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PROGRAMME
WOMEN IN TECH WEEK 2026
12 to 16 Oct · UK and online
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Monday12 October 2026
20 events to explore
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM01
Lloyds Banking Group, Westminster House, 11 Portland Street, Manchester
ManchesterMid to Senior
Join WeAreTechWomen and Lloyds Banking Group as we officially launch Women in Tech Week 2026, bringing together women in technology, senior leaders and industry Hosted by Lloyds Banking Group and WeAreTechWomen Join WeAreTechWomen and Lloyds Banking Group as we officially launch Women in Tech Week 2026
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM02
PwC Manchester, 1 Hardman Square
ManchesterAll Attendees
Bringing together Join PwC for an interactive breakfast event exploring how we can break down some of the barriers experienced by women as they progress through their careers in technology. Bringing together women and allies from across the technology community, this session will create space to share experiences, learn from one another and explore...
8:30 AM - 10:15 AM03
London
LondonMid to Senior
As the Burnham Government prioritises “good growth in every postcode”, the UK’s productivity ambitions will depend on businesses enabling people across the workforce to adopt and benefit from AI. Yet studies show that women remain underrepresented in both the development and use of AI, with women making up only 22% of the UK AI workforce and adopti...
As part of Women in Tech Week , Santander Women in Tech and the Women in AI Community are partnering with WeAreTechWomen
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM06
Virtual / Online
Virtual / OnlineExecutive & Founders
Start Women in Tech Week with a clearer head, a smarter to-do list and a practical way to make AI work for you. Hosted by Lancashire Women in Digital founder, Tech Entrepreneur and global speaker Liz Hardwick CSP, this practical, hands-on session brings women working across digital and tech together at the start of Women in Tech Week to explore a s...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM07
Virtual / Online
Virtual / OnlineMid to Senior
Hear relatable career stories. Discover careers beyond Meet women working in technology, discover the range of roles available and explore how different strengths can lead to a future in tech. Hear relatable career stories.
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM08
Virtual / Online
Virtual / OnlineMid to Senior
The tech industry is fighting hard to retain females, especially leadership level, yet a massive, naturally occurring hurdle remains shrouded in silence: menopause and its impact on the individual’s mental health. With the average age of menopause coinciding exactly with the peak of a woman’s career trajectory, countless high-performing employees a...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM09
Virtual / Online
Virtual / OnlineAll Attendees
You’ve invested in your career. You’ve worked hard, achieved your goals, taken on new responsibilities and continued to grow – but when was the last time you checked in with yourself? When work becomes demanding, it can be easy for other parts of life to quietly receive less attention, our money, mental well-being, relationships, identity, joy, pur...
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM10
Colony, King Street, Manchester
ManchesterCareer Returners
As the tech industry rapidly pivots toward AI and data-driven roles, what does the right skillset for tomorrow actually look like? Join us in Manchester during Women in Tech Week for an inspiring session dedicated to navigating this shift, championing early talent and empowering more women to thrive in tech. The session begins with an exclusive key...
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM11
Virtual / Online
Virtual / OnlineAll Attendees
This practical and engaging session In a world where priorities shift quickly, information is often incomplete and change is constant, uncertainty can become a significant barrier to confidence, collaboration and performance. This practical and engaging session explores how participants can break through those barriers by building greater clarity, ...
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM12
Virtual / Online
Virtual / OnlineExecutive & Founders
In this fireside chat, Dr Vanessa Vallely OBE sits down with Cecilia Mourain-Jacquin to explore her career journey across different industries, the experiences and people that helped shape her path to the C-suite, and what she has learned along the way. As Chief Home Buying and Savings Officer at Moneybox, Cecilia will share more about the company’...
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM13
Virtual / Online
Virtual / OnlineCareer Returners
In today’s competitive market, roles are fewer, expectations are higher, and visibility is everything. Whether you’re navigating redundancy, seeking a promotion, or pivoting to a board-level role, your CV must do more than list achievements – it must tell a compelling story of strategic impact. Yet most executives struggle to: Translate complex fin...
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM14
Virtual / Online
Virtual / OnlineAll Attendees
Alongside structural barriers like promotion and pay, many women also describe a quieter obstacle: the confidence to Despite progress, women are exiting the tech industry at twice the rate of men. Alongside structural barriers like promotion and pay, many women also describe a quieter obstacle: the confidence to advocate for themselves, speak up, a...
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM15
Virtual / Online
Virtual / OnlineExecutive & Founders
Build and embed a helpful mindset, boost confidence, challenge limiting beliefs and address automatic negative thoughts … This practical coaching workshop provides an opportunity to learn from and inspire each other, and individual reflection time on a self-coaching tool – REFRAME for a mindset shift. Build and embed a helpful mindset, boost confid...
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM16
Virtual / Online
Virtual / OnlineExecutive & Founders
Sheila Flavell CBE is a prominent figure in the technology sector, Sheila Flavell, Court Assistant, WCIT will be sharing her thoughts on ‘Who Wins at Work In An AI Powered World?’ Sheila Flavell CBE is a prominent figure in the technology sector, known for her extensive contributions to gender equality and digital skills development. She currently ...
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM17
Cyber Security Hub Millennium Point 3rd floor, West Midlands Cyber Security Hub, Birmingham
BirminghamAll Attendees
Event is hosted and sponsored by the West Midlands Cyber Hub, British Computer Society and SCC Connecting, Inspiring & Empowering Women in Cyber and Technology Join Women in Tech Communities & Cyber
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM18
Virtual / Online
Virtual / OnlineStudents & NextGen
Are you full of ideas with so much to say, but struggle to own the room when it’s time to speak? This fun session will provide you with tangible techniques and tools that will take the dread out of public speaking with actor led coaching, that will give you a solid platform on which to grow. Hayley honed her craft at Drama School, on the West End a...
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM19
Virtual / Online
Virtual / OnlineAll Attendees
This conscious breathwork session helps you release tension, quiet the inner critic and The week has begun and your nervous system knows it. Come and breathe it all out. This conscious breathwork session helps you release tension, quiet the inner critic and create space for everything this week is asking you to step into. ABOUT THE INNERVERSE — Wel...
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM20
Tech Junction, Old Street, London
LondonAll Attendees
Bring your Women in tech? That includes all of us now. You don’t need a technology job to have questions about AI, or a say in how it shapes our lives. Bring your mum, auntie, daughter, niece or friend for a night out that could spark a new interest, a little confidence and a whole lot of possibility. Perhaps you’re excited about AI. Perhaps you’re...
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