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SheSays Brighton announces International Women’s Day event
SheSays Brighton has announced an evening of free online talks and networking for International Women’s Day on Monday, March 8 from 6.30pm with three speakers, including Michelle Steele from Trans Pride Brighton, talking about their extraordinary journeys in the digital world.
Michelle Steele
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Michelle Steele is a lead software engineer with 25 years of experience, currently at Brighton tech company Avalara. She coaches at Codebar, is a STEM Ambassador and is the head of volunteer coordinating at Trans Pride Brighton. Michelle is also the drummer in indie band Slum of Legs.
Rachel McConnell
Rachel McConnell is a content designer, strategist and consultant who’s also used to building and leading content teams. She’s worked with brands such as Deliveroo, M&S, John Lewis, Nationwide and Virgin Holidays to determine strategy and design content, and also trains UX professionals in UX writing. She’s currently content strategist at BT, and was the content strategy lead for Clearleft, a design agency based in Brighton. Rachel is also the author of Why You Need A Content Team.
Johana Riquier
Johana Riquier, business strategist at Unity, is a prominent advocate for the widespread use of Unity Technologies, promoting minorities in the gaming space and works to bring awareness of the African and Middle Eastern gaming industry.
Rifa Thorpe-Tracey
Rifa Thorpe-Tracey, SheSays Brighton organiser and host, said: “Now more than ever, we want to be inspired by women thriving in the digital sector. I’m so excited to hear from this line-up of speakers - expect a few surprises! This event might not be the same as meeting in person, but I’ll do my very best to recreate the SheSays vibe. I can’t wait to reconnect with this amazing community of bad-ass Brighton women to celebrate International Women’s Day!”
SheSays Brighton is part of global group supporting women in digital through networking and events with inspiring speakers. This free event is part of Spring Forward Festival, which encourages women to take a greater role in digital by creating a platform that promotes digital community events organised by women for women, and is open to all backgrounds, ages and genders.
