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WeAreTheCity hosted a breakfast celebration for over 200 women who were shortlisted for the 2018 Rising Star Awards.

Hosted by NewsUK and facilitated by Founder and Director of Streets Consulting, the event brought together those shortlisted across 22 categories, judges, previous winners and speakers including Managing Director of Times Newspaper Ltd, Chris Duncan; Co-Owner and Founder of Scentered, Serial Entrepreneur and Investor, Lara Morgan; and Head of Business Inclusion Initiatives for Commercial and Private Banking, RBS, Chair of CMI Women, Heather Melville OBE CCMI.

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