Tech Listens: Celebrating Women's Month with Game Changers

For Women's Month, we held another Tech Listens, our monthly event about where technology meets different industries. Women leaders from several industries talked about women at work, overcoming challenges in male-dominated fields and building strong careers.

Tech Listens: Game Changers was held at From Here, Crossroads on March 14, 2024. Over 60 people came from the tech community, along with young professionals and students who wanted to network and learn.

Our speakers

Our speakers came from HR, food business, construction and agriculture. They were Teresa D. Ruelas from the Communities for Alternative Food Ecosystems Initiative, Margarita "Margo" Frasco of Titays, Gretchen Choa from The Camden Trading Group, and Connie Barrientos-Carey from Aleph Talent Solutions.

Each of them talked about her own path as a woman at work and in life. They covered working in male-dominated industries, the importance of perseverance, and how technology changed their careers.

"We need more women in the workplace and tech has to be more inclusive because right now, tech is more of like a bro culture" - Connie Carey, President of Aleph Talent Solutions

Networking and panels

The audience was a good mix of 70% professionals and 30% academe. Between the networking activity, the speaker sessions and the panel discussions, people got to meet, share experiences and build relationships. The format gave our speakers more room to be heard, and it gave attendees a closer look at the challenges and opportunities in each speaker's field.

Diversity and equality

The stories shared and the connections made at Tech Listens: Game Changers inspired us, and we want to keep this going. We always encourage diversity and equality, and this event's audience was 65% male and 35% female.

"Equality is in our hands. What we do today will always resonate with what will happen tomorrow. What happens today, what happens to the business, how we take care of each other, it will all depend on what our future will be." - Margo Frasco, COO of Titay's

The event reminded us how technology can accelerate intelligence and drive positive change. It also made us more committed to growing a tech community where people can listen, learn and find ways to make an impact beyond their own circle.

Thank you to our official sponsor Synacy, our community partner The Company Cebu, and our venue partner From Here for helping make Tech Listens possible.

If you want to be part of this and learn how technology can drive change in your industry, email us at info@symph.co.