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Find out where we have been mentioned and which events we have attended.
Workshop on Flexible Working Conditions in STEM
As society changes, so too does the labor market. The need for new work models, flexible working conditions, remote work, and a better work-life balance are becoming more pressing. After our co-founder Priska Burkard introduced facts and figures on women in tech, doi...
Stefany Barker: Diversifying the Tech Space
Get ready for a fascinating discussion with Stefany Barker, a tech lead at Palantir, an entrepreneur and investor. Stefany's journey has taken her from Switzerland to various countries where she studied and learned about different cultures, businesses, and...
Dem Fachkräftemangel in Tech Wirksam Entgegenwirken
Der Fachkräftemangel in Tech hat die Schweiz schon länger im Griff. Vor allem in der Tech Branche begegnet man diese unausweichlich. Viele Unternehmen haben heute bereits Mühe ihre Projekte zeitgemäss umzusetzen, da ihnen die Expert:innen fehlen. In einem kürzlich...
D&I Column: How to Implement Diversity and Inclusion in Your Company?
This column is a collaboration of various people and organizations working for diversity and inclusion. As 2022 comes to a close, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) has been a hotly discussed topic in leadership circles like never before. However, the question...
Diversity, Inclusion and Work Culture in Asia
Gaining a competitive advantage in innovation and creating a standout workplace environment is the goal of many companies. However, this is a challenge. Our co-founder Priska Burkard and Patrick Akil examine the differences in diversity and inclusion between Asian and...
Tech Sector: More Diversity Thanks to Mentorship and Sponsorship
More and more companies are offering Mentorship programs to support thee career of their employees. The exchange with more experienced employees and managers helps the mentees to learn on the job and advance their careers. Another option for employees to climb the...
Wie Diversität Schlechte Leader Entlarvt
Wie Diversität schlechte Leader entlarvt Unsere Mitgründerin Priska war zu Gast bei lafere + lifere, den unkonventionellen Business Talk. Dort sprach sie mit Andreas R. Schmid über das viel diskutierte Phänomen der «Diversität» innerhalb eines Unternehmens. Zusammen...
New D&I Column on Spot On
Together with different keyplayers in the market, Spot On founded by Lena Schwerzmann has launched a new column about diversity & inclusion. With this collaboration, we want to provide valuabel insights and practical tips for management of every company. The...
Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling in Leadership with Priska Burkard
Listen to this podcast with Roxanne and Priska Our co-founder Priska has been invited by Roxanne Derhodge to talk about her experience with leadership in finance and tech in her podcast. Specially in the tech industry, invisible barrier, so called glass ceilings, are...
Talent sourcing to simplify the search for specialists
In a recent article in IT Magazine, we presented the Skills Finder project together with the Fernfachhochschule Schweiz (FFHS) and the head of the Laboratory for Web Science for Applied Research. In this article, we talk about the lack of a unified system to verify...
FEM’TALK with Our Co-Founder Priska
Priska, our co-fonder, got recently invited by FEM'UP Switzerland to talk about her career and give her top three advices to inspire young women. FEM'UP is a network of diverse women from different industries and offer regular and interesting exchanges. They inspire...
Upbeat Podcast by Handelszeitung with Our Co-Founder Priska
In Septmeber 2021, our co-founder Priska got invited to talk about TechFace with Stefan Mair at the Upbeat podcast by Handelszeitung. In this podcast, she talks about why she has founded TechFace together with Natalie and Stefany. She shedds light on the market for IT...
Female Innovation Forum 2021
Our co-founder Priska has been nominated for the Female Founder Innovation Recognition Award 2021! It fills us with great joy and honor to be recognized for our work to empower more women to find a purposeful career in tech. Thanks to all who support us along the way,...
Swiss IT – An Industry Without Women
Last week, our co-founder and managing director Priska Burkard had the opportunity to talk about TechFace's mission. She showed how we support companies in increasing diversity in tech. The weekly economy broadcast Eco at SRF also interviewed Code Excursion and...
TechFace was in ECO Broadcast about Women in IT
TechFace was on national Swiss TV, as part of the ECO broadcast on June 14th 2021. Our co-founder Priska was interviewed about TechFace's mission and activities. And she informed about our approach to increase the low number of only 18% women in the IT. Additionally,...
Closing The Skills Gap Using Emerging Technologies
Closing the skills gap is essential in today's and the future job market. But have you ever been thinking about emerging technologies and how these can help companies finding the right skills and talents? On top, it is interesting to see how such technologies can...
The Unlocked Podcast with our Co-Founder Priska Burkard
Our Co-Founder Priska is featured in the first episode of a new series of the Unlocked Podcast about #powerwomen in #HR. Priska and the host Sabrina Goerlich talk about how to make a difference in recruiting. In this episode, Priska shares her perspective on Women in...
Female Digital Innovators 2020
Our Co-Founder Priska Burkard recently was named one of the Female Digital Innovators of 2020 by FEMtrepreneurs. FEMtrepreneurs mission is to increase the number of female leaders and entrepreneurs by making them visible and talk about their innovations and...
Bridging the Gap between Women and Tech
Our co-founder Priska, who until recently was the Co-Managing Director of Girls in Tech Switzerland and now is a member of their Board of Advisors, talked to Heba Zaghloul, Enterprise Resourcing Planning Lead at Isobar Switzerland about bridging the gap between women...
The Hospitality Industry, Technology and AI
Recently, Priska was invited as a guest lecturer at the Hotel Institute Montreux School. She talked about the challenges and business opportunities of AI in the hospitality industry. Watch the video below to hear her valuable insights how to start a career in tech...
Podcast Topjobs im Wandel – Priska Burkard im Gespräch mit Christoph Stelzhammer
For this episode of the Podcast Tobjobs im Wandel, Priska was interviewed by Christoph Stelzhammer and talked about her journey from her apprenticeship to her career in the banking industry till she co-founded SKILLS FINDER AG, TechFace and the Girls in Tech...
Women in Data Science
Data Science is one of topics that is highly sought after at the moment. However, this trend has not excited all the people the same. Women are currently still underrepresented in the Data Science work force. Why you ask? Recently, Priska Burkard co-authored an...
The Womens’ Guide Podcast with our Co-Founder Priska
Women in Tech are still underrepresented. However, a bigger percentage of women is important to make sure that "female" needs are considered as well. In this podcast with womensguide, Priska Burkard talks about what happens when only men are in charge of developing...
Hidden Figures Award in the Newspaper Handelszeitung
The Handelszeitung covered the #wetechtogether conference 2020 and reported about diversity in tech in a recent article. Additionally, the winners of the Hidden Figures Award were highlighted as well. You can check out the article below. Article available in German...
Female Role Models Wanted: #wetechtogehter
On 3rd of October 2020 the #wetechtogether conference took place in Zurich. At this event, the winners of the Hidden Figures Award in three different categories were announced. The Hidden Figures Award is an initiative to celebrate and award women working in the STEM...
UNCHAIN YOUR MIND Oxford-Style Debatte mit Priska Burkard
Mitte September nahm Priska Burkard als Vertreterin der Technologie-Seite an der zweiten Oxford-Style Debatte von Unchain your Mind teil. Dabei wurde die Motion "Die Krise hat uns immunisiert“ debattiert. Insgesamt vier verschiedene Redner/innen aus den Bereichen...
The Unchain Your Mind Podcast with guest Priska Burkard
Priska Burkard was recently a guest on the podcast of Unchain Your Mind. At the center of the discussion was the question how technology enables everyone of us. Hence, Priska shares how this can be a chance in the current crisis with the Covid-19 pandemic. Listen to...
Full Stack Developer Program in the news
In January 2020, Priska reveals the importance of the Full Stack Developer Program to AGEFI. Launching in March 2020, the Program aims to train women looking for a career switch through a coding boot-camp followed by a guaranteed 6-month paid internship at a cool...
The Mirror World Podcast with our Co-Founder Priska
A new decade has started and Diversity has never been discussed as much as in the last year. What has changed in the last couple of years? Was there a positive development? And how could you have a sanity check for diversity in your team? This and a lot more has our...
Podcast with our co-founder Priska
Have you heard already? Our co-founder Priska got the chance to talk about TechFach, her own career, purpose and diversity & inclusion in tech on the latest podcast of Berufspodcast! Listen to her talking to Christoph Stelzhammer sharing her passion to support...
TechFace @ Business Innovation Week 2019
Our co-founder Priska was invited to present TechFace at the Business Innovation Week 2019. See her 5 min pitch in this video.
FuckUps: Erfolgreich Versagen
FuckUpNights an der Interactive West Unsere Mitgründerin Priska wurde von den FuckUpNights Vorarlberg eingeladen, an der Interactive West von ihrem Start-up Fail zu erzählen. Eine kurze Zusammenfassung von ihrer Geschichte findest du hier (nur in Deutsch).
Networking Events Help Counter Swiss Tech Gender Gap
During our last Talent Matching event, we have been visited by a journalist from Swissinfo.ch. In her article, she tells how we close the tech gender gap in Switzerland with our networking event. Read the full article here.
TechFace @ Crea Digital Day 2019
Our co-founder and COO of Girls in Tech Switzerland attended together with Bahar from the GiT Team the 10th Crea Digital Day in Geneva to talk about how important diversity is in today's industry. We were able to highlight to over 1'000 attendees how missing diversity...