Whether you’re brand new to the industry or have decades of experience under your belt, if you’re interested in understanding the biggest tech trends impacting business and society then our tech talks are for you.

Each of our speakers will give insight into a specific technology close to their heart, ensuring you’ll enjoy expanding your knowledge with over 600 others. There will be various levels of talk available depending on your level of expertise.

The Tech Talks will be accompanied by workshops if you are looking to delve deeper into a given topic. In 2020 we will have over 12,000 workshop places available.

Sessions here will examine what it takes for an entire organisation to be aligned to a purpose. Discover how work is evolving and what new technologies and behaviours are shaping our organisations. How do we adapt? What are the capabilities, resources and management systems that can be deployed to support the enterprise’s direction, and how does diversity and inclusion play a crucial part.

These presentations will be accompanied by workshops if you are looking to delve deeper into a given topic. In 2020 we will have over 12,000 workshop places available.

Here we will address D&I specifically – each session in this track will examine best practices for creating a D&I department, how to build a diverse and inclusive team, why diversity in tech is more than just gender, role plays and specific training.

We will be looking at how to close the pay gap, the best talent attraction tools to create a diverse team and how to engineer and inclusive and equal culture.

This track is perfect for attendees who are looking to upskill, learn more about and/or advance in the tech sector. Perhaps you haven’t yet started your career, or are early on in your career, and are looking for advice on how to identify your dream job, what employers look for, or how to successfully transition from university to the professional workplace.

Sessions in this track are also designed for the more experienced professional looking to take the next step in their career such as nailing a promotion, building a mentorship partnership, or negotiating a salary increase.

As we prepare leaders for the future of work, it is vital to underpin what changes are ahead. Leadership 2020 is to re-define the core principles of leadership. The transformation now has a name and a mission. Leadership 2020 means change.

We will be looking at how to carve a journey to the C-Level, how to run a department / business unit, how to ensure you have a voice an influence in the upper echelons of business and how to maintain your authenticity as a woman in a position of leadership.

This session encourages healthy debate amongst peers. If you say there is an elephant in the room, you mean that there is an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about. Let’s talk about it. In this session we will address topics typically laced in controversy, we will be pushing boundaries and, if previous sessions are anything to go by, igniting debate and challenging perception.

Expert speakers dive into how the top 10 emerging technologies of 2020 are disrupting and changing the world.

Discover the challenges female founders face, find solutions, and get fundraising tips from successful female entrepreneurs to energise yourself and your business. This year we will also be looking at how to maintain your company culture when scaling up your workforce.

In this seminar zone, hear from industry leaders who can share top tips on self-development to reinvent you as a modern-day tech professional. This is one of the most popular content themes at the event; we will be looking at self-confidence, body language, interpersonal skills, dealing with toxic colleagues, goal setting and maximising your professional brand.

This topic shines a spotlight on how the power of technology is being leveraged to bring about positive change in the world; whether it be through increasing sustainability, improving education or ensuring greater access to healthcare for more, we want to make lots of noise about the positive social impact being achieved through technology.

The Career Advice Zone is a space for attendees to seek advice from experts on how to maximise their career. Find out which skills you should be acquitting to achieve your next promotion or land your dream job. Get feedback on your CV. Learn about career changes that leverage your existing skillset.

Sign up for your one-to-ones with our expert speakers. This is a safe environment for you seek professional advice for your short and long term career goals and needs.

Master classes are interactive learning experiences for advanced technical professionals. We will be offering advanced sessions on engineering, AI, quantum computing, data science, cyber security, Blockchain, cloud and gaming.

Are introductory sessions to various technical skills available to all attendees who would like to learn the basics and gain an understanding of various technical disciplines. We will have a large focus on coding, with some other classes looking at Blockchain, AI and web development.