Power, Boundaries & the Hidden Cost of Being a Woman Founder.
What happens when someone your business depends on crosses a professional boundary?
An investor you need to fund your business. A customer who could transform your revenue. A mentor, adviser or influential industry contact.
For women founders, navigating power, boundaries and uncomfortable behaviour can be an unspoken part of building a business, particularly when speaking up or walking away could have commercial consequences.
Join us for an open and practical conversation with our expert panel, who will share tools and techniques to help you:
Recognise when professional boundaries are being crossed
Respond confidently to inappropriate or uncomfortable situations
Navigate difficult power dynamics
Protect yourself while managing important professional relationships
Know when to challenge, escalate or walk away
This isn't just about starting a conversation. It's about giving women founders practical tools to navigate situations we don't talk about enough.
Speakers
Psychologist, Author, Founder of The Consent Collective and Safe Workplace Culture | Sexual harassment prevention expert
Winner, Golden Aurora 2026 (Europe’s Leading Female Angel) | 5x Tech Founder | Supporting Early-Stage Impact & Underrepresented Founders
Sorcha McAnespy is an engineer, entrepreneur and founder of FigTec Ltd, developing a digital safety platform for people experiencing coercive control and domestic abuse. With a background in engineering, data, community leadership and public policy, she founded FigTec to help people escape "a prison they don't realise they are in."