WiT22: The inconvenient imposter…..igniting your confidence
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About the Event
WiT22: The inconvenient imposter…..igniting your confidence and creating inclusive workplaces
Promising to inspire confidence, tackle self-doubt and enable you to better enjoy your work life and progress professionally, UCISA’s first face-to-face conference Women in Tech conference will be taking place 12th May in Birmingham.
We are thrilled to have Avril Chester – multi-award-winning Technology Entrepreneur, experienced CTO, author, podcast host and cancer thriver – opening the event with her inspirational story. Featured in Computer Weekly's most influential women in UK IT 2021 & 2020 long list, she is the Founder of Cancer Central and currently Chief Technology Officer at Royal Institute of British Architects.
Another great session at WiT22 is leadership coach Emma Cowling’s workshop, “Are you an imposter or are you unique? What if you could celebrate your differences instead of hiding them?”.There will also be an interactive session run by AbilityNet which will invite you to evaluate your workplace for accessibility and inclusion and talk about the steps you can take to improve the working environment for everyone and enable them to work in a productive and comfortable way.
The agenda includes personal accounts from our Women in Tech community and male allies on imposter syndrome, building diverse and inclusive workplaces, turning confidence around and mentoring
The sessions will include lots of useful tools and techniques to put in place when you return to the office.
Comments from last year’s event included:
- So much of what was covered resonated with so many of us attendees. The content and tips given were excellent across the board.
- Great day and every session useful with lots of take-aways.
- Thanks for a great day, everyone, great to hear everyone’s perspective and it’s has absolutely flown by.
- All of the sessions have been very eye-opening, particularly with the challenges that WiT face. Thank you
- A thoroughly enjoyable and informative session.
- It was a fantastic event
- So looking forward to a face-to-face event
We look forward to welcoming you to WiT22: The Inconvenient Imposter… igniting your confidence!
Event Schedule
Thursday
Registration and refreshments
Introduction and welcome
Christi Hopkinson, UCISA Women in Tech Chair and Head of Service Operations, University of the West of EnglandConfidence snakes and ladders
Avril Chester, Founder of Cancer Central and Chief Technology Officer at Royal Institute of British ArchitectsDon't You Tell Me How Great She'll Never Be!
Margaret Allen, Senior Change Management Specialist, University of CambridgeRefreshments and networking
Embracing inclusivity and positive culture to realise growth
Dawn Ward , Associate Director of People and Culture. Hannah Francis, Executive Data and Analytics Consultant and Helen Fawcett, Associate Director, Consulting, Waterstons,Lunch and networking
Breakout sessions
- Foster the Imposter (not the syndrome) (Imagine)
Jake Dovey, Manager – iSolutions Incident Response Team, University of Southampton - Finding our confidence - three women, three different experiences (The Rookeries)
Christi Hopkinson, Head of Service Operations, Liza McCarron, Head of Client Services, and Julia Lloyd, Assistant Director, IT Delivery, University of the West of England
How Accessible and Inclusive Are You? – Why Designing Your Workplace For the Widest Audience Wins
Amy Low, Service Delivery Director at AbilityNet and Teresa Loftus, Assessment Team Manager, AbilityNetRefreshments and networking
Breakout sessions
- The Impossible Dream? A Post Ally World (The Rookeries)
Rob Moore, IT Procurement Manager, Leeds Beckett University - From miserable failure to happy promotion in 3 years: how I did it (Imagine)
Rachel Coleman, Head of Enterprise Database Application Management, University Information Services University of Cambridge
The greater mind - redefining technology roles for women
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UCISA Group
- Women in Tech
