WomenTechIceland

We were thrilled for this op to share our perspective on Iceland, and connect with so many great folks committed to DEI in tech & engineering. Thanks for thinking of us Iwona Windekilde.

✈️✈️✈️ We're heading to CPH ✈️✈️✈️ If you are in /know folks in Copenhagen on Monday, 21 October, WTI board members Randi Stebbins,Valenttina Griffin, and Payal Shah are heading to Aalborg University to participate in: Empowering Diversity in Engineering: Insights, Initiatives, and Innovation. Session 1: Enhancing Diversity in Engineering Education 9:15 – 10:00 Keynote Presentation: "Fact vs. fiction: DEIB in the Icelandic tech sector" Moderator: Iwona Windekilde, Associate Professor, NTNU Speakers: Randi Stebbins, Valenttina Griffin and Payal Shah, WomenTechIceland For more info and the entire program: https://lnkd.in/d_8YDjbZ

Thank you to everyone who joined our AI hackathon at the University of Iceland last weekend 💜 Throughout the day we were continuously impressed by the creativity and commitment from the participants. The winning team showed great understanding of bias in AI and came up with a clever solution to mitigate bias in voice activated AI tools. The talented Saga Ulfarsdóttir AI and product strategist, kicked off the agenda with an insightful keynote about AI development, opportunities and limitations. Her insights were a great input into the hackathon project itself. Thank you to our wonderful sponsors and partners, including Bridget Burger. Without all of them this event would not have been such a success Ada - Women and non-binary in Tech at the University of Iceland /sys/tur - association of female students in computer science at Reykjavik University Prof. Morris Riedel & The National Competence Center for HPC & AI EDIH-IS - Miðstöð stafrænnar nýsköpunar Origo Iceland

Introducing our keynote speaker for Saturday's bias in AI event: Saga Ulfarsdóttir Saga is an AI/ML expert, with a background in product development, most recently for the online travel marketplace Guide to Europe. She has previously worked as a data scientist for Trendsales and in production planning at Marel. Saga will be sharing insights on the evolution of AI, foundational concepts, and the training of Language Models. She'll also dive into important topics like bias in AI and much more. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from a true expert in the field! Registrations are still open. Link in comments ➡️

WomenTechIceland's AI #hackathon event is coming up, where we will cover the impact of bias in AI and hopefully see some creative and thoughtful solutions to how we can mitigate its impact. Who is the event for? The event is aimed at university students but students in the last year of high school are also welcome. Know someone who might be interested? Share the link with them. Why you should join: 📚 To learn about bias in AI 💜 To get to know other people in the community 🥪 For the free food 🏆 To win - we have prizes for the best solution! 💃 To have fun 🤝 To contribute Special thanks to our sponsors Origo Iceland, Háskóli Íslands and Reykjavik University and our collaborators /sys/tur and Ada - Women and non-binary in Tech at the University of Iceland Registration link in comments ➡️ #womenintech #aihackathon

Big congrats to our friends at Nordic Women in Tech Awards who took home an award from our other friends’ Diversify’s Blaze Awards. Proud to know and partner with these great women.

Hi everyone - we have an exciting event coming up on Oct 12 for students where we will focus on bias in AI and how to mitigate the negative impact it can have. It's a one day hackathon and it will be held at the University of Iceland. Attendees will be split into teams to tackle AI themed projects and the best solution will win a prize sponsored by Origo. Registration is free so please spread the word or sign up if you are a student yourself 🚀 Registration link: https://lnkd.in/eh4P6pNc

New category for the Nordic Women in Tech Awards— Teen of the year! Know an emerging technologist or tech inclusion leader? See below and nominate.

Dear community! We are happy to announce the new board for WomenTechIceland. The new board of directors includes: ✨ Ólöf Kristjánsdóttir, CMO at Taktikal ✨ Paula Gould, Founder at Float and gather ✨ Valenttina Griffin, founder and owner of Griffin & Jonsson ✨ Ósk Heiða Sveinsdóttir, CCO at Pósturinn ✨ Payal Shah, UX Researcher, Innovation Consultant, & Social Impact Entrepreneur ✨ Randi Stebbins, manager of content marketing at AGR We are so proud of this community and we look forward to engaging with you all in the coming events and activities. We have a lot of exciting events coming up, including a bias in AI event in October and the Nordic Women in Tech Awards in Oslo in November. We are also always happy to hear from you! If you have an idea for us, please do not hesitate to share it with us. https://lnkd.in/eGx3Bb_U

Our board members Randi Stebbins, Valenttina Griffin and Payal Shah will participate in the Empowering Diversity in Engineering event in Denmark on 21 October. More info and link to register can be found below!