2019 WiTWA Events & News

We organise events to facilitate communication, networking and conversation about women in technology, STEM and innovation.
Our events are open to everyone (all genders).

2019 WiTWA [+] Conference tickets selling fast! Voting for the People Choice Award OPEN NOW.

What is the 'fourth industrial revolution' and how will it impact job seekers? What changes can education and training providers expect? How do employers empower their workforce to adapt to the onslaught of changes in the new world of automation, big data, internet of things, artificial intelligence, blockchain, drones and 5G? What does this all mean for my career?

All these questions were addressed at last night’s sell-out TECHXchange event held in the stunning heritage building which is now home to Curtin University’s presence in the heart of the CBD.

Rocky Scopelliti, world-renowned futurologist and Director of the Centre for Industry 4.0 at Optus; Julia Richardson, Professor of HR at Curtin University and author of two books on career management and ways of working; and our very own Tina Ambrose, Director of technical recruitment firm Valrose, explored their take on the Future of Work and how we can prepare for it.

Concepts such as our capacity to adapt, data literacy, culture identity change and the notion of contemporary careers captured the imagination of our audience. The conversation could have lasted for hours and was expertly guided by Sasha Hilton, State Delivery Manager at Readify… Read more

Tickets to our inaugural one-day conference, WiTWA [+] 2019 are selling fast, with fabulous interest in hearing from and meeting outstanding leaders and companies in tech [+] who inspire action towards diversity and equality across the world. Through our program we seek to inspire, connect and enable, bringing to life the statement if you can see her you can be her.

Held on Thursday 24 October at the Hyatt Regency Perth, the day will be filled with stories of ingenuity, adversity and triumph from some extraordinary local, national and international role models in the tech [+] space so all attendees can expand their idea of what's possible. The day also includes stories from companies striving to achieve diversity and equality in tech[+] industries, some professional-development style learning and an abundance of opportunities for WA's tech [+] community to engage with each other throughout the day. The Conference will include with the 2019 WITWA Tech [+] 20 Awards - a celebration of all 188 amazing women nominated as Role Models in WA. Congratulations to all who nominated themselves or another amazing woman!

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Make your vote count! All the nominations are in so it is up to WA to pick the people’s choice tech [+] superstar! Link to vote and buy conference tickets in bio
#speaker alert! @anoushkathegun will be joining the WiTWA [2019] conference. Speaking 6 languages, a mandate for cultural intelligence and founder @globalcq building cultural capability = we are in for a real treat! [link for tickets in bio]
What a stunning STEM Role Model - Dr Carol Bower inducted into the WA Science Hall of Fame 🤩 - took her granddaughter with her up on stage #ifyoucanseeheryoucanbeher #stemwomen #witwa20in20 @universitywa 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Our very own @niamhtoohey kicking goals at Business Insights Asia Pacific's 2019 WA IT Leadership Summit say it with me girls #ifyoucanseeheryoucanbeher #womenforwomen #womeninstem #womenintech #witwa #pricewaterhousecoopers #photocred @jim_owens_pmp
1 day left to nominate - https://www.witwa.org.au/tech-plus-20-awards Our final winner to be celebrated from 2018's 20in20 Awards is Claire McGregor! Claire started her career as a veterinary surgeon before training herself in multiple IT fields whilst working for UK-based e-commerce start-up, MedicAnimal.com. She then established Perth's first tech accelerator program, a chapter of the Founders Institute, which she ran for its first two years. Claire became a founder and entrepreneur when she joined Stuart Hall to form Appbot and has since grown that business to serve over 35% of the world's top charting app developers, 98% of which are outside Australia. Claire is a regular speaker and participant in female founder sessions for the start-up community. As part of the organising team for the first StartupWeekend in Perth, Claire is seen as a leader in the local start-up community. She is always keen to help new founders and particularly female founders on their journey. Claire is highly sought after and respected by her peers in the WA start-up ecosystem, having mentored more than 30 start-ups. #ifyoucanseeheryoucanbeher #witwaplus2019 #witwa20in20
1 MORE DAY BEFORE NOMINATIONS CLOSE for 2019's WiTWA Tech [+] 20 Awards! Have you nominated? - https://www.witwa.org.au/tech-plus-20-awards Our penultimate celebration of 2018's 20in20 Winners is Alysia Kepert! Alysia is a passionate leader in agricultural education with an extensive national network of agriculturalists and educators who is committed to supporting and building the future capacity by increasing the agricultural literacy of everyone she meets. She has a vision for the future of the agricultural industry, especially around attracting and retaining youth within it. She has volunteered her time on weekends to run a series of teacher tours to help support the new food and fibre curriculum in WA. She helps external stakeholders to reach their target teacher audiences more effectively. Alysia is a member of AgConnect, an organisation consisting of young people working in agriculture where she shares her experience with the up and coming agriculturalists. In her role as President of the Agricultural Educators Association of WA, she has developed a scholarship to attract tertiary agriculture graduates to undertake a diploma of education to become agriculture teachers. #ifyoucanseeheryoucanbeher #witwaplus2019 #wit

Pssst: are you a potential WiTWA[+] sponsor? Check out our prospectus to become a partner in our inaugural one day conference on Thursday 24 October 2019 where we’ll bring to life our catch-cry: if you can see her, you can be her. It’s going to be even bigger and better than our ‘20 in 20’ Awards night!

Here are some of our past event sponsors.