💞 re:compass #42: Women in Tech
International Women’s Day Special Edition
A little special edition of re:compass in celebration of International Women’s Day is dedicated to all the amazing women in tech I have meet. You are gorgeous inspiring creatures, and I miss you all very much. We all can still stay in touch online though, thus this guide picked to highlight some initiatives in Europe that do outstanding job by creating community and networking opportunities for women and womxn in tech. Selected initiatives are active on European and global level, however, there are number of supporting organizations on country or regional level that haven’t been covered in this guide. Please check Sifted article that lists over hundred of diversity in tech communities if you are looking for those. And since the main purpose of re:compass is to recommend weekly events, the small selection will be provided by the end.
Inspiring Women in Tech Initiatives in Europe
The female factor is a curated global community for a new era of female leaders with aim to create tailor-made career and business opportunities for womxn entrepreneurs. Based in Vienna, the Female Factor welcomes womxn talents across all industries. The initiative is globally minded and currently manages a community of 6.500 members.
upscale your personal brand | masterclass
16 March 2021
the global limitless conference
05 May 2021
#IamRemarkable by Google
05 May 2021
Female Founders is the fastest growing community for female entrepreneurial minds in Europe, currently counting 5.500 members. The organization is based in Vienna, Austria and is the mastermind behind many events that tie community together, notably Lead Today. Shape Tomorrow. and is dedicated to supporting, empowering and connecting female talent in the space of tech and innovation.
Lead Today. Shape Tomorrow.
04–05 March 2021
Microsoft x Grow F: Mentoring Application Deadline
14 March 2021
Female Founders x Speedinvest: Pitch Perfect
19 April 2021
The Next Women started in London as series of “Kitchen Table Dinners” events and grew to a global network that provides female founders, professionals and investors access to that very significant knowledge, capital & network. The Next Women Fund I, its own fund to help close the gap on female funding, helps to build financially healthy and strong inclusive companies that are ready to change the world for the better.
Choose to Challenge — International Women’s Day
09 March 2021
Boardroom Sessions — The Narrative: Gender & Marketing
13 April 2021
Coaching Hours
Once a month
The Women in Technology World Series
The Women in Technology (WIT) World Series is dedicated to promoting diversity in technology and network with the women at the top of their game from enterprises and tech start-ups alike. Started in London the initiative expanded quickly worldwide, organizing events from Cape Town to Santa Clara. WIT flagship events are Women in Finance, Women of Silicon Valley, European Women in Technology and global WIT Online Festival.
#WITOnlineFestival
07–11 June 2021
Women of Silicon Roundabout
01–02 November 2021
European Women in Technology
23–25 November 2021
Women in AI is a nonprofit think-tank that defines itself as ‘do-tank’ working towards gender-inclusive AI with a mission to increase female representation and participation in AI. The organization currently has 5.000 members in 115 countries and is actively blogging and organizing community events on all topics AI-related.
The Future of AI and You
08 March 2021
WaiDatathon 2021- Combat Domestic Violence with Data & AI
13 March 2021
Women in AI Summit
TBD September 2021
Selected Events This Week
When: 08 March 2021, 12:00 GMT
Access: free
Format: online session
WAI Ireland, Microsoft, and Confirm Centre present this live virtual event Choose to Challenge: The Future of AI and You. This event is designed for non-experts by following a language that is suitable for all ages from secondary school students and onwards including professionals, to familiarize them with the basics of AI. Join the learning journey about Artificial Intelligence, it’s role in society now, the myths around this and what this means for the future and you.
🎓 SXSW EDU
When: 09–11 March 2021
Access: $139
Format: online conference
SXSW EDU is an annual event that fosters innovation and learning within the education industry. Traditionally, the SXSW EDU Conference & Festival takes place each March in Austin, TX as a four-day event, however, this year it takes place online. The digital experience will feature conference keynotes and sessions, screenings, showcases, networking, and exhibitions.
💥 Choose to Challenge — International Women’s Day
When: 09 March 2021, 09:00 CET
Access: free
Format: online session
The event will feature four global leaders who will be talking to us about their experiences building a life and career of purpose — followed by networking opportunities to connect and meet with other womxn from across the world. Join The Next Women for this engaging hour long session — and leave with new connections and community to empower you on your journey forward.
🏃♀️ Online Female Founder Roundtable: How to Get Ahead in Eastern Europe
When: 09 March 2021, 18:30 EET
Access: free
Format: online session
Eastern Europe is full of entrepreneurial women, and at this live an interactive online event, the region’s top female entrepreneurs, investors, and startup experts will share their stories, best practices, and pitfalls to avoid. Speakers are Lubomila Jordanova (Bulgaria/Germany) — Co-Founder & CEO at Plan A Earth, Xenia Muntean (Romania/UK) — Co-Founder & CEO at Planable, Eli Zhabevska (North Macedonia) — Senior Associate at South Central Ventures, Alex M. Dascalu (Romania) — Managing Director at Founder Institute Romania. Join Founder Institute for what promises to be an informative and entertaining roundtable and Q&A discussion.
🤝 Networking for success: International Women’s Day
When: 09 March 2021, 12:30 GMT
Access: free
Format: online session
This event is about the importance of personal brand and how networking is vital for growth and success, as well as an opportunity to network with like minded founders. Join the panel discussion with Flora Suen-Krujatz, CLO at SeedLegals and ex-founder herself, and Alexa-Maria Rathbone Barker, CEO & Co-Founder of tripAbrood. This event is aimed at female founders but is open to anyone that supports the success of women in our industry.
When: 10 March 2021
Access: membership
Format: online conference
Women in Tech Sweden is the largest tech conference for women in the Nordic region that has been organized for the eight year in a row. Focus is on people, technology, innovations and collaborations that pave the way for a better future and inspire hope. Become a member and join the event on March 10.
📊 [Sifted] Crunching the numbers: How to use data to grow your startup
When: 10 March 2021, 17:00 GMT
Access: free
Format: online session
Business data could be the key to unlocking your startup’s growth — but what metrics really matter? Sifted has gathered a panel of experts to discuss the importance of data for unlocking revenue, improving team productivity and retaining customers. Join the discussion with Michael Stothard, editor at Sifted, Charles Miglietti, CEO at Toucan Toco, Derek Skaletsky, Head of Product Led Growth at Copper.
💛 Evolve “Leading Change” Global Conference
When: 11 March 2021, 14:00 GMT
Access: free
Format: online conference
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2021 #ChooseToChallenge, Evolve is excited to host its first virtual conference “Leading Change”, in partnership with Think Network. Hosted by Gary Doherty, Think Network and Annette Kelly, Little Penny Thoughts, the two-hour virtual event will celebrate the very best of leaders from around the world. Sessions will include conversations on leading change personally, professionally, performance management, personal development and discovering your purpose, mental health and wellbeing.
🗣️ Clubhouse Startup Emergency Room: Sales strategies for startups
When: 11 March, 18:00 CET
Access: Clubhouse
Format: weekly audio conversation
Startup Emergency Room on Clubhouse by Startup Wise Guys is a dedicated space and time for early-stage startup founders and entrepreneurs to join the conversation on a dedicated topic of the week and solve their challenges. Anyone who’s listening is invited to share their challenge related to the topic of the week and our speakers and moderators will try to help and solve the specific question. This week: Katrin Kiviselg from Northstar Consulting Group to tackle the question of Sales strategies and communication.
🏙️ [How To] Ole Scheeren — Future Cities
When: 14 March 2021, 18:30 GMT
Access: £10 — £15
Format: online session
Visionary architect Ole Scheeren does more than theorise upon the future of how we will live and work in urban space: through landmark projects in Asia and Europe, he creates it. Scheeren is known for asking questions that push the boundaries of what is possible personally, professionally and physically, in order to discover deeply hidden possibilities within projects that are generally overlooked. He seeks to create spaces that captivate the imagination and generate transformative experiences across a spectrum of scales — from the individual to the urban and beyond. In this livestream talk, he will share his vision of the future of urban life.
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