security and ethical use of information in government operations.
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Join one of the East Coast's most senior cross-industry gatherings for enterprise data and AI leaders.
CDAO Washington, D.C. brings together a high-level community of CDAOs, CAIOs, CIOs, Heads of Data from organisations including Citi, Philips, and Pfizer, for candid, peer-led discussion and new interactive formats designed to surface practical insight.
From AI governance and data quality to operating models, decision rights, talent shifts, accountability, and execution, this is where enterprise leaders come to exchange what is working, what is not, and what needs to change.
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Where futures and insights converge.
Stakeholders want more for less and increasingly expect integrated research which combines insight with foresight. It’s no longer enough to explain the present. In disruptive and volatile times, organisations need insight that also anticipates what’s next.
Meanwhile, futures practitioners are under pressure to demonstrate the value of their work by delivering inspiring, actionable and applied foresight.
The MRS Foresight Conference is where the foresight and market research communities meet. We’ll show how to embed futures thinking, forecasting and foresight into your projects and how to demonstrate financial value to clients. Discover how to use futures methods and thinking to boost organisational preparedness for alternative scenarios, improve commercial positioning and feed innovation pipelines.
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The Most Senior Conference for Data, Analytics & AI leaders in North America. We are the #1 facilitator of high-quality peer connections and learning for CDAOs and senior-level Data & AI leaders across North America. Featuring over 100 speakers and 400 attendees, this is the annual meeting place for all senior data decision-makers from leading corporations across the country.
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Is your insights team shaping organizational strategy, or still reacting to it? That's the question driving this year's MRMW Europe (Oct 21–22, Berlin) — where leaders from KraftHeinz, Warner Bros. Discovery, AXA, and De'Longhi Group are among those confirmed to share how their functions are evolving. Across the industry, insight teams are moving closer to where decisions are made — not just validating or explaining, but helping define direction. Insights are increasingly expected to inform strategic bets earlier in the process, and connect customer understanding to commercial outcomes.
MRMW Europe 2026 is built as a senior environment where every participant operates at the leadership level. The focus is on how insights functions influence strategic decisions, how AI is being integrated into real workflows, and how impact is defined and measured internally — allowing for direct exchange and honest comparison across organizations.
For anyone working in market research or consumer insights, it's a useful look at where the industry is heading.
Early bird registration is open until June 21.
Use code WIRE15 for an additional 15% off.
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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.
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