Tech women speaking at events and conferences about tech and digital activities are still on the low side. In fact there are still conferences that have all male line ups and all male panels. DigiWomen are working on changing this ratio since 2013.

And we are delighted to be part of Swipe Summit on Thursday the 4th of February 2016. The 2016 Swipe Summit will navigate delegates through the various online channels and platforms, the latest thinking, products and technology in the digital arena.

DigiWomen will be moderating track F which is all about creating great content. We will also be exhibiting at the event and hope to get to meet as many of you as possible. So be sure to drop by our stand and have a chat.

DigiWomen are taking part in the Swipe Summit because we firmly believe you cannot be what you don’t see. And we find it encouraging that iQuest and the Sunday Business Post are serious about changing the ratio of speakers at their events. Big shout out to Darragh Doyle for supporting this drive to get more tech women speaking at the Swipe Summits.

Last year when the Swipe Summit first announced their line up for their May 2015 event there was no tech women speakers. DigiWomen ran a successful campaign to get more tech women speakers added to the agenda. For this Swipe Summit event there are 22 male speakers, 7 female speakers. With an even amount of moderators 3 males and 3 females.

It’s a work in progress and more needs to be done to help this type of conference be more diverse. Being inclusive is good for everyone, for society and for business. Hats off to Damien Mulley who is walking the talk when it comes to changing the ratio of women in tech.

Tech Women

Here’s a list of the tech women who are speaking at the Swipe Summit next week.

Mary Carty, Cofounder, Outbox Incubator – Growing the industry to less represented voices

Krishna De, Digital Marketing Commentator, Educator and Mentor – Integrating mobile live streaming into your digital communications

Karen Reilly, Director of User Experience iterate – ‘UX is Strategy, Not Design. How to Apply Lean UX to Ensure Better Experiences’

Orla Fagan, Lead Designer Tapadoo – Tips for designing outstanding mobile customer experiences

Niamh Phelan, Digital Analytics Manager, Sittercity and Founder, MD, Mindful Analytics – How to use Analytics and Testing to Optimise Customer Engagement

Ciamh McCrory, Head of Digital, Insight Consultants – How should your language change within each different online environment?

Sharon Tighe, Marketing & Events Manager, eumom – How to deliver the right content at the right time to your audience.

So if you are looking to learn more about digital marketing and the creation of transformational customer experiences which contribute to real results in terms of brand build and revenue growth. Then this is the event for you.

There are still some tickets left. Book now and use the promo code ‘digiwomen’ to get a €50 discount.