Kia ora,
On September 12, TechWomen, supported by the AI Forum and the Asia New Zealand Foundation, hosted a special event featuring Vicky Nyamsuren. Born into a nomadic life in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, Vicky shared insights about her upbringing, and her journey to becoming a leading female influencer in tech. She spoke passionately about her drive to succeed, detailing her rapid rise to CEO of a Mongolian company and the obstacles she faced, particularly the lack of role models and diversity in senior positions. Her story exemplifies resilience and determination.
In response to these challenges, Vicky founded Empasoft University in Mongolia to train and empower more people, especially women, to pursue careers in technology. Despite being a relatively young institution, Empasoft University is already making a significant impact, with around 30% of its students being women, fostering diversity in the tech field. Vicky emphasised that the purpose of technology is to serve humanity and the importance of preserving culture and language. Her story is a testament to resilience and the transformative power of education.
We’re grateful to everyone who joined us for this well-attended event. Missed it? You can catch the recording here.
Ada Lovelace Day 2024
Next week, we’re excited to welcome you, both in Auckland and online across the motu, to celebrate women in tech. Register here.
ShadowTech24
ShadowTech24 was a huge success! Together, we gave students across Aotearoa an unforgettable look into the future a tech career can offer our rangatahi. Thanks to your incredible support, this year over 1000 young women from 76 schools nationwide spent a day immersed in the tech industry, and the feedback has been fantastic!
A heartfelt mihi to our partners, supporters, companies, teachers, and rangatahi for making this year’s ShadowTech24 a huge success. Special thanks to our Gold Partners – Deloitte, Westpac and TechStep; Bronze Partners – CyberCX,Verizon Connect and Tuatahi First Fibre; and Supporting Partners, Ministry of Education New Zealand and Visa, for their support in bringing this initiative to life.
Check out our highlights video here.
We’re already looking forward to making an even bigger impact with ShadowTech in 2025! If you’d like to be involved as a sponsor or volunteer, we’d love to hear from you.
International Women’s Day 2025
We’ve got some exciting plans for our International Women’s Day (IWD) event next year! We’re introducing fresh ideas to make it our most engaging and inspiring IWD yet. Stay tuned for more details – you won’t want to miss this! We’re also looking for sponsors for this event, so if you’re interested please get in touch!
Ngā mihi
The TechWomen Team
Read the full news here: Vicky Nyamsuren, ShadowTech24, and Ada Lovelace Day | October Newsletter
