Women In Technology Online Festival

16 - 20 November 2020

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Mon 16 Nov

09:30 - 10:00 GMT

Welcome to The Women in Technology World Series Online Festival

The official welcome will: 

  • Guide you to setting your weekly objectives & ...

The official welcome will: 

  • Guide you to setting your weekly objectives & forum engagement
  • How to build your agenda
  • How to get the most out of the event

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

09:30 - 10:00 GMT

Welcome to The Women in Technology World Series Online Festival

The official welcome will: 

  • Guide you to setting your weekly objectives & ...

The official welcome will: 

  • Guide you to setting your weekly objectives & forum engagement
  • How to build your agenda
  • How to get the most out of the event

Networking

Networking

 

Mon 16 Nov

10:00 - 10:20 GMT

Pre-Event Orientation of Platform

More details coming soon...

More details coming soon...

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

10:00 - 10:20 GMT

Pre-Event Orientation of Platform

More details coming soon...

More details coming soon...

Networking

Networking

 

Mon 16 Nov

11:00 - 11:15 GMT

Top Tips to Networking Virtually

Kelly Hoey

Community Builder @ Build Your Dream Network

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

11:00 - 11:15 GMT

Top Tips to Networking Virtually

Kelly Hoey

Community Builder @ Build Your Dream Network

Networking

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

12:00 - 12:30 GMT

Yoga Session

Erin Nova

Yoga Instructor

In order to take part in this activity, please visit the wellbeing hub in the expo at the ...

In order to take part in this activity, please visit the wellbeing hub in the expo at the scheduled time.

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

12:00 - 12:30 GMT

Yoga Session

Erin Nova

Yoga Instructor

In order to take part in this activity, please visit the wellbeing hub in the expo at the ...

In order to take part in this activity, please visit the wellbeing hub in the expo at the scheduled time.

Networking

Networking

 

Mon 16 Nov

13:00 - 13:30 GMT

Meditation: Using Mindfulness at Work

Angie Vaux

CEO @ Women In Tech Forum

With many of us working from home remotely, the lines between work and home life have blurred. ...

With many of us working from home remotely, the lines between work and home life have blurred. We often start the day responding to email and then move between video calls without always taking time for a proper break. Over time, this can have a big impact on our mental health and wellbeing, and also on our motivation and productivity at work. In this 30-minute experiential session, you will learn simple rituals and mindfulness techniques to help you manage your energy and focus throughout the day, and techniques to appreciate the moment.

Key takeaways include:

  • Learn a simple exercise that you can do at the start and of every day to get you prepared for the day ahead.
  • Gain useful techniques on managing your workload and organising yourself

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

13:00 - 13:30 GMT

Meditation: Using Mindfulness at Work

Angie Vaux

CEO @ Women In Tech Forum

With many of us working from home remotely, the lines between work and home life have blurred. ...

With many of us working from home remotely, the lines between work and home life have blurred. We often start the day responding to email and then move between video calls without always taking time for a proper break. Over time, this can have a big impact on our mental health and wellbeing, and also on our motivation and productivity at work. In this 30-minute experiential session, you will learn simple rituals and mindfulness techniques to help you manage your energy and focus throughout the day, and techniques to appreciate the moment.

Key takeaways include:

  • Learn a simple exercise that you can do at the start and of every day to get you prepared for the day ahead.
  • Gain useful techniques on managing your workload and organising yourself

Networking

Networking

 

Mon 16 Nov

14:30 - 15:00 GMT

Welcome to The Women in Technology World Series Online Festival

The official welcome will: 

  • Guide you to setting your weekly objectives & ...

The official welcome will: 

  • Guide you to setting your weekly objectives & forum engagement
  • How to build your agenda
  • How to get the most out of the event

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

14:30 - 15:00 GMT

Welcome to The Women in Technology World Series Online Festival

The official welcome will: 

  • Guide you to setting your weekly objectives & ...

The official welcome will: 

  • Guide you to setting your weekly objectives & forum engagement
  • How to build your agenda
  • How to get the most out of the event

Networking

Networking

 

Mon 16 Nov

15:00 - 15:20 GMT

Pre-Event Orientation of Platform

More details coming soon...

More details coming soon...

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

15:00 - 15:20 GMT

Pre-Event Orientation of Platform

More details coming soon...

More details coming soon...

Networking

Networking

 

Mon 16 Nov

15:30 - 15:45 GMT

Top Tips to Networking Virtually

Kelly Hoey

Community Builder @ Build Your Dream Network

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

15:30 - 15:45 GMT

Top Tips to Networking Virtually

Kelly Hoey

Community Builder @ Build Your Dream Network

Networking

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

17:30 - 18:00 GMT

Welcome to The Women in Technology World Series Online Festival

The official welcome will: 

  • Guide you to setting your weekly objectives & ...

The official welcome will: 

  • Guide you to setting your weekly objectives & forum engagement
  • How to build your agenda
  • How to get the most out of the event

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

17:30 - 18:00 GMT

Welcome to The Women in Technology World Series Online Festival

The official welcome will: 

  • Guide you to setting your weekly objectives & ...

The official welcome will: 

  • Guide you to setting your weekly objectives & forum engagement
  • How to build your agenda
  • How to get the most out of the event

Networking

Networking

 

Mon 16 Nov

18:00 - 18:20 GMT

Pre-Event Orientation of Platform

More details coming soon...

More details coming soon...

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

18:00 - 18:20 GMT

Pre-Event Orientation of Platform

More details coming soon...

More details coming soon...

Networking

Networking

 

Mon 16 Nov

18:30 - 19:00 GMT

Meditation: Using Mindfulness at Work

Angie Vaux

CEO @ Women In Tech Forum

With many of us working from home remotely, the lines between work and home life have blurred. ...

With many of us working from home remotely, the lines between work and home life have blurred. We often start the day responding to email and then move between video calls without always taking time for a proper break. Over time, this can have a big impact on our mental health and wellbeing, and also on our motivation and productivity at work. In this 30-minute experiential session, you will learn simple rituals and mindfulness techniques to help you manage your energy and focus throughout the day, and techniques to appreciate the moment.

Key takeaways include:

  • Learn a simple exercise that you can do at the start and of every day to get you prepared for the day ahead.
  • Gain useful techniques on managing your workload and organising yourself

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

18:30 - 19:00 GMT

Meditation: Using Mindfulness at Work

Angie Vaux

CEO @ Women In Tech Forum

With many of us working from home remotely, the lines between work and home life have blurred. ...

With many of us working from home remotely, the lines between work and home life have blurred. We often start the day responding to email and then move between video calls without always taking time for a proper break. Over time, this can have a big impact on our mental health and wellbeing, and also on our motivation and productivity at work. In this 30-minute experiential session, you will learn simple rituals and mindfulness techniques to help you manage your energy and focus throughout the day, and techniques to appreciate the moment.

Key takeaways include:

  • Learn a simple exercise that you can do at the start and of every day to get you prepared for the day ahead.
  • Gain useful techniques on managing your workload and organising yourself

Networking

Networking

 

Mon 16 Nov

19:30 - 19:45 GMT

Top Tips to Networking Virtually

Kelly Hoey

Community Builder @ Build Your Dream Network

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

19:30 - 19:45 GMT

Top Tips to Networking Virtually

Kelly Hoey

Community Builder @ Build Your Dream Network

Networking

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

20:30 - 21:00 GMT

Yoga Session

Erin Nova

Yoga Instructor

In order to take part in this activity, please visit the wellbeing hub in the expo at the ...

In order to take part in this activity, please visit the wellbeing hub in the expo at the scheduled time.

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

20:30 - 21:00 GMT

Yoga Session

Erin Nova

Yoga Instructor

In order to take part in this activity, please visit the wellbeing hub in the expo at the ...

In order to take part in this activity, please visit the wellbeing hub in the expo at the scheduled time.

Networking

Networking

 

Mon 16 Nov

22:00 - 22:20 GMT

Pre-Event Orientation of Platform

More details coming soon...

More details coming soon...

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

22:00 - 22:20 GMT

Pre-Event Orientation of Platform

More details coming soon...

More details coming soon...

Networking

Networking

 

Mon 16 Nov

23:00 - 23:15 GMT

Top Tips to Networking Virtually

Kelly Hoey

Community Builder @ Build Your Dream Network

Networking

Mon 16 Nov

23:00 - 23:15 GMT

Top Tips to Networking Virtually

Kelly Hoey

Community Builder @ Build Your Dream Network

Networking

Networking

Tue 17 Nov

08:45 - 09:00 GMT

Breakfast Briefing + 1 Minute Silence

Todays breakfast breifing will include a one minutes silence to recognise the lives, businesses ...

Todays breakfast breifing will include a one minutes silence to recognise the lives, businesses and jobs lost by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Networking

Tue 17 Nov

08:45 - 09:00 GMT

Breakfast Briefing + 1 Minute Silence

Todays breakfast breifing will include a one minutes silence to recognise the lives, businesses ...

Todays breakfast breifing will include a one minutes silence to recognise the lives, businesses and jobs lost by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Networking

Networking

 

Tue 17 Nov

09:30 - 09:50 GMT

THEME:

Keynotes

Make Your Own Weather

Mary Emerton

VP of Talent Acquisition and Corporate Social @ Nutanix

As the global conversations continue around equality, companies are taking the opportunity to ...

As the global conversations continue around equality, companies are taking the opportunity to evaluate their diversity and inclusion practices, not only for people of color but all under-represented groups - women, LGBTQ, disabled and more. Removing the obstacles that inhibit a fair opportunity for everyone is only the first step. Encouraging those who are not part of under-represented groups to be engaged and advocates creates true change. Join us to learn how you can unlock this power of allyships in your organization.

D&I

Tue 17 Nov

09:30 - 09:50 GMT

Make Your Own Weather

THEME:

Keynotes

Mary Emerton

VP of Talent Acquisition and Corporate Social @ Nutanix

As the global conversations continue around equality, companies are taking the opportunity to ...

As the global conversations continue around equality, companies are taking the opportunity to evaluate their diversity and inclusion practices, not only for people of color but all under-represented groups - women, LGBTQ, disabled and more. Removing the obstacles that inhibit a fair opportunity for everyone is only the first step. Encouraging those who are not part of under-represented groups to be engaged and advocates creates true change. Join us to learn how you can unlock this power of allyships in your organization.

D&I

D&I

 

Tue 17 Nov

10:00 - 10:20 GMT

THEME:

Keynotes

Technology as a Force for Good in a Global Pandemic

Jayne Opperman

Chief Operating Officer @ Barclays UK

Jayne Opperman, Barclays UK Chief Operating Officer, reflects on how technology has helped to ...

Jayne Opperman, Barclays UK Chief Operating Officer, reflects on how technology has helped to support customers, colleagues and communities through COVID-19.

Tue 17 Nov

10:00 - 10:20 GMT

Technology as a Force for Good in a Global Pandemic

THEME:

Keynotes

Jayne Opperman

Chief Operating Officer @ Barclays UK

Jayne Opperman, Barclays UK Chief Operating Officer, reflects on how technology has helped to ...

Jayne Opperman, Barclays UK Chief Operating Officer, reflects on how technology has helped to support customers, colleagues and communities through COVID-19.

 

Tue 17 Nov

10:30 - 10:50 GMT

THEME:

Keynotes

Exciting Keynotes to be announced soon!

Tue 17 Nov

10:30 - 10:50 GMT

Exciting Keynotes to be announced soon!

THEME:

Keynotes

Tue 17 Nov

11:00 - 11:20 GMT

THEME:

Technology Talks

Where is my Bus?

Charul Gupta

Senior Product Manager for Technology and Data @ TFL

Transport Mobility is critical for economic and social growth, as it connects people which in ...

Transport Mobility is critical for economic and social growth, as it connects people which in turn creates opportunities. We now live in the world where digital transformation has touched every facet of life. This session focusses on how the analogue world of transport is now digitised to deliver electronically. Taking the story of your bus journey, we will uncover the magic that happens in the background to deliver Intelligent Transport System.

Key Takeaways include:

  • Understand how technology drives public transport
  • Learn how the information of your journey is delivered to you
  • Know how disruptions are monitored in real time and acted upon
  • Understand how the network congestion is monitored using traffic light priority

UK Spotlight

Tue 17 Nov

11:00 - 11:20 GMT

Where is my Bus?

THEME:

Technology Talks

Charul Gupta

Senior Product Manager for Technology and Data @ TFL

Transport Mobility is critical for economic and social growth, as it connects people which in ...

Transport Mobility is critical for economic and social growth, as it connects people which in turn creates opportunities. We now live in the world where digital transformation has touched every facet of life. This session focusses on how the analogue world of transport is now digitised to deliver electronically. Taking the story of your bus journey, we will uncover the magic that happens in the background to deliver Intelligent Transport System.

Key Takeaways include:

  • Understand how technology drives public transport
  • Learn how the information of your journey is delivered to you
  • Know how disruptions are monitored in real time and acted upon
  • Understand how the network congestion is monitored using traffic light priority

UK Spotlight

UK Spotlight

 

Tue 17 Nov

11:00 - 11:20 GMT

THEME:

Business Transformation

Entrepreneurs, Listen to Those Who have Done it Before

Angela Duffy, MBA PhD

Venture Investment Leader @ NDRC

Ensuring demand from the market and continuing to seek feedback is critical to building a ...

Ensuring demand from the market and continuing to seek feedback is critical to building a business. Build and leverage your network. Reach out to experts in your industry for advice. They will help you; they may even become your customers or investors. In this session Wendy Slattery and Angela Duffy discuss how important it is to validate your idea with potential customers from the beginning. Listen to guidance from advisors and those who have taken the entrepreneurial journey before you. Those who fund your business may not have an investor title; they may be people from the industry that see the value you can create.

Key takeaways include:-

  • Validate your idea with potential customers first.
  • Don't be shy on going global and reaching out to high-level customers.
  • Listen to mentors who have done it before.

Tue 17 Nov

11:00 - 11:20 GMT

Entrepreneurs, Listen to Those Who have Done it Before

THEME:

Business Transformation

Angela Duffy, MBA PhD

Venture Investment Leader @ NDRC

Ensuring demand from the market and continuing to seek feedback is critical to building a ...

Ensuring demand from the market and continuing to seek feedback is critical to building a business. Build and leverage your network. Reach out to experts in your industry for advice. They will help you; they may even become your customers or investors. In this session Wendy Slattery and Angela Duffy discuss how important it is to validate your idea with potential customers from the beginning. Listen to guidance from advisors and those who have taken the entrepreneurial journey before you. Those who fund your business may not have an investor title; they may be people from the industry that see the value you can create.

Key takeaways include:-

  • Validate your idea with potential customers first.
  • Don't be shy on going global and reaching out to high-level customers.
  • Listen to mentors who have done it before.
 

Tue 17 Nov

11:00 - 11:20 GMT

THEME:

Diversity & Inclusion

Why Are Women Leaving The Tech Sector?

Rahma Javed

Director of Engineering @ Deliveroo

Karina Govindji

Director of Diversity, EMEA @ Google

For those women who do break into the technology field, a startlingly low retention rate is ...

For those women who do break into the technology field, a startlingly low retention rate is evident. In the tech industry, the quit rate is more than twice as high for women as it is for men. But what exactly is attributing to their decision to move on? What can businesses do to support women and encourage them to fulfil their whole careers in the industry?

D&I

Women in Tech

Gender Specific

Tue 17 Nov

11:00 - 11:20 GMT

Why Are Women Leaving The Tech Sector?

THEME:

Diversity & Inclusion

Rahma Javed

Director of Engineering @ Deliveroo

Karina Govindji

Director of Diversity, EMEA @ Google

For those women who do break into the technology field, a startlingly low retention rate is ...

For those women who do break into the technology field, a startlingly low retention rate is evident. In the tech industry, the quit rate is more than twice as high for women as it is for men. But what exactly is attributing to their decision to move on? What can businesses do to support women and encourage them to fulfil their whole careers in the industry?

D&I

Women in Tech

Gender Specific

D&I

Women in Tech

Gender Specific

 

Tue 17 Nov

11:30 - 11:50 GMT

THEME:

Business Transformation

Being Agile v Doing Agile: An Exploratory Introduction

Ruth-Louise Scholefield

Senior Agile Delivery Lead @ Kin + Carta Create

Many organisations try to implement agile and without success. The reason? They simply copy + ...

Many organisations try to implement agile and without success. The reason? They simply copy + paste a framework or methodology and expect it to work like a silver bullet. The route cause to success within agile workspaces is people's ability to be agile rather than just do agile. During this session, we will talk through the difference between being vs doing agile, discuss experiences, highlight why you will only succeed by applying agility and work through some examples to help you apply this practically to your work and home life.

Key takeaways include:

  • Understand the difference between being agile and doing Agile
  • Re-learn the agile values and principles, and their importance in our everyday life (work + home)
  • How to identify when the agile values and principles are / are not being followed
  • How to course correct after identifying when you / your organisation is simply doing Agile

Future of Work

D&I

Tue 17 Nov

11:30 - 11:50 GMT

Being Agile v Doing Agile: An Exploratory Introduction

THEME:

Business Transformation

Ruth-Louise Scholefield

Senior Agile Delivery Lead @ Kin + Carta Create

Many organisations try to implement agile and without success. The reason? They simply copy + ...

Many organisations try to implement agile and without success. The reason? They simply copy + paste a framework or methodology and expect it to work like a silver bullet. The route cause to success within agile workspaces is people's ability to be agile rather than just do agile. During this session, we will talk through the difference between being vs doing agile, discuss experiences, highlight why you will only succeed by applying agility and work through some examples to help you apply this practically to your work and home life.

Key takeaways include:

  • Understand the difference between being agile and doing Agile
  • Re-learn the agile values and principles, and their importance in our everyday life (work + home)
  • How to identify when the agile values and principles are / are not being followed
  • How to course correct after identifying when you / your organisation is simply doing Agile

Future of Work

D&I

Future of Work

D&I

 

Tue 17 Nov

12:00 - 12:20 GMT

THEME:

Technology Talks

Protecting user privacy with anonymization

Janina Voigt

Engineering Manager & Privacy and Data Protection Team Lead @ Google

Anonymization is an exciting privacy technology that allows you to use user datawhile at the ...

Anonymization is an exciting privacy technology that allows you to use user datawhile at the same time protecting each user's privacy.

Key Takeaways:

  • Anonymization - What it is and how it can be useful for you
  • Different anonymization strategies and their pitfalls
  • Differential privacy, an exciting, mathematically rigorous anonymization standard, and how we use it in Google products to protect users' privacy 

Tue 17 Nov

12:00 - 12:20 GMT

Protecting user privacy with anonymization

THEME:

Technology Talks

Janina Voigt

Engineering Manager & Privacy and Data Protection Team Lead @ Google

Anonymization is an exciting privacy technology that allows you to use user datawhile at the ...

Anonymization is an exciting privacy technology that allows you to use user datawhile at the same time protecting each user's privacy.

Key Takeaways:

  • Anonymization - What it is and how it can be useful for you
  • Different anonymization strategies and their pitfalls
  • Differential privacy, an exciting, mathematically rigorous anonymization standard, and how we use it in Google products to protect users' privacy 
 

Tue 17 Nov

12:00 - 12:20 GMT

THEME:

Business Transformation

Robotics & Intelligent Automation are shaping the Future of Work, are we able to adapt and support it?

Antigoni Kourou

Robotics Technical Lead @ ING

Robotics and intelligent technologies are redefining the way we work. For many organizations, ...

Robotics and intelligent technologies are redefining the way we work. For many organizations, bots have become part of the organization's workforce; where they are working alongside humans, taking on relatively simple tasks. While companies are seeing the benefits of a digital workforce, we need to look at change management through the human-focused lens and the employees must be included in the digital transformation journey. The Future of Work is already here – but how do we make sure no one is left behind?

Key Takeaways

  • How Robotics & Intelligent Automation are shaping the Future of Work
  • The role of organizations in embracing the new digital workforce
  • Working alongside virtual employees, what’s in it for me?

Emerging Tech

Tue 17 Nov

12:00 - 12:20 GMT

Robotics & Intelligent Automation are shaping the Future of Work, are we able to adapt and support it?

THEME:

Business Transformation

Antigoni Kourou

Robotics Technical Lead @ ING

Robotics and intelligent technologies are redefining the way we work. For many organizations, ...

Robotics and intelligent technologies are redefining the way we work. For many organizations, bots have become part of the organization's workforce; where they are working alongside humans, taking on relatively simple tasks. While companies are seeing the benefits of a digital workforce, we need to look at change management through the human-focused lens and the employees must be included in the digital transformation journey. The Future of Work is already here – but how do we make sure no one is left behind?

Key Takeaways

  • How Robotics & Intelligent Automation are shaping the Future of Work
  • The role of organizations in embracing the new digital workforce
  • Working alongside virtual employees, what’s in it for me?

Emerging Tech

Emerging Tech

 

Tue 17 Nov

12:00 - 12:20 GMT

THEME:

Diversity & Inclusion

Identifying and Developing Female Leaders

Maria Petrosyan

Human Resources Director @ Synopsys EMEA

Gender equality remain a major issue in today’s corporate world. Women remain ...

Gender equality remain a major issue in today’s corporate world. Women remain significantly underrepresented, particularly in the high-tech industry.  At the same time we observe a reality where companies hire and retain more women, and, as a result give these companies a competitive advantage. The benefits of this extend to all stakeholders, being that higher engagement and productivity through more diverse and inclusive environment and better customer experience.

During this session Ms. Maria Petrosyan, Human Resource Director at Synopsys EMEA, will present a special program, Synopsys Women in Leadership, designed to bring extra focus on identifying female leaders, who have a potential and are on their development path to support their further development in the Company by involving them in various targeted initiatives.

Key Takeaways Include:

  • Identify competency framework for women leadership development
  • Find out what learning & development activities prove themselves to be effective in Synopsys Women in Leadership Program
  • Understand key benefits of targeted development programs for women.

D&I

Leadership

Tue 17 Nov

12:00 - 12:20 GMT

Identifying and Developing Female Leaders

THEME:

Diversity & Inclusion

Maria Petrosyan

Human Resources Director @ Synopsys EMEA

Gender equality remain a major issue in today’s corporate world. Women remain ...

Gender equality remain a major issue in today’s corporate world. Women remain significantly underrepresented, particularly in the high-tech industry.  At the same time we observe a reality where companies hire and retain more women, and, as a result give these companies a competitive advantage. The benefits of this extend to all stakeholders, being that higher engagement and productivity through more diverse and inclusive environment and better customer experience.

During this session Ms. Maria Petrosyan, Human Resource Director at Synopsys EMEA, will present a special program, Synopsys Women in Leadership, designed to bring extra focus on identifying female leaders, who have a potential and are on their development path to support their further development in the Company by involving them in various targeted initiatives.

Key Takeaways Include:

  • Identify competency framework for women leadership development
  • Find out what learning & development activities prove themselves to be effective in Synopsys Women in Leadership Program
  • Understand key benefits of targeted development programs for women.

D&I

Leadership

D&I

Leadership

 

Tue 17 Nov

12:00 - 12:20 GMT

THEME:

Career Development

Who Do You Think You Are?

Rebecca Little

Head of Marketing Strategy, Planning and Operations EMEA & LATAM @ Ericsson

A session dedicated to empowering women to create their own 'brand' and be confident to build ...

A session dedicated to empowering women to create their own 'brand' and be confident to build their brand via social and day to day in their roles. What is a personal brand? It's your most powerful weapon in a cluttered marketplace. In this presentation we will explore how important it is to own your personal brand? How do you want to be perceived by your colleagues, customers and business partners? What does your physical image and the way your communicate, say about you face to face and online (and is it consistent)? This is a fun, interactive session that provides the opportunity to explore your own image and personality and will give you enlightening personal insights that may affect brand YOU. We’ll undertake an interactive exercise to unleash your super skill and create your personal brand.

Key takeaways include:

  • Tips on how to build and manage personal brand - what do you want to be famous for?
  • Examples of how personal brand has been successfully implemented
  • Confidence in using your brand to progress your career, launch a new businesses or grow your existing businesses

Personal Development

Women in Tech

Leadership

Tue 17 Nov

12:00 - 12:20 GMT

Who Do You Think You Are?

THEME:

Career Development

Rebecca Little

Head of Marketing Strategy, Planning and Operations EMEA & LATAM @ Ericsson

A session dedicated to empowering women to create their own 'brand' and be confident to build ...

A session dedicated to empowering women to create their own 'brand' and be confident to build their brand via social and day to day in their roles. What is a personal brand? It's your most powerful weapon in a cluttered marketplace. In this presentation we will explore how important it is to own your personal brand? How do you want to be perceived by your colleagues, customers and business partners? What does your physical image and the way your communicate, say about you face to face and online (and is it consistent)? This is a fun, interactive session that provides the opportunity to explore your own image and personality and will give you enlightening personal insights that may affect brand YOU. We’ll undertake an interactive exercise to unleash your super skill and create your personal brand.

Key takeaways include:

  • Tips on how to build and manage personal brand - what do you want to be famous for?
  • Examples of how personal brand has been successfully implemented
  • Confidence in using your brand to progress your career, launch a new businesses or grow your existing businesses

Personal Development

Women in Tech

Leadership

Personal Development

Women in Tech

Leadership

 

Tue 17 Nov

12:30 - 12:50 GMT

THEME:

Technology Talks

Embedding Inclusive and Ethical Design

Sinead O'Brien

Lead Project Manager @ BBC

Public Service Broadcasting was developed for everyone, right from the beginning. In order to ...

Public Service Broadcasting was developed for everyone, right from the beginning. In order to fulfil our public service mission, the BBC must ensure data is used for good. I will share a number of meaningful ways that you can serve to help both the individual and the wider community. I’ll dive deeper into how you can remain relevant to audiences and how to develop truly personalised services which are crucial to refine how both personal and public data is used.

Key takeaways include:

  • The importance of educating staff across all disciplines on the power and limitations of data, algorithms and machine learning
  • The development of principles for designing and building ML engines

D&I

Product

UX/UI

Tue 17 Nov

12:30 - 12:50 GMT

Embedding Inclusive and Ethical Design

THEME:

Technology Talks

Sinead O'Brien

Lead Project Manager @ BBC

Public Service Broadcasting was developed for everyone, right from the beginning. In order to ...

Public Service Broadcasting was developed for everyone, right from the beginning. In order to fulfil our public service mission, the BBC must ensure data is used for good. I will share a number of meaningful ways that you can serve to help both the individual and the wider community. I’ll dive deeper into how you can remain relevant to audiences and how to develop truly personalised services which are crucial to refine how both personal and public data is used.

Key takeaways include:

  • The importance of educating staff across all disciplines on the power and limitations of data, algorithms and machine learning
  • The development of principles for designing and building ML engines

D&I

Product

UX/UI

D&I

Product

UX/UI

 

Tue 17 Nov

12:30 - 12:50 GMT

THEME:

Business Transformation

A Girl Shaped Hole in Our Economy

Michelle Prance

Consulting Head of Banking and Culture Officer @ Capita

Despite the fact that by every measure of academic success and measurement, girls outperform ...

Despite the fact that by every measure of academic success and measurement, girls outperform boys, the relative absence of women and girls in STEM careers has been the topic of debate and analysis for over a decade. But despite this – the hours of debate, the media coverage, the white papers written and published – the dial has barely moved. For example in the UK we have the lowest percentage of women working in engineering – less than 11% of that workforce is female. Less than 5% actually have an engineering qualification. It has never mattered more. As we progress through the current crisis two things are becoming alarmingly clear. Firstly is that women’s careers and jobs are being disproportionately affected. Secondly that if we are to tackle the effects of Covid we need to radically increase not decrease the pool of talent, ideas and creativity that we are looking to for answers.

Key takeaways

  • What can we do as individuals to reverse the damage Covid-19 has had on the female workforce?
  • What can we do collectively to improve our representation?
  • What can business leaders do to accelerate this change?
  • Why reducing the gender gap is not only good for the economy but society as a whole.

Tue 17 Nov

12:30 - 12:50 GMT

A Girl Shaped Hole in Our Economy

THEME:

Business Transformation

Michelle Prance

Consulting Head of Banking and Culture Officer @ Capita

Despite the fact that by every measure of academic success and measurement, girls outperform ...

Despite the fact that by every measure of academic success and measurement, girls outperform boys, the relative absence of women and girls in STEM careers has been the topic of debate and analysis for over a decade. But despite this – the hours of debate, the media coverage, the white papers written and published – the dial has barely moved. For example in the UK we have the lowest percentage of women working in engineering – less than 11% of that workforce is female. Less than 5% actually have an engineering qualification. It has never mattered more. As we progress through the current crisis two things are becoming alarmingly clear. Firstly is that women’s careers and jobs are being disproportionately affected. Secondly that if we are to tackle the effects of Covid we need to radically increase not decrease the pool of talent, ideas and creativity that we are looking to for answers.

Key takeaways

  • What can we do as individuals to reverse the damage Covid-19 has had on the female workforce?
  • What can we do collectively to improve our representation?
  • What can business leaders do to accelerate this change?
  • Why reducing the gender gap is not only good for the economy but society as a whole.
 

Tue 17 Nov

12:30 - 12:50 GMT

THEME:

Diversity & Inclusion

How to Advance Gender Diversity in Your Business

Rishi Raga

Senior Global SAP Finance and Controlling Business Applications Owner @ Heineken

Historically common industry areas have seen a dominance in male employees over females ...

Historically common industry areas have seen a dominance in male employees over females especially in trajectories related to technology, engineering, medicine and science. Creating a gender diverse workforce delivers concrete benefits to a business therefore today, the commitment to advance gender diversity across industries is on the increase with many organizations setting it as a top priority. Learn how leadership commitment, coupled with a robust human capital strategy and leveraging data insights can help advance gender diversity in your organization.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understanding the importance of gender diversity and why it matters
  • Strategies to advance gender diversity in your organization
  • Tips on recruitment and talent retention
  • Identifying personal bias to improve ethical practice

Who is the session perfect for? Everyone who is interested in supporting gender diversity in the workplace. Individuals managing teams or in leadership positions Recruitment teams seeking to hire talented females

D&I

Tue 17 Nov

12:30