Join us at 4pm on Wednesday 29 July at the #FemaleTechFounder Night as a panel of female tech founders and co-founders join forces by the power of video conferencing to tell their stories, celebrate successes and share what they’re looking forward to next.
Teaching yourself to code? Want to change the world through tech? We’d love for you to join us. It’s free to attend.
Please note: This event is not just for women!
Everyone interested in tech, startups and everything that goes into creating products users love is invited!
Want to know what to expect? Here’s what happened at the last event. (Want to watch the video? Please get in touch).
Running from 4pm-6pm, the event kicks off with a Q&A panel discussion on strategies for scaling your startup post lockdown with Jess Jackson (@jessandthehive), Investment Director at GC Angels (@GC_Angels_) & Women Founder Champion.
Also joining in with an update on Innovate UK fully-funded COVID-19 support for companies doing innovation is Dr Giulia Sirigu (@GiuliaSirigu), Senior Innovation Advisor, Enterprise Europe Network.
After the opening Q&A comes lightning talks by some amazing founders and an audience Q&A panel with all speakers at the end. We will also fit in a healthy amount of networking so come ready to mingle!
The event should finish around 6pm.
Speakers confirmed so far:
Emma Hopkinson-Spark (@bluebell_emma), Chief of Staff at 101 Ways (@101wayshq)
Natalie Jameson (@njco2design), founder, City Zen AI Limited
Benedicta Banga (@BenedictaBanga), Product Management Leader | Founder – Blaqbase App
Host: Claire-Marie Boggiano (@CMBoggiano), director, Lurig Ltd
It is free to attend but registration is required.
Wanna get involved?
You can get involved in three ways: you can sign up to attend the event on Zoom (it’s free), you can join the community on Slack and you can also send in questions for our speakers.
1. Register for the online #FemaleTechFounder Night
To attend #FemaleTechFounder Night, simply sign up by providing an email address. Details for logging on to the event, which is being delivered via Zoom, will be emailed to you.
2. Connect with the community
To connect with others attending before and after the event, please join the Female Tech Founder Slack group we have recently set up.
3. Send in your questions, vote in the polls
We also have a question board ready for the social Q&A and social engagement taking place before, during and after the event and we’d like you to send in your questions for our speakers before 12 noon on Wednesday 29 July.
We will also be running some quick polls ahead of the event. Please take a moment to vote below, no registration required.
We want to hear from any founders worried about the impact the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having on funding. Anonymous questions are welcome: to send one in simply click on the purple Post Anonymously button at the top of the question board.
We will be posing your questions to the speakers during the event, with the question board updated in real-time with their responses.
Thank you for your valuable insights, you are supporting the startup community at this critical time.
Here come the polls.
To scale post-Covid, I am pivoting my startup’s main offering or service. Vote
To scale, this would be the most beneficial for my startup post-Covid (you can only pick one): Vote
Post-lockdown, I want to concentrate on growth but also need help on-boarding new team members in this new normal. Vote
Now lockdown is easing, I want to help my team engage better remotely going forward. Vote