WiT Belfast x Belfast Tech Week - Lightning Talks Event - Sep 2025

Women in Tech Lightning Talks @ Belfast Tech Week: "What I Wish I'd Known" - in collaboration with Innovation Factory and Payroc

As part of Belfast Tech Week, Women in Tech are holding our ever popular Lightning Talks event, this time with the theme “What I Wish I'd Known" on Monday 22nd September 2025 at 6pm.

The event is kindly hosted at Innovation Factory and sponsored by Payroc who are generously supporting the refreshments on the evening.

We have been holding Workshops and Lightning Talks events for many years now, with the aim of encouraging more women to give technical talks. Female speaker representation in tech events and meetups have increased as a result.

The talks should only be 3 to 5 minutes long, ideally bearing some relation to the theme "What I wish I'd known" – please submit your lightning talk idea here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbvWDMxu5tMGiY1XGL9fJR9qyXh0xZgXtRaDbGB8L2NJ_ZoA/viewform

Doors 17.30 for 18.00 start. Food and drink (alcoholic and soft drinks, teas and coffees) will be provided. Gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options will be available.

The Plan for the evening is:
5.30pm – 6.00pm – Food & drinks, Networking
6-00pm – 8.00pm – Lightning Talks
8.00pm – 9.00pm – Networking

We’d love to hear your story!