We will share experiences and promote the retention and empowerment of women in the IT industry.
Speakers
- Dr Samia Kamal
- Tereza Malacova
- Rachel Keene
- Vicky Pike
Agenda
6:00pm - Sam Kamperis - Housekeeping and Webinar Welcome
6:05pm - Simon Jones - Welcome, 2024-25 Programme
6:20pm - Samia Kamal - Principal Lecturer for Student Experience, Oxford Brookes
6:40pm - Tereza Malacova - Senior Lecturer in Computing, Oxford Brookes
7:00pm - Rachel Keane - Chief Data Inspirer, Digdata
7:20pm - Vicki Pike - Founder and Managing Director, Ideara
7:40pm - Close, Tea, Coffee and Robots (in person only)
Synopsis
The BCS Oxfordshire branch is pleased to announce the 3rd annual Women in IT Event in Oxfordshire.
The hybrid event will be held on Wednesday 9th October, the day after Ada Lovelace day, with talks from academia and industry followed by a networking session.
This event hopes to bring together women from across all stages of their careers in technology, providing a forum to share experiences and promote the retention and empowerment of women in the IT industry.
This event will continue the success of the previous events in 2023 and 2022.
Talks will take place from 18:00 - 19:30 in hybrid, after which, there will be an in person networking event with Tea, Coffee and Robots.
About the speakers
Dr Samia Kamal
Dr Samia Kamal is a National Teaching Fellow, awarded to individuals who have made an outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession. Samia has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to helping all her learners reach their full potential. She has been recognised on a national level for her work and impact across the Institution to inspire and influence her colleagues. Samia in her role as Principal Lecturer for Student Experience is committed to exploring learning and teaching strategies suited to her discipline of Computer Science. Her championing of Computer Science pedagogy has helped to transform students’ experiences at Oxford Brookes University, especially women in STEM subjects, through her proactivism and advocacy for underrepresented groups. Samia is also an Enterprise Education Fellow, where she leads enterprise and entrepreneurship education practices within the curriculum with appropriate adaptations for different disciplines, which provides an integrated approach to entrepreneurship, research, and enterprise within the curriculum and as part of our students’ broader development.
Tereza Malacova
Tereza has a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Data Analytics from Oxford Brookes University, which became the first step in her transition from humanities to STEM. Following the completion of her Masters Degree, she began teaching at Oxford Brookes in an Associate Lecturer role last year and has newly become a Senior Lecturer in Computing. Tereza also has experience in 1-on-1 teaching as she has supervised a number of EPQ students, supporting their first steps into the world of research. Her own research interests tend to combine computer science and the humanities, considering issues of ethics, economics, or politics within computing applications. Her research is currently focused on sentiment analysis of newspaper headlines of articles concerning Ukraine, and analysing the resulting sentiments. She has previously explored racial biases in AI and hopes to continue engaging with issues of diversity and inclusion in the future.
Rachel Keane
Rachel Keane is the founder of Data Inspiration Group, launched in July 2021 to empower students in secondary and tertiary education with data literacy skills and virtual work experience. With over 12 years in data recruitment, Rachel recognised the industry's challenges in building diverse and inclusive teams, as well as the knowledge gap among young people regarding data careers. Under her leadership, the group has grown to 16,000 student members, with education partnerships spanning 2,500 schools, 105 universities, and providing virtual work experience opportunities with leading UK brands like GSK, HSBC, NHS, and more, shaping the future of data talent across the UK.
Vicky Pike
With extensive experience across the private, public, and third sectors, Vicky is a Twenty Women in Data® awardee, a Senior Coach Practitioner with ILM L7 and a Computer Science graduate. Vicky has spearheaded numerous initiatives that significantly improved gender diversity and inclusion within tech teams. Following a successful tenure as a senior leader at Sainsbury’s, she founded Ideara to help organisations get the most from their people, teams, and technology.
Our events are for adults aged 16 years and over.
BCS is a membership organisation. If you enjoy this event, please consider joining BCS. You’ll be very welcome. You’ll receive access to many exclusive career development tools, an introduction to a thriving professional community and also help us Make IT Good For Society. Join BCS today
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Please note: if you have any accessibility needs, please let us know via groups@bcs.uk and we’ll work with you to make suitable arrangements.
For overseas delegates who wish to attend the event, please note that BCS does not issue invitation letters.
This event is brought to you by: Oxfordshire branch
