Don’t miss out on this essential workshop where we’ll introduce you to the knowledge and tools needed to embed digital trust and responsible AI frameworks into your work.
Explore the key principles of responsible innovation and gain practical insights on integrating them into your tech projects. Discover how you can shape an ethical future and make a positive impact while navigating the evolving landscape of technology and AI.
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Welcome to European Women in Technology. Join us for the official opening and welcome remarks to kick-start your day with inspiration and empowerment!
Our two-day agenda is filled with expert-led sessions designed to help you learn how to start putting in the building blocks towards the future and securing your position as a futurist leader in tech and strategy.
We recognise that there is an unequal representation of women in engineering and technology roles. We also recognise that we need to work harder to improve the status quo.
During conversation, we’ll explore the where we are now and how to move forward, discussing the challenges and triumphs they faced as they stepped into roles of greater influence and exchange ideas on how to catalyse a shift in the way we think about inclusion and diversity
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As more and more employers and employees are confronted with hiring challenges, we’ll hear a honest and personal view from a CEO of a company that is accelerating the energy transition.
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Consumers everywhere expect new engagement models from the brands and seamless experience across all touch points. Inner organisations seek for solutions that are easy to use, with data at their fingertips. Digitalisation plays a pivotal role to shape the future of the industries and transform businesses to win the hearts of consumers and own employees, to enhance agility and competitiveness.
At HEINEKEN we shape the future of beer and beyond driving value creation for our consumers, customers and employees, looking outside, experimenting at scale, accelerating our digital transformation towards our dream of Becoming the Best Connected Brewer.
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With the rapid acceleration of (Gen)AI, quantum computing, climate tech, and more, the demand for understanding the true value of digital transformation continues to rise. But how do you separate the hype from the proven playbook for technology-enabled growth?
New technologies will continue to disrupt. The job of executives is how to deliver value out of disruption for all their stakeholders and success will depend on how well a business can rewire itself to take advantage of it. This session will transform your understanding of what you need to know and how to get it done.
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Whether you are looking for personal development seeking to advance your career, or just starting out, this session is for you!
Fatima Fares, CIO for Chemicals & Products in Shell, will share practical tips and tricks on how to boost your performance based on her experiences in the IT industry. Moreover, she will share more on how consciously and unconsciously you influence your career development.
The Why: It is not all about performance and just doing a good job, it is crucial to cultivate a positive image, while gaining exposure to the right stakeholders.
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This session is for you if…
Women in leadership roles in the tech industry face both opportunities and challenges. However, research suggests that a diverse workforce can drive innovation and success in the tech industry.
To overcome these challenges and achieve leadership positions, women in tech must be prepared to navigate personal and institutional biases and understand how they can make the best of the opportunities that are offered to them.
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Although the world is rapidly changing, the big radical change is still to come. Current work structures evolved from outdated, low-tech, exploitative systems, and simply do not meet the needs of today’s workplaces nor take us where we want to go. The coming change is radical, yet is a return to a more natural and humane way of working together to produce greatness. Let’s tap into our collective intelligence, let’s build and co-create, instead of exploit. And it all starts with self-compassion.
Does it still feel like no matter what you and your organisation do to be more inclusive and to benefit more from diversity, nothing really changes? The change we are dreaming about is RADICAL, and it requires adequate actions and solutions.
In this fully interactive and experiential workshop, you will learn and explore the new possibilities that are accessible when you communicate and connect with others from the place of self-compassion. We will be standing and moving around the room, speaking with other workshop participants in a completely new way. It’s transformative, fun and your name will be spoken a lot.
There are two workshops where we will address self-compassion as a tool to transform workplaces into more diverse and inclusive ones. This is Part 1, with a focus on what you can do as a leader. Part 2 is on the second day, and it has a focus on a company culture. These are two different workshops that compliment each other, we invite you to join one or both.
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The change you are longing for starts in you. You will learn a simple, accessible, and unforgettable self-compassion technique that will…
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Research tells us that we typically spend 90,000 hours of your life at work. That’s over 10 years when you work it out concurrently, making it vital that we make the right career decisions.
Life, roles and skills requirements change so rapidly that career plans can be outdated even before they are written. To meet these many changes we need to start to adapt our approach and focus from career planning to opportunity readiness.
Within this workshop will explore where you want to take your careers to and most importantly how you can you be in the best shape to optimise on opportunities when they come your way.
Within this workshop, you’ll analyse:
At the end of the session you will walk away with clear insights, tools and the next steps to build your opportunity readiness plan.
Stories are a game changer in business! Often people fail to understand technical concepts and proposals because they can’t relate to them. Stories can breathe life into abstract ideas and create real change in attitudes and behaviour.
In this workshop you will find out why stories are so powerful and how they work their magic. And you will create a compelling story of your own that can be put to immediate use in a business setting.
All you need is an open mind, a creative imagination and a willingness to experiment with new ways to communicate your ideas.
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Discover how to turn inclusion into a powerful tool to create a psychologically safe work environment and therefore promote innovation within teams.
How do you build inclusive leadership in times of change, uncertainty, and loss? As organisations navigate complexity, diversity is a strategic advantage and inclusion might be the key to empowering innovation. We’ll explore the importance of creating a safe space for everyone to thrive and find belonging.
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This session is for you if… you want to develop your own approach to inclusive leadership, create an inclusive work experience, and acknowledge the challenges of fostering it.
The growth of cloud technologies and the increasing adoption of public cloud solutions have revolutionised the way organisations manage and process data.
In today’s fast-paced business world, companies must be able to leverage the latest data architecture technologies to stay ahead of the competition and meet their customers’ data needs. So, what does a modern-day data architecture look like, and how do you set it up?
Join our workshop to discover the basics of data management, including data storage and retrieval, data processing, and data analysis. You’ll learn how Microsoft Azure can help organisations build scalable, secure, and reliable data systems.
During the workshop, you’ll dive into the latest technologies and best practices for building a modern data architecture, including serverless and dedicates SQL polls, data lakes, delta lakes, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Synapse Analytics. This is a great opportunity to learn how to design and implement data pipelines, store and retrieve data in Azure, process and analyse data in real-time, and how to use Azure to build a data-driven application.
The Why: In today’s business world, a modern data architecture is critical to staying competitive and meeting customers’ data needs. This workshop equips attendees with the knowledge and skills needed to build a modern data architecture using Microsoft Azure, allowing organisations to build scalable, secure, and reliable data systems that provide valuable insights and improve business performance.
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This session is for you if… you are looking to improve your knowledge and skills in modern data architecture technologies and best practices. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced professional, this workshop will provide you with practical insights and hands-on experience to build scalable, secure, and reliable data systems using Microsoft Azure.
If your business has an appetite for change and a desire to do things differently on a modern infrastructure, it doesn’t have to be the nightmare you might have conjured up in your head. But, equally, transforming a supportive function into a business enabler that drives the company forward and helps you meet the increasing expectations of your customers should not be a pipe dream.
But in a digital world where every business is challenged to accelerate the pace of digital innovation, businesses need something that is hardware and software agnostic. Software has become the backbone of every company. It requires a modern infrastructure that is more flexible and agile when engineers want to change things.
By moving outdated assets to a modern infrastructure of their choice, businesses can finally free themselves from the spaghetti architecture. Of course, business enablement is not a journey you should rush and proper plan and base is a must.
Enterprises, regardless of their size, make constant efforts to speed up processes as a critical driver to their market delivery. Today, most of these enterprises strive to replace their outdated integration tools with more efficient technology. Having that in mind, employing a semi-automated migration process to a new tool is a must-have asset made possible with our accelerators for automated migration projects to the new integration tool that they bought or plan to buy.
In this session you’ll discuss the key benefits of utilising migration accelerators by explaining their architecture and the approach to the methodology of the migration process.
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This session is for you if…
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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We would like to welcome you to our hands-on and informative workshop, tailored for technologists and product experts, where we offer you insights in how we work from ideation phase to solutions.
We help our clients to accelerate sustainable inclusive growth. The type of growth that provides opportunities for the people that need them and leaves a lasting, positive impact on the world around us.
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This session is for you if…you are interested to learn more about how McKinsey Digital works, and you are curious about building and scaling new and sustainable businesses with the McKinsey Leap methodology.
The future of work is now and automation has become a critical component of the enterprise digital transformation strategies. All organisations are placing ‘automation first’ initiatives on their lists of strategic imperatives. Why not get a head start into this new innovation era and future-proof your workforce or yourself?
We are at the start of a new era, the Automation Citizen Developers era. This turning point came as a natural consequence due to limited resources in IT or data science which led to limited scope and pace for Intelligent Automation opportunities. Gartner is predicting that by 2025 the number of citizen developers across large enterprises will be at least four times higher than the professional developers.
This workshop will take a deep dive into key components to consider to run across your organisation a successful Citizen Development program aligned to your automation objectives and to your business strategy: innovation as a culture, change management, digital literacy, process improvement, technology stack, governance model and overall organisation.
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How secure are your organisation’s data and systems? Given the increasing number of cyber threats circulating today, it’s essential that you strengthen your security posture to more effectively guard against ransomware, data breaches, and other types of unwanted events.
Information security standards and best practices are all headed toward the same goal: solid and scalable systems that protect IT assets and privacy. The GDPR require you to implement measures to ensure a level of personal data security that’s “appropriate”, taking into account the risks presented by the data processing activities you are involved in.
An important step that will lead to the growing importance of privacy on an international level is about to take place this year. The International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) will adopt ISO 31700 on privacy by design, a new worldwide privacy standard for consumer goods and services. The new standard provides guidelines for organisations to take into account a consumer’s privacy throughout the design, development and the rest of the product lifecycle.
There is no question then that an organisation with ISO 27001 or both ISO 27001/27701 certifications certainly has a distinct advantage when complying with the GDPR. The drawback is that many ISO 27001/27701 implementation projects take time, money, blood, sweat and tears. As with many aspects of GDPR compliance, it is ultimately a decision as to whether the long-term benefits can justify the sometimes arduous process of getting the certification based on the context and data processed by the organisation.
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This session is for you if… you are a CTO, DPO, CISO, Information Security manager, Cyber Security manager, Data Protection manager, Privacy manager, GRC manager, IT Auditor, Risk Practioner.
As IKEA celebrates its 80th birthday, we will highlight our digital journey as a furnishing retailer and explore the customer needs of the future, including the importance of Equality Diversity & Inclusion in every decision we take and meeting and fulfilling the needs and desires of our customers.
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This session is for you if…you are an entrepreneur at heart, and you want to learn more about IKEA’s humble beginnings, and how our values continue to guide us in everything we do.
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.
Full session details coming soon…
Consumers want to have peace of mind about how companies manage their data. It is important that security & data privacy is well embedded in the entire company value chain.
In our workshop we will present several real-life scenarios for our audience to engage with in a fun and interactive way. They demonstrate how we build cyber security resilience within HEINEKEN and our partners. It will enable participants to see how HEINEKEN trains its employees to safeguard data and its IT (Information Technology) environment.
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The session is for you if…you work in Marketing, Tech, Data, Security and deal with consumer and customer data on a regular basis.
Stories are a game changer in business! Often people fail to understand technical concepts and proposals because they can’t relate to them. Stories can breathe life into abstract ideas and create real change in attitudes and behaviour.
In this workshop you will find out why stories are so powerful and how they work their magic. And you will create a compelling story of your own that can be put to immediate use in a business setting.
All you need is an open mind, a creative imagination and a willingness to experiment with new ways to communicate your ideas.
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Although the world is rapidly changing, the big radical change is still to come. Current work structures evolved from outdated, low-tech, exploitative systems, and simply do not meet the needs of today’s workplaces nor take us where we want to go. The coming change is radical, yet is a return to a more natural and humane way of working together to produce greatness. Let’s tap into our collective intelligence, let’s build and co-create, instead of exploit. And it all starts with self-compassion.
Does it still feel like no matter the effort, training, conversations, meetings (and all other…) – your organisational culture still has a long way to go to be fully inclusive and to start benefiting from its diversity? Or perhaps even worse – instead of feeling the benefits, the diversity creates MORE work, or even conflicts straining your precious resources? It’s okay, your organisation is not the only one! And you are not doing anything wrong; the problem lies somewhere else… In our world today, the dream about fully diverse and inclusive workplaces is RADICAL, and it requires a different approach.
In this fully interactive and experiential workshop, you will learn and explore the difference of when self-compassion is at the core of your work structures/pipelines. It creates new and distinct possibilities, not only for your people, but for the fundamental success of your business as well. We will be moving around the room, sharing our experience and tapping into our collective intelligence. It’s transformative, fun, and nothing will be the same afterwards.
This is the second of the mini series workshop on the topic of self-compassion. We use self-compassion as a tool to transform organisations into authentically more diverse and inclusive workplaces. The focus of Part 1 is on what you can do as a leader (it’s on day 1!), while during Part 2 we will focus on company culture, how to bring more self-compassion into it, and the amazing results of such a change. These are two different workshops that compliment each other, we invite you to join one or both.
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The change you are longing for your organisation starts with the quality of relationships that your people build. In our workshop you will learn and experience:
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A good product and design relationship is critical to building successful products. Healthy tension is a key part of this relationship – but how do we maintain the healthy part?
This session will walk you through common challenges, pitfalls and how to avoid them. This will be illustrated with real-world examples of where we’ve built incredible relationships and where it’s gone wrong. We will explore these from both the perspectives of Product Managers and Product Designers to give you deep insight into the key challenges.
As people come and go from companies, we have to constantly build and rebuild these new relationships fast. This workshop will provide practical information about how to overcome common challenges, or better yet, avoid them from day one.
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Are you ready to land your dream tech job? In this session, you’ll gain the insights you need to stand out in a competitive field and catch the attention of hiring managers. From crafting the perfect CV to impressing key stakeholders throughout the interview process, we’ll cover all the steps you need to take to succeed.
Lisa Brauner, brings over 15 years of HR experience to the table, and she’ll share her insider knowledge on how to truly make an impact on your potential employers. You’ll learn about the hidden stakeholders and their individual perspectives, and discover the best ways to present yourself in each stage of the application process.
So if you’re ready to take your tech career to the next level, join us for this deep dive into the secrets of landing your dream job. With Lisa’s expertise and your dedication, you’ll be on your way to success in no time!
Bringing transformative change in any business requires a radically different mindset, chaos pilots have that mindset and you can become one too.
Immerse yourself in a hands-on workshop on chaos piloting. Become one yourself and bring meaningful change anywhere – your business, work, and life! Learn from technology start-up founders and engineers at bp who are transforming front-line operations to make them safer and more efficient.
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This session is for you if...you are starting your business, or you are looking to start a business, and/or are working on solving big, complex problems that are ambiguous and challenge the status quo.
In the modern world, data is everywhere. Being able to understand that data through the process of analytics has also become increasingly important – for individuals and for businesses. Understanding data can help shape our understanding of innovation potential, new trends, finances, or business target audiences.
Data coupled with the power of artificial intelligence can help with better businesses decisioning in both the short and long term. But how much do we really understand about that data we put out into and take from the world? And how does artificial intelligence play a role in the credit risk journey?
Discover the value of data in today’s world from the leadership, sales and analytics perspectives – focusing specifically on consumer impact and the benefits of knowledge about how and why data is used.
The session will also cover the importance of understanding what your data says about you from a credit management perspective – empowering attendees to manage their data with confidence.
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Returning to work after parental leave can be a challenging transition for any mother. It’s a time of mixed emotions: excitement, uncertainty, and a sense of feeling like an imposter in the workplace. But as one mother’s experience shows, this journey can also be an opportunity to gain new skills and perspectives.
In this session, we’ll explore how to navigate the transition back to work as a mother. Drawing on personal experience, we’ll discuss the challenges and opportunities that come with balancing motherhood and a career. We’ll also delve into the skills that mothers acquire through their experiences, and how to leverage those skills to succeed professionally.
Join us for this inspiring workshop and discover how to turn the challenges of motherhood and career growth into opportunities for personal and professional growth.
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Whether you’re just starting up or in the midst of scaling a global team, this session will give you everything you need to know about keeping employees happy, while delivering the bottom line.
In this session Eve will share her experience and key lessons learned at the helm of Uber’s European delivery business during the post-pandemic ‘boom’ and ‘bust’ cycles. This will include topics such as balancing bottom line targets with ambitious growth plans; successfully managing global reorganisations, locally; and building meaningful connections at scale.
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Explore the fundamentals of contract testing, delving into the use of Pact and examining a range of real-world examples. Equip yourself with the expertise needed to effectively apply contract testing in your projects, ensuring a more seamless and efficient development process.
In this engaging and interactive workshop, you’ll acquire valuable, practical skills for implementing contract testing in your microservices-based projects. Contract testing is a crucial practice for teams developing software with a microservices architecture, as it guarantees service compatibility, enhances quality, fosters collaboration, and conserves time and resources.
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This session is for you if…you are a software developer or tester who wants to improve the quality and reliability of your software.
Datacentres are estimated to use 3% of global energy provision, and this is likely to grow. So what IT does around power consumption and CO2 is vital for the planet. Yet the latest IT products are more powerful and often consume even more electricity.
Whether your company uses IT on premise or as a service from cloud providers, regulations are being tightened for reporting of Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions, and Net Zero plans are being audited. Without active Carbon Reduction plans in place, we cannot realistically achieve Net Zero.
So learning how to optimise IT power usage and design solutions to critical for all enterprises. Help your company become Carbon Conscious and start an initiative for reduction which actually will save money as well.
Ruth will discuss techniques to design and implement solutions from a carbon reduction perspective. This includes practical hints to apply to currently running environments.
She estimates that around 20% savings can be gained for current datacentre and cloud environments, which can not only reduce tonnes of CO2 emitted but also reduce power costs by over €100k per year per datacentre. Greater savings are possible when designing IT systems.
So come, learn and participate. Save the planet and get your company to start saving for a head start on Net Zero plans.
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As the capabilities of big data and machine learning expand, effectively deploying data insights within large organizations demands a strategic approach that seamlessly combines technical expertise with people skills. The challenge lies in fostering the adoption of insights generated by advanced data models among non-technical individuals.
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This session is for you if…you are looking to successfully deploy data models across various teams within your organisation.
Each brain is unique and everyone has different ways to process and think, yet, roughly 20% of our population qualifies as neurodiverse. This means, chances are high that our teams are also built of people who battle diagnoses like ADHD, Autism, or Dyslexia. Especially women often go through life undiagnosed, in numbers – 75% of women with ADHD are unaware – having developed coping mechanisms without ever knowing.
In this workshop we want to explore strategies to build environments for your teams or yourself that allow for “Neuro-Spiciness” to be the fuel of innovation, discuss what it takes for us and our colleagues to feel accepted and how to meet the needs of “unaware” neurodiverse colleagues.
Within DI&E departments, the awareness for mental health topics, including Neurodiversity, has luckily been increasing over the past decade. Yet, building habits that go beyond individual behaviour or offering access to helpful tools is something that most teams still have to learn. Most companies, most tech teams, and most organisations are structured, following neurotypical concepts, making it challenging for employees with ADHD, Autism or Dyslexia (amongst others) to navigate. A work culture that is accessible for neurodiverse people also always benefits those whose brains qualify as “neurotypical”, so why wait?
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Corporate mentorship programs have been implemented by many companies to enhance recruitment efforts, improve employee engagement, foster leadership development, promote diversity and increase loyalty and retention rates. However, the effectiveness of such programs depends on the quality of their implementation. Creating a successful mentoring program can be much more challenging that it appears, and many programs fail to meet their objectives.
This workshop will represent insights and principles from interviews with companies of varying sizes that have effectively implemented mentoring programs. Participants will learn practical strategies to launch their own successful mentoring program within their organisations.
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In an era of digital disruption, understanding blockchain’s impact on financial services is crucial. Join us for an insightful session on the transformative potential of blockchain technology in the financial services industry. Discover how blockchain can revolutionise various sectors of financial services and explore the key advantages of blockchain, including auditability, transparency, fast settlements, and reduced transaction costs.
Additionally, we will delve into the exciting challenges faced by cryptocurrency exchanges, serving as gateways to unleash the possibilities of blockchain technology. Discover how to leverage blockchain’s potential, and to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving industry.
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This session is perfect for you if…
Research shows that approximately 69% of projects fall short of their objectives, frequently due to inadequate management of change dynamics. This calls for proactive action, and indeed, it is possible to take such action! In this session, you’ll acquire the skills to master change management, steering your projects towards enduring and impactful transformations.
More often than not, management of change is considered some sort of intangible “magic”, delivering dubious value. In other cases management of change is used interchangeably with “training plan”, leading to pre-announced adoption failure. In this session you will be introduced to a few very practical tools that can be used to drive change and manage resistance successfully.
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Last year, almost 100,000 people across the tech industry got laid off, amounting to the highest number of job cuts since the dot-com crash in 1995.
The personal impact of being laid off cannot be underestimated. Equally, large-scale layoffs also have a profound impact on organisations. From rebuilding one’s self-esteem and a finding a new job in an overcrowded and fractured industry, to the morale and productivity of remaining employees or the best ways to attract top talent, there is much that individuals and organisations can learn from the so-called layoff contagion.
In this workshop, we will hear from an ex-tech employee who was laid off, someone who had the burden of laying off staff, as well as experts who understand the intricacies of organisational restructuring. Our panel will share their personal experiences and lessons learnt and explore strategies those that have been laid off can use to thrive, as well as practical strategies to unlock the untapped potential within the organisation post-layoff, providing recommendations for rebuilding trust, boosting morale, and enhancing brand value. Because all our experts believe that, which ever perspective you take: there is life after lay-offs.
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Ethical leadership is the foundation that is needed to develop and use responsible AI. So what kind of leadership is needed to respond to the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence and big data, and what role might character play in guiding leaders?
AI is dominating news headlines and hallway conversations everywhere right now. And while what it can do to help businesses streamline operations and improve leadership decision-making is impressive, there are some things it can’t do. It can’t demonstrate character. It can’t show courage or empathy, at least not authentically. AI can’t make values-based decisions.
Few insights will be more valuable to your success as leader than knowing who you are and what you stand for.
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Ever found yourself grappling with intricate problems, or in a position where you must collaborate with individuals you don’t necessarily see eye-to-eye with? Are you curious about the leadership traits required to facilitate transformative collaboration and generate unique outcomes?
Our world’s most urgent challenges demand a paradigm shift in our approach to collaborative thinking. But how can we pave the path for improved future outcomes when stakeholders have a lack of understanding, trust, or rapport with each other?
In this dynamic session, we’ll use the energy transition scenario as a business case, examining how transformative collaboration among diverse stakeholders can lead to groundbreaking solutions. This is an opportunity to explore the potential of collaborative strategies in overcoming barriers and fostering innovation.
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This talk will delve into the exciting realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its role in catalysing business innovation, with a particular focus on the alliance between Microsoft and OpenAI. As an emerging technology, generative AI holds significant potential to revolutionise various sectors, yet its practical deployment remains an area of exploration for many businesses.
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This session is for you if.. you are a Business Decision Maker, Technical Decision Maker, and anyone seeking to infuse their business operations with the power of AI. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Achieving professional success goes beyond just IQ and technical expertise. Studies have revealed that emotional intelligence (EQ) plays a significant role in determining long-term accomplishments. EQ encompasses staying composed under stress, demonstrating resilience during challenges, maintaining a positive attitude, and being in tune with others’ emotions.
Join us for this workshop, where you will learn how to enhance your EQ to foster a balanced work/life equilibrium. The session will feature self-reflection exercises, community interaction, and various EQ development strategies.
For non-practitioners, understanding BigQuery from a practitioners standpoint will help you understand the possibilities of, and the potential requirements you may need when selecting a DWH solution and a future proof data strategy. It also helps you find your way when you want to start using MachineLearning in your company in an easy and accessible manner. If you would have to pick only one Google Cloud tool to learn more about, then BigQuery should be it.
BigQuery is at the heart of Google Cloud’s Data solutions. If you are looking to understand what Google Cloud’s data solutions are all about, starting to understand BigQuery is a key skill to set you up for success.
BigQuery is a data warehouse solution which you can use for the analysis of (both small and big) data, but also to set up Machine Learning models quickly and easily. It is suitable for any user, no matter if your business is small or big.
This is a foundational level workshop for BigQuery, and includes a hands-on lab that sets you up for using BigQuery and move to using BigQuery ML afterwards.
Prerequisites: for the practical part of this session you need a laptop and an active Google account you can sign in with.
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In this session, you can explore the exciting world of generative AI and how it has the potential to revolutionise many industries.
In this session the speakers start by reviewing the basic concepts of generative AI. It then explores how generative AI models can be used for various modalities, highlighting the AWS AI/ML tools and infrastructure available to those interested in generative AI.
Explore the potential of generative AI and what AWS tools are available to build and deploy these models in production.
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This session is for you if…you are new to Generative AI, want to know more about Machine Learning, and are keen to see how it can support your business and technology goals.
AI is currently being applied in almost every sector of our lives such as healthcare, education, entertainment, transport and finance to name a few. However as use has risen, so has awareness of potential for bias, discrimination and other types of harms. AI systems also mediate social perceptions and interactions and have environmental and climate consequences. Given the pervasive impacts of AI systems, it is no surprise that the field of AI ethics has gained force in recent years.
The ethical aspects of AI are studied and debated in diverse fields including philosophy, social science, computer science, and engineering with each field contributing distinct viewpoints and practices. Integrating humanistic and technical perspectives has proved challenging. But AI systems are sociotechnical, meaning there are complex interdependencies between their ‘social’ and ‘technical’ aspects throughout their lifecycle. Interdisciplinary approaches are the only way forward.
In this session, a data scientist and an anthropologist specialising in AI ethics reflect on the challenges of putting AI ethics into action, the tools currently available for organisations to align their principles and practices, and examples of cutting-edge approaches to ethical and responsible AI being used in industry.
We draw on our different experiences and backgrounds to shed light on the complex and crucial challenge of developing ethical AI for more inclusive and equitable futures.
In the session we will discuss with the audience the different challenges of bringing AI ethics into practice and open a debate about why we need AI ethics integrated in the development cycle of AI now more than ever after the recently released large language models like ChatGPT.
Research findings highlight that women often hesitate to apply for new positions if they do not fullfill all the criteria. This is particularly noticeable in the tech industry, where female representation is markedly low and declines further at higher organisational levels. To counter this, it is critical to disrupt the norms and craft inventive strategies to promote women’s growth and development.
In this interactive session, we will delve into the intricacies of career progression, examining both conventional and unconventional pathways. We will also engage in fruitful discussions on the challenges and prospects of career development in an ever-evolving world. This will provide a roadmap on how to make audacious choices regarding your career trajectory and devise a plan for continuous professional growth.
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In the fast-paced technology industry, staying ahead of the competition is crucial. Understanding the importance of data-driven decision-making can significantly impact the quality of decisions made during the product development process. Implementing data-driven strategies gives organisations an edge by enabling them to quickly adapt to market changes and customer needs.
Gone are the days when a developer was just sitting behind a desk in a dark room and coding day in and day out. Same about product managers, designers, analysts – everyone wanted to stay isolated doing their own job. Now each role is a lot more. They have to continuously contribute in strategic thinking, take part in OKR/KPIs, and continuously think about adding value to business. There’s a lot going on and you are thinking “Leave me alone and let me code/write/draw in peace”.
Worry not, in this session, we will explore how data helps in shaping decisions across various product development processes. We will discuss its importance and share examples on how data has replaced personal assumptions, and benefited developers.
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When you’re not afraid to fail, you become brave enough to step out of your comfort zone and go after big goals. Ultimately, mastering the art of failing successfully gives you the skills and mindset to tackle challenges in a rapidly changing world, solve problems like a boss, and achieve long-term success.
Delve into the untapped potential of failure and how it can become a catalyst for personal and professional development. Through a series of stories, hands-on exercises, and group discussions, we’ll explore strategies for reframing failure, building resilience, and leveraging lessons learned from outside experiences for workplace success.
During the workshop, you’ll have the opportunity to share your own stories of failure and learn from others in a supportive environment. We’ll discuss techniques to help you navigate through setbacks, overcome challenges, and turn failures into stepping-stones towards achieving your goals. Whether you’re a team leader, an aspiring entrepreneur, or an individual seeking personal growth, this workshop is designed to empower you with the mindset and skills necessary to fail successfully.
Walk away from this workshop equipped with a fresh perspective on failure, a newfound sense of resilience, and a plan to use your past experiences to fuel future success. Join us and unlock the power of embracing failure as a transformative force on your journey to personal and professional excellence.
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This session is for you if…you are a tech industry professional, a manager or team leader, an entrepreneur or founder, or an individual seeking personal growth and development.
As data is seen more and more as a product we need to focus on the data supply chain, how we create higher revenue, gain competitive advantages and mitigate risks. A central point to this is collaboration, which encapsulates everything from the production lines from raw data to end data product. With real time collaboration you are not only speeding things up, you also lower costs and are more efficient which goes as far as being better for the environment.
Come spend some time to better understand how easy it can be to collaborate when data becomes a product. Data does not need to be your background for this interactive session to benefit your daily activities!
This session is hands on. You will need to bring a laptop.
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This session is for you if…you are interested in the data supply chain and what is already possible.
Whether you are new to management, a company, a team through an internal transfer, or recently experienced a re-org, the novelty can bring excitement but also introduce chaos and uncertainties. There are already plenty of obstacles leading a technical team in this new remote work setup, not to mention the expectation to deliver performance and reliability for hybrid tech teams.
In territories where well-laid blueprints have been replaced by uncertainty, effectively managing the balance between team exploration and execution versus stakeholder buy-in and expectations becomes the engine for propelling products forward. In this session, we’ll talk about practical approaches and processes to help early adopters turn ideas into reality in business contexts.
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Stories are a game changer in business! Often people fail to understand technical concepts and proposals because they can’t relate to them. Stories can breathe life into abstract ideas and create real change in attitudes and behaviour.
In this workshop you will find out why stories are so powerful and how they work their magic. And you will create a compelling story of your own that can be put to immediate use in a business setting.
All you need is an open mind, a creative imagination and a willingness to experiment with new ways to communicate your ideas.
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A recent Deloitte survey showed that 53% of women are more stressed this year than they were a year ago, and 46% feel burned out. Having the right strategies to effectively manage stress and deal with burnout in healthy and effective ways can help with achieving work/life balance, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and continuing to be productive and engaged at work.
Managing stress and addressing burnout is not only about having the right tools or a list of things to do to cope. It requires being aware of your triggers for stress and how you perceive and respond to them, as well as being intentional about the strategies you use. This session will focus on the INTENT Framework for Stress and Burnout
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This session is for you if…you have a basic understanding of stress and how to manage it, but are looking for ways to make stress management a habit and not an afterthought.
Public speaking is much like being the gazelle being watched by a group of hungry lions. Many women avoid it or dismiss it as a career out of an understandable fear of being eaten! We struggle with thoughts of sharing our knowledge and experiences in public forums because we think we’re not technical enough, or smart enough, or that our thoughts and experiences are not interesting enough.
Public speaking brings us great career benefits and helps us stand out as experts in a field where women remain underrepresented. In this session, we’ll work together to share our experiences and debunk the many fears we have about public speaking and the myths associated with presenter style, particularly within the tech industry. You will also have the opportunity to build your own plan and resource guide to improve your public speaking skills and build the courage to take to the stage to share the emerging technologies used in this radically changing world.
Women and minorities remain underrepresented in the speaker lineups for many of the tech conferences and meetups we attend as professionals. This lack of visible role models impacts the composition of the sector that we want to make equal. The ideas and experiences conveyed in these conferences also impact the future technologies we build in this ever-changing world. Voicing the experiences and knowledge of underrepresented groups increases the diversity of thought in building inclusive technology that represents and supports everyone in society.
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This session is for you if…you are anxious or fearful when undertaking public speaking today, or believes that public speaking is not relevant or beneficial to their current career path.
Delve into strategies, backed by learning science, that will enhance your ability to provide constructive feedback. This session aims to foster meaningful growth, nurture strong relationships, and reduce the stress often associated with feedback exchanges. Be part of an environment where feedback is not something to fear, but a tool for improvement and connection.
Effective feedback helps us grow into the best version of ourselves. Yet so often feedback conversations can prompt feelings of anxiety, fear, and frustration (on both sides), and erode trust and communication. In this interactive session participants will discuss strategies for offering feedback in a way that opens up communication, makes space for vulnerability, and helps the recipient not only receive but also absorb and meaningfully incorporate the feedback.
Discover techniques that range from narrowing (and defining) the scope of your feedback to understanding your audience (and meeting them where they are) to recognising (and reacting to) your biases (and much more). Attendees will leave feeling empowered to make their next feedback conversations ones that lead to meaningful growth, nurture relationships, and just generally aren’t so scary!
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This session is for you if…you ever give feedback in a professional capacity (whether to a peer, direct report, or manager).
We need to smash down the idea that being a leader only equates to being strong all the time and having all the answers: there are many ways to lead, and we’ll tap into our collective intelligence to help you find your own authentic expression.
If Brené Brown and Spiderman had a brainchild, that kid would probably say “with great power comes great vulnerability”. Well, to be honest, we believe it’s the other way around. Becoming aware of your vulnerability takes courage, and harnessing it is so rewarding. Embark with us on this journey to leadership and more connected teams through empathy, authenticity and efficiency.
(Yes, admittedly, we sound like your friendly Instagram self-appointed thought leaders, but we swear we are not.)
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This session is for you if…you’re a people manager (whether seasoned or newly-minted) and struggling with the idea of being vulnerable at work, not having all the answers, fighting impostor syndrome…
Are you finding it challenging to convince key decision-makers to allocate ample time and resources for vital technical work and enhancements? Are you often working overtime or subtly incorporating improvement efforts into your schedule? Essential tasks like expanding test coverage, refactoring, code clean-up, library updates, and experimenting with innovative technologies are all invaluable to business growth, albeit their benefits may not be immediately apparent.
We invite you to this interactive workshop designed to arm you with essential strategies and real-world examples that illustrate both successful and failed attempts to advocate for investment in technical work. We encourage you to bring your own case studies for practical argument practice with an experienced VP of Product.
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This session is for you if…you are a solution architect, technical project manager, and senior engineer looking to enhance their advocacy skills for technical work investment.
Now more than ever, our ideas need to be heard and acted upon, as we shape the New Frontier. However, often our strategies and recommendations are not taken seriously in the tech world. Or some feel reluctant to stand their ground or push back. As a result, some women are held back in their careers, and organisations lose out on their innovative solutions.
Be seen- and be heard. Upskill your assertiveness level through this interactive, practical workshop. You’ll understand the benefits and obstacles to assertiveness. You’ll explore different communication approaches and when to apply them. Most importantly, you’ll practice how to express yourself with confidence and impact.
This session is for you if…you have a client-facing role, if you want to develop your leadership presence, or if you seek to make a difference with your ideas and solutions.
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Are you tired of feeling stuck in your work, lacking in creativity, and disconnected from your true self and your colleagues? If so, it’s time to embrace the power of play!
Join us in this workshop to explore the importance of play (even as an adult and yes even in the workplace), identify your own play personality and play together with your fellow participants. Come prepared to use your voice and physicality in this interactive and playful workshop. Silliness is both expected and welcomed in this judgement free zone.
Please let us know ahead of time of any mobility issues or other disabilities so that we might inclusively accommodate all needs.
In today’s rapidly evolving tech industry, staying ahead requires not only embracing new technologies but also reimagining the way we harness the collective strength of our teams.
Discover the transformative impact of team branding as we delve into the strategies that empower organisations to unleash their team’s full potential. Learn the essential elements of successful team branding and gain practical insights on its implementation. Through practical examples, we’ll demonstrate how a strong team brand cultivates an innovative culture, boosts employee engagement, and ultimately enhances business outcomes. Don’t miss this opportunity to revolutionise your organisation’s approach to teamwork and maximise operational excellence.
To stay ahead of the curve, it is now more important than ever to have a team that can work together effectively and efficiently. Soft skills like communication, collaboration, and branding are essential for creating a cohesive team that can achieve hard operational excellence results.
In this session, we will explore how investing in team branding can lead to significant improvements in productivity, innovation, and overall success. Join us in discovering the power of soft skills for hard results in the new frontier of tech.
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This session is for you if…you are a forward-thinking leader eager to unlock the true potential of your team and drive operational excellence in your organisation in the new frontier Tech. Whether you’re part of a small startup or a large enterprise, this session is tailored to equip you with the practical insights and strategies in the intersection of technology, team dynamics and innovation.
Stay ahead of the curve as Open Banking revolutionises the financial landscape and presents key opportunities for both individuals and businesses. Find better ways to help you drive customer centricity in your organisation.
Join me for an exciting exploration into the world of Open Banking as we shine a spotlight on how to transform traditional Banks and Industries harnessing cutting edge technology and driving Innovation.
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This session is for you if…you are a female leader looking to harness the power of Open Banking, drive Innovation and empower yourself with the knowledge and strategies to thrive in the evolving financial landscape.
In today’s rapidly evolving tech industry, staying ahead requires not only embracing new technologies but also reimagining the way we harness the collective strength of our teams.
Discover the transformative impact of team branding as we delve into the strategies that empower organisations to unleash their team’s full potential. Learn the essential elements of successful team branding and gain practical insights on its implementation. Through practical examples, we’ll demonstrate how a strong team brand cultivates an innovative culture, boosts employee engagement, and ultimately enhances business outcomes. Don’t miss this opportunity to revolutionise your organisation’s approach to teamwork and maximise operational excellence.
To stay ahead of the curve, it is now more important than ever to have a team that can work together effectively and efficiently. Soft skills like communication, collaboration, and branding are essential for creating a cohesive team that can achieve hard operational excellence results.
In this session, we will explore how investing in team branding can lead to significant improvements in productivity, innovation, and overall success. Join us in discovering the power of soft skills for hard results in the new frontier of tech.
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This session is for you if…you are a forward-thinking leader eager to unlock the true potential of your team and drive operational excellence in your organisation in the new frontier Tech. Whether you’re part of a small startup or a large enterprise, this session is tailored to equip you with the practical insights and strategies in the intersection of technology, team dynamics and innovation.
Ever get frustrated that you’ve explained to your colleagues and friends a thousand times why they need to adopt more secure behaviours, but even though they know, they still choose insecure behaviours? Perhaps your frustration is with Senior Leadership who are not taking a business case for security seriously, or maybe it’s DevOps who continuously circumnavigate the secure by design process.
In this interactive workshop we’ll look at the psychology of change and how cybercriminals use it against us. Whatever your frustration we’ll get practical and introduce you to a flipped change approach, that starts by identifying strengths to build change. We’ll be working collaboratively to design behavioural interventions you can start using as soon as you’re at back at the office.
Join us for a fireside chat with Nike and the CEO of Code First Girls as we explore their blueprint for hiring tomorrow’s tech talent.
Discover how Nike responds to global talent trends, attracts tech talent in the retail industry, retains and grows their top performers and promotes diversity to positively impact transformational change.
Don’t miss out on learning from two of the industry’s leading experts on attracting and developing the best tech talent.
Welcome to European Women in Technology. Join us for the official opening and welcome remarks to kick-start your day with inspiration and empowerment!
Our two-day agenda is filled with expert-led sessions designed to help you learn how to start putting in the building blocks towards the future and securing your position as a futurist leader in tech and strategy.
When you’re not afraid to fail, you become brave enough to step out of your comfort zone and go after big goals. Ultimately, mastering the art of failing successfully gives you the skills and mindset to tackle challenges in a rapidly changing world, solve problems like a boss, and achieve long-term success.
Delve into the untapped potential of failure and how it can become a catalyst for personal and professional development. Through a series of stories, hands-on exercises, and group discussions, we’ll explore strategies for reframing failure, building resilience, and leveraging lessons learned from outside experiences for workplace success.
During the workshop, you’ll have the opportunity to share your own stories of failure and learn from others in a supportive environment. We’ll discuss techniques to help you navigate through setbacks, overcome challenges, and turn failures into stepping-stones towards achieving your goals. Whether you’re a team leader, an aspiring entrepreneur, or an individual seeking personal growth, this workshop is designed to empower you with the mindset and skills necessary to fail successfully.
Walk away from this workshop equipped with a fresh perspective on failure, a newfound sense of resilience, and a plan to use your past experiences to fuel future success. Join us and unlock the power of embracing failure as a transformative force on your journey to personal and professional excellence.
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This session is for you if…you are a tech industry professional, a manager or team leader, an entrepreneur or founder, or an individual seeking personal growth and development.
Corporate mentorship programs have been implemented by many companies to enhance recruitment efforts, improve employee engagement, foster leadership development, promote diversity and increase loyalty and retention rates. However, the effectiveness of such programs depends on the quality of their implementation. Creating a successful mentoring program can be much more challenging that it appears, and many programs fail to meet their objectives.
This workshop will represent insights and principles from interviews with companies of varying sizes that have effectively implemented mentoring programs. Participants will learn practical strategies to launch their own successful mentoring program within their organizations.
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This talk will delve into the exciting realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its role in catalysing business innovation, with a particular focus on the alliance between Microsoft and OpenAI. As an emerging technology, generative AI holds significant potential to revolutionise various sectors, yet its practical deployment remains an area of exploration for many businesses.
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This session is for you if.. you are a Business Decision Maker, Technical Decision Maker, and anyone seeking to infuse their business operations with the power of AI. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Research shows that approximately 69% of projects fall short of their objectives, frequently due to inadequate management of change dynamics. This calls for proactive action, and indeed, it is possible to take such action! In this session, you’ll acquire the skills to master change management, steering your projects towards enduring and impactful transformations.
More often than not, management of change is considered some sort of intangible “magic”, delivering dubious value. In other cases management of change is used interchangeably with “training plan”, leading to pre-announced adoption failure. In this session you will be introduced to a few very practical tools that can be used to drive change and manage resistance successfully.
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Don’t miss out on this essential workshop where we’ll introduce you to the knowledge and tools needed to embed digital trust and responsible AI frameworks into your work.
Explore the key principles of responsible innovation and gain practical insights on integrating them into your tech projects. Discover how you can shape an ethical future and make a positive impact while navigating the evolving landscape of technology and AI.
As the capabilities of big data and machine learning expand, effectively deploying data insights within large organisations demands a strategic approach that seamlessly combines technical expertise with people skills. The challenge lies in fostering the adoption of insights generated by advanced data models among non-technical individuals.
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This session is for you if…you are looking to successfully deploy data models across various teams within your organisation.
Each brain is unique and everyone has different ways to process and think, yet, roughly 20% of our population qualifies as neurodiverse. This means, chances are high that our teams are also built of people who battle diagnoses like ADHD, Autism, or Dyslexia. Especially women often go through life undiagnosed, in numbers – 75% of women with ADHD are unaware – having developed coping mechanisms without ever knowing.
In this workshop we want to explore strategies to build environments for your teams or yourself that allow for “Neuro-Spiciness” to be the fuel of innovation, discuss what it takes for us and our colleagues to feel accepted and how to meet the needs of “unaware” neurodiverse colleagues.
Within DI&E departments, the awareness for mental health topics, including Neurodiversity, has luckily been increasing over the past decade. Yet, building habits that go beyond individual behaviour or offering access to helpful tools is something that most teams still have to learn. Most companies, most tech teams, and most organisations are structured, following neurotypical concepts, making it challenging for employees with ADHD, Autism or Dyslexia (amongst others) to navigate. A work culture that is accessible for neurodiverse people also always benefits those whose brains qualify as “neurotypical”, so why wait?
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From real time payments, verticalized embedded payments to CBDCs, payments technology is changing the face of transactions for both consumers and businesses. Rapid innovation in this space increasingly enables an intricate network of capabilities that can influence consumer and organisation behaviour.
In this session we will dive in to 7 trends that are leading this revolution and understand the impact to ecosystem players and the world at large.
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This session is for you if...you are passionate about the evolution of technology that enables payments across platforms, sectors and regions.
As more generative AI tools are developed and layered into existing software packages and technology platforms, we’ve learned that there are several different use cases available—each with unique strengths and characteristics. Generative AI has the potential to change the shape of our workforce, and this type of transformation will require us to think differently about the skills needed for roles we have yet to define.
Generative AI (Gen AI) is a type of AI that can create new content and ideas, including conversations, stories, images, videos, and music. This extraordinary technology enables us to reimagine what’s possible, not only for individuals and businesses, but every aspect of life. Gen AI has the potential to have a tremendous influence on the world as we know it.
This session, led by Melanie McGrory will discuss how we can adapt to these developments and more. The session is perfect if you want to reimagine the future with Generative AI, consider the impact this will have on the way we work, and understand what we need to do to support the generation of people that will follow us.
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