Diversity in Tech: Networking Event
Event Information
About this event
Part of the Leeds Digital Festival and hosted by Aire Logic and Generation UK&I, this live session will build on the key learnings of the earlier virtual event, ‘Diverse Workforce, Stronger Tech: Practical ways to diversify’. It’s a chance to share a more human perspective on diversity and inclusion with inspiring stories and perspectives from a diverse range of guest speakers, showing the impact of diversity in action, followed by Q&A and real life networking!
Aire Logic colleagues will share thoughts on how to improve diversification and why it is so important for organisations to embrace a diverse and inclusive culture. Generation UK&I will discuss how they support organisations with diverse recruitment and introduce some of their current AWS Cloud Practitioner learners to speak about their experiences, their barriers to employment, and what they are looking for from an organisation. We will also introduce some leading community ambassadors.
Refreshments will be provided:
Agenda:
5.00-5.25pm
Arrival , refreshments and networking
5.25-30pm
Welcome and Introductions
5.30-6pm
Aire Logic on their commitment to local diverse recruitment and shared insights from colleagues.
6.00-6.20pm
Generation UK:Leeds on their ambitions to connect diverse Leeds communities into the tech sector and shared insights from current learners.
6.20-6.30pm
Questions, further networking and close
Organizer Generation UK&I
Organizer of Diversity in Tech: Networking Event
Generation's mission is to train, coach and support people into life-changing careers that would otherwise be inaccessible and provide employers with the diverse and highly-skilled, motivated talent they need.
We are a UK registered charity, part of a network of global Generation organisations, originally born out of McKinsey and Co. Through our unique approach we also solve a wide range of employer challenges—skilled talent shortages, poor job performance, lack of diversity, and high turnover. You can read about our learning model on our global site.
Generation launched globally in 2015 and has grown quickly to become the world’s largest demand-led employment initiative. We have placed over 40,000 people into roles (many of whom have suffered some form of adversity), working with over 4,000 employer partners to date across 14 countries and 26 professions.
Generation UK&I is currently running a range of job-specific tech programmes with partners including Amazon Web Services, Multiverse and Infinity Works, as well as programmes supporting people into healthcare through the NHS and into Green jobs.
