Allyship for IWD by WWCode Melbourne x Men Championing Change

Women Who Code Melbourne is coming together with Men Championing Change Melbourne to host a panel event at Culture Amp about allyship.

In recognition if IWD, we'd like to explore allyship, which is a way for people to support others who are part of a marginalised group, whatever that may be.

How allyship manifests and what it involves varies, as there are many differences between all of us.
Done right, it is a way to help and to be helped. What's not to love?

During our panel discussion, we'll delve a little deeper into what allyship is about before opening the floor to questions.

There are limited spots available for this event, so please register now.

Please note that there are building works at Culture Amp, our venue host, and this means that the elevator is temporarily unavailable. Access to the space requires climbing two flights of stairs. We also have an online event each month, and will endeavour to have accessible venues from now on.

Thank you to our sponsors!
Food sponsor: Servian https://www.servian.com/
Venue sponsor: Culture Amp https://www.cultureamp.com/

Speakers
Didier Elzinga
Didier Elzinga is the CEO and co-founder of Culture Amp – the world’s leading employee experience platform. Culture Amp revolutionizes how over 25 million employees across more than 6,500 companies
create a better world of work.

Didier is on a mission to create a better world of work, believing that the most successful business leaders put their culture first. These culture first companies understand that their competitive advantage is their employees: people with unique skills, diverse backgrounds and needs.

Culture Amp was named one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company in 2021. In 2021, Culture Amp was also recognised as one of Forbes’ Cloud 100 top private companies globally for the second year running. Didier was recognised on Comparably’s 2020 Best CEOs for Women list (top 10 small-mid sized firms), and alongside his co-founders as Best Leadership Team (top 20 small-mid sized firms). He was also a finalist in the 2019 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, and winner of the Disruptor category.

Before starting Culture Amp, Didier was the CEO of Rising Sun Pictures where he oversaw the production of visual effects for popular films such as Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter franchise. Additionally, he was the founder of Rising Sun Research (winner of a Technical Academy Award).

Didier is a sought-after speaker in the areas of culture-building, the importance of employee experience, performance management and fostering creativity in the workplace. With his prolific storytelling style, he has presented at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, Culture By Design, and Vivid Ideas. He currently sits on the board of the Tech Council of Australia and the Council of Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria.

Prakriti Mateti
Prakriti Mateti is a Director of Engineering. She cares deeply about diversity, inclusion, and equity in tech, code quality, engineering culture, and what makes teams work well together. Prakriti loves travelling and food, experimenting with different cuisines and cultures. She likes to read, conduct workshops, present talks, jumps off a plane occasionally, and dreams of getting a pilot license some day and buying her own airplane (if she can overcome her Netflix addiction).

Luke Hayler
Partner @ Servian

Leigh Gibson
Group Owner Employee Experience @ Telstra