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Starting:

13/11/2025

06:00 pm

Ending:

Same day

08:00 pm

Event type:

Face to face

RiverHouse, Belfast

Ticket Price:

Member - £0.00 (+VAT)

Non-member - £60.00 (+VAT)

At a glance…

Join Young Women's Network in conversation with Martha Garbe, Founder & Director of Basalt Distillery and winner of the Women in Business Award for Young Businesswoman of the Year 2025. Hear Martha's incredible story on how a degree in chemical engineering led to her founding and creating an award-winning brand with her business partner in 2020. Experience a unique gin tasting experience led by Martha and get connected with other Young Women's Network Members through our facilitated networking.

Agenda
6:00 pm- Arrival and registration 
6:10 pm- Welcome and overview of Women in Business, Ciara Hughes, Young Women's Network Lead at Women in Business
6:15 pm- Fireside Chat with Martha Garbe, Founder & Director of Basalt Distillery
6:45 pm- Unique tasting experience led by Martha of the award-winning Basalt Volcanic Rock Gin & Vodka
7:15 pm- Let's connect with facilitated networking
8:00 pm- Close

Who is this event for?

This event is for all Young Women's Network Members. The Young Women’s Network provides a platform to empower young women. Equipping you with the tools, networks and insights that you need to get ahead. If you are under 28 years old, an aspiring entrepreneur or in the initial stages of working life, a student, or a recent graduate, we can help with your career progression. 

Guest Speaker:

Martha Garbe

Martha Garbe

Co-Founder of Basalt Distillery

Martha Garbe is an award-winning entrepreneur and co-founder of Basalt Distillery, which she launched during lockdown with her partner, James Richardson. Within just a few years, she has grown the brand’s flagship Basalt Volcanic Rock Gin from a start-up idea into a multi-award-winning spirit stocked in Harvey Nichols, M&S, Sainsbury's, World Duty Free, and more than 170 retailers across Northern Ireland. With a Master’s in Chemical Engineering, Martha brings scientific precision to distilling while building Basalt into an internationally recognised brand. Named Young Businesswoman of the Year 2025, she is now focused on global growth and using her platform to share the real, unfiltered journey of entrepreneurship — encouraging more women to take bold risks and back themselves in business.

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Location

RiverHouse, Belfast

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