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If AI can't quote you, do you exist? The new reality for communications
Deborah Pead, Pead
From photographer to full-stack dev: a bold career pivot
Livia Gu, Notitia
Balancing the scales: Women's authority and risk-taking still judged differently in marketing and tech
Fabrizia Roberto, www.fabriziaroberto.com
The future of financial literacy for women
Monisha Sharma, Fig Financial
How a strong professional network gifts its members the support they need to stretch and grow
Nicola Gerber, Fastly
Women in cybersecurity, what it really looks like, and where you can fit
Michaella Masters, Codific
Fintech must match tech progress with true inclusion
Georgia Hanias, Ecology Media
International Women's Day: Why security operations centres need women
Vicki Beynon, Securitas UK
Agentic AI and the question of equitable intelligence
Marlene Wolfgruber, ABBYY
Why cybersecurity needs better storytelling; and more women telling It
Hannah Perez, Suzu Labs
Lessons from IIIT-B: Building an ecosystem where women thrive, not just survive
Meenakshi D'Souza, IIIT-Bangalore
The outlier in the data: Leading in tech beyond the model minority
Fiona Rada Hernandez, 365 Data Centers
How women can build influence in critical tech roles
Carlie Shooner, Sabey Data Centers
Debiasing the digital future: Why AI needs healthy friction
Rachel Hughes, Assurity Consulting
When bandwidth Is capped but ambition Isn't
Afrida Tabassum, Software@Scale
The next frontier for gender equity is digital power at the board table
Iyari Cevallos, Women in Technology
Breaking barriers and building bridges in tech
Lisa Brady, LANTANA LED
Cyber safety for women: Tackling stalking, deepfakes and online harassment
Uma Pendyala, SecurEyes
Women in STEM: Unlocking Canada's innovation potential
Cinzia Bazzo, Sage
The visibility gap: Why women's expertise in technology must be seen
Denise Boswell-Buck, Boswell-Buck Creative Consulting
Where are the godmothers of AI in the tech industry?
Elaine Mullan, Corlytics
Balancing AI's gold rush with rest, humanity & pace
Jaime Miller Witherill, Legrand
Why women can be leaders when it comes to AI
Heather Barnhart, SANS Institute
From listening to leading: Why the best customer strategies close the loop
Maureen Plowman, Litera
Scaling the AI economy: Infrastructure at speed, talent at scale
Jennifer Reininger, CleanArc Data Centers
Gender bias in AI - how to spot it, and how to prevent it
Ruth Bucknell, Merkle UK
Celebrating the value of diverse perspectives on International Women's Day
Laura Laltrello, Applied Digital
Why legal literacy is the ultimate empowerment for women in tech
Renee Roumanos, Renee Roumanos Legal
Building Australia's quantum future: Three shifts to strengthen women's participation
Petra Andrén, Quantum Australia
Wit, grit and a whole heap of bullsh1t
Vic Peppiatt and Sarah Daniel, Hey Savi
What a stressed market taught me about marketing
Cynthia Gumbert, Litera
International Women's Day - women, confidence, and the credit gap
Natalie Ip, Valiant Finance
The role of technology in rebalancing performance and wellbeing
Elle Brown, MHR
The hidden support gaps holding women back at work
Kim Rowbottom, Pluxee UK
Invisible labour in a digital world
Simran Kaur, Pounce
Building in public: Why women entrepreneurs need visibility as much as capital
Kavitha Ramaswamy, Mercurius Media Capital
Why women must be seen in AI's hidden enablement layer
Dolores Saiz, The Server Labs
Progress in motion: Women, AI, and the future of inclusive innovation
Christine Meyers Callum, Liquibase
Why women must be at the agentic AI table
Violet Chung, McKinsey
Give to gain: How sponsoring women strengthens national security
Misti Landtroop, Palo Alto Networks
Start training for a job that doesn't exist yet
Jo-Ann Foo, Analytic Partners
From atoms to organizations: A new way to think about leadership
Karen Cheng, Kyndryl Canada
AI won't reduce construction disputes unless documentation improves
Gillian Laging, Scopey Onsite
International Women's Day: The Australian entrepreneur proving you don't have to scale fast to succeed
Nakisah Williams, Craft Club
How audiobooks help rewire your brain in ten seconds
Venita Dimos, TechDay
Why workplaces must adapt to unlock women’s leadership
Yasmine Amani, Banking Circle Australia
From practicing lawyer to legal engineer: Why the safe bet isn't always the best bet
Divija Kothari, iManage
Confidence counts: Why representation matters in energy infrastructure
Libby Owen, APR Energy
Beyond the 2%: Turning a gender problem into a founder-alignment problem
Leigh Sevin, Endear
This International Women's Day, let's stop hoarding power
Ingrid Curtis, Sparq
From side hustles to scalable brands: How marketplaces are paving the way for female entrepreneurs
Temu App, TechDay
Give to Gain: Why investing in others is the best career decision you'll make
Axelle Thory, MINT Square
Women own the most underrated skill in tech: Translation
Lauren Malhoit, IP Fabric
How the universal adoption of AI can help women in insurance balance the scales
Laura Drabik, Guidewire
How can the tech industry sustain gender equality momentum?
Sandra Aldi, Datadobi
35 years of marketing in technology: A front-row seat to change
Jeannie Zaemes, Vanillasoft
Designing for reality: What my non-traditional path taught me about diversity in tech
Nina Sekiguchi, Everpure
The skills that shaped my unusual route to tech
Barbara Schulz, GoTo
Trust, transformation and the women leading modern client partnerships
Laura Fox, APS Group
How to design early tech careers women want to stay in
Mary Hartwell, Data Governance Syniti
Allyship is the missing piece to the leadership puzzle
Susie Amos, Finity Consulting
International Women's Day and the leadership gap shaping the future of data centers
Elena Winters, Elea Data Centers
Debugging your operating system: Why gut health is the missing link in human performance
Dr Corin Storkey PhD., Seleno Health
Why women in tech are shaping the future of leadership
Elina Tsao, Plaud
Balancing tech, humanity & leadership in insurance
Liz Latter, Qlaims Limited
The next generation of women in tech doesn't need inspiration. They need infrastructure
Kristina Kaganer, Navigator
Women in transport tech: How diverse teams keep freight moving
Sarah Macdonald, MyTrucking
From optics to outcomes: What real progress for women in tech looks like
Janthana Kaenprakhamroy, Tapoly
Breaking in without a blueprint: Lessons learned from my nontraditional path to cybersecurity
Tammy Harper, Flare
It's not a gender gap, it's a confidence gap: Rethinking women's participation in the AI era
Quinny Lei, StarHub
Why fintech needs more women in the room where risk decisions are made
Kristina Nikipolska, xpate
Diverse perspectives driving innovation for the real world
Jade Tang, Tineco
Why talent systems, not ambition, are holding women back in tech
Cia Kouparitsas, Greenbeam
If women do not build it, it will be built without us
Leah Garrett, Dawn Intelligence
International Women's Day 2026: Death by a thousand qualifications
Swati Deshpande, Paynt
Inspiring women: key lessons from my mentors
Aysha Thompson, Sabio
How to navigate a career change into tech. As a woman. In your 40s
Mandy Bath, Merkle UK
Give to gain: What women in tech can achieve when they dare to fail
Shannon Bell Chief Information Officer and Chief Digital Officer and Michelle Berry Chief Human Resources Officer, OpenText
Why gender diversity is imperative in shaping ethical AI
Tamsin Crossland, Icon Solutions
Australia's CAIOs must harness AI‑native talent wave
Sharryn Napier, GitHub
Safe AI needs all voices: Celebrating the women who help drive CSA's AI safety initiative
Illena Armstrong, Cloud Security Alliance
Building while balancing: What I've learned about performance, endurance and modern leadership
Merline McGregor, Pattern Australia
Building our own table: Lessons for women entering tech in the age of AI
Chrystal Taylor, SolarWinds
Customer success is not support, it is stewardship
Nidhi Suresh, IBS Software
From global engineer to data leader in Australia’s tech
Jessica Molina Calabrese, TechDay
The strategy of story: Why vision and authenticity are the future of digital design
Charis Yap, AIIMS Group
Pet tech leader on women in innovation & GPS safety
Weenect, TechDay
Don't rule yourself out of a career in STEM
Lauren Reid, Aquark Technologies
Style, substance, and strategy: Drawing similarities between pageantry and PR
Aleesha Naxakis, SS COMMS
Architecting inclusion: Industrial corridor design and the risk of structural lock-In
Deepthi H. M., Singhvi Dev & Unni LLP, Bangalore
IWD 2026 - Give to Gain: A personal journey
Tereza Knoxova, Onetag
You have to give to gain: Why I view mentorship as a force multiplier
Lisa Marie Maxson, 10x People
Sustainability as soft power: How women are re-engineering the future through green education
Usha Iyer, The Green School Bangalore, Bengaluru
International Women's Day: From fixing women to fixing systems
Sarah Barslund Lauridsen, Nexi Group
Hiding in plain sight? The revenue advantage of female founders
Marisa Scullion, https://www.angelinvestmentnetwork.co.uk/
Why influence matters this International Women's Day
Jo Stewart-Rattray, ISACA
The courage to lead: Women, technology, and the work that remains
Sarah Franklin, Lattice
Breaking barriers to women's tech careers by rethinking pathways
Rima Das, RMIT Online
What women actually want from the future of work (Hint: It's not ping-pong tables)
Emily Parker-Woodland, Ridepanda
AI at Goddiva, a woman's perspective
Amber Domenech, Goddiva
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