This is the first time an organisation has gone this far to celebrate women in technology in Lagos. And I must say it is a beautiful initiative.
Techcabal’s is putting up a multi-sensory exhibition, AUDACITY, to profile 50 women in the Lagos technology ecosystem from different backgrounds and at different stages of their technology careers.
The exhibition comprises portrait photography, abstract art, sculptural, interactive and digital elements. It opened on the 16th of March, 2019 and is taking place at Africa Fintech Foundry, Victoria Island, Lagos. The exhibition continues on 17th, 23rd and 24th of March 2019.
Techcabal also created a website, Techwomenlagos, as part of the celebration. The website went up on the 8th of March 2019 to coincide with this year’s edition of the International Women’s Day.
Some of the women profiled include Adia Sowho, MD, Nigeria of Mines.io. , Dr Yinka David-West, an Academic Director at Lagos Business School and Omowale David-Ashiru, MD of Andela Nigeria. Click here to see the full list of women profiled.
Techcabal also partnered with leading technology companies to organise workshops and activities designed to engage and empower women with knowledge and insights to take their tech journeys to the next level.
The events include the following:
Taking Your Seat at the Table: A Tech Women Lagos Workshop by MINES
(Strictly for women)
In this workshop, the discussion will be on how women can build confidence to fully participate in the tech industry and what they can learn from women who are fearlessly pursuing careers in technology. Young girls and women will be reminded that they already have what it takes to excel in this field and they do not need permission to take their seat at the table.
The speakers are:
Feyi Olabiyi, Bolanle Banwo, Mohini Ufeli, Temitope Adediran
Moderated by Oluchi Ezeugo
Date: Thursday, March 19
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Location: Andela, Epic Tower, Cafeteria, 235 Ikorodu Road Lagos
Register to attend here.
Diverse Roles in Tech: A Tech Women Lagos Panel Discussion by Paystack
(Strictly for women)
Technology companies need people with a broad range of skills to succeed. While software development is a critical function within tech startups, roles such as product management, sales, design, finance and marketing are just as important.
In this panel discussion, four women who have built impressive careers in tech will share details of their journey and the diverse roles that exist within technology.
The panellists are:
Khadijah Abu, Odunayo Eweniyi, Tosin Faniro-Dada, Mohini Ufeli
Date: Thursday, March 21
Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm
Location: Paystack HQ, 3A Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja GRA Lagos
Register to attend here.
Leading Complex Organizations: A Tech Women Lagos Workshop by MINES
(Strictly for women)
In this workshop, Mines Managing Director and VP of Growth, Adia Sowho, will share her experiences as a decision maker and leader at innovative, technologically complex Nigerian businesses. As Director of Digital Business for EMTS (formerly Etisalat, now 9Mobile) Adia spearheaded a 10X revenue growth in digital business; introduced ~1000 products into the market and outpaced the already fast-growing core business five-fold.
Now, as the CEO of Mines, she’s leading the charge to bring credit at scale to Nigeria and other emerging markets. Adia will speak on the methods she has used to build thriving organizational structures occupied by high-performance teams and lead business transformation across multiple organizations.
Date: Saturday, March 23
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Africa Fintech Foundry, 1216 Ibiyinka Olorunbe, Lagos
Register to attend here.
