Are we there yet? Gender Diversity and Equality in the Technology Sector Panel Presentation 

The tech sector should be leap-frogging others in gender inclusion so are you shocked that 73% Canadian tech companies have zero women on their boards and 53% have zero women on their executive teams? More women than men obtain post-secondary degrees – except in STEM. Lets talk about this and foster change. This panel co-hosted by CGI and iWIST promises to be a lively review and an opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals.

Join us for a candid discoussion about where we are with gender diversity in the tech sector and - more importantly - how do we get where we want to be?

5:30 pm     Registration with appies and cash bar

6:00 pm     Panel discussion

7:15pm      Networking

Panel Moderator: Stefanie Anglin, CGI | Director Consulting Services

PANELISTS

Lori Wannamaker, Deputy Minister Finance BC

Appointed Deputy Minister, Finance, in 2017, Lori is a long-time public servant and has served as a Deputy Minister for several portfolios. She was awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Silver Medal for Excellence in Public Administration and named one of Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2013.

Nikki Sieben, Executive Tech Consultant

Before taking on her current consulting role Nikki spent 22 years in public service and was an Associate Partner with IBM, Chief Transformation Officer for the Provincial Health Services Authority and Executive Director for Strategic Projects for the Ministry of Health

Wency Lum, Chief Information Officer, University of Victoria

Wency started her career as a systems specialist for the United Nations and has worked, lived and traveled all over the world. She is a board member for BCNET, the shared services organization for BC’s 25 post-secondary institutions and chairs the BCNET committee responsible for Cybersecurity and Identity Management.