Agenda:

18H00-18H10 - Welcome To GDGSoweto

18H15-18H45 - Gauri Yadav- AI Cloud Security

18H50 - 19H20 - Precious Lesupi - Inclusive Tech

19H20 - 19H30 - Closing

Speaker Bio

Gauri Yadav, currently working as a DevSecOps and CloudSecOps Engineer, brings over 2 years of experience in the field. She has a passion for delving deep into security aspects of cloud and DevOps, and enjoys sharing her knowledge through articles and content creation on platforms like Medium and LinkedIn. Gauri is also actively participating in technical events and conferences such as AWS Community Day Mumbai, Aws Community Day Pune etc. She is dedicated to promoting women in tech and derives fulfillment from making positive contributions to the community, whether it involves creating content, offering mentorship, or assisting individuals.

Precious Mamotingoe Lesupi is a data scientist and founder of Queers Code. They are currently part of the United Nations She Leads for Peace 2024 cohort as well as the BRICS Future Skills program where they have certificates in Blockchain Technology, Space Systems Engenirreing and Mobile Robotics. In their journey to advocating for inclusive and accessible tech, they have become a top 3 finalist for the Wired4Women 2024 awards and part of the top 15 young geeks in South Africa. They are a 3 times hackathon winner, they have mentored the NEMISA datathon, the COP28 Hack for Earth hackathon in Dubai as well judged the EmpowerHer Hackathon. Precious has also successfully run a hackathon to highlight the need for accessibility in tech solutions in partnership with the US Consulate General Johannesburg. They have also pioneered a robotics academy alongside Georgia State University.