WTM Bamenda International Women's Day, IWD2024

Name: WTM Bamenda International Women's Day, IWD2024
Start: 2024-04-20T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-04-20T16:30:00+01:00
Location: Admirality Hotel

Admirality Hotel, Up Station, Bamenda, 00000

GDG Bamenda

International Women’s Day (IWD) is Women Techmakers’ largest annual event campaign where events are hosted all around the world during the months of March and April in celebration of this moment. WTM Bamenda will be joining the campaign and cordially invites women from around Bamenda, Cameroon with an interest in technology.

Apr 20, 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM (UTC)

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Key Themes

International Women's DayWomen Techmakers

About this event

International Women’s Day (IWD) occurs on March 8th every year. It marks a moment to celebrate and provide visibility for the incredible contributions of women around the world and is a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
International Women’s Day (IWD) is Women Techmakers’ largest annual event campaign where events are hosted all around the world during the months of March and April in celebration of this moment.
From big summits to smaller, intimate gatherings, IWD is a time to host events that create connections, educate and inspire your tech community. IWD is also a way in which we support our mission of building a world where all women thrive in tech.
Join WTM Bamenda to celebrate amazing women thriving in technology both locally and globally under the theme "Impact the Future". We would have lots of interesting talks and workshops from a pool of amazing speakers on career development, google technologies, technical writing, etc. It's gonna be so much fun!

NB: This event is exclusively for women!

When

Saturday, April 20, 2024
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM (UTC)

Where

Admirality Hotel
Up Station
Bamenda, 00000

Agenda

8:00 AM	Introduction	learn more about IWD and why it is important to celebrate women globally with Mbongeya Noella, our pioneer lead and WTM Ambassador
8:15 AM	Panel session	In this panel session, come hear how to redefine success in Tech while shattering glass ceilings with Manka'a (A frontend Engr.), Miss Paschaline (A HR coordinator from ANTIC), Dr. Pascaline (HOD Computer Engr. NAHPI), and Cleopatra (A Software Engr.) Moderated by our very own Amandine (A Software Engr.).
10:15 AM	keynote	Learn why it is important to create impact than chasing clout in this keynote session delivered by Ida Delphine (A WTM Ambassador and WTM Bamenda lead)
10:35 AM	Testing 123...	Come gain insights on the importance of testing in Software development with Lum Joyceline (Coordinator of Bitsvalley ilabs).
11:00 AM	Break	Eat, Drink and belly-full. Actually, eat and drink...Coordinated by you.
11:05 AM	Cloud Computing's Advantage in Rebuilding: Bamenda Main Market Recovery with Cloud Solutions	Join Witah Geojane (Founder of Her Blueprint Africa) give us insight on cloud computing's role in rebuilding and recovery efforts.
12:05 PM	Empowering Women in the Field of AI and ML: A Beginner's Guide	Manka Velda, a Web developer and AI/ML enthusiast will be empowering women in the field of AI/ML in this presentation.
12:35 PM	"Impacting the Future" of Version Control with GitKraken Client	Dive into the future of Version control with Njong Emy, A Frontend Developer and GitKraken ambassador.
1:05 PM	Cybersecurity Basics	Are you interested or want to know more about Cybersecurity? Join Lynette who is a passionate cybersecurity analyst deliver an insightful talk on the basics of cybersecurity.
1:25 PM	Self-esteem & Self-confidence	You are the queen, you are the prize, Yazz queen!!! Come gain insights on building self-esteem and self-confidence as a woman in this inspiring talk by Chia Raissa, a GirlFORCE advocate and Frontend developer.
1:40 PM	Karaoke	Get loose and showcase your vocal talents or shamelessly voice out your favorite lyrics on stage in this Karaoke activity, coordinated by you, yes you!
2:05 PM	Best dressed nominations and voting	Nominate and vote your best dressed in the category of traditional or elegant (western), and have them win amazing prizes to celebrate this amazing day as a women in Tech!
3:00 PM	Networking and photos	Network, take pics, post them, tag us, merry merry and merry.

Speakers

Ida Delphine

Women Techmakers

WTM Ambassador

Noella Mbongeya

Women Techmakers

WTM Ambassador for Bamenda Cameroon

Lum Joyceline

Bitsvalley iLabs

Coordinator

Witah Geojane

Her Blueprint Africa

Founder

Njong Emy

Technical writer

GitKraken

Manka Velda

Computer Engineer

Mumandam Lynette

Cybersecurity Analyst

Chia Raissa

University of Bamenda

student

Panelists

Che Neba Manka'a

Surs Exchange

Front-end developer

Ndukum Pascaline

University of Bamenda

NAHPI Computer Engineering HOD

Enjeck Cleopatra

Meta (prev. Facebook), Bloomberg

Ex Intern

Miamo Paschaline

ANTIC

Human Resources Coordinator

Moderator

Nangah Amandine

Software Engineer

Host

Agien Petra

Community Manager

Organizers

Noella Mbongeya

MBY logistic company

WTM Ambassador

WTM Bamenda International Women's Day, IWD2024

Apr 20, 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM (UTC)

Key Themes

About this event

When

Where

Agenda

Speakers

Ida Delphine

Noella Mbongeya

Lum Joyceline

Witah Geojane

Njong Emy

Manka Velda

Mumandam Lynette

Chia Raissa

Panelists

Che Neba Manka'a

Ndukum Pascaline

Enjeck Cleopatra

Miamo Paschaline

Moderator

Nangah Amandine

Host

Agien Petra

Partners

Cameroon International Tech Summit

Mountain Hub

Afkanerd

Premier Dev

Her Blueprint Africa

Organizers

Noella Mbongeya

Ida Delphine

Nangah Amandine

Nui Lewis

Agien Petra

Ghany Elisha

Kinyuy Kelly

Lamfu Marie-claire

Mofiro Jean

Shenyuy Goodness-Divine Tata

Ndifon Titiana

Neba Desmond

Earl Millen

Nchanji Faithful

Lynette Mumandam

Mahagueheme G. Roxanne

Apr 20, 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM (UTC)