Wednesday 02 October
13:00 - 13:30 | Keynote Theatre
Breaking Boundaries: How Career Switchers are Transforming the Tech Industry
In this engaging talk, CEO Claudia Harris charts how Makers’ groundbreaking programme has successfully retrained over 1,500 mid-career women into tech roles over the past decade. Discover the unique Employee Values these career switchers can bring to organisations, propelling their swift coding abilities, accelerated promotions, and exceptional employer loyalty. Explore how initiatives like this can help achieve greater gender diversity in the severely underrepresented UK tech workforce.