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Let's Get Xuntos
Conference

October 2022

Join us for our conference and careers fair to develop your technical skills, find your next job in tech and connect with like-minded individuals.

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Keynote Sessions

Missed last year’s virtual conference? Click below to watch keynote sessions from our sponsors Google and Government Digital Service.

Building a simple, joined-up and personalised experience of government for everyone

Fiona Deans (Government Digital Service)

The metaphor of a 'career ladder' is gone
Bunmi Sowande (Google)

Lightning Talks

Watch some of last year’s lightning talks to spark your interest in a new area of tech!

Why You Should Learn Cloud Computing and How To Get Started
Hosanna Hali
How Being Part of Communities can Supercharge Your Career
Nathaniel Okenwa
Cybersecurity - It's not all doom & gloom!
Stephen Chapendama
Things To Know When Working As A Solo Designer
Naomie Curier
A Brief Overview of Machine Learning Research
Tolulope Ogunremi
Crafting A Complying Data Story
Oluwatosin Sonubi
Being A Project Manager in Tech
Justina Oguike
Non-Technical Roles In Tech & Neurodiversity
Metewanne Oraka-Onojeje

Panel Sessions

How Can You Literally Get Started In Tech?
Claude Lukyamuzi, Augustina Adjei, Tese Ogbeifun
and Ephrathah Oyedoh.

Why Attend?

Our conference is like no other happening on Gather Town, a virtual world where you can:

  • Engage in workshops
  • Visit employers’ booths
  • Take a seat in our keynote sessions
  • Spark your interest by attending lightening talks

Pathways

Backend
Development

Frontend
Development

UX / UI
Design

Data
Science

Project
Management

DevOps

Our Speakers

Hosanna

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Hosanna Hali

Azure Specialist
Microsoft

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Stephen Chapendama

Technology Manager
Foundervine

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Naomie Curier

UX / UI Designer
Bbox

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Nathaniel Okenwa

Developer Evangelist
Twilio

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Tolúlọpẹ́ Ògúnrẹ̀mí

Computer Science PhD Student
Stanford University

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Metewanne Oraka

Technical Specialist
Sky

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Joshua Alt

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Joshua Babatunde

Big Data in Culture & Society MA Student, King's College London

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tosin

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Oluwatosin Sonubi

Data Engineer
Rockbourne

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Justina Oguike

Project Manager
Palo Alto Networks

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Zaire Allen

Founder and Chief of Vibes
Love Circular,

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Eligibility Criteria

– Identity as an ethnic minority or belong to an under-represented group

– Passion for technology, and wants to work in the industry

-Recently finished university in the last two years or due to graduate in 2021, 2022 or 2023

– OR currently transitioning into tech.

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Frequently Asked
Questions


Hopefully we’ve answered all your questions… if not drop us a message at info@xuntos.org.

You do not need to create an account on gather.town. We will send you a link to join the conference on or before 14th October.

Unfortunately, Gather Town do not officially support mobile/ tablet devices. 

For the best experience, you should attend the conference using a computer with a working webcam and microphone.

Let's Get Xuntos, is a two-day conference which will run from 10AM - 5PM BST on the 14th and 15th October. 

We will be releasing a full schedule shortly.

During the conference, there will be a series of workshops, keynote sessions, panel discussions and lightening talks.

You can also interact with other event attendees and play mini-games.

Each employee will have a booth, with the option to directly apply for roles or register your interest for future opportunities.

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We really can't wait to meet you.
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Hosanna Hali

Azure Specialist, Microsoft

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Hosanna is an Azure Specialist at Microsoft, her role involves helping public sector organisations to digitally transform. Hosanna started her career in the technology space over 2 years ago at Microsoft and since has been using her experience to help guide, mentor and inspire the next generation of Women In Tech. Hosanna has participated in many activities to champion diversity and inclusion and empowers young women to believe that they can also begin a career in tech. She sits on the Women @ Microsoft Professional Development board and is the founder of The Tech Cornr, a platform she created to help women to pursue a career in tech.

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Stephen Chapendama

Technology Manager, Foundervine

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Stephen Chapendama is a Technology Manager for Foundervine, a social enterprise helping tomorrow’s founders shape the future. With experience across different sectors in tech, Stephen has worked for Raytheon UK as a Senior Software Engineer within Cyber & Intelligence and worked with tech startups in the health sector. Passionate about Technology, Diversity & Inclusion and also the development of cybersecurity communities in Africa. An alumni of the University of Hertfordshire with a BSc in Computer Science (Networks), Stephen has previously worked for the Infrastructure Development team at the University of Hertfordshire, focusing on SIEM and cyber security with experience in Networks and Security having worked at Fujitsu, BlackBerry & Bulletproof.

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Naomie Curier

UX / UI Designer, Bbox

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After graduating with a Master’s in UX Design & Management in Paris, Naomie started working for one of the biggest enterprise software companies. 2 years later, she now works as the sole UX/UI designer at a global tech company in London. Having transitioned from being a junior supported by a team, to being the leading design authority in a company, she has learned a lot as a professional and will be sharing her experience, thus far, with junior or aspiring designers.

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Nathaniel Okenwa

Developer Evangelist, Twilio

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Nathaniel is a Developer Evangelist at Twilio working to create magical moments for developers with their products. He is a die hard fan of JavaScript, sports, superheroes and mixed martial arts. His life goals are to have Batman’s brains, Deadpool’s humour, T’Challa’s fashion sense, Killmonger’s Wokeness, and Thanos’ determination! He serves the Javascript community in the UK and the rest of Europe.

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Tolulope Ogunremi

Computer Science PhD Student. Stanford University

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Tolúlọpẹ́ Ògúnrẹ̀mí is a keynote speaker and Founder of the award-winning Coders of Colour; an organisation providing underrepresented people of colour the opportunity to access a safe space to experiment with coding, and foster their passion for technology. With a firm belief that STEM education should be available for all, irrespective of their background, Tolúlọpẹ́ featured in Forbes 30 under 30 for social impact (at the age of 22), and is currently undertaking a PhD in Computer Science at Stanford University (one of the first Black women to be accepted to the course).

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Metewanne Oraka

Technical Specialist, Sky

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Metewanne is a recent graduate, previously studying mechanical engineering at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. She is currently on the technology rotational graduate programme at Sky, completing rotations as a scrum master and insight analyst thus far. Experiencing the journey of transitioning from mechanical engineering, she will be sharing insight on various non-technical roles within Tech. As an individual with Dyspraxia, Metewanne strongly advocates for better neurodiversity across all spaces and will be sharing her experiences as a neurodivergent in the industry.

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Joshua Babatunde

Big Data in Culture & Society MA Student, King’s College London

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A Technology Entrepreneur and Digital Humanities Researcher, Joshua is hugely passionate about harnessing the power of Big Data/Metadata in cultural and societal spheres. He is a Co-Founder & CXO of Creditz Music (a social networking platform dedicated for all music creatives to show their work and connect with other creatives globally) as well as an MA Big Data in Culture & Society student at King’s College London.Joshua is also an incoming Doctoral candidate in Digital Humanities at KCL, where he seeks to investigate “the effects of missing metadata in the music streaming ecosystem”

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Oluwatosin Sonubi

Data Engineer, Rockbourne

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Tosin is a Data Engineer at a start up, data firm. She is a recent graduate in BEng Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering and Cyber Security. In her free time, Tosin pursues passion project in entrepreneurship and empowering people. She is also an advocate for lifelong learning and continues to pursue learning as she develops professionally.

 

 

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Justina Oguike

Project Manager, Palo Alto Networks

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Justina is a Certified Project Manager and Product Owner with experience managing high-priority projects within the Information Technology, Network Security and Financial Services industries for over five years.

 

 

 

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Zaire Allen

Founder and Chief of Vibes at Love Circular

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Zaire is the founder of Love Circular, who specifically teach people how to get into the UX industry from underrepresented communities.

He is one of many who has made it his personal mission to level the playing-field for people of color within the tech industry, an environment, like many others, that is dominated by the white-male population.

Why You Should Learn Cloud Computing and How To Get Started

Cloud Computing is one of the most in demand tech skills of today. It’s predicted that 80% of companies will migrate to cloud by 2025. This session will run through all the reasons why you should consider learning Cloud Computing and how you can get started today.

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Hosanna Hali

Azure Specialist

Microsoft

How Being Part of Communities can Supercharge Your Career

As we look to advance our careers, there are so many levers that we could pull to make ourselves look more attractive to our current and future employers. Outside of great technical and core skills, this talk will cover how becoming a contributing member of a community can help you enhance your CV. You’ll leave this talk with some examples of ways to get involved with your community, as well as advice on how to market this at your next interview or performance review.

Cybersecurity - It's not all doom & gloom!

A lightning talk focusing on cybersecurity highlighting the current climate in cybersecurity, roles and skills needed in cybersecurity and also a quick case study on the impact of a cyber security hack.

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Stephen Chapendama

Technology Manager

Foundervine

Things to know when working as a solo designer

Being the only designer in a company that doesn’t have a strong design culture is a big challenge, but there are ways to turn this situation in your favor. You could really grow as a professional if you look at it as an opportunity. Join me to learn some tips and best practices on working as a solo designer.

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Naomie Curier

UX / UI Designer

Bbox

A Brief Overview of Machine Learning Research

This lightning talk will give you a whistle-stop tour of some areas of machine learning research such as Reinforcement Learning, Computer Vision, and Natural language processing covering recent methods and architectures employed to solve the problems presented by each sub-field.

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Tolulope Ogunremi

Computer Science PhD Student

Stanford University

Crafting a Complying Data Story

Data stories are a great way of conveying insight but you need to construct the best story possible for your audience. Using a book analogy and relating it to business. How your story should evoke response and result in action being taken .

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Oluwatosin Sonubi

Data Engineer

Rockbourne

Being A Project Manager in Tech

In this lightning talk, Justina will be sharing her journey so far, and advice for you to kickstart your project management journey without a technical background.⁠

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Justina Oguike

Project Manager

Palo Alto Networks

Non-Technical Roles In Tech & Neurodiversity

Metewanne talks about a number of non-technical roles within the tech industry for those with little or no coding experience. In addition to this, she will also talk about neurodiversity and how she navigated job applications and her current role as someone with Dyspraxia.

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Metewanne Oraka-Onojeje

Technology Specialist

Sky

Building a simple, joined-up and personalised experience of government for everyone

At Government Digital Service (GDS) our talented digital teams ensure our products and services work for everyone and help government to become joined-up, trusted and responsive to user needs. We work with digital teams across government to identify where there are common needs for products, platforms that can be built once and reuse widely.
Join us to find out more about who we are and what a career at GDS could look like for you.

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Fiona Deans

Chief Operations Officer

Government Digital Service

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Alessia Tosi

Data Scientist

Government Digital Service

We really can't wait to meet you.

Make sure you register for a ticket so you don't miss out on this amazing event!

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Fiona Deans

COO, Government Digital Service

Fiona Deans is Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the Government Digital Service (GDS). She has worked in digital for 20 years and joined GDS from Barbour Logic, an organisation that provided local government with automated software solutions, where she was Managing Director.

Prior to that role, Fiona was COO at Arts Alliance Media (AAM), one of the companies that spearheaded digital transformation in cinema.

Before joining AAM she held business development and strategy positions at BBC Online, Atom Shockwave and Bertelsmann. She also worked as a strategy consultant for Mercer Management Consulting in London and New York.

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Alessia Tosi

Data Scientist – Government Digital Service

Alessia Tosi is a data scientist on the GOV.UK DataLabs at the Government Digital Service. She researches new methods to gain insights into complex user journeys on GOV.UK, leveraging her interests in data and behavioural science. She’s previously worked in various analytical roles across a number of government departments as a Statistics Fast Streamer. She is an ex-cognitive-science researcher who used to model how people speak and coordinate with others.

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Suganya Sivaskantharajah

Data Scientist – Government Digital Service

Suganya is a data scientist at GDS, she’s worked on parts of GOV.UK including related links, analytics, search, and feedback data. She previously worked in the private sector doing A/B testing and web analytics for e-commerce sites. Having started off with an internship where she learned to use Excel and query databases, she has gradually gotten into more technical and mathematical roles.