Women Techmakers Scotland - International Women's Day 2025

This year, Women Techmakers Scotland, GDSC and GDG chapters across Scotland have come together to host an International Women’s Day celebration!

Get ready for a day full of inspirational talks, workshops, Q&As, and giveaways!

We are proud to host a conference where we will hear from brilliant women speakers who will inspire and motivate us with talks and workshops on technical topics and soft skills.

"Redefine Possible" is a bold declaration that challenges the boundaries of what technology can achieve and reimagines who shapes its future. 
AGENDA AND SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON IN OUR WEBSITE >> wtmscotland.com** Every ticket sold will have its proceeds donated to dressCode, a Scottish charity dedicated to inspiring as many pupils as possible to pursue Computing Science, with a particular focus on closing the gender gap. ** 

We are looking for awesome speakers!

From primary school stars to experienced professionals, join us and share your passion for tech, soft skills, run workshops, or simply showcase your amazing work!

Whether you’re just starting out or have been related to the Tech industry for years, we want to hear your voice.

We will be hosting a special 1st-Time Speakers Workshop to help you shine on stage.

Ready to inspire? Submit your talk proposal by February 21st. Let’s make magic together!

Agenda

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Hosted By

José Enrique Calderón Sanz, Vice President - Lead Software Engineer

JP Morgan Chase - VP - Lead Software Engineer

Patty O'Callaghan, Organizer

Patty is a Venezuelan living in Scotland. She has +20 years of experience in the tech industry and a background education in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. She is a Tech Lead at Charles River Laboratories.

In her free time, Patty is a dedicated mentor and educator, leading a Code Club for 10-15 year-olds at her local school. Additionally, she's an organiser at Google Developers Group Glasgow, serves as an Ambassador for Google's Women Techmakers, and is recognised as a Google Developer Expert (GDE) in Machine Learning.

She is very passionate about AI and loves sharing her knowledge and expertise with others, frequently giving talks and technical workshops on various technologies and topics related to it, especially Web Machine Learning.

Cleyra Uzcategui, Organizer

Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Lucy McIntosh, Organiser

Hi I'm Lucy, I'm studying Software Development at Glasgow Caledonian University. I'm a student mentor for GCU. Alongside my studies I teach a coding club twice a week in Glasgow for young people aged between 10-16, where they learn the fundamentals of programming varied from Python, HTML, CSS and SQL. From June 2024- September 2024 I'm an Epicor ERP Programmer Intern at Sivers Photonics.

Marzia Deodato, Software Developer - Organizer

Lewis Shearer, GDG Glasgow Youth Team Leader

S4 student at Jordanhill School 🏫 | Passionate coder 🧑🏻‍💻|

Kaiwen Wang, GDG Glasgow Youth Team member

Sophie McCartney, Team member

Hi I'm Sophie!

I'm currently a first year student at Strathclyde University studying a MEng in Computer Science. I'm a Google Women's Techmaker and an organiser of GDG Glasgow.
I'm currently the Vice President of Strathclydes Coding Society and a lead organiser of StrathHack 2023. I'm a volunteer with Impact Arts, helping older people learn how to use phones and iPads.

I'm passionate about UI/UX and web design and want to learn more about these areas.

Ishita Narsiker, Team member

Delia Paternina, Team member

Software Engineer with a background in Civil Engineering and video games testing

Prashanti Chikiley, Technical BA

I'm Prashanti, Business analyst with 12 years of IT experience. I'm confident, articulate, having experience in delivering complex projects

Vinamra Sharma, PGT Student

Vinamra Sharma is a technology enthusiast and hackathon person, recognised for his success in over 50 global hackathons, including events hosted by MIT, Harvard, and Duke University. He completed his master's degree in Computing Science from the University of Glasgow focusing the research on Tiny Machine Learning and its application in healthcare. Vinamra has published three research papers and received the best research award from IEEE and Springer conferences.

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Partners

Google

Morgan Stanley (https://www.morganstanley.com/)

Dell Technologies (https://www.dell.com)

The Social Hub Glasgow (https://www.thesocialhub.co/glasgow/)

Dresscode (https://www.dresscode.org.uk/)
Dresscode is a free lunchtime club for girls aged 11-13 that can be set up in your own school. They will learn about Games Design and making projects on Scratch 3.0, Web Development and Cyber Security. Dresscode aspires to make a dent in the Computing Science gender gap; with the aim of engaging, inspiring and raising awareness of opportunities the world of tech.

Glasgow City Innovation District (https://www.glasgowcityinnovationdistrict.com/)
As a hub for entrepreneurship, innovation and collaboration Glasgow City Innovation District is building on Scotland's rich tradition of scientific excellence and industrial ingenuity. Located in the heart of Glasgow City Centre, the District is home to innovative companies and organisations.

My Period UK (https://myperiod.org.uk/)

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