#TechForGood: 38 Degrees, Shelter, Euan's Guide & Neatebox
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Join us for a #TechForGood special with speakers from 38 Degrees, Shelter, Euan's Guide & NeateBox. We are co-hosting this event with Edinburgh's 'Digital for Good' (https://digitalforgood.uk), so there's lots of opportunity for you to get involved.
Our four fantastic speakers are:
Bex Hay is Tech Director at 38 Degrees (https://home.38degrees.org.uk), the UK’s largest campaigning community. Bex leads 38 Degrees’ experienced team of software engineers delivering tech solutions for a community of over 2 million people, campaigning to make the UK a better place. Her talk will focus on how tech allows people to hold politicians accountable.
Conrad Rossouw is the Digital Manager for Shelter Scotland (https://scotland.shelter.org.uk) managing a five person digital team, developing and implementing the charity’s digital strategy and managing their social media channels. Conrad's talk will cover the challenges and learning from introducing chatbots to support their customers.
Paul Ralph, FRSA, is Access and Inclusion Director at Euan's Guide (https://www.euansguide.com), an online tool used by thousands of disabled people to review, share and discover accessible places to go. Paul has been described as an expert in accessibility and disability equality, and is a qualified social worker, an IT professional, author, trainer, and founder of a successful social enterprise. His talk will be on people-driven products and how a product vision is influenced by your end users.
Gavin Neate is CEO of Neatebox (https://www.neatebox.com) which has a focus on finding innovative solutions for the enhancement of independant daily living primarily for those dealing with reduced mobility, but with the sole aim of being part of a movement which believes in a more inclusive society.
PLEASE RSVP TO ATTEND THIS TALK!
18.00 - Doors open; free pizza, beer, wine, soft drinks & networking
18.30 - Talks
20.15 - Q&A
20.45 - Networking
21.00 - Close
This event is supported by our partners: Cultivate, Eagle Labs and CodeBase.
Cultivate build the highest quality web applications for clients including Deliveroo, GOV.UK and 38 Degrees (http://www.cultivatehq.com)
Barclays Eagle Labs are spaces set up by Barclays to help businesses create, innovate and grow. Visit their state-of-the-art Lab at CodeBase. (https://labs.uk.barclays/locations/edinburgh)
CodeBase is the UK’s largest startup incubator, home to more than 100 of the country’s best technology companies. (http://www.thisiscodebase.com)
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