Embark on a transformative journey and explore the intricate challenges and opportunities that come with designing & steering organisations through the dynamic realm of technological change. Delve into effective strategies for navigating organisational shifts fuelled by technology, feel empowered as women in tech leadership roles and get equipped to excel in the ever-changing digital landscape.
Digital transformation has ceased to be a futuristic concept and is now the reality for every organisation. The struggle lies in establishing the optimal set up, the right mix of skills & competencies or the effective change management approach. This session aims to foster a profound understanding of how forward-thinking leadership can leverage technological shifts to achieve organisational success, furnish women leaders with a set of strategies to help navigate through the good, the bad and the ugly of this journey and inspire resilience, providing with the motivation to effectively weather the storms in the digital transformation landscape.
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Join us for a fireside chat that sheds light on the unique journeys to achieving C-suite positions within the technology sector, across both private and public landscapes. This candid discussion will feature seasoned executives sharing their personal experiences, challenges, and insights gained while climbing the tech leadership ladder.
Our speakers will delve into the distinct dynamics of operating in private versus public sectors, offering a comparative view on leadership styles, decision-making processes, innovation challenges, and the impact of organisational culture on career progression.
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This session is for you if… you’re an aspiring tech leader, a current executive, or simply interested in the intersection of technology and leadership, this fireside chat will provide valuable perspectives and advice to help guide your professional journey.
Delve into the essential skills and preparation needed to transition from leading a team to assuming executive roles, like CTO or CIO, for the same number of people. She’ll share insights from her own career progression, highlighting why it’s crucial to start preparing for your next role sooner than you might think.
If you’re looking to understand the differences in skillsets required for upper management and how to proactively prepare for such transitions, this session is for you.
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This session is for… those targeting senior management positions to get ahead in their preparation and planning. Don’t miss out on these insights from Deepika Gupta to elevate your career trajectory.
Unlock your leadership potential and inspire those around you with a dynamic blend of adaptability, authenticity, empathy, and technical prowess. This session invites current and aspiring leaders, innovators, and technology enthusiasts to refine their leadership skills, navigate career transitions, and influence the future of technology with confidence.
Explore how emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, and self-awareness can transform team dynamics and foster a culture of innovation and trust in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.
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This session is for… Tech enthusiasts aiming to integrate mentorship, teamwork, and innovation into their career paths. Whether you’re an aspiring leader or already established in your field, you’ll gain invaluable insights into authentic leadership, nurturing innovation, and personal growth within the tech industry.
Discover how to lead business transformation in global settings by prioritising your team. This session unveils a people-first approach, sharing strategies for quick adaptation, learning from failures, and driving sustainable change across international organisations.
Dive into the essentials of navigating business transformation with a focus on people. Learn from an experienced leader how to implement changes that resonate well with teams worldwide. Explore the benefits of failing fast as a pathway to rapid learning and adaptation, and how to cultivate a resilient, adaptable organisational culture.
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This session is for… international organisation leaders, managers, and change-makers looking to implement transformation initiatives that prioritise team engagement and adaptability.
This condensed session will arm you with the knowledge to lead with empathy and insight, ensuring your transformation efforts are as human-centred as they are effective.
Deep dive into the world of managing global cyber security. Which cyber threats do we see in the world around us evolving and how do we translate these developments to our strategy? Corence will open the black box of cyber security practices and shares her eye-openers of being a CISO of one of the biggest banks in the Netherlands and her career journey towards becoming a CISO.
Cyber security is an important topic for organisations and their customers: it is a key priority to keep clients and the organisation safe and resilient. Cybercrime is evolving rapidly, attackers are becoming more professional and have the resources to plan and wait for the right time to strike. Organised cybercrime globally is a major threat. This asks for a proper approach to stay ahead of these developments and to join forces within the financial sector, with large corporates and government.
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This session is for you if… you want to have a sneak peek in the world of cyber crime and a look in the cyber organisation of the Rabobank.
As part of the security protocol in an airplane, they advise you to put on your own oxygen mask before helping others. As someone who’s routinely led 100-person engineering teams, I discovered this couldn’t be more true. To direct complex projects and people, you need to know your limits, and then routinely test them.
This session will cover how to unlock your own professional growth in order to foster an inclusive work environment.
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This session is for you if… you are rising in your career, managing a growing team, or looking for a fresh approach to deliver on business objectives.
Are you ready to tackle the challenges of doubling or tripling your team size to meet growing business demand? Discover how to effectively balance this need for speed whilst ensuring long-term viability and leveraging Team Topologies to maximise collaboration while maintaining efficiency.
In this session, we will delve into leadership strategies that are required for dual objectives of managing short-term delivery pressure while simultaneously ramping up a team poised for long-term success.
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Dive into the world of Kotlin Coroutines and elevate your asynchronous programming game! This workshop offers a blend of theory and hands-on practice, guiding you through the intricacies of this groundbreaking paradigm.
Asynchronous programming is pivotal in crafting modern, responsive applications. Kotlin Coroutines present a leap forward from conventional threading, providing developers with a streamlined approach to handling asynchronous tasks. By mastering Kotlin Coroutines, developers can write cleaner, more efficient code, setting the stage for enhanced application performance and user experience.
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This session is for you if… you’re a developer eager to expand your toolkit with Kotlin Coroutines. Whether you’re new to the language or looking to deepen your understanding, this session offers valuable insights and actionable knowledge tailored to both beginners and seasoned Kotlin enthusiasts.
“You can’t be what you can’t see”, is a saying we are all familiar with. Unfortunately, due to the IT gender gap, girls have very few opportunities to meet female role models in technical roles. In this interactive workshop we will discuss the latest insights from scientific research on the root causes of the IT gender gap and explore what it takes to be an effective role model.
You’ll also practice what we preach: by the end of the workshop you will have done several speed date rounds in which you have presented yourself as a role model.
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This session is for… anyone in the tech industry who aspires to inspire and support young women in their journey into IT. Whether you’re already in a technical role or looking to make a difference, this session offers the tools and confidence to become a pivotal role model for future tech enthusiasts.
Explore the important goal of getting more young women, especially those aged 13-30, involved in STEM and tech. We’ll take a close look at the many reasons why fewer young women enter these fields, including common stereotypes and obstacles they face in school and work.
You’ll walk away with clear steps and helpful advice for teachers, leaders, and anyone else who wants to help create a welcoming space for young women in these areas.
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This session is for… educators, STEM professionals, and advocates eager to make a difference in gender equality within tech and science. If you’re committed to changing the narrative and empowering young women to pursue and excel in STEM careers.
Facing burnout? Discover practical solutions to work and recover simultaneously. This session offers strategies to convert burnout from a major hurdle to a minor speed bump on your path to success.
Embark on a learning journey to master effective stress management techniques, establish impenetrable boundaries that even the most challenging situations can’t breach, and harness your inherent strengths to enhance your energy and focus. Additionally, you’ll discover how to adeptly manage your responsibilities while navigating the path to recovery from burnout, ensuring you remain productive without sacrificing your well-being.
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This session is for… women entrepreneurs, leaders, and managers looking for ways to balance recovery and success amidst burnout.
Careers are increasingly long. And they’re played out against the backdrop of the accelerating digital transformation of work, and how we do it. Learning agility, adaptability and personal resilience are necessary capabilities to survive and succeed. Staying in the game is tough, and even more so for women, who pay lasting penalties for childbearing and caring duties and continue to bear the effects of discrimination throughout their careers. And yet, successful women are all around us. Against this backdrop, how do we set ourselves up to ensure fulfilling careers in the tech sector?
In this session, Cristina Monteiro, ASML’s CHRO, will draw out the lessons and insights learned from 3 successful ASML women, reflecting different parts of the ASML value chain, and representing early career, middle and senior career stages. They will discuss their own adaptation through the digital transformation that has changed their work, share the enabling factors in their success so far/at different stages, and present strategies for career stage navigation in the tech context. They’ll also share their personal predictions for the future of work, and how workplaces need to shift to really work for everyone.
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This session is for you if… you are a leader / people managers who want to ensure they get the best from their teams in an age when targets and technological innovation dominate the way we work and relate to each other.
Carolyn will be exploring the ways in which you can utilise personal branding, taking instant action to show up authentically and with confidence in a male dominated industry. The session will deep dive into the importance of authenticity and active cultivation of your personal brand to help you to stop holding back.
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This session is for… anyone in the tech industry looking to elevate their professional image, make impactful connections, and achieve their career goals through the power of personal branding.
Imposter Syndrome is a pervasive challenge faced by many professionals, and women in the tech industry are no exception. This workshop aims to address and explore the nuances of Imposter Syndrome specifically within the context of women in technology. By shedding light on the unique experiences and pressures faced by women in tech, we can work towards fostering a more inclusive and supportive environment.
Imposter Syndrome, the persistent feeling of inadequacy despite evident success, affects a significant number of individuals in the tech industry. Women, in particular, often contend with additional layers of societal expectations, stereotype threat, and gender bias, making it crucial to understand and combat these challenges.
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This session is for… women in technology, including but not limited to software engineers, data scientists, product managers, and those aspiring to enter the tech industry. Additionally, managers, HR professionals, and organisational leaders interested in fostering inclusive workplaces will find valuable insights.
Now that the possibilities with technology seem to be endless, where does the human factor fit in?
In this talk Kimberly Ofori dives into the dynamics of the H-factor (Human-factor) within a rapidly changing and digital world and how prioritising the H factor as executives and those in leadership will ultimately lead to stronger, future proof technology businesses.
The Why: The human factor will become increasingly more important as technological advancements pick up. As a leader you will need to know how to stay ahead of the curb.
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This session is for you if… you are a c-suite executive, senior-midlevel manager, founder or leader within a technology company directly involved with people, strategy and product development.
Culture has never been more important to building successful, resilient teams, and it’s a core driver in engagement and retention. Building an inclusive, respectful, and engaging culture is no small task, but tackling it successfully will pay off in dividends, helping your people feel supported and driving business forward.
Today’s global workforce continues to become more distributed, and culture is key to ensuring your employees feel connected, engaged, and successful, whether remote, in-person, or hybrid. By centring around core values and making them visible, Lucid Software was able to successfully build and maintain a unique culture across new offices and a distributed workforce. So, how can core values help you do the same? In this session, we’ll share strategies for building a values-based culture and making those values visible so your employees better understand expectations while also feeling connected and motivated at work.
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We all possess skills that make us vital to the way a team and company operates. What can often go unrecognised is how these skills give us a unique power – the ability to help our colleagues develop new skills, and receive their knowledge to help us grow in return.
Software engineering essentially is about cooperation and collaboration. Empowering each other can make the work we do even easier and more seamless, opening the door for quicker and more efficient innovation.
During this talk, Manuela Locarno Ajayi will take us through her experience with leadership. How she took her expertise to drive the development of her fellow engineers and vice versa. Join us at EWIT24 and discover how you can be a leader in your own line of work.
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This session is for you if… You’re an engineer with the ambition to not only pick up new skills, but help others grow, becoming a leader in your area of expertise for your team and beyond.
Digital transformation is substantially more likely to succeed when organisations adopt a people focused approach, rather than a tool one. When people want to be part of the change, any change can be turned into a success. How to get there? How to develop a people centric approach to digital transformation? (hint: Experience is everything!)
During this session, a set of practical and simple tools to support a human centric transformation will be shared.
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This session is for… leaders, managers, and change agents driving digital transformation within organizations. Whether leading projects or contributing to implementation, attendees will gain insights into fostering a people-centric approach to digital change.
In the ever-evolving landscape of engineering and digital transformation, it’s all too common to find ourselves swept up in the whirlwind of daily tasks, meetings, and customer presentations. Amidst the hustle and bustle of delivering milestones and analysing requirements, it’s easy to lose sight of our own career progression.
Before we know it, another year has flown by, and we’ve been so focused on the present that we’ve neglected to nurture our future. We can find ourselves stuck in the same role with additional responsibilities.
But what if we took a different approach? What if we became intentional about our career paths, our goals, and our aspirations? By making smart moves, suddenly the journey becomes less about simply keeping up and more about forging ahead with purpose and clarity.
The Why: We must get out of the infinite loop of our careers, where other people decide what’s next for us. To continue to grow and sustain a career that is challenging and rewarding, it’s time to take the steering wheel of your career and drive towards what success means to you.
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Smart adoption and implementation of new technologies hinge on your ability to communicate effectively with decision makers. You need to first understand their unique mindset, and then present bottom-line data and recommendations in their “language.” In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to do both.
Ineffective communication is making the smart adoption of AI and other new technologies challenging. Think of it as a “Mars and Venus” conversation, where, for example . . .
The business hears about AI solutions in the media and wants it, without fully understanding its capabilities.
Technical specialists struggle to explain what AI can do for the business and how best to implement it.
Frustration grows, time and money is wasted, projects don’t meet deadlines, businesses fail to meet their goals, and budgets are exceeded.
The Solution: Improve communication between technologists and decision makers
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This session is for… Mid- to senior-level technology experts who need to drive the smart adoption and implementation of AI and other new technologies by effectively communicating with decision makers.
Smart adoption and implementation of new technologies hinge on your ability to communicate effectively with decision makers. You need to first understand their unique mindset, and then present bottom-line data and recommendations in their “language.” In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to do both.
Ineffective communication is making the smart adoption of AI and other new technologies challenging. Think of it as a “Mars and Venus” conversation, where, for example . . .
The business hears about AI solutions in the media and wants it, without fully understanding its capabilities.
Technical specialists struggle to explain what AI can do for the business and how best to implement it.
Frustration grows, time and money is wasted, projects don’t meet deadlines, businesses fail to meet their goals, and budgets are exceeded.
The Solution: Improve communication between technologists and decision makers
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This session is for… Mid- to senior-level technology experts who need to drive the smart adoption and implementation of AI and other new technologies by effectively communicating with decision makers.
Join us for practical insights and strategies on advancing your career in tech. Learn from a seasoned professional who transitioned from Marketing to Product to Engineering, and discover how to navigate career changes and promotions in the tech industry.
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This session is for… Women transitioning into technical roles or seeking career advancement in tech. Whether you’re new to the industry or a seasoned professional, join us to gain valuable insights and inspiration for your journey in tech.
Join us for practical insights and strategies on advancing your career in tech. Learn from a seasoned professional who transitioned from Marketing to Product to Engineering, and discover how to navigate career changes and promotions in the tech industry.
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This session is for… Women transitioning into technical roles or seeking career advancement in tech. Whether you’re new to the industry or a seasoned professional, join us to gain valuable insights and inspiration for your journey in tech.
React & Redux stand out as among the most potent tools for UX development, with widespread adoption across industries. Learn to Build a UI from Scratch with React: Discover best Practices, overcome fear of Innovation, and convince business partners to Invest in project organisation.
Learn to navigate challenges in Web App Development: Ensuring customer satisfaction, problem avoidance, and balancing business demands with UI performance. Gain Insights into project milestones, innovation, and design techniques, plus hands-on React and Redux development.
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This session is for you if… you want to explore the Development Thought Process Behind UI Applications, Embrace Innovation by Breaking Code Habits, and Kickstart Customer-Facing Apps with React and Redux.
As women in leadership positions, it’s crucial to consider how we can support and empower more women, particularly those in vulnerable situations such as migrants, to thrive in the tech industry. Join us for an insightful discussion on bringing opportunities to women migrants in tech.
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This session is for you if… You’re a woman in a leadership position within the tech industry and are passionate about giving back to other women. Join us to explore ways to empower and support women migrants on their journey to success in tech.
The Art of Happiness workshop is designed to enlighten attendees on the profound significance of happiness and its inextricable link to emotional intelligence (EQ). Through engaging discussions and interactive exercises, participants will delve into the transformative habits that pave the way for a more joyful and fulfilling life.
The workshop will explore the essential role of EQ in cultivating happiness, empowering attendees to recognise and effectively manage their emotions, fostering self-awareness and empathy. Attendees will discover practical strategies for developing positive mindsets, fostering gratitude, and nurturing meaningful connections – all key ingredients for sustained happiness.
Moreover, the Art of Happiness workshop will introduce a range of activities and mindfulness practices that can be seamlessly integrated into daily routines, providing participants with tangible tools to maintain and nurture their happiness over the long term.
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This session is for… a diverse audience, catering to individuals from various walks of life who seek to cultivate greater joy, fulfilment, and emotional well-being.
The speech delve into the intriguing realm of cybercriminal psychology. Unlike conventional research that centres on work-related discussions the talk will explore off-topic conversations among forum participants, touching on subjects like dating etiquette, conspiracy theories, and perspectives on legitimate work. By examining these discussions, we aim to construct a psychological profile of our adversaries, providing valuable insight into their motivations and driving forces.
Understanding the psychological profiles of cybercriminals is crucial in combating online threats. By exploring their off-topic discussions, we can uncover hidden motivations and gain a deeper understanding of their behaviors. This knowledge can inform more effective cybersecurity strategies and help anticipate and prevent cyber attacks.
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In the vibrant world of global travel technology, Booking.com’s goal is to improve the user experience for millions of travelers as they discover the world. However, this extensive reach also exposes the platform to notable security challenges, necessitating a proactive approach to safeguarding customers, partners and all the stakeholders. In response, Booking.com relies on cutting-edge machine learning (ML) techniques to proactively identify and prevent malicious activities and prioritize safety.
Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a workshop, learn about real-world scenarios to understand the development and deployment of ML models for fraud prevention and safety assurance.
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Who is this session perfect for?
Anyone working in the realm of machine learning who wants to leave with practical knowledge and valuable insights into the evolving landscape of security in the digital age.
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