#women4ew

The Table Talk addresses numerous questions and topics: How do young people see themselves - even before the decision in favour of STEM is made? What role do mentors, networks, lectures and panels play in orientation? Which companies do young people choose and why? How is it possible to build relationships and promote a sense of achievement? Do early investments by schools, universities and young talent programmes serve the employee pyramid? Are flexible working hours, long-term learning, development opportunities and transparency the basis of employee and company loyalty? Can we learn from other countries and cultures where women in technology are "normal"?

Table Captains:
Stefani Eisele und Magdalena Daxenberger, Exhibition committee

Recent advances in the field of artificial intelligence have opened up numerous new opportunities for companies, society and individuals, but also raise complex questions about the distribution of power and privilege. This is because current AI systems often reinforce existing power imbalances and disadvantage marginalised, underrepresented and underprivileged people. AI can reproduce power, but it can also – if designed in a feminist way – change it. Can feminist AI make our world fairer and what could this look like? Who would benefit from this and who would have an interest in preventing it? AI is powerful – the question is whether we use it to change power or to reinforce what already exists.

Table Captain:
Eva Gengler, enableYou 
Sandra Rivera, General Manager of Data Center and AI Group, Intel

"If you want to make a career as a woman in a high environment, you have to behave in such and such a way!"

Who hasn't heard it in our industry - the unsolicited advice, often mixed with prejudice and stereotypes: "you're a quota woman" / "you only got promoted because you're a woman" / and so on.

Based on her experience as a female engineer and manager in a very male-dominated industry (often as one of the few or only women in the study programme / project team / department / etc.) and now as managing director of SchuhEder Consulting, the executive search firm for the electronics industry, Nadja Eder takes a practical look at the following questions, among others:

• Is it harder to make a career as a woman?
• How can I build a meaningful career? What does a career mean to me? And how can I find out?
• Be careful when changing jobs: Which company is right for me?
• Gender pay gap? Do my colleagues earn more than I do? How should I negotiate my salary?
• How can a network help me? And how can I build one?
• What other tips and tricks can I use?

Table Captain:
Nadja Eder, SchuhEder Consulting GmbH 

As a female engineer, it is not always easy to assert yourself in such a deeply technical environment as embedded systems and electronics. Instead of a leap of faith in your own competence, you often experience skepticism and reservations in contrast to male colleagues. How do you deal professionally and competently if you are initially considered to be "the insignificant appendage of marketing" in meetings with customers, business partners or colleagues? How do you manage to maintain a positive attitude towards new interlocutors over the years? And what kind of support do we want from our colleagues and how do we sensitize them to this?  We want to share experiences and discuss possible strategies around the table!

• How do you approach (new) customers, colleagues and business partners competently and confidently and what strategies do you use to engage in discussions on an equal footing?
• How do you deal positively and constructively with mutual expectations, what experiences have you had (positive/negative)?
• How do you present your skills to the outside world and take leadership/responsibility for topics that you enjoy?

Table Captain:
Anna-Lena Marx, inovex GmbH, Embedded Software Development