Powerskills Panel - Breakfast: 'Leadership vs Individual Contributor’ - picking the path (Sydney)

Get ready, Girls in Tech is in Sydney! Join us for a morning of connection and discussion as we deep dive into our latest topic.

In our careers we're often faced with the cross roads of whether we go down the leadership path to coach teams or stay close to the craft as a technical expert and individual contributor. Both are excellent choices but sometimes the pressure to feel like you're 'stepping up' can mean inheriting teams to elevate your career when in fact deep down you might be more passionate about growing your individual leadership skills, technical expertise and staying close to the craft. How do you decide?We'll hear from 4 senior women in tech who've been faced with similar decisions and what was the deciding factor that helped them define their career path.

As always, a shoutout to our superstar sponsor, Canva for helping bring this event to life!

Our panelists:

Jade Loyzaga - Engineering Director at Canva

Archana Chintapalli - Senior Technical Program Manager at Canva

Katherine Squire - Senior Vice President, Engineering at Culture Amp

Yamini Parihar - Executive Manager, Cloud Risk at Commonwealth Bank

Karen Katz - Girls in Tech Board Member (Moderator)