Event List - Clare Sudbery Questions

![[Clare-LeadDev-01.webp]] - [[#In the Past|Events that already happened]] # In the Future [Deliver Sessions](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/deliver-sessions-dont-panic-tickets-1588195237709), Manchester UK, Thursday 11th September 2025, TALK: [Are you technical enough?](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/deliver-sessions-dont-panic-tickets-1588195237709) [PulpoCon ’25](https://pulpocon.es/program/), Vigo (Spain), Friday Sept 19th 2025, WORKSHOP: Lift up conditional— The magical refactoring [PulpoCon ’25](https://pulpocon.es/program/), Vigo (Spain), Saturday Sept 20th 2025, TALK: Let’s Stop Making Each Other Feel Stupid [Manchester Tech Festival core conference](https://www.manchestertechfestival.co.uk/main-festival/) Day 2, Thurs 25th Sept 2025, WORKSHOP: How to handle the technical part of technical leadership [Leadership Day, Manchester Tech Festival](https://www.manchestertechfestival.co.uk/leadership-day/) , Thurs 2nd Oct 2025, WORKSHOP: Working in an ensemble [Outpace Conf](https://outpaceconf.com/), Manchester, Thurs Oct 16th 2025, talk: Ensemble Working: The ultimate in collaboration [Lead Dev Berlin](https://leaddev.com/leaddev-berlin/agenda/), Tue Nov 4th 2025, talk: “Journeys in Diversity — what difference really means“ [Newcrafts Paris](https://ncrafts.io/), Thurs Nov 6 – Fri Nov 7 2025, [Continuous Integration — That’s not what they meant](https://ncrafts.io/speaker/claresudbery) [Trifork Academy, Amsterdam](https://trifork.nl/academy/), Mon Nov 17 – Tue Nov 18 2025, Hands-on two-day WORKSHOP on “Building robust maintainable software using GenAI” [Trifork Academy, Amsterdam](https://trifork.nl/academy/), Wed Nov 19, 2025 — one-day workshop on “How to handle the technical part of technical leadership” [Software Architecture gathering](https://conferences.isaqb.org/software-architecture-gathering/session/how-can-you-combine-ai-with-test-driven-development/), Berlin, Mon Nov 24th ’25, WORKSHOP: How can you combine AI with Test Driven Development (TDD) [Software Architecture gathering](https://conferences.isaqb.org/software-architecture-gathering/session/lets-stop-making-each-other-feel-stupid/), Berlin, Wed Nov 26th ’25 Lets stop making each other feel stupid ## In the Past (for videos, go to [[Event videos|this page here]]) Tech Leads NorthWest, Tue July 29th, [Workshop: How to deal with the “technical” in “technical leadership”](https://www.meetup.com/tech-leads-nw/events/308615207/) [Agile on the Beach](https://agileonthebeach.com/the-conference/schedule/), Thurs 3rd and Fri 4th July 2025, Workshop on Fri 4th at 10:30, “Technical Leaders for Humanity — the helpful card game” [LDX3 (Lead Dev London ’25)](https://leaddev.com/leaddev-london/), Mon 16th and Tue 17th June 2025, [Micro workshop](https://leaddev.com/leaddev-berlin/agenda?_gl=1*pcqv5i*_up*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcAsvJHqM3YD6CMRmw5DfJpDGQME30maK8Zh6xUKha8sgh-H3iQB3cMaAmGiEALw_wcB) (running both days) — How to deal with the ‘technical’ in ‘technical leadership’ [SoCraTes UK](https://socratesuk.org/), Fri May 30th to Sat May 31st ’25, Abingdon UK — This is an open space event so I’m not officially speaking, but I’m bound to end up faciliating a session or two. [Male mental health event](https://www.manchestertechfestival.co.uk/male-mental-health/), Thurs 22nd May ’25, 17:30, Manchester UK — I’m not speaking (apart from brief 5-min intro) but I am sponsoring this event and I’d love to see people there. [BCS Edinburgh](https://edinburgh.bcs.org/), Wed 7th May ’25, [Continuous Integration — that’s not what they meant](https://edinburgh.bcs.org/events/2025/250507.htm) (talk) Software Cornwall Masterclass, Tue 29th April ’25, [Using code coverage and mutation testing to add tests to legacy code](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/using-code-coverage-and-mutation-testing-to-add-tests-to-legacy-code-tickets-1323459064689?aff=oddtdtcreator) Oredev 24, Sweden, 6th — 8th November 2024, [Compassionate Refactoring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAurvWDlGSE) [Lead Dev Berlin](https://leaddev.com/leaddev-berlin), 4th & 5th November 2024, [Micro workshop](https://leaddev.com/leaddev-berlin/agenda?_gl=1*pcqv5i*_up*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcAsvJHqM3YD6CMRmw5DfJpDGQME30maK8Zh6xUKha8sgh-H3iQB3cMaAmGiEALw_wcB) (running both days) — How to deal with the ‘technical’ in ‘technical leadership’ [Scrum Day 2024](https://www.scrumday.org/), Wisconsin USA, Wed Oct 23rd 2024, [Let’s Stop Making Each Other Feel Stupid](https://www.scrumday.org/clare-sudbery) [Dev2Next](https://www.dev2next.com/), Colorado USA, Sept 30th — Oct 3rd ’24, [Continuous Integration — that’s not what they meant](https://www.dev2next.com/) [SoCraTes UK Training Day](https://socratesuk.org/training_day.html), Sept 19th ’24, workshop on mob / ensemble facilitation Agile on the Beach 2024, Fri 5th July ’24, [Continuous Integration — That’s not what they meant](https://agileonthebeach.com/the-conference/schedule/) [Agile Manchester 2024](https://agilemanchester.net/), Wed 15th to Fri 17th May ’24, [Compassionate Refactoring](https://agilemanchester.net/programme/compassionate-refactoring) [Mendercon](https://mendercon.com/), online Thurs 16th May, Using code coverage and mutation testing to add tests to legacy code SDD London 2024, Tue 14th May ’24, [How to stop testing and break your code base](https://sddconf.com/agenda/ouhLabCsXEHSQQktN) [Devoxx UK ’24](https://www.devoxx.co.uk/), Fri 10th May ‘24, [Continuous Integration — that’s not what they meant](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJe6MAgLFvk&pp=ygUXZGV2b3h4IHVrIGNsYXJlIHN1ZGJlcnk%3D) [Tech Leaders Launchpad](https://www.youtube.com/@techleaderslaunchpad), Wed 15th Mar 2024, online: [Why you should hire juniors and how to onboard them into your tech team](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt2nyH-FZZk) [Women in Tech Unfiltered Manchester 2024](https://www.manchestertechfestival.co.uk/women-in-tech/), Fri 8th March ’24, Panel: “Leading whilst menopausal” Wed 22nd November 2023, Women of Silicon Roundabout (London), [Compassionate Refactoring (talk)](https://women-in-technology.com/agenda/compassionate-refactoring/) Fri 10th Nov 2023, [DevLin Sweden](https://events.responsive.se/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm%2Fevent%2Flist&Itemid=77&reset=1), workshop: Working in an ensemble Thurs 9th Nov 2023, [DevLin Sweden](https://events.responsive.se/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm%2Fevent%2Flist&Itemid=77&reset=1), keynote: [Ensemble Working: The ultimate in collaboration](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJwwgNyCTOs) Tue 31st Oct 2023, Manchester Tech Festival, Software Engineering and Tech Quality Day, [Fireside chat with Vernon Richards](https://www.manchestertechfestival.co.uk/software-engineering-tech-quality/) 5th — 6th Oct 2023, [Agile Meets Architecture, Berlin](https://www.agile-meets-architecture.com/2023/home) — Keynote: [“Let’s Stop Making Each Other Feel Stupid”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKs6JM0ZfyY) 11th — 13th Sept 2023, [YOW! Perth](https://yowcon.com/perth-2023/speakers/2759/clare-sudbery) 8th Sept 2023, [Tech Leaders Summit Sydney](https://yowcon.com/tech-leaders-sydney-2023/speakers/2757/clare-sudbery) 6th and 7th Sept 2023, [Tech Leaders Summit Melbourne](https://yowcon.com/tech-leaders-melbourne-2023/speakers/2758/clare-sudbery) Wednesdays 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th July 2023, online: [O’Reilly Quality Code Bootcamp](https://learning.oreilly.com/search/?q=Clare+Sudbery+&type=*&rows=10) 29th July, 2023: Singing jazz and blues, as “Big Mama Gordon and her Enchanted Blues Band” at [Awamu Together music festival](https://www.awamutogether.co.uk/line-up) in aid of women and girls in the slums of Kampala, Uganda Wed Jun 28th 2023, [Lead Dev London](https://leaddev.com/leaddev-london) — keynote: [The awful agony of the app store: When software delivery goes wrong](https://leaddev.com/upcoming-articles/awful-agony-app-store-when-software-delivery-goes-wrong) Tue Jun 27th 2023, 14:20, GOTO Amsterdam: [Continuous Integration: That’s not what they meant](https://gotoams.nl/2023/sessions/2503/continuous-integration-thats-not-what-they-meant) Fri 23rd June 2023, O’Reilly online workshop: [Refactoring for Continuous Delivery](https://learning.oreilly.com/search/?q=Clare+Sudbery+&type=*&rows=10) Fri 16th June 2023, O’Reilly online workshop: [Fundamentals of Refactoring](https://learning.oreilly.com/search/?q=Clare+Sudbery+&type=*&rows=10) Mon 5th June 2023: Publication of [my O’Reilly report on trunk-based development](https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/what-is-trunk-based/9781098146658/)! (O’Reilly learning platform account needed, but free trial available) Thurs 1st June 2023, SoCraTes UK Training Day, workshop: [Testing legacy code using coverage and mutation tests](https://socratesuk.org/training_day.html) Thurs 25th May 2023, NewCrafts Paris, keynote: [Compassionate Refactoring](https://ncrafts.io/) Tue 23rd + Wed 24th May 2023, NewCrafts Paris, 2-day workshop: [Hands-on technical leadership for a healthy engineering culture](https://ncrafts.io/) Wed 17th May, 2023, SDD (Software Design and Development) London: [Continuous Integration: That’s not what they meant](https://sddconf.com/agenda/8akSZKcuNqprxEnQd#) Thurs 18th May, 2023: SDD (Software Design and Development) London: [When software delivery goes wrong: why app stores could make you sad](https://sddconf.com/agenda/D7y6rYAjT59RyvRw9) Mondays 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th April 2023, online: [O’Reilly Quality Code Bootcamp](https://learning.oreilly.com/live-events/quality-code-boot-camp/0636920086483/) Wed 15th Mar 2023, Lead Dev New York, keynote: [Let them learn! How to nurture great software engineers](https://leaddev.com/new-york/leaddev/video/2023/let-them-learn-how-nurture-great-software-engineers?btr=f6857410a7965dbe97f01e9073bfc05b) Thurs 16th Feb 2023 , 17:00 GMT — [Compassionate Refactoring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WCtf5Fnxkk) — [Empathy in Tech online event](https://empathyintech.com/events/compassionate-refactoring-with-clare-sudbery) Wed 4th Jan 2023, 13:00 BST (05:00 PT), O’Reilly online workshop: [Refactoring for Continuous Delivery](https://learning.oreilly.com/live-events/refactoring-for-continuous-delivery/0636920074785/0636920074784/) Oct — Dec 2022: Judge, [O’Reilly architectural katas](https://learning.oreilly.com/featured/architectural-katas/) Mon 5th Dec 2022, London: Women in tech event: “Compassionate Refactoring” Tue 29th — Wed 30th Nov, 2022, [YOW! London in-person](https://yowlondon.com/2022): “[When software delivery goes wrong: Why app stores could make you sad](https://gotopia.tech/articles/260/guide-to-navigating-through-ios-app-development)” Tue 8th — Thurs 10th Nov, 2022: [SDD Deep Dive](https://sddconf.com/) — 3-day workshop, [Hands-on Technical Leadership for a Healthy Engineering Culture](https://sddconf.com/workshop2022-hands-on-technical-leadership-for-healthy-engineering-culture/), in partnership with [Emily Bache](https://leanpub.com/u/emilybache) Tue 4th Oct 2022, 10:50 CEST, GOTO Copenhagen: “[How to stop testing and break your code base](https://gotocph.com/2022/sessions/2294/how-to-stop-testing-and-break-your-code-base)” (talk) Wed 28th Sept 2022, 18:20 BST, [O’Reilly Software Architecture Superstream](https://www.oreilly.com/live-events/software-architecture-superstream-software-architecture-fundamentals/0636920064981/0636920064980/): “Let’s Stop Judging People For Their Ignorance” (talk) Thurs 22nd Sept 2022, 14:00 BST, [Inclusive Design online conference](https://inclusivedesign24.org/2022/): “[Let’s Stop Making Each Other Feel Stupid”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZLpNBxHZ34) Mon 19th Sept 2022, 18:00 BST, O’Reilly online workshop: [Fundamentals of Refactoring](https://www.oreilly.com/live-events/fundamentals-of-refactoring/0636920069707/0636920077380/) Thurs 18th Aug 2022, 18:00 BST, O’Reilly online workshop: [Refactoring for Continuous Delivery](https://www.oreilly.com/live-events/refactoring-for-continuous-delivery/0636920074785/0636920074784/) Thurs 11th Aug 2022, 18:00 BST, [Women in Tech York](https://www.wityork.org.uk/): “[Compassionate Refactoring](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/compassionate-refactoring-tickets-389612650927?aff=eand)” (talk) Wed 3rd Aug 2022, 18:30 BST, [MK.Net](https://twitter.com/dotmiltonkeynes): “[Compassionate Refactoring](https://www.meetup.com/milton-keynes-net-meetup-group/events/287060713/)” (talk) [Joy of Coding](https://joyofcoding.org/2022/speakers/clare-sudbery.html), Rotterdam, Fri 17th June 2022: [Let’s Stop Making Each Other Feel Stupid](https://joyofcoding.org/2022/speakers/clare-sudbery.html) (talk) [Lead Dev London](https://leaddev.com/leaddev-london-agenda), Wed 8th June 2022, keynote: [Compassionate Refactoring](https://leaddev.com/upcoming-articles/compassionate-refactoring) SDDConf 2022, London, Wed 18th May 2022: [How to stop testing and break your code base (talk)](https://sddconf.com/agenda/#ag1661) SDDConf 2022, London, Thurs 19th May 2022: [Let them learn! How to nurture great software engineers (talk)](https://sddconf.com/agenda/#ag1696) SDDConf 2022, London, Fri 20 May 2022: [**Compassionate Refactoring** (day-long post-conference workshop)](https://sddconf.com/agenda/#ag1701) O’Reilly online workshop, Thurs April 28th 2022: [Fundamentals of Refactoring](https://www.oreilly.com/live-events/fundamentals-of-refactoring/0636920069707/0636920069705/) Simply Business internal tech conference, Thurs April 28th 2022: [Let’s Stop Making Each Other Feel Stupid](https://twitter.com/TechSB/status/1512460783107645448?s=20&t=_khjpe4Vzztfo07pyumXXA) [The Legacy of Socrates](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNY6kFSM8hY+%F0%9F%98%89), Wed 24th November 2021 14:00 UTC, [Let’s Stop Making Each Other Feel Stupid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNY6kFSM8hY+%F0%9F%98%89) NE Bytes, online, Wed 20th Oct 2021: “[How to stop testing and break your code base](https://ti.to/ne-bytes/october-2021-clare-sudbery)” [FemTechConf 2021](https://femtechconf.com/), online, 24th — 25th Sept 2021: “**Making Learning Conscious — How to diversify your pipeline by recruiting and training junior engineers.**” [DevBreak21](https://www.devbreak.io/), France, 8th — 9th Sept 2021: “[**Let’s Stop Making Each Other Feel Stupid**”](https://youtu.be/nj0bjkc01aE) Agile on the Beach, Cornwall (UK), Fri 3rd Sept 2021, 14:45 BST: “[**How to Stop Testing and Break Your Code Base**”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBtZVANcz-M) Agile 2021, Mon 19th July 2021, 13:10 Central Time (US & Canada): Panel: [**Agile Team Roles — Then and Now**](https://events.agilealliance.org/agile2021/session/550127/agile-team-roles-then-and-now) Tue 15th June 2021, 15:05 BST, [XP 2021 Online](https://www.agilealliance.org/xp2021/schedule/), “**Broken promises — how to keep your word and your sanity too**” Wed 26th May, 2021, 14:45 BST (15:45 CEST) — **I T.A.K.E. Unconference** — [**How to stop testing and break your code base**](https://architecture.itakeunconf.com/speaker/clare-sudbery/) Wed 19th May 2021 — io.net virtual meetup — “[**How to stop testing and break your code base**](https://www.linkedin.com/events/io-netvirtualmeetup-graphicqlin6764587604684894208/)” Wed 12th May 2021 (online) — Edinburgh BCS meetup — “[**Broken promises — how to keep your word and your sanity too**](https://edinburgh.bcs.org/events/2021/210512.htm)” [How to build a successful engineer academy](https://www.madetech.com/), Made Tech Talks webinar, Thurs 25th February 2021 1pm — 2pm GMT [Making learning conscious — how to build a learning culture](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UodUvkp7DSY), Made Tech Talks webinar, Wed 3rd February 2021 1pm — 2pm GMT [Women in Technology World Series Global Online Festival](https://www.womenintech.co.uk/), Tue 17 Nov 2020, 12:30 BST: Talk with Karen Lee-Rigg: “[**The Fear of Being ‘Not Technical Enough’ and What We Can Do About It**”](https://www.womenintech.co.uk/) [JAX London](https://jaxlondon.com/), Oct 7th 2020, 9am BST, Keynote: [**Teaching New Tricks — How to Enhance the Skills of Experienced Developers**](https://jaxlondon.com/agile-and-culture/teaching-new-tricks-how-to-enhance-the-skills-of-experienced-developers/) [XP Manchester](https://xpmanchester.wordpress.com/2020/08/10/xpman-122-august-lightning-talks/), Thurs 13th Aug 2020, lightning talk, “[Is perfection a reasonable goal](https://twitter.com/ClareSudbery/status/1293108343180075008?s=20)” Made Tech Talks, webinar, Tue 14th July 2020: [How to spin up a digital project during lockdown: challenges, tips and tools](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Tt8nCOZ0o) [Women of Silicon Roundabout / Women in Technology webinar](https://www.women-in-technology.com/webinars), 19th June 2020 — “Let’s Stop Making Each Other Feel Stupid” [Lead Dev London 2019](https://london2019.theleaddeveloper.com/talks/#sal-claire), 11th & 12th June 2019, keynote with Sal Freudenberg: “A button to pause time: How to live outside the clock” [Women Who Code Bristol](https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Bristol/events/259152715/), 8th May 2019, with Sal Freudenberg: [“A button to pause time: How to live outside the clock”](https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Bristol/events/259152715/) ETC (European Testing Conference) Valencia, Feb 14th-15th 2019: “[How to Stop Testing and Break Your Code Base](http://europeantestingconference.eu/2019/topics/#clare-sudbery)” NDC London, Jan 28th — Feb 1st 2019: “[Teaching New Tricks — How to enhance the skills of experienced developers”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUAmowond7w) [Hack Your Career: Introduction to Tech](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hack-your-career-introduction-to-tech-tickets-51748621520?aff=eivtefrnd), Thoughtworks London, Thurs 6th Dec 2018: “How to Dream in Code” [Stemettes’ Monster Confidence, Manchester](https://monsterconfidence.co.uk/manchester/) — Federation House (2 Federation St, M4 4BF), Fri 9th November 2018: “How to Dream in Code” Friday September 28th 2018, 13:30, Agile Cambridge 2018: “[Teaching New Tricks — How to enhance the skills of experienced developers”](https://agilecambridge.net/) Sept 2018: [Let’s Stop Making Each Other Feel Stupid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSn47NA0rVg&t=5s) (at GoCardless) Monday August 6th 2018, [Agile 2018](https://www.agilealliance.org/agile2018/), San Diego, California: “[Effective Testing for the Whole Team — A Workshop for Everyone Who Cares](http://sched.co/EUBs)” Tuesday August 7th 2018, [Agile 2018](https://www.agilealliance.org/agile2018/), San Diego, California: “[Let’s Stop Making People Feel Stupid](http://sched.co/EU9y)” Thursday July 12th 2018, 7pm, XP Manchester, MadLab: “[How pairing saved my code base”](https://xpmanchester.wordpress.com/2018/07/04/xpman-97-lightning-talks/) [Lead Dev London 2018](https://leaddev.com/), Thursday June 28th 2018: “[Teaching New Tricks — How to enhance the skills of experienced developers](https://youtu.be/Ue4dOfTRofg)” [Women of Silicon Roundabout](http://www.women-in-technology.com/), London, Tuesday June 26th 2018: [Deep Dive Workshop on the Testing Pyramid](http://www.women-in-technology.com/deep-dive-tech-talks). Agile Manchester 2018, Thursday May 10th 2018: “[Let’s Not Make People Feel Stupid”](https://agilemanchester.net/) [Deliver Sessions](https://www.meetup.com/Deliver-Sessions/), Tuesday May 1st 2018: “[Let’s Not Make People Feel Stupid](https://www.meetup.com/Deliver-Sessions/events/250065679/)” October 2017 onwards for 8 weeks, Thoughtworks Manchester: [Code First: Girls](http://www.codefirstgirls.org.uk/) Wed 27th June 2017: Ladies Do Code, [short talk on Test Driven Novel Writing](http://awaywithwords.co/2017/06/28/june-ladies-of-code-meetup-thoughtworks-city-tower-manchester/) Fri 2nd June and Sat 3rd June 2017: helping to run a [Clojure workshop at Thoughtworks London](https://github.com/ClojureBridge/Workshops/issues/55), primarily aimed at those who identify as women, transgender & non-binary. 12th May, 2017: Agile Manchester: [“Teaching New Tricks”](https://agilemanchester.net/) 27th March, 2017: Lightning talk on “Be Bold for Change” for [International Women’s Day at Thoughtworks Manchester](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yJ8C385oZo) 7th March, 2017: Nominee for “Mentor of the Year”, [Northern Power Women awards](http://www.northernpowerwomen.co.uk/nominees) 6th March, 2017: Panel for International Women’s Day at DWP Stockport 4th March, 2017: Mentor, [Stockport Council Hackathon](http://www.digitalstockport.info/hackathon/) 30th January, 2017: [OOP Munich:](https://youtu.be/s9rPI1lPWfc) pair programming workshop with [Yves Hanoulle](http://www.hanoulle.be/). Thurs Oct 27th, 2016: [Women of Silicon Roundabout, Part 2: talk on Women and Agile Software Development](https://women-in-technology.com/) - “How do you know what you’re doing?” Tuesday September 20th (evening), 2016: Ladies of Code, Manchester: [talk describing my team’s experience of Mob Programming](http://www.meetup.com/Ladies-of-Code-Manchester/events/234496265/). Thursday 14th July, 2016, 6:30pm: [XP Manchester](https://xpmanchester.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/xpman-73-lightning-talks/): lightning talk on “Test Driven Novel Writing”. May 24th — 27th, 2016: [XP 2016 in Edinburgh](http://conf.xp2016.org/): experience report on Women in XP, and debate on “Can XP Close the Gender Gap?” May 11th – 13th, 2016: [Agile Manchester 2016](http://agilemanchester.net/2016/) : “When TDD and Pair Coding go Wrong” Thurs April 21st, 2016, at the Sky campus in London: [Women in Technology:](https://women-in-technology.com/) “Can Pair Coding Help to Close the Gender Gap?” Tuesday 22nd March, 2016: [Stemettes’ Tap and Tinker coding event](http://careersblog.laterooms.com/2016/04/01/new-kids-on-the-block/), Manchester High School for Girls Friday March 4th, 2016: Aspiration Day, St Matthews school, Manchester: question-and-answer session with two groups of 8–10-yr-olds Thurs Jan 28th 2016, Women of Silicon Roundabout, London: [http://www.women-in-technology.com](http://www.women-in-technology.com/): “[Women Can do That Too](https://vimeo.com/155313351)”, [Closing the Gender Gap panel](https://vimeo.com/155316994), [Bridging the Gender Gap panel](https://vimeo.com/155287740) Sun Jan 24th 2016 — [Manchester Girl Geeks’ Meet the Bloggers](http://manchestergirlgeeks.com/2016/01/06/upcoming-event-ggtp-58-meet-the-bloggers/) Thurs Jan 21st 2016 — [Brown bag talk on Mob Programming](https://youtu.be/1wiyBzX5cj4) [Stemettes Hackathon for Girls, 28th / 29th Nov 2015, Manchester Media City](http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stemettes-hack-manchester-sponsored-by-oracle-tickets-19208289511) (one of the judges) 8th Oct ’15 2015, XP Manchester: [The Lift Kata](https://xpmanchester.wordpress.com/2015/09/28/october-8th-xpman-62-a-practical-with-ups-and-downs-the-mind-bending-lift-kata/) [Interview with our LateRooms team at Hack Manchester 2015](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A-LTFmmF8w) [Our LateRooms team entry for Hack Manchester 2015](http://hackmcr15.meteor.com/hack/HFR9TD6Lmv2dcnq9D) Ladies Who Code — [Lightning Talk, International Women’s Day, March 2015](https://info.thoughtworks.com/iwd-MCR_Mar2015.html) 9th July 2015, XP Manchester: [Lightning Talk on Collaboration](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-QwF1w6WhM&feature=youtu.be)