An unmissable industry summit at the V&A Dundee to celebrate our fifth anniversary

We are delighted to announce that WIJ Scotland will be holding an industry summit at the V&A Dundee on July 23 to mark our five-year anniversary.

Our keynote speaker will be The Daily Mirror political editor Pippa Crerar (soon to be Guardian political editor), who hails from Scotland and is known for her outstanding political coverage, including breaking the Barnard Castle scoop and many of the Downing Street 'party gate' scandals.

There will also be a host of other inspirational names attending the event at Dundee’s stunning waterfront museum, including political broadcaster and comedian Ayesha Hazarika, who will give an after dinner insight into her career in politics.

This will be an unmissable chance to look back over the achievements of the past five years since the volunteer-run organisation was established by Shelley Jofre of BBC Scotland and Libby Brooks, The Guardian's Scotland correspondent.

The day also features a panel discussion on levelling the playing field for women in sports journalism featuring Heather Dewar, broadcast and print sports journalist, Sophie Goodwin, sports reporter at the Press and Journal, and Ginny Clark, a freelance sports journalist who was appointed Scotland's first female Sports Editor of a national newspaper 20 years ago.

Following a break for tea and coffee there will be a panel discussion on the future of arts journalism with Joyce McMillan, arts journalist and columnist, Arusa Qureshi, music writer and editor, Jan Patience, freelance arts journalist and Anna Burnside, arts journalist at The Sunday Mail.

Guests will also be invited to take a guided tour of a new exhibition uncovering the story of Valentines, bringing together the disciplines of photography, illustration and print design.

After an afternoon of panel discussions and mingling, there will be a three-course gala dinner at Tatha, V&A Dundee’s restaurant with glorious views over the River Tay.

The event will kick off at 2.30pm with registration and name badge collection in the auditorium on the upper floor. Panel discussions will take place in the afternoon, speeches from 7pm and dinner is at 8pm.

WIJ Scotland now has around 150 members and 300 subscribers working across the industry. We can't wait to see you there.

Tickets are priced from £40 for members and since numbers are limited we expect this event to sell out fast. For all the details including how to book, click here.

With thanks to our headline sponsor DC Thomson.