On 12-13 June 2024, the event Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit 2024 took place at the EXPO XXI exhibition centre in Warsaw. Among the interesting speeches were: prof. Andrzej Dragan, Sławosz Uznański and prof. Alexander Przegalinska. The event was also attended by representatives of the ministries: Barbara Nowacka, Krzysztof Gawkowski and Katarzyna Kotula.
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On June 12 and 13, an event called Perspectives from the Women in Technology Summit 2024. According to the organizers, about 13,000 people appeared in the EXPO hall, mostly women. On the first day, there were very long queues for registration. Although the corridors became a little more relaxed on the second day, many people were still interested in the world of technology.
The second day of the event attracted particular interest Speech by Prof. Andrej Dragan – a famous Polish physicist. His lecture was titled: “Does AI have an I (IQ)?” (Does artificial intelligence have an IQ?). All the seats on the stage in front of the main stage were filled to capacity.
The classes took place on five different stages: main stage, technology stage number 1 and technology stage number 2, science stage and career stage.
Those who attended the event were also able to see this year’s attraction, a quantum computer. Many technology companies also presented their offerings.
The event officially ended at 6 p.m. In the afternoon, there were other interesting talks and conversations, such as a panel discussion. “Needs spatial diversity!” with the participation of Sławosz Uznański, Kinga Gruszecka, Alekandra Radecka, Romana Latkiewicz-Landowska, Justyna Redelkiewicz and Emilia Węgrzyn-Maslowska and the conferences “I’m not waiting until 132. With AI, let’s reduce the pay gap!” (Krystyna Jarek), “Women, technology, aging and longevity” (Weronika Prusisz).
– Summit is our big dream to do something big, international. Every missionary organization wants to expand its area of action. We have been supporting girls in technology for many years. It started with the Girls at the University of Technology campaign in 2008 and is still ongoing. Here we bring together all topics, areas and issues related to women in science. (…) We show that Poland is the most important European center for women in technology, because such an event does not take place anywhere else. (…) There are more women in technology than before, (…) because we all understood that diversity is important and translates into finances and quality – says Dr. Bianka Siwińska, the initiator of the Summit.