In Africa, equality has found differing paths than in Germany, since women in academia seem to be well-represented even without female quotas. The conference seeks to discuss the applicability of strategies to facilitate the access and continuance of women in academia – in Germany as well as in Africa. It also seeks to create and support international networks.

Our expert speakers offer an encompassing view on the opportunities of female scientists in various stages of their careers. The focus is put on the discussion of their experiences and insights. The invited speakers are researchers from South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria, together with German experts in career planning and equal opportunities. The conference concludes with a public panel discussion in the town centre of Potsdam on which the findings are presented to a wider public.

In order to offer a relaxing atmosphere for continuing exchange among the conference participants, there will be a Cameroonian buffet (day 1), a conference dinner (day 2) and a boat trip (day 3).

GreenTech is taking over the world with alternative solutions to reduce carbon emissions. Investors have seen the potential of the sector and are putting in the required funding to accelerate product and research development. Globally new investments in the renewable energy sector were recorded at $211.4 billion through the third quarter of 2018.

But here is an important question - where is the diversity in ideation and investment?

Like other sectors in tech, the GreenTech sector is very exclusive in terms of gender and race and if it is going to be as impactful as the "dot com era" It has to be different than what we know. In this meetup, our speakers who are founders and advisors in the sector will share opportunities, challenges and what lies ahead for their ideas and encourage us to not be left behind.

Our Speakers:

- Linda Ochwada has been working in Berlin as a GeoData Scientist and recently launched AfroAI a Berlin-based consulting company specialised in Data Science Consulting, Geospatial Science and Research.

- Rama Nanjundaiah is the CEO of Phantasma Labs where they are building simulations for self-driving cars, with the hope to enable autonomous cars to understand humans better.

- Nicole Blake works at TomTom as an Agile Coach and Diversity and Inclusion representative for the company in Berlin. She has been a champion for diversity since her college years and with her responsibility at TomTom with Diversity, she will share with us, what they are doing as a company in this area.

More speakers coming soon!!

Our Host :

TomTom is the leading global provider of location products and services. Using big data combined with machine learning and computer vision techniques, TomTom is changing the way we get around the world. As a multinational company, TomTom recognizes the value of diversity and inclusion and has made it a priority through various initiatives. We are delighted to be invited and hosted by the Berlin team.

Come prepared to interact and take some ideas home with you.

See you there.

As technology becomes an increasingly important part of people’s lives, data ethics must be translated into sound business practices to ensure that both internal and external interests are balanced.
We invite you to join us as we discuss how companies can move from being compliance-driven to ethics-driven when it comes to how they handle data. What are those big things happening around privacy and ethics?

If you are wondering how to incorporate data ethics in your work or business, our speakers in this meetup will take you on a journey of what they do in their respective roles and how they consider the human impact from all sides of data use, the impacts on people and society, and considering whether those impacts are beneficial or potentially risky.

Our Host: Delivery Hero SE
Thank you for making space to host us on this day.

SPEAKERS
Steven Mann - Privacy and IT Expert - Simpliant GmbH

Ilana Ullman - Senior Data Protection Associate - Wayfair

Diana Calderon Medellin - IT Governance & Compliant Manager-Delivery Hero

Our conversation will be moderated by Kave Bulambo

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Schedule

6:30 - 7:00 pm - Meet and Greet

7:00 - 7:15 pm - Welcome and Introduction

7:15 - 8:15 pm - Panel discussion

8:15 - 8:45 pm Q&A

8:45 - 9:30pm - Networking

***Photography / video consent**

We will take photos and videos during the event to use for documentation and in social media such as photo albums, Facebook, Twitter, etc. By coming to the meetup, you willingly give consent to take photos and videos of you. If you do not want to give your consent, please let us know at check-in.