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This week we explore the world of maternity and AI with Natalia, the founder and CEO of Soula. As a seasoned expert in maternity wellbeing and care, Natalia brings over 15 years of experience collaborating with global organizations to bridge the gap in maternal care. We explore her journey from leading social impact projects to founding Soula, an innovative AI-powered compassion care solution supporting women through all stages of maternity. We talk about her personal battles with postnatal depression, the motivation behind her move to Cyprus, and her insights into the integration of AI with human expertise to enhance maternal care. Tune in to discover how Soula is revolutionizing support for mothers and families, one AI interaction at a time.

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In this episode, I'm joined by Josie Christodoulou, the Commissioner for Gender Equality, for a deep dive into the shifting role of women in the technology sector. We journey from a time when women were the programmers, through a pivotal moment when two men's profiling methods pushed women aside, to a contemporary debate sparked by an engineer's claim about the biological unsuitability of women to work in tech. Join us as we explore the roots of the current disparities and discuss Cyprus's National Strategy for Gender Equality.

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In this episode, we're joined by Gala and Tanya, leaders of Women in Tech Cyprus, as they share their experiences and insights on advancing women in the tech industry. From their personal journeys that led them to tech and prompted their move to Cyprus, to the joys and challenges of building a community with nearly 350 members, they offer an inspiring look at what it means to lead and empower women in a dynamic field. 

You can connect with the Women in Tech Cyprus at:

• Webpage of the Women in Tech Cyprus Chapter https://wit-h.com/topics/38808/feed (register and join)
• Telegram channel https://t.me/womenintech_cyprus
• Telegram chat https://t.me/WIT_Cyprus
• LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/womenintechcyprus
• Instagram https://instagram.com/witcyprus

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In this week's episode, I am joined by Mr. Charalampos Theopemptou to explore a key moment in space history where Margaret Hamilton's pioneering software engineering prevented potential disaster during the Apollo 11 mission. We also touch on the dawn of computing in Cyprus, weaving the past with our present endeavors to inspire more women to join and lead in technology. 

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This week's episode celebrates the recent successes of young Cypriot girls in global tech competitions. First I talked with a team of primary school students who represented Cyprus in the international Robotex Robotics competition in Talin, Estonia, and won second place in the Water Rally. Then I discussed with Mariza Paspalli who at just 13 years old won the bronze medal at the Junior Balkan Olympiad in Informatics last November.

NOTE: From minute 3 until minute 19 the first interview, with the Laouris 777 team is in Greek. The second interview with Mariza Paspalli is in English.

To learn more about Mr Yiannis Laouris institute please visit https://www.ylaouris.com/

To learn more about Cyprus Olympiad in Informatics please visit: https://www.coinformatics.org/ 

To learn more about the Cyprus Computer Society and its actions please visit https://ccs.org.cy/ 

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Close your eyes and imagine an engineer. Does he wear a yellow vest and a hard hat? I bet he does. Now, close your eyes again and imagine a software engineer. Is he a white, pale, geeky dude? Does he look like Mark Zuckerberg? This week Stavriana comes to the studio to help me dispel all the myths about how a software engineer looks like.

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I asked ChatGPT to write me a summary for this episode. Here is what ChatGPT has to say:

🤣 Grab your popcorn, folks! In this week's episode, we dive into the wild world of corporate chaos as we dissect the hilariously amateur firing of a CEO by a board of directors who clearly missed the memo on professionalism!

🕵️‍♂️ Picture this: A boardroom full of directors armed with rubber chickens instead of stern faces, attempting to maintain a sense of gravitas as they bid farewell to their now ex-CEO. The firing script? More cringe-worthy than your awkward teenage years.

💼 From firing the CEO over Google Meet after receiving 13 billion dollars in investment from Microsoft to declaring a game of musical chairs as the official method for executive decision-making, this board of directors takes the term "amateur" to a whole new level.

📈 Despite the chaos, Michalis and I try to find some silver lining in the situation. Spoiler alert: There isn't much silver, but there is a surplus of laughter.

🎪 #CEOChaos #BoardroomBloopers #FiredWithFlair

P.S. I didn't tell it that the CEO is Sam 😰 😱

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If you want to talk about the origins of computing and programming, the one person you must definitely talk about is Grandma Cobol, the Queen of Code, Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. And this is exactly what we do this week with the help of Celia. Photos, as always, are found on https://pod.elenag.me/
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In this episode, a very special guest, my Michalis, joined me to tell him about the women who programmed the course of the spacecraft that went on the greatest voyage of exploration in human history. This robotic spacecraft travels at 17 kilometers per second and it’s more than 24 billion kilometers away into the interstellar space. It left Earth more than 46 years ago, in 1977. This spacecraft is the farthest human-made object from Earth and it has the name … Voyager 1. 

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This week Stavriana comes to the studio to listen to me telling her about when a bunch of guys decided to build the world's first electronic computer. The machine had 18000 vacuum tubes covered from head to foot in more than 3,000 switches, wires, and cables. Then they hired six women, handed them a stack of blueprints, and without any training or instructions on how to program the computer, they asked them to program it. This is the story of the original computer programming squad. Photos discussed in the episode are available at https://pod.elenag.me/

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