KEYNOTE: Diversity & Inclusivity in Tech

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Founder runs TECH(K)NOW Day free conference that scales from ~400 to 1,200+ registrants and stages 40 workshops focused on beginners, keeps attendance women-only, and keeps the event free by securing corporate sponsors. Sets up a women-in-tech scholarship and nine-week Swift bootcamp hosted by Net-a-Porter with 150+ applicants 30 accepted. Recommends anonymized CVs, objective hiring metrics, using diversity as a tiebreaker, and active allyship to upskill, recruit and retain more women in tech.

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1. 0:00Personal and professional path
2. 2:17Identifying the gender gap
3. 5:07Initiatives and workshops
4. 8:03TechNoDay and events
5. 11:29Scholarship and bootcamps
6. 12:57Passion for inclusion
7. 14:25Challenges in technology
8. 17:25Audience Q&A

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