emPOWERED Network
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Women in Africa face barriers in accessing technology, education, and leadership roles in the tech industry. Yet, there are pioneering figures across the region determined to drive change -
emPOWERED caught up with Karen Blake, CEO of the Tech Talent Charter, ahead of her panel at the 2024 Women of Silicon Roundabout event to discuss her unconventional career journey, her efforts to unite organisations committed to diversity and inclusion, and the challenges she has faced along the way.
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Ericsson UK & Ireland CEO, Katherine Ainley shares insights into her journey, the obstacles she faces as a woman in a male-dominated field, and her strategies for fostering inclusivity and supporting the next generation of female leaders in the sector.
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Google has announced it is transforming the way customers interact with search, tapping AI and visual tools to make the experience more “personalised than ever”.
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What does it truly mean to be a leader? Influencer, thought leader, and leading expert: Tags like these are applied throughout the tech industry, and beyond, almost like stickers, with businesses looking to wheel out what they perceive to be one of their true stars to showcase to the public.
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emPOWERED takes a look at the women making a difference in the male-dominated space of open source AI
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The Tech Talent Charter (TTC) has published its annual Diversity in Tech report revealing significantly low levels of diversity in the tech industry for neurodivergent people.
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Numeracle, a provider of verified identity and entity identity management for communications, has named Mary Clark as its new chief operating officer (COO).
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The Change Partners’ diversity and inclusion specialist Billie Dhadda shares her thoughts on the barriers women still face in the workplace and how to overcome them.
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Vicky Wills, CTO at Exclaimer calls on STEM leaders to increase diversity and include more women and people of underrepresented backgrounds
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Lumen has named Ashley Haynes-Gaspar as its new executive vice president and chief revenue officer.
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The Connectivity Standards Alliance has announced the appointment of Michelle Mindala-Freeman as its new chief operating officer (COO).
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Ericsson confirms the appointment of Majda Lahlou Kassi as its vice president and head of Ericsson West Africa and Morocco.
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Jezzibell Gilmore, CCO of Connectbase, speaks to Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman about the digitisation and automation of networks, and the company’s place within it.
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Datagrid New Zealand confirms the appointment of Perrine Dhalluin as its chief executive officer (CEO), replacing Ludovic Hutier.
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Marianne Styrman, chief operating officer at Celerway believes mentorship is at the heart of workplace wellbeing and career progression
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Caroline Sands, Head of the CIO & Technology Officers Practice at Odgers Berndtson, explains why mentorship and sponsorship are crucial aspects of career development.
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Beckie Taylor, CEO and Co-founder of Tech Returners, part of Northcoders Group Plc believes that harnessing the power of workforce returners is key to solving the skills shortage
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