How to Become a Conference Speaker - a Virtual Webinar

Have you ever thought about putting your hand up to deliver a talk at a tech conference but have no idea where to start?

In this webinar we will cover:

• Why you should speak at conferences and events
• Where to start
• Choosing conferences
• Picking topics
• Resources for writing abstracts, titles and bios
• Overcoming imposter syndrome

Leading this event we have the incredible Jo Minney, Michelle Sandford, Amy Kapernick and Nina Karisik who between them have spoken at conferences across 4 continents!

This event is ideal for you if you have an idea already in mind to present, but is also an excellent choice if you think you *might* want to in future. Come armed with all your questions for these fabulous women.

About Amy Kapernick

Amy is a business owner, senior developer, mentor and international conference speaker. She has a passion for sharing knowledge with the community with a focus on nurturing the next generation of developers. This has led to her organising and volunteering at events, running technical workshops, and writing and producing her own video content. She also regularly presents and keynotes at events all over the world, informing and entertaining audiences from a variety of industries and backgrounds.

A familiar face in the developer community Amy volunteers her time with several groups, including DDD Perth as Vice Chair and Director of Conference Content, Perth Azure User Group as one of the organising team and She Codes as a regular mentor. These contributions are not unnoticed, as she’s been recognised as a Microsoft MVP and a Twilio Champion since 2019 for her contributions to the tech community and ongoing commitment to helping those around her.

About Jo Minney

Jo Minney is a small business founder and technical communicator based (for now) in Perth, Western Australia. She is passionate about user experience, data-driven decision making, cats and travel – not necessarily in that order. She’s also an avid maker, from 3D printing to sewing to woodworking, and loves combining technology and creativity to make cool stuff and encouraging others to do the same.

By day, you’ll find Jo working with organisations such as Women in Technology WA, the Architect’s Board of Western Australia and the Town of Victoria Park, helping them to create bespoke digital platforms through her business, House Digital. You might also find her donating her time via the Mission Digital program to help tackle social issues (such as gender inequality, domestic violence and global poverty) through the use of technology.

Jo is an ambassador, sponsor and lead mentor for She Codes Australia, a social enterprise that aims to make tech jobs more accessible for women. Recognised as the 2023 Shining Star in the category of Advocacy, Volunteering and Community by Women in Technology WA, Jo is also an accomplished international conference speaker, and can regularly be found with a microphone in hand speaking about information architecture, accessibility, user experience, imposter syndrome, closing the gender gap and pockets.

About Michelle Sandford

Tedx Speaker, developer community mentor, Microsoftie and international conference Speaker. Michelle lives at the heart of the coding community and help drive awareness and engagement as a developer advocate and technology evangelist. She advocates for STEM, the Games Industry and Developers, and presents at around 50 Conferences and Events around the world on Technology, Learning to Code, Open Source and Building Bots as well as judging hackathons and events.

* LinkedIn Developer Influencer - Social Selling Index #1 of 42,253, Top 1% in Industry and Network. Was the #1 Social Seller for Microsoft in 2017-18 and now contribute as one of the Microsoft Elevate program curators broadcasting content that drives engagement and impact at scale.

* Developer Community Mentor - Michelle mentors for Microsoft, ACS, She Codes, Muses Code JS, Girls Programming Network, Nuevo Foundation, and ABCN - upskilling the next generation of data scientists and AI engineers, thus building a self-sustaining ecosystem of future talent.

* Non-Executive Director (GAICD) and Advisory Board Member for many Industry, University, Public-Sector organisations, including the Australian Computer Society, FutureNow and AIG (which is building the Data Science Curriculum for Diploma and Advanced Diploma Level).

* Sessionaize Most Active Speaker https://sessionize.com/michcar...

About Nina Karisik

Nina is a Software Engineer with a keen interest in making technology accessible for all.

As a tech speaker, coding mentor, and nominee for the WITWA Woman in Tech+ awards, Nina is striving to transform 'otherness' into 'oneness' in the tech world. She says she is "here to turn 'bugs' into 'features' and 'problems' into 'opportunities' - in coding and in life!"

Nina recently spoke at Laracon, Latency Conference, She Codes Plus Showcase and Web Directions Sydney.