WiT20: Supportive, Disruptive, Resilient

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Date

14 October 2020

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14 October 2020

online 10:00 - 13:30

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About the Event

Supportive, Disruptive, Resilient

In the 2017/18 academic year only 19% of Computer Science students were women and in 2018 only 15% of Computer Science graduates were women. And yet there are countless studies showing that there is a shortage of digital and technology skills within the UK.

We are pleased to offer you an opportunity to join us virtually to discuss ways we can all help in making the workplace and industry more appealing to women and help bridge the diversity and skills/recruitment gap. Under the three strands of Supportive, Disruptive and Resilient we will be exploring:

Supportive - "I can't be what I can't see"
Positive role models, career challenges at different life stages and challenging societal stereotypes.

Disruptive - "Pay it forward"
Showcasing successful change initiatives, behaviours and culture worth challenging

Resilient - "Thrive, not just survive"
Mental and physical wellbeing, work-life balance and connecting support networks

We are putting together a programme that will not only answer these and other questions but will challenge the status quo. 

The event is aimed at staff of all grades and experience, all genders. From those wanting support or help with navigating their career to those who are able to provide that support or facilitate and affect change.

Speakers

Carla Toomey

Carla Toomer

Project and Engagement Lead

Domain7

Daniela Graf

Daniela Graf

Project & Engagement Lead

Domain 7

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Daniel Guinness

Director

Good Lad Initiative

Eleanor Draycott

Eleanor Draycott

Head of Customer Experience & Service Delivery

University of Reading

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Kathryn Myhill

Portfolio Manager

University of York

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Kathryn has over eight years of experience of working in a variety of different roles and teams in Higher Education. For the last four years she has specialised in digital and business change at the University of York. As Portfolio Manager she manages a portfolio of 15-20 projects delivering new services and capabilities across the University, and the team of project managers and business analysts that make it happen. Kathryn’s mission is bringing together high-performing and inclusive teams to make successful change a reality.

Katie Wilde

Katie Wilde

Digital Research Services Manager

University of Aberdeen

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Katie Wilde is the Digital Research Services Manager with a remit of supporting Researchers with their digital needs. Katie has over 13 years of experience of working at the University of Aberdeen’s , joining as a Graduate Trainee back in 2007 and now heads up three teams in the Digital and Information Services directorate.

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Sarah Kennedy

Head of Desktop & Printing Services

University of York

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Sarah is the Head of Desktop, Printing and Support Services and has worked in HE for over 10 years. Her current role forms part of the IT Senior Management team and is responsible for leading the user facing service delivery teams within IT. Sarah is passionate about building inclusive and compassionate cultures. Her strengths lie in her focus on people and process over technology and has a track record for building highly effective teams.

Sophie Piley

Sophie Pilley

UX Designer

Domain7

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Sophie is passionate about crafting delightful user experiences and using design thinking methodologies to solve complex problems. She has worked with start-ups and scale-ups, product companies and digital agencies, to help bring top-notch UX and UI work to life on the web. She offers a strategist and facilitator’s understanding of stakeholder dynamics, and helps teams stay focused on the bigger picture. Certified by both IBM and the Interaction Design Foundation, she is also a volunteer at Cancer Research UK.

Tara L Lamplough

Tara Lamplough

Head of Business Partnering

University of Birmingham

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Tara has worked in various digital roles at the University of Birmingham before moving to the new Head of IT Business Partnering post. She is a member of the IT Services Leadership Team with accountability for Business Partnering, Customer Experience and Communications. She is also the chair of the Women in IT group at the University.

Vickie WIlkie

Victoria Wilkie

Systems Support Specialist

University of York

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I have recently changed roles and I am now an IT Services Operational Assurance Officer. I've worked at the University of York for 13 years, starting as a library assistant. Before that I had a range of roles including museum guide, barista and ear piercer. I have a strong focus on customer service and encouraging diversity within IT.

Event Schedule

11:00

Welcome

Lynne Newbitt, Chair of ucisa Women in Tech, Team Manager, IT Services, Loughborough University
11:10

How we demonstrate strong leadership to promote positive outcomes by being disruptive, supportive and resilient

Daniela Graf, Carla Toomer and Sophie Pilley, Domain 7
11:40

An insider's view of the IT Senior Management Team

Kathryn Myhill and Sarah Kennedy, University of York 
12:00

Coder by day, Aerobics Instructor By Night - balancing when two world collide

Katie Wilde, University of Aberdeen
12:20

Learning to "Live Bolder" in the Windy City: the Bursary Experience and attending Educause 2019

Eleanor Draycott, University of Reading
12:40

Comfort break/opportunity to speed network

12:50

From Library Assistant to Systems Support Specialist. How a non-techie become a techie

Vicky Wilkie, University of York 
13:10

WiT: Culture, kids and COVID

Tara Lamplough, Head of Business Partnering, University of Birmingham
13:30

Men Who Disrupt Gender Inequality

Daniel Guinness, Good Lad Initiative
14:00

Networking

14:30

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