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Code Clan: Celebrating Pride In The Tech Community- Edinburgh

29 June 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

June is Pride month – a month dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ communities all around the world. Join Code Clan as they bring people together at this face to face event to celebrate at their Edinburgh Campus with their Digital Diversity Group and Lloyds Banking Group Women ConnecTech.

Code Clan will be starting a discussion around the current landscape of the tech community and if it is as inclusive as possible for the LGBTQ+ community.

The event will feature keynote speaker Karen Blake from Tech Talent Charter who will be focusing on Data and how current data practices reflect an incomplete account of LGBTQ lives and the reasoning behind this.

To close the event Code Clan will host a panel discussion and they will be talking about their experience in their career and their thoughts on the positives in regards to inclusion within the industry and what areas needs to be worked on based on their experience.

The panel includes:

Lauren Wright, Head of Data, Advanced Analytics & Insight Operations, COO, Lloyds Banking Group

Flo McCubbin – Data Engineer- Lloyds Banking Group

Their will also be a chance for the audience to ask their questions and share their own experiences as well as plenty of time to enjoy some refreshments and network with fellow attendees.

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Code Clan
37 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh, EH1 2EL United Kingdom
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