Digital Talks

The #gaming industry and community has always been a predominantly male space.

From #developers to characters to #players, men are at the forefront of gaming from every angle. But the reality is much more #diverse than that. Indeed, #women have played key roles and have been #influencial in the industry - such as Jade Raymond, who helped in the creation of Assassin's Creed.

Women influence trends and create countless #opportunities for #businesses.  

Digitalcity.brussels wanted to shine the spotlight on women's role in the gaming industry. In this #Podcast episode, we explore with Federica Nocerino - Consultant for Gaming companies - the following points:

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#GenerativeAI (GenAI) is gaining in #popularity, especially with today's #hype around tools such as #ChatGPT, #Midjourney, DALL-E...

However, #GenAI is still in its infancy and will surely be an #influential force in the #future of gaming (and a variety of other #creative industries) but its advances could also jeopardize some #careers to a concerning extent. Besides, it could expose new #legal issues, mainly regarding #copyrights. Given that gaming industry advocates must establish best practices to prove its value.

This is just the tip of the iceberg and the next months will show us on how generative AI can be used in games and all the other industries. Stay tuned!

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Since september 2022, Beatrice de Mahieu is CEO of BeCode* - one of the major #training center for #coding in #Belgium.

She has an extensive #career in the #tech industry and supported several major #IT and #media companies through their #digital #transformation. She has held senior integrated #marketing positions at Microsoft and ELLE Belgium Magazine. Béatrice has helped #clients manage end-to-end #customer experience #initiatives, developed cross-collaboration between off and online and created #innovative #digital platforms.

By joining the BeCode team, she aims in participating in the #acceleration of the digital #transition of Belgium through training. To her, #skills are fundamental to build our future.

In this episode, Beatrice talks about her #career and her mission at BeCode. You will learn:

And a lot more !

You can follow Beatrice de Mahieu on her Linkedin profile

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*BeCode was founded in 2016 with the aim of giving jobseekers in difficult professional situations the chance to retrain as digital workers in Belgium.

SEO is one of the most dynamic fields of #digital #marketing.

Why? Because #Google is constantly updating its #ranking #algorithm and evaluating #signals to provide high-performing #web pages and make #search a better #experience for #users. This means that organizations must understand these shifts, reevaluate their #SEO tactics, #content relevancy and user experience so as to respond quickly to them and edge ahead in terms of #precision & #growth.

Want to make a career or strengthen your skills in SEO? Join our next #training session at Digitalcity.brussels:

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How can we motivate #minorities and #citizens to be part of the #digital era? 

D&I, and now #DEI, is increasingly recognized as a strategic pillar within businesses, governments, institutions and is considered a lever for #success and #innovation. 

In this episode, Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Mariam Harutyunyan, #diversity & #inclusion advocate, an inspiring #entrepreneur, and a lot more. She talks about her brand KinArmat, through which she empowered women. As an executive director at A Seat At The Table, she fosters dialogue & highlights the initiatives that are created to build a more diverse and inclusive pipeline of #talent. 

In this #podcast episode we go through several points:

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Podcast made by Digitalcity.brussels - Noémie Valcauda

How can we build a more inclusive / diverse digital world?

Diversity, #equity, and inclusion (#DEI) are knowingly #challenging topics that require #consideration as they are also key sources of #competitive advantages for #businesses. But how can we shift the mindset for a broader DEI perspective?

To answer this, we have interviewed Leïla Maidane, a social #entrepreneur focused on #diversity and equal #opportunities. She started her #career in #IT consulting before deciding to fully commit to her entrepreneurial journey. She co-founded Femmes Fières in 2017 and founded #BeGreator in 2020, a tech #startup that develops and uses #AI driven #technologies to reduce & close the #education-to-employment #gap and secure #inclusive, #skill-driven talent management practices. 

Find Leïla on :  Instagram (@leilamaidane)/Linkedin

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The gender gap in technology starts at school and carries on through every stage of girls’ and women’s lives.

In 2021, only 18.2%* of all people working in #IT are #women in #Belgium. How can we see beyond the #gender gap and #sensitize women about the digital #opportunities in the #Tech industry? 

This mission isn’t so simple. Women remain #underrepresented at every level in the #corporate #talent pipeline and there is still so much room for #growth. But part of the #challenge is also to #change the #perception of what a #career in technology offers. 

This is why, at Digitalcity.brussels we try to give the voice to women #leaders that are inspirational so their #stories can resonate among others. 

In this episode, we have interviewed Katrien Herdewyn - founder and #CEO of Elegnano®. She started her own company Elegnano® to bring her two passions in life together – technology and #footwear. Besides, she helps other #companies to connect #design with nanotechnology. Katrien has received several #awards and #recognitions for her work - including #Startup of the Year, Belgium’s 40 under 40. She is also an honorary #professor in the faculty of engineering at #KULeuven.

In this #Podcast episode, Katrien shares her #expertise and goes through several points: 

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Learning from Women #Tech #Leaders: Dewi Van de Vyven

Just as they are in many sectors, #women are underrepresented in tech #leadership. According to BCG*, women made up almost 28% of the leadership #positions in the #IT industry. After the #pandemic, this rate went - sadly - down the road. Why? Because women still have to overcome #challenges that most #men don't have to face. 

So, how can tech #companies expand their #rank of #female leaders? 

The #story of Dewi Van de Vyven , co-founder and former #CEO of Flow Pilots, underscores the #dynamic. As she was still was up for an #ambitious #career, she had to go through the implications of her #pregnancy and her #role on her #family. But she made the leap, co-created Flow Pilots and became one of the most #inspiring women in the Tech industry in #Belgium. Her story and #insights are fascinating and we hope, they will resonate to you. 

Her story yield #powerful insights and offer #lessons, observations and #visions that might help women's #growth. #Listen to our #interview and #learn: 

If you want to know more, join our next #webinar on Women in Tech in March 8th HERE

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Webinar "Learning from Women in Tech"- March 8th

#internationalwomenday #metier #formation #carriere #opleiding #manager #parity #gender #equality #womenintech 

*Boston Consulting Group Report - June 28th, 2022

A Data Consultant is a professional who helps organisations to harness the power of data to drive growth and improve their operations. 

The #career involves working with #clients to understand their #data needs, implementing #data-driven #actions, and providing ongoing #support and #guidance to ensure the #success of these solutions.

The #opportunities in this field are vast, as #businesses across all #industries are looking to #leverage data and #analytics to gain a #competitive advantage. Data #consultants can work in a variety of settings, including #consulting firms, #IT departments, and in-house roles within businesses.

The #challenges of this #career include staying up-to-date with the latest #technologies and data-related #advancements, as well as #communicating #technical concepts to stakeholders. Additionally, ensuring that #solutions are aligned with business #goals can be a challenging aspect of the role.

In today's rapidly #digitalizing world, the importance of data consultants has only #increased. As organizations seek to stay ahead of the #competition, data consultants play a #crucial role in helping them to make informed decisions & #optimize their processes with the ultimate aim of driving #growth. 

Listen to our #Podcast #interview with Gaylord Foureau - a consultant that helps organisations in their #datatransformation. His insights are valuable to deep dive into this exciting and #rapidly growing field with a bright #future:

And so much more to be listened to!

An interview made by www.digitalcity.brussels - Noémie Valcauda

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Following our #Podcast serie on the #digital transition in #Brussels through the CIRB / CIBG, we have interviewed complimentary #experts that participate in this #transformation. 

In this Episode, Sarah Tillous shares her #professional background and the missions / #actions she undertakes as a #coordinator for WePulse* and the "Regional #IT Governance" (gouvernance régionale IT). She explains the scope of these #initiatives that aim at:

- Improving the #quality of the working environment & the relationship between citizens & local authorities

- Modernising and harmonising IT #tools 

- Limiting #costs by creating scale economies

- Facilitating access to #information & #services

- Reducing the compexity of IT systems 

...

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#digital #tech #it #strategy #opportunity #growth #business #interview #insights #career #metier #numerique #training #vision

*WePulse is a programme for local authorities launched at the initiative of the Brussels-Capital Region and orchestrated by the CIRB in partnership with Brussels Local Authorities.