AnitaB.org, the global non-profit focused on intersectional gender and pay parity in tech, today announced that the organization’s first-ever Grace Hopper Celebration in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has concluded, with over 3,000 attendees from across the region.
Among the speakers, Malala Yousafzai, internationally renowned human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, joined AnitaB.org President and CEO Brenda Darden Wilkerson for the opening keynote.
“I want to see every girl in school receiving safe and quality education. I believe if leaders reallocate resources toward education the advantages are incredible. When you invest in women and girls it reduces the likelihood for war, poverty, tackles climate change, improves economies. Investing in 12 years of a girl’s education contributes 30 Trillion dollars to the world’s economy. Imagine that!”
“A little girl from any background, any culture, in any language, can see herself in technology. We should not underestimate the role that we as individuals can play in this global movement that we are all leading together.” Malala Yousafzai
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Hosted and produced by AnitaB.org, this celebration was an all-digital experience focused on building community, celebrating common goals and elevating the geographic diversity of women in tech.
The Virtual Grace Hopper Celebration EMEA brought together a new network of advocates and allies with whom AnitaB.org can work year-round to strengthen the capacity of the entire corporate, educational and governmental technology ecosystem necessary for the success of EMEA women technologists.
In 1994, Anita Borg and Dr. Telle Whitney co-founded the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC), which has grown to become the world’s largest annual gathering of women technologists. In 2020, faced with the realities of COVID-19, AnitaB.org held its first ever Virtual Grace Hopper Celebration, attracting more than 30,000 virtual attendees from over 115 countries around the world with two keynote speakers – Serena Williams and Megan Rapinoe. Earlier this year, AnitaB.org also hosted Virtual GHC India, gathering more than 5,000 attendees from all over India.
AnitaB.org would also like to thank our vGHC EMEA Sponsors for their support and participation in making our first-ever Celebration a huge success:
Founding Sponsorship: Google
Platinum Sponsorship: Amazon
Gold Sponsorship : Deepmind Technologies, Barclays
Silver Sponsorship : Bloomberg, Chainalysis, IBM
Bronze Sponsorship : Citrix, Zendesk, CSL Behring AG, Goldman Sachs, Red Hat, Planet, National Instruments (NI), Stripe, Bank Of America , MPOS Video Spot (30 Sec) - Goldman Sachs, Red Hat, Barclays, Rockwell Automation, Amazon.
About AnitaB.org At AnitaB.org, we envision a future where the people who imagine and build technology mirror the people and societies for whom they build it. We connect, inspire, and guide women technologists, and organizations that view technology innovation as a strategic imperative. For more than 30 years, this community has grown and changed to become the leading organization for women in technology. Today, AnitaB.org works with women technologists in more than 50 countries, and partners with leading academic institutions and Fortune 500 companies.
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