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SWiT and BCSWomen present International Women's Day

Mar

08

SWiT and BCSWomen present International Women's Day

by Scotland Women in Technology + BCSWomen Scotland

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Date and time

Thu, 8 March 2018

17:30 – 20:30 GMT

Location

Sopra Steria

Orchard Brae House

30 Queensferry Road

Edinburgh

EH4 2HS

United Kingdom

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Description

Join us for a panel discussion on this year's IWD theme, "Press for Progress", with an inspiring group of women representing some of the Scotland Women in Technology Awards 2017 finalists.

We are delighted that our speakers will include Talat Yaqoob from Equate, Jude McCorry from The Data Lab, and Ilana Munckton from Skyscanner. Each of our speakers will give us a short talk about themselves, and their take on #PressForProgress, and we'll follow with a panel discussion led by Sharon Moore. The event will also be hosted by Employer of the Year finalist, Sopra Steria.

Drinks and nibbles from 5.30pm
Main session begins at 6.00pm

We will close formally at 7.30pm, with more time for networking until 8.30pm.


Featuring

Talat Yaqoob - Talat is the Director of Equate Scotland. She has a background in public affairs, campaigning, social research and training and development across equalities issues.

Jude McCorry - Jude is director of business development at The Data Lab in Scotland, where she is responsible for delivering collaborative data science projects between industry and academia.

Ilana Munckton - Ilana is Director, Growth at Skyscanner, working with a global team of growth marketing specialists.

FAQs

What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?

A limited number of spaces may be available in the car park for Orchard Brae; there is also on-street parking available nearby.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

No, please don't waste paper on a printed ticket.

Tags

  • United Kingdom Events
  • City of Edinburgh Events
  • Things to do in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Networking
  • Edinburgh Science & Tech Networking
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