Announcement: Thinking Digital Women
Limited passes available
Taking place on Tuesday, 1 November at Northern Stage in Newcastle upon Tyne, Thinking Digital Women will focus on the inspiring contributions that women all over the world are making towards advancements in technology, engineering, science, entrepreneurship and innovation. Our speakers will primarily be female but not exclusively so.
We are really pleased to announce our first speakers for Thinking Digital Women.
- Meri Williams — CTO at moo.com
- Amanda Regan — “rocket scientist” at European Space Agency
- Monica Parker — founder of Hatch & workplace futurist
- Emer Maguire — Standup Scientist & Co-Host of Thinking Digital Women
- Tim Leberecht — Author of The Business Romantic
- Alexander Reben — WIRED Innovation Fellow
We can’t wait to hear from our fascinating speakers such as Emer Maguire will be using comedy to unlock the wonders of science, and Meri Williams (CTO Moo) is a published author and sponsors scholarships to help more girls into STEM careers in her hometown of Stellenbosch, South Africa. You can read all about them on our Speakers Page.
Pre-registration support of the Conference has been overwhelming so book your place now. Super Early Bird passes are set at a reasonable £75 inc vat
The opening session of the event will be a choice of workshops run by our Foundational Partner, the Newcastle University School of Computing Science. Workshops include:
- Learning with Little Robots
- Drawing Digital: Getting Crafty with Electronics
- Can Bioinformatics Save your Life?
- What Your Sensors Say About You
Please see our workshop page for more details.
We hope you can join us for what promises to be an inspirational day!
