International Women’s Day (IWD) is Women Techmakers’ largest annual event to celebrate women’s economic, political, and social achievements.
This year, we will celebrate it on:
Date: Saturday, 11th March 2023 and Sunday, 12th March 2023
Time: 1:30 pm until 5:30
Venue: D&T Building, Anggrek Desa ( https://goo.gl/maps/JheNV2HE1AYbD6Dc6 )
IWD event aims to create connections, educate and inspire the local tech community. IWD is also a way in which we support our mission of building a world where all women thrive in tech.
Join the all-female CTF competition at this link: https://bit.ly/iwdbrunei2023-ctf
For the CTF, you are not required to install anything as most of the questions can be solved using web tools. For beginners, feel free to reach out to the facilitators for hints, the point is to gain some experience and enjoy learning!
This event is open for ALL genders, consisting of panel discussions, workshops - both technical and soft-skill workshops - and talks that are targeted, but not limited, to women in Tech. Our speakers will consist of both international and local speakers.
SteventusGames
Founder
Swarmnetics
Security Consultant
Kollab
Quality Assurance Engineer
Program Manager, APAC
Enthusiastic and passionate about 3D printing technologies in both commercial and industrial side. DIY-hard fan who works on weekend projects with a self-owned FDM printer and also microcontrollers. A hardcore ambivert, based on multiple personality tests.
Izdihar is a security consultant who has worked as a developer for almost 10 years. He has worked for a number of companies in Brunei, and is currently employed by a Singaporean company called Swarmnetics. He is an expert in his field, and has helped many businesses to secure their networks and systems.
GCP Essentials
Jazmine Calma is GDG Cloud Manila's co-lead and WTM ambassador. She is a Computer Engineering graduate from Asia Pacific College and has trained in Google's Women Developer Academy. She has certifications from Cisco, Google, and ISTQB, and is currently working for Kollab as a Quality Assurance Engineer. Connect with her at linkedin.com/in/jccalma
Through Qwiklabs, get hands-on practice with Google Cloud’s fundamental tools and services. GCP Essentials is the first step to becoming a Google Cloud practitioner as it will walk you through the platform’s basic features.
Richa Tiwari is passionate about bringing cutting-edge health tech innovations to address healthcare challenges. As a Program Manager at Google Health, her work focuses on leading research and deployment of AI solutions in healthcare in the APAC region. Prior to joining Google, Richa worked in Pharma/Medical Affairs, developing and bringing cancer treatments to market, and has a PhD in Molecular Biology.
IT Security Analysts who took part in several CTFs and helped organized ITPSS’s Cyber Battle.
IT Security Analysts who took part in several CTFs and helped organized ITPSS’s Cyber Battle.
Mavens
Founder
Grominda Sdn. Bhd.
Business Director
Recap
Chief of Staff / Operations Lead
A former lecturer turned entrepreneur, Chai Li has founded and co-founded five businesses in the field of coworking space, training & development services, edutech and food & beverage industry. She is a member of ASEAN Young Entrepreneurship Council and Young Entrepreneurs Association Brunei.
Anthony has experiences in sales, public speaking, business operations and project management. Before the current pivot to Market and Consumer Research, projects include talent acquisition (recruitment) and development.
Tiyah has since diverted from her geology background to be more involved within the tech landscape in Brunei by leading an all-female team. She has tapped into several Bruneian hidden talents to be upskilled and more marketable, and also build startups to be more data-driven and profitable by connecting them to high-profile mentors that they needed for a boost. Tiyah shares a passion with her extensive network of locals and international tech leaders that champion big ideas, where she aims to transform the world digitally and purposefully.
Women Techmakers Brunei
Ambassador
When asked what keeps her motivated and resilient in working for positive future impacts, she answers, “If I can be anything in this world, I want to be a positive role model to my nieces and daughter, Safura”. Before having her daughter in July last year, she held many roles, including a lead trainer at RoboGarden BN where she has trained more than 50 students as young as year 1 in learning tech and coding, specifically in the Robotics and IoT field. She has also trained about 40 primary and secondary teachers across 3 schools on the integration of digital tools in education. Currently, she is focusing on raising her 7 months daughter, while organizing tech events for our local tech community.
GDG Organizer
Rumine Corporation / IBTE
GDG & WTM Committee
Politeknik Brunei
GDG & WTM Committee
eSuria Mentari Systems
GDG & WTM Brunei
GDG & WTM Committee
GDG & WTM Committee
Women TechMakers
WTM Ambassador
Women Techmakers Brunei 2020
Ambassador
Team
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