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Give to gain: How sponsoring women strengthens national security
Misti Landtroop, Palo Alto Networks
International Women's Day 2026: Death by a thousand qualifications
Swati Deshpande, Paynt
Why legal literacy is the ultimate empowerment for women in tech
Renee Roumanos, Renee Roumanos Legal
When bandwidth Is capped but ambition Isn't
Afrida Tabassum, Software@Scale
Beyond the 2%: Turning a gender problem into a founder-alignment problem
Leigh Sevin, Endear
International Women's Day: The Australian entrepreneur proving you don't have to scale fast to succeed
Nakisah Williams, Craft Club
Allyship is the missing piece to the leadership puzzle
Susie Amos, Finity Consulting
This International Women's Day, let's stop hoarding power
Ingrid Curtis, Sparq
Breaking barriers and building bridges in tech
Lisa Brady, LANTANA LED
Balancing AI's gold rush with rest, humanity & pace
Jaime Miller Witherill, Legrand
You have to give to gain: Why I view mentorship as a force multiplier
Lisa Marie Maxson, 10x People
Why female voices are essential in shaping our tech
Kylie Mason, Samsung Electronics Australia
Designing for reality: What my non-traditional path taught me about diversity in tech
Nina Sekiguchi, Everpure
AI won't reduce construction disputes unless documentation improves
Gillian Laging, Scopey Onsite
Why talent systems, not ambition, are holding women back in tech
Cia Kouparitsas, Greenbeam
Balancing the scales for women’s leadership in tech
Paige Gordon, Nexxen
Why influence matters this International Women's Day
Jo Stewart-Rattray, ISACA
Designing a digital high street that truly fits us
Vicki Blenkinsop, Visualsoft
From side hustles to scalable brands: How marketplaces are paving the way for female entrepreneurs
Temu App, TechDay
IWD 2026 - Give to Gain: A personal journey
Tereza Knoxova, Onetag
Balancing tech, humanity & leadership in insurance
Liz Latter, Qlaims Limited
Building Australia's quantum future: Three shifts to strengthen women's participation
Petra Andrén, Quantum Australia
Beyond the glass ceiling: Behavioural intelligence is the power skill for women in tech
Preetie Boler, Empowered by Design and #1 Amazon Bestseller Shiftcode Leadership
Australia's CAIOs must harness AI‑native talent wave
Sharryn Napier, GitHub
Invisible labour in a digital world
Simran Kaur, Pounce
Debiasing the digital future: Why AI needs healthy friction
Rachel Hughes, Assurity Consulting
It's time to make a genuine effort to retain experienced and capable women
Emma Mani, GumGum
Why women can be leaders when it comes to AI
Heather Barnhart, SANS Institute
Women in transport tech: How diverse teams keep freight moving
Sarah Macdonald, MyTrucking
How CMTG Is rewriting the rules on women in tech and why the industry can't afford to wait
Mia Filpo, CMTG
From optics to outcomes: What real progress for women in tech looks like
Janthana Kaenprakhamroy, Tapoly
International Women's Day: From fixing women to fixing systems
Sarah Barslund Lauridsen, Nexi Group
Start training for a job that doesn't exist yet
Jo-Ann Foo, Analytic Partners
Building while balancing: What I've learned about performance, endurance and modern leadership
Merline McGregor, Pattern Australia
Why gender diversity is imperative in shaping ethical AI
Tamsin Crossland, Icon Solutions
Give to Gain: Creating pathways for women in fraud prevention
Mira Sidhu, SEON
Confidence counts: Why representation matters in energy infrastructure
Libby Owen, APR Energy
Female representation in AI is a win-win situation for businesses
Emma Irwin, Dataiku
The next generation of women in tech doesn't need inspiration. They need infrastructure
Kristina Kaganer, Navigator
Why cybersecurity needs better storytelling; and more women telling It
Hannah Perez, Suzu Labs
Women in STEM: Unlocking Canada's innovation potential
Cinzia Bazzo, Sage
Breaking in without a blueprint: Lessons learned from my nontraditional path to cybersecurity
Tammy Harper, Flare
Trust, transformation and the women leading modern client partnerships
Laura Fox, APS Group
IWD 2026 - Creating a durable tech career in the age of AI
Yulia Kuchina, Software@Scale
Inspiring women: key lessons from my mentors
Aysha Thompson, Sabio
The role of technology in rebalancing performance and wellbeing
Elle Brown, MHR
Women in tech: revealing diverse careers beyond code
Beth Harwood, Prismatic
The strategy of story: Why vision and authenticity are the future of digital design
Charis Yap, AIIMS Group
Why women must be at the agentic AI table
Violet Chung, McKinsey
How can the tech industry sustain gender equality momentum?
Sandra Aldi, Datadobi
Breaking barriers to women's tech careers by rethinking pathways
Rima Das, RMIT Online
The visibility gap: Why women's expertise in technology must be seen
Denise Boswell-Buck, Boswell-Buck Creative Consulting
The beautiful chaos of parenthood is SEO's secret sauce
Samantha Edwards, NP Digital
AI at Goddiva, a woman's perspective
Amber Domenech, Goddiva
The data centre industry is cutting-edge. Its talent model must be its next innovation
Eva Sóley Guðbjörnsdóttir, atNorth
The hidden tax on women in tech: Masking, nervous systems, and sustainable performance
Gemma Rose, Breathwork
From practicing lawyer to legal engineer: Why the safe bet isn't always the best bet
Divija Kothari, iManage
Fintech must match tech progress with true inclusion
Georgia Hanias, Ecology Media
What women actually want from the future of work (Hint: It's not ping-pong tables)
Emily Parker-Woodland, Ridepanda
Hiding in plain sight? The revenue advantage of female founders
Marisa Scullion, https://www.angelinvestmentnetwork.co.uk/
Pet tech leader on women in innovation & GPS safety
Weenect, TechDay
Give to Gain: Why investing in others is the best career decision you'll make
Axelle Thory, MINT Square
Celebrating the value of diverse perspectives on International Women's Day
Laura Laltrello, Applied Digital
Balancing the scales: Women's authority and risk-taking still judged differently in marketing and tech
Fabrizia Roberto, www.fabriziaroberto.com
How to design early tech careers women want to stay in
Mary Hartwell, Data Governance Syniti
What a stressed market taught me about marketing
Cynthia Gumbert, Litera
The next frontier for gender equity is digital power at the board table
Iyari Cevallos, Women in Technology
How to navigate a career change into tech. As a woman. In your 40s
Mandy Bath, Merkle UK
Debugging your operating system: Why gut health is the missing link in human performance
Dr Corin Storkey PhD., Seleno Health
Why "Give to Gain" needs to stop being a women's virtue and start being a business model
Lizi Sprague, Songue PR
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
Building our own table: Lessons for women entering tech in the age of AI
Chrystal Taylor, SolarWinds
From photographer to full-stack dev: a bold career pivot
Livia Gu, Notitia
This International Women's Day, lean on proof (of skill, of impact and of potential)
Sarah Noe-Danzl, Skillable
From listening to leading: Why the best customer strategies close the loop
Maureen Plowman, Litera
Don't rule yourself out of a career in STEM
Lauren Reid, Aquark Technologies
Leadership, transformation, and designing what's next for women
Ramak Salamat, Staffbase
It's not a gender gap, it's a confidence gap: Rethinking women's participation in the AI era
Quinny Lei, StarHub
Sustainability as soft power: How women are re-engineering the future through green education
Usha Iyer, The Green School Bangalore, Bengaluru
From atoms to organizations: A new way to think about leadership
Karen Cheng, Kyndryl Canada
Why women in tech are shaping the future of leadership
Elina Tsao, Plaud
Building in public: Why women entrepreneurs need visibility as much as capital
Kavitha Ramaswamy, Mercurius Media Capital
If women do not build it, it will be built without us
Leah Garrett, Dawn Intelligence
Where are the godmothers of AI in the tech industry?
Elaine Mullan, Corlytics
Progress in motion: Women, AI, and the future of inclusive innovation
Christine Meyers Callum, Liquibase
Gender bias in AI - how to spot it, and how to prevent it
Ruth Bucknell, Merkle UK
How a strong professional network gifts its members the support they need to stretch and grow
Nicola Gerber, Fastly
The hidden support gaps holding women back at work
Kim Rowbottom, Pluxee UK
Giving trust to gain impact: What I've learned as a woman in tech
Corinne Ferrie, Adverity
Women in cybersecurity, what it really looks like, and where you can fit
Michaella Masters, Codific
Women own the most underrated skill in tech: Translation
Lauren Malhoit, IP Fabric
From global engineer to data leader in Australia’s tech
Jessica Molina Calabrese, TechDay
International Women's Day - women, confidence, and the credit gap
Natalie Ip, Valiant Finance
The courage to lead: Women, technology, and the work that remains
Sarah Franklin, Lattice
35 years of marketing in technology: A front-row seat to change
Jeannie Zaemes, Vanillasoft
Lessons from IIIT-B: Building an ecosystem where women thrive, not just survive
Meenakshi D'Souza, IIIT-Bangalore
Why fintech needs more women in the room where risk decisions are made
Kristina Nikipolska, xpate
If AI can't quote you, do you exist? The new reality for communications
Deborah Pead, Pead
5 ways women in tech can negotiate a pay rise
Lucy Kemp, La Fosse
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