Lightning talk

What? How to get more diversity in leadership positions in tech

Who? Maja Schreiner, CEO and Founder of Sharing Tribe

We will discuss for example the following questions:

• Why is it so important to have diversity in leadership? What is the impact?

• How does job and top sharing help to bring more diversity in leadership?

• What are other potential methods to increase diversity in leadership?

What? What we can learn from gender-inclusive city planning

Who?

• Claudia Sinatra, Architect & Urban Designer, ETH Spatial Development and Urban Policy

• Danielle GriegoExecutive Director, Design++ ETH Zürich

Urban planning and design shape the environment around us – and that environment, in turn, shapes how we live, work, play, move, and rest. Cities have historically been planned and designed for men and by men. Our urban environments tend to reflect traditional gender roles.

Gender-inclusive city planning seeks to respond to questions such as: how might we design and plan cities that work well for everyone? What would such a city look like, and how would we go about creating it?

We will discuss for example the following questions:

• What are practical examples of the built environment that reflects traditional gender roles that we can experience when living, working and moving in cities?

• How would a gender-inclusive city be designed and look like?

• How does technology empower gender-inclusive city planning?

• How can we draw parallels to the practices and methods of city planning on how we design and run companies in a "gender-inclusive" way?

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What? Making women in tech more visible at public events - why and how?

Who? Massimo Mannino from WE/MEN and Co-founder Novalytica

We will discuss for example the following questions:

• Why is visibility of women in the public discourse important? Why is it especially important for tech topics?

• What can event organizers do to have more diverse panels and to have women and other minorities represented on stage?

• What are challenges around making women more visible?

Lightning talk

What? Unleashing the Potential of Cultural Diversity

Who? Sunita Asnani is a Diversity & Inclusion enthusiast, transcultural coach, dancer and one of the co-founders of PowerCoders.org

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What? How to transform the narrative of diversity in tech with asset framing

Who? Martina Niggli

Have you heard of asset framing? Martina will be sharing with us an approach to problem solving that evolves around how we frame a topic with a focus on assets or potentials rather than challenges or deficits.

Originally introduced by Trabian Shorters to create equity for the BMe community, we will be applying this approach to questions around diversity in tech and identify where it can help to change and transform the narrative away from stigmas to powerful and positive stories.

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What? Cultural differences in tech

Who? Ansuya AhluwaliaCTO at Thirty3, Founder at Anamii, Podcast Host at Swisspreneur

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What? Female-only initiatives: pros & cons

Who? Isabelle Wittmann, ETH Student MSc Statistics and Lukas Toggenburger, System Engineer @ onway ag

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What? How to act against bias in the workplace

Who? Anna Stando, Inclusion & Diversity Trainer

In this meetup, we will learn about biases in common workplace situations, how to recognize them, and how to act against them. Anna Stando, who is an experienced Inclusion & Diversity Trainer and has worked with numerous companies on the topic of biases in the workplace will share her tips and experiences on how to deal with this delicate topic

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Thema? Be Like Grace: Aktive Vernetzung als Diversitätsbooster

Wer? Brigitte Hulliger, Co-Founder & Geschäftsführerin Break the Box GmbH, Co-Founder und Vorstandsmitglied Be Like Grace

Brigitte Hulliger stellt uns «Be like Grace» vor - das Netzwerk zur Förderung von Diversität in der Tech- und Innovationsbranche. Be Like Grace ist überzeugt, dass eine aktive Vernetzung in der Berufswelt, insbesondere auch von Frauen, einen echten Beitrag zu mehr Diversität leisten kann. Dies ermöglichen sie durch regelmässige Events und ihre RoleModel

Lightning talk

What? How to act against bias in the workplace

Who? Anna Stando, Inclusion & Diversity Trainer

In this meetup, we will learn about biases in common workplace situations, how to recognize them, and how to act against them. Anna Stando, who is an experienced Inclusion & Diversity Trainer and has worked with numerous companies on the topic of biases in the workplace will share her tips and experiences on how to deal with this delicate topic.

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What? From female to diverse communities

Who? Lisa Stähli, Co-Managing Director Girls in Tech Switzerland & Hello 50:50 World organizer

When? 17:40-17:45

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What? Rethinking Masculinity

Who? Ramon Aerne, Embedded Software Engineer Axelera AI & member of Die Feministen

When? 08:10-08:15

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What? Hiring diverse talents

Who? Shaina Kuo & Andrin Babini (Talent & Growth Managers) from Netlight.

When? 08:10-08:15

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What? The hidden potential of career changers

Who? Jürgen Enderle (Head IT Financial Information Data Intake) and Ian Lucas (Head of Engineering) from SIX

When? 08:10-08:15