(Photo: View from the Shard London by Amaya & Laurent)
About
Tech Night LDN
Tech Night LDN is a mini-conference packed with talks, workshops and networking for students and recent graduates who are curious about technology. Expect an evening of inspiration and motivation.
We believe that in order to truly make strides towards achieving diversity in tech, we need to include all genders and different races in the conversation. Even if you’re new to technology, or are really passionate about it, join us!
Kano Competition
This year, we’re also cohosting an app competition with Kano, the Kano University Competition. Open to current students and recent graduates (within the last 2 years), the competition aims to give you the chance to impact the next generation whilst encouraging open-source development.
The winning group will have the opportunity to present their work at Tech Night, and the app will be released on the Kano OS for 70k+ users. The winning group will also win a Kano kit each. Full details here.
FAQ
Who is this event for?
Any student or recent graduate (less than 2 years out of university) interested in technology. All genders, races and technical skill levels are welcome!
Who is running this?
We’re a (pretty diverse) team of tech-loving students from UCLU TechSoc, UCLU Leading Women and WarwickTECH.
Will food be provided?
Yes! We will be providing dinner and drinks courtesy of our extremely generous sponsor, the Warwick Technology Alumni Network.
I know nothing about tech. Can I come?
Yes! We warmly welcome anyone willing to learn, so all of our activities have been chosen with you in mind.
Do you have a code of conduct?
We sure do! Everyone involved with the event is required to read and respect the Conf Code of Conduct.
SPEAKERS
Kathryn Parsons
Co- Founder & CEO, Decoded
Kathryn co-founded Decoded in January 2011, with a mission to demystify the technologies behind the screen. Famous for teaching anyone Code in a Day, their face-to-face and online learning experiences span code, data, cyber security, machine learning and lean methodologies.
Decoded now have offices in London, New York and Sydney and have since taught tens of thousands of people across every industry and sector in over 45 different cities worldwide.
Raia Hadsell
Research Scientist, Google Deepmind
Raia, a senior research scientist at Google DeepMind, has worked on deep learning and robotics problems for over 10 years. Her thesis on Vision for Mobile Robots won the Best Dissertation award from New York University, and was followed by a post-doc at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute. Raia then worked as a senior scientist and tech manager at SRI International. Raia joined DeepMind in 2014, where she leads a research team studying robot navigation and lifelong learning.
Sandra Greiss
Data Scientist, Lyst
Sandra is a data scientist at Lyst, an online fashion platform that aims to change the way you shop online. > She has a strong academic background with a BSc in Physics (Paris) and an MSc and PhD in Astrophysics (Warwick). Using Python, a coding language, on a daily basis during her postgraduate degrees is what helped her find a job in industry fairly quickly. She also developed analytical skills, which have been essential for her job.
Nafisa Bakkar
Co-Founder & CEO, Amaliah
Nafisa is the co-founder and CEO of Amaliah.co.uk, currently in the Ignite 100 cohort.
While studying Natural Sciences at UCL, Nafisa fell in love with all things entrepreneurship. She’s worked with Enactus UCL and UCL’s Centre for Entrepreneurship, before finally taking the leap herself to found Amaliah, a fashion site for the modest fashion market. She is also a Founders and Coders and Digital India (IndoGenius) alumni.
Michael Berhane
Co-Founder, POCIT and Co-Founder & CTO, Project Berlin
Michael is a co-founder of the blog ‘People Of Color In Tech’ (POCIT) && co-founder/CTO at the web and mobile studio/lab ‘Project Berlin’. Previously a JavaScript Engineer at London startup Urban Massage. Michael has a ‘Computer Science’ MSc from UCL and BA in ‘Business with Law’ from Kingston.
Robert Whitehead
Co-Founder & CTO, Improbable.io
Rob graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2012 in Bachelor of Science, Computer Science. From there, he became CTO and Co-Founder of Improbable.
Natalie Nzeyimana
Co-Founder & Director of Strategy, nuanced
Natalie leads strategy at nuanced, a digital + strategy studio she co-founded. She was previously part of the Business Analysis team at ARM, Cambridge. Natalie studied Philosophy & Politics at the University of Manchester. She volunteers with HERA and enjoys learning new languages, currently NodeJS has her attention.
