Keele Institute for Innovation and Teaching Excellence, along with Staffordshire Women in Tech are pleased to announce details of a special event arranged to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD).

The event will follow the IWD’s 2019 campaign theme of #BalanceforBetter and will specifically address the lack of gender diversity looking through the lens of women in technology.

The discussions will centre around the effects of tech's imbalance, diversity, inclusion, barriers to recruitment, progression and retention and will conclude by addressing practical ways to bring about changes that can be implemented in our daily lives.

Men, women and anyone who identifies as non-binary are welcome to attend the event.

Event details:

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09:00 - 09:30 - Registration and refreshments
09:30 - 09:40 - Welcome and introductions
09:40 - 10:05 - Kate Beardmore: The secret to being a successful woman in a technology company
10:05 - 10:20 - Lightning strike
10:20 - 11:00 - Panel discussion
11:00 - 11:30 - Break and refreshments
11:30 - 12:00 - Allison Gardner: Be a connector: How to build an international network of top women in tech
12:00 - 12:25 - Cat Hallam and Dan Harding: Find the gap: opening the doors to a career in tech
12:25 - 12:30 - Close and takeaways
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Event Facilitator: Sandra Gillham

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