CEPIS to speak at EIF Diversity in tech event

Petra Kotuliakova, Member of the CEPIS Women in ICT expert group, will speak at the Diversity in Tech event organised by the European Internet Forum (EIF) on 22 April. Petra will talk about the benefits of diversity for tech and AI development. The event, which will include speakers from the European Parliament, GSMA, Salesforce and Liberty Global, will look at the broader concept of diversity, such as gender, ethnic, age and others, and its importance for the tech sector and the IT profession.

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