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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Tee up your IIEX NA experience with Wire! Join us at The Puttery in Washington D.C. for an unforgettable evening of mini golf, meaningful connections, and good company before the conference gets underway.
Whether you're a seasoned pro or just there for the vibes, this is the perfect opportunity to meet and mingle with fellow IIEX attendees in a fun, relaxed setting. Swing into the new connections, friendly competition, and community that Wire is known for!
A BIG thank you to Greenbook for once again partnering with us on this event and to Outset.ai for supporting this event!
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We're BACK for another celebratory kickoff to the Quirk's Chicago conference!
Join us at the iconic Gibsons Rosemont for drinks, networking, and light snacks as we take time to connect before the event schedule begins. Whether you're a Chicago local or in town for the conference, this is an unmissable opportunity to meet fellow data, research, and insights industry colleagues!
A BIG thank you to our sponsors, Curion, QuestionPro, and Strella, for supporting this event, and to the Quirk's Media team for making it all possible!
Still need to register for the conference? Head over to the Quirk's Chicago site and use code Wire15 for a discount at registration.
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Join Women in Research for a Pre-Show Party at The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, located along the shores of Lake Oconee, Georgia. Connect with fellow researchers, industry leaders, and innovators during this relaxed happy hour from 5-7 PM as we launch SampleCon.
Whether you're reuniting with colleagues or making new connections, enjoy craft cocktails, light bites, and meaningful conversations. This is the perfect opportunity to unwind, network, and set the tone for an inspiring conference ahead.
Special thanks to our event sponsor, Tillo, for making this event possible.
Tillo is a global digital gift card, rewards, and incentives platform that helps businesses attract, engage, and retain customers by seamlessly connecting them to thousands of brands through scalable, secure technology.
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Join Women in Research for a Pre-Show Party at The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, located along the shores of Lake Oconee, Georgia. Connect with fellow researchers, industry leaders, and innovators during this relaxed happy hour from 5-7 PM as we launch SampleCon.
Whether you're reuniting with colleagues or making new connections, enjoy craft cocktails, light bites, and meaningful conversations. This is the perfect opportunity to unwind, network, and set the tone for an inspiring conference ahead.
Special thanks to our event sponsor, Tillo, for making this event possible.
Tillo is a global digital gift card, rewards, and incentives platform that helps businesses attract, engage, and retain customers by seamlessly connecting them to thousands of brands through scalable, secure technology.
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We're back for another fun, networking luncheon during QRCA's Annual Conference! We'll meet at nearby eatery The County Line's Bungalow Room for a fun networking luncheon, food provided, as well as updates from the Women in Research team. Space for this event is limited; register ASAP to secure your space at the event. A BIG thank you to QRCA for partnering with us for the event and to Murray Hill National for making this special event possible!
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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.
- An Evolving Industry
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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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.
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.
Don’t miss the final in-person Quirk’s Event of 2026
The Quirk’s Event has one more in-person event left this year, Quirk’s Event – New York! Enjoy ample networking opportunities and a fun, collegial atmosphere with fellow researchers July 29- 30. Attendees can also enjoy a selection of informative sessions in one of the six different session rooms. Don’t miss out! Register before it's too late at TheQuirksEvent.com/NewYork2026.
Discount Code: Wire15
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CDAO New York 2026 is the premier launch event for America’s top data, analytics, and AI leaders across industries.
Join us for a transformative experience where industry experts explore the latest strategies for leveraging data-driven decision-making, AI implementation, governance, and ethical frameworks to drive business growth and innovation. This year’s launch event also examines the convergence of technology, strategy, and data ethics to shape the future of enterprise intelligence.
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The Leaders Forum full-day program empowers industry leaders with practical strategies and fresh perspectives to navigate today’s fast-changing environment.
As we head into 2026, leaders continue to be challenged by a world that is increasingly tech-focused, artificially intelligent and data-driven.
As leaders, how do we keep up with change and remain flexible, while maintaining our values and corporate identity?
Human-led, AI-enabled - At its core, leadership remains an inherently human pursuit. While AI may revolutionise the way we work, it is human leaders who define our purpose and goals. Successful leaders will blend human depth with digital fluency, using AI as a tool—not a replacement—and focusing on uniquely human strengths. An organisation’s advantage in the AI era depends not just on technology to drive productivity, but on authentic, adaptable, responsible and resilient leaders.
This year’s Leaders Forum focuses on human-centric leadership and AI, all designed to capitalise on the value of people in our highly connected ecosystem.
Don’t miss out! Early bird rates close on April 10, 2026.
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