ACS Discussion: Diversity & Inclusion of Women in Tech Breakfast
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we’re proud to be hosting our ACS Panel on Diversity & Inclusion breakfast: Women in Tech with Facilitator Jo Stewart-Rattray for a robust discussion around Diversity & Inclusion and the effect the pandemic has had on women in the Tech field.
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About this event
As we continue to celebrate International Women’s Day, we’re proud to be hosting our ACS Panel: Diversity & Inclusion of Women in Tech Breakfast on Thursday 31 March with facilitator Jo Stewart – Rattray, ACS VP of Communities. Jo has over 25 years’ experience in the ICT field and has had an annual award established in her honour to recognise her outstanding leadership and commitment to increasing the representation of women in technology leadership and the tech workforce more broadly.
We’ll also be joined by special guest panellists, Luli Adeyemo, Director & Founder-Best Case Scenario and Director of #techdiversity and Ajay Bhatia, Managing Director of Carsales, Australia as we delve into what the post pandemic workplace looks like for women.
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Speakers
Jo has over 25 years experience in the IT field some of which were spent as CIO in the Utilities space, and 18 years in the Information Security arena.
She underpins her information technology and security background with her qualifications in education and management. Jo specialises in consulting in information security issues with a particular emphasis on governance in both the commercial and operational areas of businesses. Jo provides strategic advice to organisations across a number of industry sectors including banking and finance, utilities, automotive manufacturing, tertiary education, retail and government. Jo is actively involved with the Australian Computer Society, at state and national level, and she is currently serving as an Elected Director on ISACA's international Board of Directors and is Chair of its global women's leadership initiative.
Prior to founding Best Case Scenario, Luli worked for Gartner heading up their Asia-Pacific conference business. During this time Luli grew the APAC event business by a staggering 250%. This required managing and launching a portfolio of senior executive programs in Australia, Singapore, India & China.
In early 2020, Luli was appointed the Director of not-for-profit foundation #TechDiversity - an industry alliance committed to amplifying diversity awareness and achieving a culture of inclusion through conversation, collaboration, and action among a committed #TechDiversity community. The initiative has representation from the Australian Computer Society (ACS), Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), Vic ICT for Women, Australian Women in Security (AWSN), and SeniorPreneurs.#TechDiversity is focussed on strengthening frameworks to increase the participation of all diverse groups within the technology workforce, including cultural diversity, racial diversity, religious diversity, age diversity, sex and gender diversity, sexual orientation, and disability.
Luli’s unique professional network has seen her involved in initiatives that propel innovation and business growth. In 2020, Luli co-designed a virtual trade mission between Australia and the UK to support scale-up organisations expand overseas. Luli secured Government support from Senator Jane Hume, Federal Coalition’s Assistant Minister for Superannuation, as well as other key industry associations and organisations within the start-up community.
Luli is an active member active member and elected council member of the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), a non-profit association leading the Australian ICT industry. She is also a member of WeConnect International, a non-profit that connects member buyers to women-owned sellers based.
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