Our Leading Ladies series hears from some of the nation's inspiring female entrepreneurs. We learn more about their career and lessons learnt along the way. The series is open to all and not aimed solely at a female audience, our Leading Ladies can inspire the most senior of business people across the region. 

Beth will be accompanied by two of the regions leading female entrepeneurs for a panel Q&A session at the end of the event. Join us for breakfast as we learn more from these inspiring Leading Ladies.

Beth Bate, Director, Dundee Contemporary Arts

Beth Bate is Director of Dundee Contemporary Arts. She is Vice Chair of Edinburgh Art Festival, a Trustee of Mount Stuart Trust and of V&A Dundee and sits on the British Council’s Scotland Advisory Committee. Beth was on the selection panel for the British Pavilion 2022 Venice Biennale presentation with Sonia Boyce and is an Honorary Research Fellow at DJCAD at the University of Dundee.  She was a Fellow on the 2014/15 Clore Leadership Programme 

Originally from Wales, Beth has a BA (Hons) in English with History of Art from the University of Birmingham and an MA in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester. 

Photo credits to Erika Stevenson

Panel Members

Kelly Fairweather, Owner of The Selkie, At Your Service, and President of Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce 

Laura Wilde, Author and co-writer of No Love Songs