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Tech Industry Gold Industry Insights Talks Autumn 2021 www.techskills.org ∣ @techskillsorg
Industry Insights Talks Autumn 2021
• Hint and tips to secure placements and grad jobs
• The latest developments in the tech industry
• Apply practical knowledge to your degree
• Meet and impress employers in an informal setting
• Ask questions and be curious
• Scan the QR code to book your place
2October 7th 2021 2pm – 2:45pm
How to write a compelling CV, win at
assessments, and stand out from other
applicants
If you are planning to apply for an internship, industrial placement, grad scheme or a
job, this talk will provide hints and tips to win that role.
Speaker details: Tech Industry Gold alumnus Yasmin Martin has extensive experience
applying for roles and recruiting graduates. Graduating from Queen Mary University
London, Yasmin now works for Salesforce. She will share her insights on what tech
employers are looking for in CVs, cover letters and application forms.
Yasmin Martin, Technical Consultant, Salesforce
Tech Industry Gold alumnus
3October 14th 2021 2pm – 2:45pm
Should we use image recognition to identify
criminals? What standards and regulations
should be in place when sharing medical data? Is
the use of information we put on social media for
voting purposes ethical?
As you develop your knowledge and skills and become the next generation of tech
experts, data ethics will be an integral part of your working lives. Before logging into
this talk, ask yourself the questions in the title.
Speaker details: Passionate about sustainability and ethics in the context of digital Wiktoria Kulik, Product Manager, Fujitsu
futures, Wiktoria Kulik will share her fascinating insights into data ethics.
4October 21st 2021 2pm – 2:45pm
My pathway into Cybersecurity
With almost all our personal data now stored online, cyber security
attacks have the potential to completely ruin businesses – not to
mention people’s lives.
And with several high-profile attacks, companies are becoming
increasingly concerned with any potential leaks that could occur.
This means companies large and small are turning to cyber security
professionals to help them keep their sites and their customers’ details
safe.
Find out what it takes to work in cyber, presented by Tech Industry Gold
alumnus, Nathan Al-Shehab. Nathan Al-Shehab, Senior Cybersecurity Manager, Deloitte
Tech Industry Gold alumnus
Speaker details: Nathan is a Senior Manager in Deloitte’s Cyber Security
consulting practice. He works with clients ranging from FTSE100 Watch Nathan’s video
organisations through to privately owned business to help them
understand and solve complex cyber challenges. Prior to Deloitte,
Nathan has worked across consulting and industry. In 2012 he
graduated with a Tech Industry Gold accredited degree (Information
Management for Business) from University College London and has
spent his career to date working in cybersecurity.
5October 28th 2021 2pm- 2:45pm
Let’s get creative about data and project
management
This talk will showcase various creative techniques to present data and how to extract
transform and load information across multiple platforms using cloud-based services,
multiple programming languages, and visualisation tools.
Speaker details: Sam’s career began when he joined the Abbey National (Santander)
Graduate scheme as a Bank Manager. Part of the course was to become a qualified
mortgage adviser. He practised mortgage advise for several years, yet the role became
more about sales than providing advice. He left the banking world and went to Australia
for 12 months. When Sam returned to the UK, he secured a 3-month contract again
working within banking. He took on several different roles from managing a team of Sam Cassidy, Software Test Manager, Intellica
case handlers to being part of the Project Management Office. Along the way he
discovered the enjoyment of finding answers within data using Excel and SQL.
6November 4th 2021 2pm – 2:45pm
The Internet of Things presented by Amazon Web
Services
Speakers bios coming soon….
Holly Ellis, Senior Manager Public Sector Solutions
Architect, AWS
Laura Hyatt, Solutions Architect, AWS
Tech Industry Gold Alumnus
7November 18th 2021 2pm – 2:45pm
Lipstick, Football and Tech
With a varied career from working in pharmaceuticals, retail and football
Christelle will share her journey about how tech is relevant across many sectors.
Speaker details: Christelle was the IT Director of Arsenal Football Club,
responsible for technology at the Club underpinning a very diverse business
environment spanning football analysis of on-pitch games to retail operations.
Prior to this role, Christelle was Head of IT Applications at Superdrug responsible
for the support and development of its core systems and project delivery.
Presented by Christelle Heikkila
Christelle’s first industry role in IT was working at Sainsbury’s, her later years
there being spent in their newly-created digital lab, an exciting time to be part of
their digital revolution.
Christelle started out her career as a pharmacist but transitioned to Accenture as
a management consultant which put her on her eventual path to IT Director.
8November 25th 2021 2pm – 2:45pm
Tech for Good
What does it take to set up your own tech business and not just any business, but a Tech
for Good business? Matt will share his journey as founder of social enterprise Reason
Digital and provide insights to supporting clients’ vital digital services.
Speaker details: A champion of tech for good, Matt is one of the UK’s leading experts on
changing lives with digital. Founder of social enterprise, Reason Digital and author of the
'Digital Fundraising Book', Matt has grown a team of 50 who, for more than a decade, have
been delivering digital innovation for national and international charities such as Age UK,
Macmillan, the Trussell Trust and BBC Children in Need as well as philanthropists and CSR
leaders. During the coronavirus pandemic his team has been busy supporting charities and
public sector organisations to deliver vital services in new digital ways. He’s spoken at
Matt Haworth, co-founder & director,
events and his work has been featured in publications around the world by the likes of the Reason Digital
Guardian, Vice, British Computer Society, the BBC, and others.
Matt’s passion and determination to harness technology for good hasn’t gone unnoticed
with Matt’s work winning multiple awards including the Guardian Society Award for Digital
Innovation, the Institute of Directors NW Director of the Year for Social Value and
Sustainability, and Digital Entrepreneur of the Year at the Digital Entrepreneur Awards.
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