ACS Panel: Future of Women in Tech
ACS Queensland together with San Francisco-based International Connector and Australian American Chamber of Commerce - San Francisco, are hosting an inspiring panel and networking event featuring international leading lights in tech
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About this event
ACS Queensland together with San Francisco-based International Connector are hosting an inspiring panel and networking event featuring international leading lights in tech. This event supports the co-creation of best practices for changing the dialogue of women working in tech today. Our trail-blazing speakers will help lead the conversation around opportunities in tech and leadership, sharing their unique journeys, wins and challenges with candour. In addition, we will discuss strategies for building a strong pipeline of women entering the technology industries.
Key learning's will include:
- How women provide the competitive edge for Australia and the global economy
- Best practices on building a gender equitable workplace today
- Best practices to build a gender equity pipeline for new talent
Janine Griffiths - Managing Director - ANZ Public Infrastructure, Transport and Cities Lead, Accenture
Liz McMillan - Former CEO, Dictionary.com
Sarah-Jane Peterschlingmann - Managing Director, A-Tech
Zak Hammer - Head of Business Technology Operations, Qantas Airways
Siobhan Casey - Director of Scale Up and Innovation Labs, ACS
Speakers
Zak is Head of Business Technology Operations for Qantas Airways leading the Office of the CIO team responsible for technology strategy, the portfolio office, vendor management and the technology operating model.
Zak is a values-based leader with a passion and commitment to unlocking people’s potential, attracting and retaining talent, and increasing the participation of women and young people in STEM related careers. With over 18 years’ experience in Aviation, she has a strong track record of delivering results in business transformation, optimization and cultural change.
Siobhan oversees the growth and commercialisation of River City Labs in Brisbane, Harbour City Labs in Sydney and Bay City Labs in Melbourne. All three are home to tech scale-ups with the labs also acting as accelerators for small companies delivering innovative technology solutions.
Siobhan, has been heavily involved in the startup ecosystem and was an inaugural judge in ACS’ RiverPitch television series earlier this year. With 20 years of specialist knowledge across trends, behaviours, customer patterns and technology within the Finance and Logistics sectors, Siobhan is an industry thought leader, presenting her bold ideas and informed insights in an engaging way across a range of platforms and events.
Prior to joining ACS, Siobhan was a Board Adviser and COO of fintech startup HashChing, Australia’s first online marketplace for customers to access verified mortgage brokers. During her tenure, HashChing successfully settled more than $1 billion worth of home loans.
Before starting at HashChing, Siobhan was the Chief Executive Officer of the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), the peak industry body for Australian mortgage brokers, and held senior operations roles at Finware and Woolworths Ltd. She is a Director for Running for Premature Babies Foundation (RFPB) and an Education Advisory Board Member for SP Jain, Global School of Management.
I am an experienced web developer, qualified commercial valuer, angel investor and entrepreneur.
Prior to Dictionary.com, Liz was Senior Vice President of Corporate Development across IAC Publishing, playing a key role in several high profile acquisitions, including an acquisition of About.com, Investopedia, and PriceRunner, and global social Q&A network, Ask.fm.Liz also served as Vice President of Revenue and Analytics at Ask.com, where she overhauled Ask.com’s web analytics system, spearheaded partnership strategies, and drove all analysis of revenue and traffic performance across a 100 million-plus user base.
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