Confidence and resilience in digital
On Thursday 17 March 2022, to celebrate International Women’s Day, Digital Futures (DF) partnered with the NT Australian Computing Society (ACS) to deliver a free panel session called Confidence and Resilience in Digital.
The event facilitated discussions on how women working in digital, technical and ICT professions can build confidence and resilience in an ever-evolving tech landscape.
Each speaker drew on their own stories and experiences to formulate their answers and address how women in Digital can build confidence and resilience.
The event was reported as a great success, and the post even survey gave ratings of 8.25 out of 10 and commenting the quality as very good to inspiring.
Keynote speakers were:
- Karen Hawkes (Director of Captovate)
- Karina Bourne (Director of Kinetic IT)
- Bel Cook (Digitally Buzzed Founder)
- Camille Fong Lim (Regional Manager at SRA Information Technology)
- and Peta Hine (Traineeship Program Manager at NEC Australia)
- and the winner of our Digital Futures sponsored award Progression of Women in ICT from the NT Digital Excellence Awards
Women in Business with Ita Buttrose AC, OBE
On Thursday 20 October, Ms Ita Buttrose AC, OBE presented at the October Business Month’s Women in Business luncheons.
Ms Buttrose is the current chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), a former television and radio personality, author and former magazine editor, publishing executive and newspaper journalist.
While Ms Buttrose’ legacy holds many honours, the more notable ones include:
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Officer of the Champion of the Order of Australia (AC)
- The Australian Governments Centenary Medal
With Ms Buttrose’ profile and extensive career in both business and technology, the luncheons were a unique opportunity to see a truly exceptional trailblazing Australian.
Digital Futures is proud to sponsor the live stream of Ms Buttrose’s Darwin presentation.
