Day One thursday 7 November

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08:15
Registration and welcome coffee
08:50
Opening remarks from the Chair

Morning Chair:

Dr. Jenine Beekhuyzen
Founder
Tech Girls Movement

THE FUTURE OF (WOMEN IN) TECH
09:00
What Australia needs to do to thrive in tech in the next decade
  • How are internal stakeholders working to achieve export-ready solutions?
  • Building tech for the future: are we keeping up to date?
  • What is the role of a skilled workforce to realise Australia’s innovation and productivity potential
  • Is Australia shaping the future or is it being shaped?
  • Policy: breaker or enabler?

Karen Lay-Brew
Past President and (Founding) Director and Head of Government Partnership / Managing Director
ABSIA / 3Pillars.Digital

09.25
The impact of robotics on Australian industry and business
  • How advances in robotics, computer vision, sensing and AI will impact on every sector of the Australian economy
  • Exploring the social effects of robotics
  • Building national capability through education, training and research

Sue Keay
Research Director
Cyber-Physical Systems at CSIRO's Data61

09:50
Securing the Australian eco-system
  • Industry, Government, Education: how to work together for shared success
  • Developing a roadmap for the Australian cybersecurity landscape
  • Identifying current risks for consumers, organizations and countries
  • Highlighting the need to change the scale of control
  • Exploring the roles and responsibilities of each player

Kate Ingwersen
General Manager, Cyber Strategy and Performance
Commonwealth Bank of Australia

10:15
Networking break
LEADING THE WAY
10:45
Panel discussion: Redefining leadership
  • How increasing women in leadership positions impacts on leadership style and organisational culture
  • Exploring the connections between women, leadership and responsible innovation
  • What are we doing to prepare the next generation of leaders?
  • What are the technologies and strategies to support positive cultural change inside our organisations?
  • How and why does diversity impact service delivery and performance?

Moderator:

Dr. Jenine Beekhuyzen
Founder
Tech Girls Movement

Panellists:

Bernadette Hyland-Wood
Founder & CEO
3 Round Stones, Inc

Cathy Ford
CIO
Queensland University of Technology

Karen Lay-Brew
Past President and (Founding) Director and Head of Government Partnership / Managing Director
ABSIA / 3Pillars.Digital

Lisa Annese
CEO
Diversity Council Australia

11:30
Identifying the biggest challenges and opportunities to advance your tech career

The digital revolution means there is no let up for any of us – whatever stage of your career you may be at. It’s essential you don’t allow your career to stall and become a victim of fatalism, which is why we will be reviewing the top resources and skills you should be developing:

  • Assessing the potentially untapped silver linings of the role you’re currently in
  • Developing your skills to achieve career goals
  • Give the best = get the best

Rhody Burton
Head of Cloud Partnerships and Alliances
Google

11:55
DARING LEADERSHIP

What, if anything, about the way people are leading today needs to change in order for leaders to be successful in a complex, rapidly changing environment where we’re faced with seemingly intractable challenges and an insatiable demand for innovation?

  • Rumbling with vulnerability
  • Living into our values
  • Braving trust
  • Learning to rise

Kylie Lewis
Digital Strategist
Of Kin

12:20
Networking lunch
Afternoon Chair

Peta Ellis
Co-Founder / Former CEO
Tribe Global, Peak Persona / River City Labs

13:20
5 key lessons from some of the world’s most successful and innovative women

Experienced leaders and Non-Executive Directors Claire Hatton and Greta Thomas, have been travelling around the globe interviewing amazing and innovative women for their podcast “Don’t Stop Us Now!” In this session, they will share key themes, practical and proven tools that they've gleaned from their international podcast guests, along with evidence backed tips and tools from their careers.

Claire Hatton
Co-Founder / Co-Host
Full Potential Labs / Don't Stop Us Now! Podcast

Greta Thomas
Co-Founder / Co-Host
Full Potential Labs / Don't Stop Us Now! Podcast
14:00
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION
  • How tech can underpin the creation of better financial access
  • The importance of financial literacy
  • Creating opportunities for young women with the digital economy

Lina Lim
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Tempus Adventus

14:25
Networking break
GROWING THE WOMEN IN TECH WORKFORCE
15:00
Ageism: the hidden inclusion issue and the opportunities associated with an ageing population in the tech sector

Ageism is a hidden inclusion issue and most of us harbour some level of unconscious bias when it comes to age. Studies have shown, that at the age of 45, almost half of tech professionals believe their age stacks against them. It is how organisations make use of and support this growing group of people and, just as important, how this group of older workers manage their careers that will increasingly define the tech sector.

  • Busting the myths associated with older consumers and technology
  • How a co-creation process alongside consumers can improve tech outcomes
  • Global trends in ageing and living well
  • Examining how companies can make positive, meaningful changes

Julianne Parkinson
Chief Executive Officer
Global Centre for Modern Ageing

15:30
Solving the pipeline problem: mentoring and encouraging young women

The lack of women in technology roles contributes to a vicious cycle where other young women are deterred from entering the industry due to a lack of inspiration, role models, or even a support system. There is an emergence of educational organizations that are addressing this problem by reaching girls from a very young age and offering the opportunity to learn how to code while receiving mentorship from female leaders in technology. This session will explore how mentoring initiatives are growing the talent pool.

Dr. Jenine Beekhuyzen
Founder
Tech Girls Movement

15:55
Developing an app to save the planet

P-Cubed’s free multi-platform app, Plastic Pollution Preventers, will help young Queenslanders consider how much plastic they use in their daily lives and its environmental impacts. The app allows users to record the quantity of plastic used and make better choices when purchasing products and choosing recyclable and reusable plastic bags. In this session, you learn from and be inspired by these young tech superheroes!

P-Cubed team
Chloe Kyprios / Deepika Bogahawatta / Halle Anderson
16:10
Power break
16:20
Champagne roundtables

Roundtables are interactively moderated group discussions where delegates get the chance to debate and discover common issues, challenges and solutions. Delegates can select to participate in 2 of the Roundtable sessions, which run for 30 minutes each.

1. Enhancing an organisation’s success and competitiveness through gender diversity

Sarah Yip
Managing Director
Kease

2. Open Banking, what it is and why you should care!

Jamie Leach
CEO
Open Data Australia

3. Finding a mentor for your career

Joanna Field
Co-President
Women in Technology

4. Co-creating customers’ solutions

Jacyl Shaw
Global Practice Director – Digital Innovation & Higher Education Lead
GHD Digital

5. Product management – the skills you need to find out “Who’s it for, What’s it for, and Where’s the value?” so you can build great products and great businesses

Alezeia Brown
Senior Product Manager
CSIRO Data 61
 
6. The role of intellectual property in innovation
 
Dr. Katherine Rock
IP Advisor
Patent Flare
17:20
Closing remarks from the chair
17:30
End of Conference Day One and networking drinks
19:00
The legendary Women in Tech. Dinner