LEAD: Advancing As An Underrepresented Leader
Join us for an inspiring lunchtime session on leadership and career growth as an underrepresented tech leader!
As an underrepresented leader, it’s essential to build not just your skills, but the strategies to navigate a system that isn’t always built for you. This webinar will provide practical advice, strategies, and insights on how to thrive, break down barriers, and champion diversity within organisations.
Our Speakers:
🎤 Athena Witter - CEO and Founder at Engine Pop, and former VP Digital, Content and Programming, BBC Studios
🎤 Rioh Burke-Derby – Strategy & Operations Director at Avanade
🎤 Sharla-Jaye Duncan – CEO at Journi
🎤 MC: Catherine Park - Community and Events Lead at Colorintech
What You’ll Take Away
🔥 Thriving as a Minority in Tech – Insights on mentorship, sponsorship, and upskilling to accelerate your career.
💡 Creating & Seizing Opportunities – Learn from leaders who’ve built their own paths and lifted others along the way.
🚀 Driving Change in Tech – Practical strategies to champion diversity and make an impact within your organization.
Key Details Below:
📅 Date: 20th March 2025
🕕 Time: 12:30 - 2:00 BST
Who is Colorintech?
Colorintech is a Not for Profit organisation that aims to make the tech industry fair and accessible - we do this by supporting underrepresented individuals excel in their tech journey, through events, programmes, activities, and opportunities.
We do this through three pathways and a flagship event:
NXTGen: Aims to upskill and support underrepresented students into their first roles within the tech sector;
Advance: Aims to support underrepresented talent progress and advance within their tech careers;
#Build: Aims to support underrepresented founders navigate and accelerate the entrepreneur journey;
BTF: Europe's premier Diversity event which celebrates inclusion and innovation to provide industry opportunities (www.joinbtf.com)
... can read more about it on our website: www.colorintech.org
Join our LinkedIn Community Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12828186/
Who is Journi?
Journi’s mission is to improve the career progression of high-potential black, female or low-household-income professionals across their entire career lifecycle, from school leavers (Day One) to Board Level.
We do this by delivering programmes, in partnership with ambitious UK businesses, to help those in our community reach their next career milestone.
For those contemplating their next career move, seeking guidance to make a strategic leap; for those within companies eager to climb the ladder with strong backing from their employers; and for all members aspiring to be inclusive leaders, Journi is here to empower and enable success.
Applications are open for the 2025 Future Leaders Programme in collaboration with Lloyds Banking Group! This free initiative is designed for Black, female, and underrepresented tech professionals ready to thrive in leadership. Learn more and apply today ➡ Link.
Find out more here: https://www.ourjourni.com/
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