The first Catalyst conference by the global movement for empowerment of girls and women in Tech “Girls in Tech” kicked off in Australia in 2018 with 300 founders, entrepreneurs, designers, coders and women in tech. Here are the top takeaways from the event.

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Author’s note: WordPress only provides for one author on a blog post, but truthfully, this article was compiled by not one, but two amazing authors in the SheStarts Marketing posse. Lana Weal & Samara Pepperell

Girls in Tech – an Empowering Catalyst for Change

A misty Melbourne morning in May 2018. 300 founders, entrepreneurs, designers, coders and women in tech filled a hall on the scenic South Wharf waterfront. The first Catalyst conference by the global movement for empowerment of girls and women in Tech “Girls in Tech” kicked off in Australia.

We could start off by telling you how well dressed everyone was, but that’s a given. Or we could follow up by commenting on the delicious food that fuelled us in between each seminar, and throughout, but that would be cheesy. It is Melbourne after all.