Women in Data®

✨ Women in Data® 2025: Insights, Inspiration, and a 3D Chocolate Head 🍫 Empowered. That's how I felt after an insightful, amazing day at the Women in Data Flagship event yesterday. Standing among 3,500 career-driven, diverse women, I couldn't help but feel the collective energy that happens when brilliant minds converge. 🌟 The day was packed with thought-provoking sessions: 🔐 Marsha Quallo-Wright from GCHQ reminded us to take risks and learn from failures - because you never know which doors will open next. 🤖 The deepfakes panel revealed that in the UK, we don't legally own our own image! As physical and digital selves merge, education and transparency around AI risks becomes increasingly critical. 📊 The "AI for Equity" session highlighted a sobering statistic: women in data and AI in the UK earn 9.1% less than men, emphasising the importance of documenting accomplishments for professional development. 📚 Caroline Criado Perez "Invisible Women" talk exposed data bias - women are 73% more likely to be seriously injured in car crashes because safety features are designed for male bodies. Her challenge to use AI to fill critical data gaps resonated deeply. 🏉 Rugby legend Maggie Alphonsi MBE was truly inspiring! She engaged the audience with wisdom on Self-Awareness and Self-Acceptance, encouraging us to embrace what makes us unique and recognise how "first followers" transform "lone nuts" into leaders. Between sessions, I saw demos of emerging technologies and experienced the (decidedly sassy) judgement of Google's Gemini AI during a LEGO building competition. I frantically attempted to build a taxi cab as per Gemini's request within the 100-second limit while Google Pixel phones captured my efforts. Fascinating to witness AI emanate such human-like judgement while critiquing my architectural choices! 🧱 Throughout the day, I reconnected with colleagues, made new connections, and left with fresh inspiration. Who knew I'd also leave with a 3D printed chocolate head of myself thanks to Google Cloud - ending the day on a sweet note! 🍫 Janasobini Vetharuban Aneesha D'Souza Ellie Grant Anca- Teodora Danila Ahartisha Selakanabarajah #WomenInData #DataScience #AIEthics #WomenInTech #DataLeadership #TechDiversity #AIInnovation #ProfessionalGrowth #DEI #DataBias #GoogleCloud

The Information Commissioner, John Edwards, on the ripple effect of data breaches and the impact on women's safety. He highlights the need for empathy with data breach victims. #womenssafety #datasecurity Women in Data® #InformationCommissionersOffice

𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝. Volunteering at 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 was an incredible opportunity to learn from trailblazing women shaping the future of data and AI. Every session reinforced the power of data-driven decision-making for a more inclusive and equitable world. Key Takesways : 💡 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 – How gender & ethnicity impact NHS App engagement. 🤖 𝐀𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 – Using AI to drive diversity & representation. 👩💻 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 – Engaging young women early in data & tech. ⚡ 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐈 & 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 – Ensuring responsible and fair AI adoption. A standout moment was 𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐌, our AI advocate for ethics & diversity, tackling bias, governance, and accountability to shape a fairer AI future. These discussions reaffirmed why diversity, inclusion, and ethical AI must be industry priorities. Excited to keep the conversation going and drive real change! #CapgeminiInvent #WomenInData #AI #WomenInTech #GetTheFutureYouWant

Our Ortecha-esses and allies have been having a wonderful time at the #WomeninData flagship event today - it’s so inspiring to see female Data & Analytics leaders speaking with such warmth and honesty about their achievements and the challenges they still face. Lovely too to share our table with some of the data ladies in our network who’ve not had a chance to attend before! Women in Data® we loved the music you used between speakers on the main stage - any chance of getting the playlist?! ❤️ #WomeninData #GirlsInData #GenAI #OrtechaLadies

Another inspiring day at the Women in Data® Flagship event this year with so many Sainsbury's data people ❤️ Aimee Clifford Florence J. Beth H. Alex Jardine Saielle DaSilva Alice Carafoli Brown Sukhi Johal Lorraine Kibble Steph Bell Seanne Pedder Jin Tao Alice Carafoli Brown Sophie Ball Marjan F. Andrew Hill Nil Bozkurt Karen Man

Real-time, live AI interactions, commentary and digital doubles in front of 3,500 people… Today the team from Deep Fusion Films is at the flagship event for Women in Data® where Benjamin Field and Christian Darkin have created a range of custom solutions using our in-house software and tools. Here are Ben and Christian piloting the tech allowing for things that just wouldn’t hsve been possible, even 6 months ago. It’s a very exciting time - and these tech and tools can be used ethically and additively to enhance productions.

A very powerful session delivered right now by Natalie Cramp and Juliette Scott in the main room on the state of women's health at Women in Data®

We are going RED for the day in support of the Women in Data® Flagship Event being held today! Women in Data® is a movement and a force for change in the realm of data science and analytics. A force that Arreoblue supports! #womenindata #arreoblue