SUMMER HOP 🌱 TALKS
SUMMER HOP is a new one-day event concept that aims to embody the spirit of WOTFEST over the past seven years, packed into a few hours of insights, inspiration and connection. The day is split into three distinct parts - Talks, Tasting, Social - with each bit ticketed separately.
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All three parts of the day will take place in the private upstairs event space at Rooster’s taproom at Hornbeam Park in Harrogate.
The day will commence with an industry-focused segment (10am-3pm) featuring prominent speakers who are activists, leaders, researchers, and experts in the beer industry. We will share new data and insights, hear from frontline researchers and industry trailblazers; leadership experts and activists.
SUMMER HOP is not women-only. Anyone with an interest in the UK beer industry is welcome - particularly within a gender equality context. Men in senior roles with influence in the brewery or pub trade or wider hospitality sector are particularly encouraged to attend.
The morning will set the scene with an introduction titled ‘What the hell is going on with women and beer in the UK?’ with Annabel Smith highlighting some of the headlines from the recent Gender Pint Gap: Revisited report, and PHD candidate Inka Kosonen sharing highlights of her research as she prepares to submit her final doctoral thesis titled 'Making the British craft beer industry more inclusive: A pragmatist inquiry into gender inequalities'.
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A roundtable discussion titled ‘The UK beer industry is failing women. How can we drive real change?’ will bring together either women from across the UK beer industry to discuss the research and explore solutions. They are: Rachel Auty, Founder of Women On Tap CIC and Marketing Consultant; Isobel Cameron, Digital Marketing Coordinator for Rooster’s Brewing Co; Lauren Gilbert, Deputy General Manager at The Head of Steam, Leeds Park Row; Heather Griffin | General Manager at Northern Monk Refectory LDS; Jessica Mason, Beer and Features Editor at The Drinks Business; Bex Painter, Creative Lead at Thornbridge Brewery; Catherine Webber, Business Development Manager at Attic Brew Co; and Katie Wynne, Events & Marketing Coordinator at Thornbridge Brewery.
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A 'WOT Topics' hour will then bring a range of mini talks on activism projects and practical guidance, and Annabel Smith and Rachel Auty will close the talks with a look at the Dea Latis 10-point manifesto, which offers practical takeaways.
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In addition to the programme of talks and entertainment, a photography exhibition will be on display all day in the main event room for all attendees to enjoy.
Following a run stage@leeds back in March, Raging! will be exhibited for one day only.
Raging! is a photography project that sticks two fingers up to women+ being seen and not heard. This vibrant, punchy and ironic commentary on societal expectation establishes a space where women+ can be loud, outrageous and angry about the things that affect us on a daily basis. Women+ like they’ve never been seen before, or maybe they have but they were just ‘hormonal’.
Artists Grace Wilkinson and Sarah Oglesby will also be delivering a short talk about the project and their work as part of our WOT Topics section of the day, and there will be a participative element in the shape of a Board of Rage where we all get the chance to share our own frustrations.