08/03/2026
✨ Gratitude. Pride. Fulfilment. ✨
SheShines – Women Entrepreneur Summit became everything we had envisioned and more. Seeing a room full of inspiring women connecting, learning, sharing stories and lifting each other up was truly special.
From the powerful panel discussions to the engaging workshop and the beautiful energy in the room — the feedback and encouragement we received has been incredibly heartwarming. Thank you to everyone who attended and made the event so vibrant and meaningful.
A heartfelt thank you to our incredible speakers who shared their wisdom, experiences and powerful insights:
Ariana Paora (Ariana Paul), Noor Syed, Georgie Dansey (Georgie Dansey), Namrata Rai, Mesh McDonald, Rupal Solanki (Rupal ChiragSinh Solanki), and Paulette Coombes (Paulette Coombes EleVate Beyond).
Your voices created conversations that truly mattered.
Big thank you to our Guests Anna Casey-Cox for Kirikiriroa Hamilton, Sarah Thomson and Anne Cao Oulton.
Deep gratitude to our sponsors and supporters who believed in this vision and helped bring it to life:
Baljeet Townsend – Realty Lab, Frankton McDonald’s (McDonald's Frankton), BurgerFuel Five Cross Roads (BurgerFuel), Sajag Life (Sajag Life), Digital Detox Bloom, Glow Out Beauty & Henna (GlowOut Beauty & Henna), Drape In A Minute Saree, Rooted Harmony, Glow Massage & Aesthetics and Desi Threads Label.
A huge thanks to our flawless Emcee Savanna, your energy lifted the event to another level.
Thank you to our printing media and digital partners for amplifying the message:
Namaste Bharat Kiwi Times, Auckland Musicals, WebfitNews, Sarkar Raj, WebTigers Limited and DNZ.
Grateful to our photography and videography team for capturing the day so beautifully: SDNPhotos, Ross Trafford Videography Ross Trafford, Nomad Clicks NZ, Uday Rathor and JPM12 Photography .
Special thanks to our volunteers Pranamya Middela and Divya mhose help behind the scenes kept everything running smoothly.
And last but certainly not least, our wonderful co-organiser Vaishali PM from Korero W Vaishali — without you, this would not have been possible. Seeing months of planning come to life together was immensely satisfying.
SheShines was more than an event — it was a space where women could connect, learn, lead and lift each other.
Thank you to everyone who was part of this journey. This is just the beginning. 💜✨
