Tue 18th November 2025 | 7:30am – The Chester Hotel, Queens Road, Aberdeen
Insights for Scotland from the POWERful Women Conference
Join us for:
Breakfast Networking & Insights
On 18th November at The Chester Hotel, join us for a morning networking session and breakfast led by local POWERful Women ambassador, Katharine Descamps.
Over coffee and croissants, Katharine will share key takeaways including the Leaders’ Coalition Report from the Powerful Women Annual Conference 2025 with insights and ideas that can help strengthen and support the Scottish energy workforce.
Our Aberdeen breakfast will give local attendees a space to regroup, reflect and share. We will use Katharine’s overview as a springboard for discussing how the ideas and approaches from the Annual Conference can be adapted and applied locally.
**EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED**
About our Host
Katharine Descamps
Katharine gained an MA Hons degree in psychology & management studies and a post graduate MSc in Strategic Marketing because of her curiosity in people and a desire to make an impact in the energy industry which she was raised. Happiest when inspiring people, from school children to ministers and a builder of relationships and connection.
A passionate and purpose driven leader in the renewable energy sector, she is committed to driving the global transition to cleaner power and fostering a sustainable inclusive future where her children can thrive. A career spanning banking, Shell and latterly bp have taken her all over the world from Aberdeen to London, Dubai, Singapore and Houston. With two decades of experience in upstream, midstream, and renewable energy, she has developed strategic, commercial, and cultural expertise, leading complex projects and building resilient, integrated teams. Today she is the Integration Development Manager for one of the biggest UK offshore wind farm projects in development – Morgan in the Irish Sea.
Agenda
Taking place at the Chester Hotel, Queens Road Aberdeen
Doors Open for Registration
Tea, Coffee and Breakfast Buffet
Welcome
Insights from Local PfW Ambassador, Katharine Descamps
Networking
Event Close
About the
POWERful Women’s Annual Conference
The 2025 conference, themed “Weathering Change: 5 Years to Anchor Gender Diversity in Energy,” will hone in on how the energy sector must act boldly and collaboratively across the coming five years to make real progress toward the target of 40% gender balance by 2030. The day includes inspiring speakers, expert-led workshops, and conversations on embedding diversity, equity and inclusion more deeply into business practices.