About this event
Back in October 2023, a team of Made Tech employees organised a Blackathon to celebrate Black History Month. The idea was to celebrate Black progress by honouring the work of Black inventors, writers and activists that have made a significant impact on society.
The event generated a lot of interesting coding ideas and four months later the team decided to share some insights from the day:
- Why are these activities important for careers in tech
- How the event supported the Black community
- The winning project: the technical skills used
- How can organisations provide benefits that support employees to create these initiatives
- How to continue celebrating black progress and nurture Coding Black Females career development
Watch the on-demand conversation and share your feedback and ideas for our next Blackathon.
Date
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Speakers
Folora Duang-Arop
Associate Senior Engineer
Folora is a self taught programmer who started from zero coding knowledge to landing her first software engineering role via the Made Tech Academy. As a career changing mum she taught herself the fundamentals of computer programming via free online resources. Before transitioning into software engineering Folora worked as a government digital strategy and policy professional advising organisations on how to harness digital transformation to solve real world problems. Folora is a firm believer that “you cannot be what you cannot see” and is an advocate for attracting talent from traditionally underrepresented communities into technology.
