The AnitaB.org and ABI.London Presents:
GHC/1 London: Our Time to Lead
Wednesday, 22 June 2016 (opening reception evening 21 June)
Join us for a day of networking and learning. Tickets are limited!
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Interested in Sponsoring GHC/1 London? Check our sponsorship benefits.
The GHC/1 London is a one-day, locally organized conference modelled after ABI’s international Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC). This immersive event brings together women in technology, at all career stages, and industry leading companies. It is a great opportunity to build relationships, learn, and advance careers.
The programme includes keynote speakers, panel discussions, and different themed tracks with inspirational speakers. There will be women in technical roles in industries ranging from technology, banking, academia, and consulting. They will speak about technology innovation in London, leadership, and career management from the perspective of women technologists.
By listening to women in technical industries, you will gain an insight to the recent technology trends in the city, what it takes to be a successful woman in tech, and tips and stories from women creating technologies that are changing the world.
There will be plenty of opportunities to network with other fellow women in technology.
There will be an opening reception party on the evening of the 21 June with industry sponsors and members of ABI.London! The reception will be hosted by Google at 1-13 St Giles High St, London WC2H 8AG.
Please join us for a day of learning and networking, focused on technology, career development, leadership and advancing a gender diverse technology workforce in London!
Programme Information
21 JUNE |
19:00 – 21:00 |
Reception party |
22 JUNE |
8:30 |
Registration opens |
9:30 |
ABI.Local introduction
Keynote speaker |
11:00 |
Technical track
Entrepreneurial track
Leadership track |
11:45 |
Break |
12:00 |
Technical track
Entrepreneurial track
Leadership track |
12:45 |
Lunch |
14:00 |
Technical track
Entrepreneurial track
Leadership track |
14:45 |
Break |
15:00 |
Academic panel
Industry panel
Entrepreneurship panel |
15:45 |
Break |
16:00 |
Keynote speaker |
16:45 |
Wrap up, photos |
Confirmed Speakers
SPEAKER |
TITLE |
COMPANY |
TRACK |
Sarah Wilkinson |
Chief Technology Officer |
UK Government – Home Office |
Keynote 1 |
Katharine Zaleski |
Co-Founder and President |
PowerToFly |
Keynote 2 |
Pam Greene |
Software Developer |
Google |
Tech track and industry panel |
Samiya Parvez |
CFmO |
Andiamo |
Tech track |
Shalini Chaudhari |
Managing Director Technology |
Accenture |
Tech track |
Lucy Caffery |
Innovation Programme Lead |
Accenture |
Tech track |
Christine Poerschke |
Senior Software Engineer |
Bloomberg |
Tech track |
Franzi Sauerwein |
Software Craftswoman |
Codurance |
Tech track |
Birgitta Böckeler |
Lead developer |
ThoughtWorks |
Entrepreneurial track |
Aimee Freeding |
Partner |
First Sentinel |
Entrepreneurial track |
Fernanda Weiden |
Engineering Manager |
Facebook |
Entrepreneurial track |
Ioana Nistoreanu |
Software Developer |
JP Morgan |
Tech track |
Debbie Kneller |
Premier Field Engineering Director |
Microsoft |
Leadership track |
Benita Mehra |
President |
WES |
Leadership track and Industry Panel |
Merici Vinton |
Co-Founder
Fjord |
Ada’s List
Client Lead/Business Development |
Leadership track |
Alice Bentick |
COO and Co-founder |
Entrepreneur First |
Entrepreneurship panel, Entrepreneurial track |
Maggie Philbin |
CEO |
TeenTech |
Panel moderator |
Mariam Kiran |
President |
ACMW-UK |
Panel moderator |
Jess Rose |
Co-Founder |
Trans*Code Hackday |
Industry Panel |
Jesi Baker |
Founder |
Provenance |
Entrepreneurship Panel |
Gillian Docherty |
CEO |
Data Lab |
Entrepreneurship Panel |
Debbie Forster |
Co-CEO |
Apps for Good |
Entrepreneurship panel |
Rae Harbird |
Teaching fellow, Engduino |
UCL |
Academic panel |
Jess Wade |
Outreach |
Kings College, Imperial College, The WISE campaign |
Academic panel |
Hannah Dee |
Sr Lecturer, Founder |
Aberystwyth University, BCS WOmen Lovelace Colloquium |
Academic panel |
Luana Bulat |
PhD student |
University of Cambridge |
Academic panel |
GHC/1 sponsors
Interested in Sponsoring GHC/1 London? Check our sponsorship benefits.
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Join us for a day of networking and learning. Tickets are limited!
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