Events
Women in Tech events aim to provide fresh insights into the technology industry. We want the events to be a natural place for Networking, Learning and Inspiring.
Upcoming events
Here you can find more information about our events. All of our events are free and open to all! Simply register to secure your spot.
When: November 22, 8:30 – 10:30 AM
Where: This is a hybrid event. Efima Helsinki office, Mannerheimintie 3 B AND online
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Boosting success through an open and inclusive company culture
How does an open and inclusive company culture boost success and encourage creativity and innovation in a tech company? How can company values truly be integrated into our everyday work and why does it matter? What is the significance of psychological safety in making us flourish at work?
These are questions we will be discussing at the Women in Tech Breakfast Date hosted by Efima on
22 November. We will hear an inspiring keynote by Kirsi Polvinen from Academy of Philosophy, followed by a panel discussion during which we will share our experiences from the Efima culture journey. You will also learn about our work with modern cloud technologies, financial management and intelligent automation. You are warmly welcome to join the discussion!
Agenda:
8.30-9.00 Breakfast and networking
9.00-9.30 Kenyote: Psychological safety as a prerequisite for learning and creativity
Kirsi Polvinen, researcher, Academy of Philosophy
9.30-10.15 Panel discussion
10.15-10.30 Time for additional networking and refilling your coffee cup.
This is a hybrid event, you can attend live or online. We have 40 seats available at the venue (Efima Helsinki office, Mannerheimintie 3 B).
Register through this link by 16.11.: https://www.lyyti.in/WIT_Breakfast_Date_hosted_by_Efima
Welcome!
When: November 25, 8:30 – 10:30 AM
Where: Alma House, Alvar Aallon katu 3 C, 00100 Helsinki
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Alma Media is hosting WiT Breakfast event and you are invited!
We will be talking about sustainability and its impact in digital environment. You are going to meet experts from our tech and comms teams and have a chance to hear about Alma Media as an employer. Not to forget the delicious breakfast and mingling with peers. See the full program and speakers below.
Welcome to Alma House – hope to see you there!
Please note that the maximum number of guests is 80 and after that you will be in line for the event.
When? 25.11.2022 starting at 8:30 AM
WIT Breakfast with Alma Media: Responsible Business in Digital Environment
Program:
8:30 Breakfast
9:00 Alma Media sustainability agenda – less emissions, more impact and revenue increase
Elina Kukkonen, SVP Communications and Brand
9:30 Enhancing audience diversity and personal experiences as recruiting manager
Pia Ruusukivi, Director in Digital Development, Alma Talent
9.50 Accessibility – is bare minimum enough?
Kia Lieke, Testing Specialist
10:15 Networking
10:30 Event ends
When: November 29, 9 – 10:30 AM
Where:Ravintola Roihu, Porkkalankatu 3, 01800 Helsinki
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Data & AI has dual implications for climate crisis we are facing. On the other hand we see data central in creating understanding on where companies are with their current CO2 footprint and what are the actions needed to reach their environmental sustainability targets. The other side of it that running complex AI models consumes a significant amount of energy.
When: December 2, 7:30 -9 AM
Where: ABB Pitäjänmäki, Valimopolku 4a 7th floor, 00380, Helsinki
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Yes I CAN! From hardships to the life of my dreams
Cathy Bertrand, ABB’s Head of Global Marketing of Drive Products, will walk you through her diverse career and inspire you to take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way and to pursue the life of your dreams – as the technology industry is full of open doors and endless possibilities for people with different backgrounds.
Program:
7:30 – 8:00 Arrival and breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 Cathy’s story and discussions
The event will be held in English.
Please, note that pictures will be taken at the event for marketing purposes.
In case you have any questions, please reach out to uralle@fi.abb.com
When: December 14, 8:30 – 10:30 AM
Where: Fraktio Office at Kamppi (8th floor), Antinkatu 1, Helsinki.
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Why facilitation skills are a prerequisite for good collaboration and successful user-centered services
In the era of hybrid work, the amount of meetings has skyrocketed. Also, poor communication, lack of collaboration and difficulties to prioritize have become very common challenges in our daily lives. It’s not rocket science, and we all know that successful teams are the ones that collaborate well and make amazing services.
- What facilitation is and why everyone should learn it
- What is the link between good team collaboration and successful products
- Why teams should invest in facilitation skills development
8.30 | Breakfast & networking |
9.00 | Welcoming words |
9.05 | Keynote: Why team collaboration and successful services have facilitation as a common factor? Facilitation as a skill to improve teamwork and decision-making, Vitali Gusatinsky, Design Lead & Satu Heikinheimo, Strategic Design & Coaching, Fraktio |
9.35 | Discussion: Vitali Gusatinsky, Design Lead, Fraktio, and Henna Hankilanoja, Head of Business Development, Forenom |
10.00 | Networking |
10.30 | Event ends |
Warmly Welcome!
Past events
| 15.12.2021 | Leading Fantastic Teams in VUCA World by Sandvik |
| 9.12.2021 | Talent in Engineering Academia by LUT University |
| 23.11.2021 | The crucial role of culture change enabling modern cyber security and data analytics by KONE |
| 11.11.2021 | How to measure sustainability by EY |
| 9.11.2021 | The DNA of winning teams by Salesforce |
| 3.11.2021 | AI & Ethics: AI in benefit of Children & Youth by Fujitsu |
| 29.10.2021 | Human & IA: Reinventing Better Customer Experience by Telia |
| 06.10.2021 | Hyper-Personalized Branding - The Future of Branding? by Hannes Snellman |
| 28.09.2021 | Women in Leadership - How to choose the right career path for you? by Zalando |
| 16.09.2021 | Empathy in Tech- The Designer's Perspective by Capgemini |
| 09.09.2021 | Resilient supply chain management in dynamic markets by ABB |
| 23.6.2021 | Managing and overcoming business transformation challenges by BearingPoint |
| 25.05.2021 | Being future ready – fostering sustainable digitalization by Eaton |
| 20.5.2021 | Everything you need to know about calculating your carbon footprint and how to do it – Case Sweco |
| 27.04.2021 | Redefined 21st century - Mapping out the new territory at Accenture |
| 29.03.2021 | How to turn the disruption of work into an opportunity - Building the future of work at VTT |
| 25.03.2021 | The Rise of a New B2B Customer Experience- How to Digitally Transform the B2B Customer Experience by Liferay |
| 28.01.2021 | How values drive customer success and technology acts as an enabler for change (Salesforce) |
| 09.03.2021 | How technologies enhance our organizations and lives by Deloitte |
| 10.03.2021 | Going beyond CX: silos, tech & channels by TietoEVRY |
| 12.03.2021 | Professional Development as an Enabler for Business Growth by Fraktio |
| 03.12.2020 | Digitalization in Sales & R&D (KONE) |
| 27.11.2020 | TV, Media and Telco in Revolution (Telia) |
| 19.11.2020 | Perspectives to leading agile teams (Frantic) |
| 12.11.2020 | Behind the scenes stories of people who enabled GE Healthcare's rapid COVID-19 response (GE) |
| 27.10.2020 | Virtual Women in Tech Forum 2020 |
| 22.10.2020 | Starting up your own tech startup (Tesi) |
| 15.10.2020 | Data-Driven Business Planning(BearingPoint) |
| 08.10.2020 | Co-hosted Women in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital with Aaltoes. |
| 06.10.2020 | Virtual Women in Tech Breakfast Date: Business, Technology and Regulation(Hannes Snellman) |
| 01.10.2020 | The Role of Technology in Sustainability(University of Turku) |
| 01.10.2020 | Product Development During COVID-19(Zalando) |
| 28.09.2020 | New Era of Innovate or Fall Behind (Accenture) |
| 23.09.2020 | Myyttejä teollisuudesta (SAMK) |
| 06.09.2020 | Psychological Sustainable Remote Work(Wunderdog) |
| 3.09.2020 | Using Technology to Better Customer Support (ABB) |
| 27.08.2020 | Date Digitalization of commercial buildings (Schneider Electric) |
| 25.08.2020 | Digital Learning Opportunities(Aalto & FiTech) |
| 10.06.2020 | Science-based Innovations (Vaisala) |
| 23.06.2020 | Enabling Affordable Energy Transition (Eaton) |
| 05.06.2020 | Unleashing the magic of data (TietoEVRY) |
| 19.03.2020 | Salaries and Career Advancement in Tech – Equal or Not? (TEK) |
| 06.03.2020 | Deloitte Tech Trends |
| 05.03.2020 | Konsultointitaitoja ja samppanjaa! Naistenpäivän tapahtuma |
| 21.1.19 | Artificial Intelligence: Human Talent meets Machine's Efficiency (Reaktor), Turku |
| 1.2.2019 | Urban Insight – Mitä tekniseltä turvallisuudelta vaaditaan, jotta kaupungit ovat turvallisia? (Sweco), Helsinki |
| 14.2.19 | Data, technology and customer experience (Salomaa Yhtiöt), Helsinki |
| 6.3.19 | Shorter time to market - Smart supply chains in New Product Development projects (Wärtsilä), Turku |
| 7.3.19 | Eettinen tekoäly (Digia), Helsinki |
| 8.4.19 | Cyber Security (Tieto), Espoo |
| 10.4.19 | Digitalisaatio energia-alalla (Empower), Oulu |
| 3.5.19 | Change Management in Cloud Transformation Journey (BearingPoint), Helsinki |
| 14.5.19 | Basecamp-tapahtumassa (Salesforce), Helsinki |
| 29.5.19 | Exponential World (Telia), Helsinki |
| 14.6.19 | Business productivity (Hilti), Espoo |
| 19.6.19 | Data and Analytics (Gofore), Tampere |
| 29.8.19 | How to ensure quality in large scale (Sogeti), Espoo |
| 3.9.19 | Humanizing Technology (ABB), Helsinki |
| 19.9.19 | Energy disruption and climate change (Fingrid) |
| 05.11.19 | Tulevaisuuden Energiayhteisöt (Empower) |
| 07.11.19 | How 5G is enabling digitalization (Messukeskus) |
| 26.11.19 | Employee Experience = Customer Experience (Digitalist) |
| 04.12.19 | Digitalization – the new services (KONE) |
| 25.01.2018 | AI in healthcare (GE Healthcare), Helsinki |
| 28.2.2018 | Miten Watson voi auttaa Sinua? (IBM), Helsinki |
| 9.3.18 | IoT ja tekoäly bisneksessä (Turku) |
| 27.3.18 | Palvelurobotit (Fujitsu Finland), Helsinki |
| 26.4.18 | Palvelumuotoilu IT-alalla (HiQ), Helsinki |
| 26.4.18 | Security in everyday life (Accenture), Tampere |
| 5.6.18 | Making Yourself Visible (Sogeti), Espoo |
| 30.8.18 | Virtuaalivoimala (Siemens), Espoo |
| 13.9.18 | Teknologia tukemaan asiakaskokemusta (Frantic), Helsinki |
| 25.9.18 | Tukiäly asiakaskokemuksen kumppanina(Qentinel), Helsinki |
| 12.10.18 | Service design hands-on (Gofore), Tampere |
| 17.10.18 | Finanssiäly asiakkaiden hyödyksi (OP), Helsinki |
| 8.11.18 | Daddies in Tech -aamutreffit: isät tyttärien tukena avaamassa teknologia-alan mahdollisuuksia (Teknologiateollisuus ry, Microsoft), Helsinki |
| 16.11.18 | Culture of Innovation (Salesforce), Helsinki |
| 22.11.18 | eSports ja 5G - mistä on kyse? (Telia), Helsinki |
| 12.12.18 | Service design hands-on: rapid idea prototyping (Gofore), Helsinki |
| 14.03.2017 | Sales and marketing in tech (Schneider Electric), Espoo |
| 26.04.2017 | Diversity and Inclusion (Accenture), Helsinki |
| 09.05.2017 | Henkilöbrändäys (Dell EMC), Espoo |
| 16.05.2017 | Hoivarobotiikka ja älykaupunki, Turku |
| 31.08.2017 | Opportunities of 5G (Nokia), Espoo |
| 12.09.2017 | Technological disruption (KONE), Helsinki |
| 27.09.2017 | Smart Energy Cluster (Schneider Electric & Wärtsilä), Vaasa |
| 12.10.2017 | Teknologia17, Helsinki |
| 13.10.2017 | Case ZenRobotics, Turku |
| 16.11.2017 | Shaping the history of technology together (Metso), Helsinki |
| 05.12.2017 | Itseohjautuva organisaatio (Reaktor), Helsinki |
| 06.04.2016 | Laatu kuuluu kaikille (ABB), Helsinki |
| 13.05.2016 | Brändi rakentuu arjen tekemisistä (Ensto), Helsinki |
| 14.09.2016 | Accelerating Digitalization (Microsoft), Helsinki |
| 13.10.2016 | Towards better services experience (Valmet), Tampere |
| 27.10.2016 | eollinen muotoilu (Valmet), Jyväskylä |
| 28.10.2016 | Kyberturvallisempi työ ja vapaa-aika (CGI), Helsinki |
| 08.11.2016 | Sustainability (Valmet), Helsinki |
| 25.11.2016 | The Future of Work in Tech (Tieto), Espoo |
| Workshops | |
| 25.10.18 | Digital Transformation Now and in the Future(ABB, Accenture,Schneider Electric), Helsinki and Vaasa |
| 22.5.19 | Towards a future of 100% renewable energy (Frantic & Wärtsilä), Helsinki |