She Leads 2026 - Women Shaping Economies, Leadership in the AI Era

What to Expect

She Leads is Dundalk Chamber of Commerce’s annual half-day conference for women in business, and the 2026 edition carries the theme “Women Shaping Economies - Leadership in the AI Era”. It runs at the Fairways Hotel on the Dublin Road in Dundalk on Friday 11 September, from 12:30pm to 5pm, with tickets at €55. The afternoon format is deliberate: it sits inside a working day, so delegates can come from a desk in Dundalk, Drogheda, Newry or Dublin and be home for the evening.

The framing this year is the effect of artificial intelligence on how businesses are run and who ends up leading them, which puts it in the same conversation as the chamber’s wider cross-border enterprise programme rather than making it a standalone women’s networking lunch. Dundalk Chamber runs a full events calendar through the year, including the Louth Business Awards, breakfast briefings and embassy trade visits, and She Leads is the one aimed squarely at women in ownership, management and professional roles across the north-east. Expect a mix of platform speakers and structured networking over the afternoon; the chamber publishes the confirmed speaker list on the event page closer to the date. Booking is through the chamber’s own site rather than a third-party ticketing platform.

Good to Know

• Friday 11 September 2026, 12:30pm to 5:00pm
• Venue: Fairways Hotel, Dublin Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth
• €55 per ticket, booked through Dundalk Chamber of Commerce
• Half-day format, designed to fit inside a working day
• Theme for 2026: Women Shaping Economies, Leadership in the AI Era
• Speaker line-up is published on the event page at dundalk.ie nearer the date
• Chamber office: Town Hall, Crowe Street, Dundalk

Getting There

The Fairways Hotel is on the Dublin Road on the southern edge of Dundalk, directly off the R132 and a couple of minutes from junction 17 of the M1, which makes it straightforward for anyone driving up from Dublin or down from Newry and Belfast. There is a large car park on site. From Dundalk town centre it is about 3km, a ten-minute taxi ride or a local bus along the Dublin Road. Dundalk Clarke rail station on the Dublin to Belfast line is roughly 4km away, so a taxi is the sensible link if you are coming by train.