Events

The Real Talk Series - Tech Edition

The Women in Marketing Africa network presents to you The Real Talk Series – a series of open and frank conversations with senior professionals and industry leaders.

International Women’s Day in March 2022 - themed around driving a sustainable future through representation and visibility, and breaking the bias – will focus on the lived experiences of women in the tech industry.

Where

Virtual via Google Meet

When

08th March 2022
Tuesday 8th March 2022 14:00 SAST

Since the beginning of time women have faced challenges in being seen and being treated as equals to their male counterparts. The effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic have in some ways worsened the situation and new challenges have arisen:
 
  • A widening gender pay gap
  • Lack of sponsorship
  • Burnout is on the rise
  • Women are rising as stronger leaders, but their work is going unrecognised
This series of conversations aims to allow women to share their experiences of the challenges they’ve faced and in doing so help others.
 
The discussions cover career progression; balancing work and home life; the impact of the global pandemic; the hard decisions and sacrifices they have had to make; and what has worked for them as ambitious professionals.
 
In this, the Tech Edition, celebrating International Women’s Day on the 8th March 2022, we will address the importance of representation and visibility in typically male dominated industries, taking a look at the lived experiences and challenges faced by women in tech marketing.
 
This will be a free on the Google Meet platform and will be live streamed via YouTube.

The conversation will be delivered as a panel discussion with audience members able to pose questions to the panellists.

Convened by UN Women the Unstereotype Alliance is a thought and action platform that seeks to eradicate harmful gender-based stereotypes in all media and advertising content. It brings together partners and seeks to collectively use the advertising industry as a force for good to drive positive change all over the world.

Members work towards creating a world without stereotypes, empowering women in all their diversity, whether that be related to race, class, age, ability, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, language or education and addressing harmful masculinities to help create a gender equal world.

Google UnStereotype Alliance
Dr Stacie CC Graham

Dr Stacie CC Graham

MODERATOR - Global Racial Equity Programme Director, WPP

Dr Stacie CC Graham

Dr Stacie CC Graham

MODERATOR - Global Racial Equity Programme Director, WPP

Dr Stacie CC Graham is the Global Racial Equity Programme Director at WPP. The Racial Equity Programme refers to the $30 million commitment to antiracism that Mark Read, WPP’s CEO, made on behalf of WPP in June of 2020. Prior to joining WPP, Dr Graham worked as an independent management and strategy consultant and executive coach. She is also the founder of Colour Balance Images (CBI), a two-sided marketplace licensing images and footage that are representative of the global majority. CBI has it strongest presence in Africa, partnering with prominent cultural institutions, such as Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa, and Nubuke Foundation in Accra, Ghana.

Victoria Henry

Victoria Henry

PANELLIST - Head of Group Marketing & Fractional CMO, Alphawave

Victoria Henry

Victoria Henry

PANELLIST - Head of Group Marketing & Fractional CMO, Alphawave

Victoria is a B2B technology marketing and communications leader with almost 20 years’ experience. She is currently Head of Group Marketing at Stellenbosch based technology investment company, Alphawave Group, responsible for Group marketing and supporting the companies in the portfolio as a Fractional CMO.

 

Prior to joining Alphawave Group, Victoria was CMO at DataProphet – recognised as a World Economic Forum (WEF) Technology Pioneer and selected for CB Insights 100 most innovative AI start-ups.

 

Victoria spent most of her career in London, both in-house and agency side working with a range of start-ups and global tech firms including Symantec, VeriSign and Salesforce.

Ifeoma Jibunoh–Dozie

Ifeoma Jibunoh–Dozie

PANELLIST - Group Chief Marketing Officer, Liquid Intelligent Technologies

Ifeoma Jibunoh–Dozie

Ifeoma Jibunoh–Dozie

PANELLIST - Group Chief Marketing Officer, Liquid Intelligent Technologies

Ifeoma is Chief Marketing Officer of Liquid Intelligent Technologies. She was previously Director of Marketing and Communications for Sub-Saharan Africa at Mastercard, where she was responsible for the development of an integrated marketing and communications strategy that drove Mastercard’s business performance, brand salience, and reputation in the region.

Before MasterCard, she worked at Heineken for 17 years in senior marketing roles across multiple markets and regions in Europe and Africa.

Ifeoma has a law degree (LLB) from the University of Bristol and a master’s degree in international business (LLM) from Kings College London.

Asha Patel

Asha Patel

PANELLIST - Head of B2B Marketing SSA & Head of Marketing South Africa, Google

Asha Patel

Asha Patel

PANELLIST - Head of B2B Marketing SSA & Head of Marketing South Africa, Google

Asha is an innovative leader with over 17 years of experience in tech and media across emerging and developed markets.

Prior to Google, Asha spent 4 years at Standard Bank, where she established the group's web and mobile presence across 18 African markets. Before that, she spent 3 years at Primedia subsidiary, The Mobile Games Company.

Asha is a passionate diversity advocate and has been deeply involved in transformation from the age of 16 when she was appointed to the Junior City Council. She has been recognised as one of Mail & Guardian's Top 200 Young South Africans and as a One Young World Ambassador. 

Asha holds degrees in Informatics, Honours Cum Laude in Business Management, and multiple Business Schools certifications.

Watch the full replay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LGhn5RpMYw

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