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Register your interest - SODA Roundtable sessions
08:00-09:00
What do YOU want to talk about? Here at Trust in SODA, we organise monthly roundtable events catered to your interests – tell us which topics you’d like to explore, and we’ll assemble a panel of e...
Behind the Curtain: Security & Public Sector Tech
00:00-00:00
Save the date! How does the public sector leverage the latest technology? Will security clearance unlock hidden career paths? 💬Join SODA Social for a free LinkedIn Live webinar on October 8th, whe...
Women in DevOps - From Diversity to Disruption: Shaping the Future of Swiss Tech
18:00-21:00
We recently hosted our very first Women in DevOps event in Switzerland, collaborating with Microsoft- and what a night it was! 🤩 ❤️ ✌️As persistent skill gaps threaten to stifle progress in Switze...
Talking Tech: Women's Health Reimagined
18:00-19:00
Can tech help build a healthier world for Women? While progress is happening, systemic inequity threatens to stifle innovation. Thankfully, there are plenty of opportunities to break barriers and u...
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From On-Premise to Cloud: Making the Journey
18:00-21:00
As leaders race to secure their spot in a digital future, AI’s impact on cloud computing is impossible to ignore. On March 21st, Women in DevOps are teaming up with Rightmove to explore the bigge...
Talking Tech: Men's Health Reimagined
18:00-20:00
Can tech tackle the men’s health crisis? We teamed up with the fabulous Code Institute at our Central London hackathon to find out! 🇬🇧 ❤️📲Our teams dedicated themselves to crafting technology tha...
Building an Inclusive Workplace: Supporting LGBTQIA+ Employees Across Borders
18:00-21:30
LondonHow can we create an inclusive workplace that transcends borders? Pride in Tech are teaming up with the wonderful Flex for a panel discussion on October 19th, where we will explore what it means t...
Tech for Good: Green Solutions Transforming FoodTech
18:30-21:00
London🌟🚀We love Food Tech! 🍰🤖 SODA Social would like to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made last night’s event a barnstorming success.🌟With the help of our expert panellists, we were treated ...
Tech for a Greener Tomorrow: Hackathon for Sustainable Solution
18:00-20:00
What a weekend! On Saturday 9th September, our Squad touched down in sunny Dublin for our latest Hackathon, in collaboration with our friends at Code Institute. 🇮🇪 ❤️📲In this particular hackathon...
Unleashing DevOps Potential: The Power of Sponsorship
13:00-14:00
Creating a space for your voice is crucial, have you got the right support? A sponsor could be the answer. In this recent panel discussion, we teamed up with Slalom Build to explore the powerful b...
From Data-driven to people-driven: Leading with empathy in Tech
00:00-00:00
🌈✨ Last week in celebration of Pride, our community dived into an evening of good vibes, laughter, and fun during ourPride in TechandWomen in DevOps, 'From Data-Driven to People-Driven: Leading wit...
Getting Noticed: The Power of a Personal Brand
18:30-21:00
LondonWhat does a personal brand mean to you? ✨We hosted our London panel session on, 'Getting Noticed: The Power of a Personal Brand' in collaboration with the fabulous team atCapgemini. Chaired by our...
Bisexuality 101
19:30-22:30
Our Pride in Tech community came together at EY's London offices as we teamed up with London Bisexual Network, for our ‘Bisexuality 101' panel discussion.Our panel explored the fundamentals of the ...
Talking Equity: Breaking Biases & Embracing Advocacy
07:30-22:00
Inspired by this year’s International Women’s Day theme of ‘Talking Equity,’ team Women in DevOps headed on down to Dublin town to host our first Ireland in-person event in over three years in coll...
Social Impact and AI: Health, Sustainability and Climate
07:00-09:30
LondonLast week, SODA Social had the pleasure of hosting our most recent event in collaboration with the fabulous team at Briink and Merantix! Our very own Luchele Mendes brought together an expert panel...
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The Evolution of DevOps: Exploring the Digital Revolution
07:00-09:00
‘We shouldn’t forget ethics and AI. When we move at an accelerated pace, we are accelerating that bias.’ This week team Women in DevOps hosted our global hybrid event, ‘The Evolution of DevOps: Ex...
Stamp Out the Stigma: Supporting Veterans' Mental Health
07:00-09:00
Our very first (in-person) London Hackathon: Complete! On April 15th, the Trust in SODA squad had the pleasure of teaming up with Ex-Military Careers and the wonderful Code Institute for a hackath...
Technological Innovation: The Future of FoodTech
07:00-10:00
Vintners Place, 68 Upper Thames Street, London, EC4V 3BJOn 5th April, we teamed up with Equals Moneyfor our ‘Technological Innovation: The Future of Foodtech’ panel discussion.From lab-grown meat to plant-based alternatives, and innovative approaches; s...
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Talking Equity: Breaking Biases and Embracing Advocacy
06:00-09:00
Our Women in DevOps team held our first Bristol-based event ‘Talking Equity: Breaking Biases and Embracing Advocacy’ in collaboration with our friends at Huboo.The session started with the wonderf...
Belonging in DevOps: The Importance of Intersectionality
01:00-02:00
From all at Women in DevOps, we would like to wish our community a very happy International Women's Day to all our fierce, fabulous Queens of the tech space. You are amazing. ✨ 🔥 👑Today, we touched...
UX Design in 2023: Experience Tomorrow's Trends
06:00-08:30
BerlinWhat a night! On Wednesday evening, SODA Social kicked off the first hybrid event of 2023, with the historically much-loved Design Trends panel session, ‘UX Design in 2023: Experience Tomorrow’s Tr...
Women in DevOps: Knowing Your Worth - Salary Negotiation Workshop
12:00-12:00
LondonReach for the outrageous numbers! Always negotiate your salary – your counterparts do. Thank you to everyone who attended Women in DevOps' latest networking initiative, where we teamed up with Blac...
Like, Share, Follow: Repeat - Marketing Trends in 2023
12:00-12:00
‘CRM is my love language.’ From the TikTok takeover to the mysteries of the Metaverse, SODA Social teamed up with LinkedIn last night to explore the biggest trends and challenges in the marketing w...
Damn! That's Good Data! #3
12:00-12:00
On Thursday evening SODA Social flew to Berlin to host the highly anticipated return of our ‘Damn! That’s Good Data! series led by Suki Sidhu. The event touched on a series of presentations explo...
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Time to Close the Gender Gap
13:00-13:00
At SODA Social, inclusion is the norm, not the exception. Despite an increase in awareness of the gender divide that exists for women and other minority groups within technology; in 2022 PwC recen...
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Damn! That's Good Data! #2
13:00-13:00
Join us for our upcoming SODA Social event in Berlin as part of our 'Damn! That's Good Data!' series.Data. It gets a lot of bad press! People make assumptions about data, and their first thoughts ...
Pride in Tech: Future of tech employee activism
13:00-13:00
Of the 24 best companies for LGBTQIA+ people to work (2020, Glassdoor), 50% of companies were tech organisations. Join us for another meaningful Pride panel discussion, this time tackling the spec...
Computer Vision in Production with Planet
13:00-13:00
We are delighted to announce the Eight Computer Vision in Production event. This event is going to be focused onTransforming technologies: sports, geospatial, fashion and Machine Learning on Edge. ...
Damn! That's Good Data!
13:00-13:00
Data. It gets a lot of bad press! People make assumptions about data, and their first thoughts are of businesses leveraging for consumer exploitation to the global Cambridge Analytica scandal and ...
Hackathon Panel Discussion - Getting Connected
13:00-13:00
During the pandemic, 30.9% of adults felt their well-being had been affected by feelings of loneliness (UK GOV, 2020). The pandemic has transformed how we think about mental health, wellbeing, and...
Climate Tech: A Green Future
13:00-13:00
The world is feeling the impact of the climate crisis. Destructive wildfires take over Australia and California, severe flooding in Western Europe, glaciers melting at accelerating rates and devast...
Reopening the Workplace: Adjusting to the new normal in Ireland
12:00-12:00
The pandemic has changed the work environment forever. Shifting mindsets and adapting to a working remotely and in-office hybrid work model has become the norm.The pandemic has changed the work en...
SODA Social: Building an accessible workplace
13:00-13:00
On Thursday evening, we hosted our SODA Social webinar, ‘Building an Accessible Workplace,’ in collaboration with the wonderful team at Code Institute. We discussed solutions to help create a disa...
Pride in Tech: amplifying voices of the LGBTQIA+ community
13:00-13:00
It’s June, which can only mean one thing, it’s Pride Month! Join us for another meaningful panel discussion, this time looking at the role that technology has played in amplifying the voices of th...
Computer Vision in Production: HR & Leadership Challenges
13:00-13:00
Join us for a panel discussion that will focus on HR and Leadership challenges. The main challenge that the panel will be addressing in this event is finding talent and creating talent.Our panel ...
Tech: The Future of Sustainability
13:00-13:00
In line with Earth Day 2021, make sure to sign-up for our upcoming SODA Social ‘Tech: the future of sustainability’ webinar in collaboration with OVO a leading energy technology company determined...
The Journey... Transforming Software Engineers into Leaders
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On 31st March, we partnered with Code Institute for our SODA Social webinar, ‘The Journey... Transforming Software Engineers into Leaders.’We spoke about how soft skills are highly important when ...
Diversity in Data
12:00-12:00
During this webinar session, we took a deeper dive into what companies should be doing to address the imbalance and help companies build higher-performing teams.It’s now widely agreed across the da...
Design Trends 2021
12:00-12:00
With every new year, comes an array of new trends, ways of thinking and designing. This SODA Social will be uncovering what’s hot and what’s not for Design trends in 2021. This event will give you ...
Accelerating the future of workforce well-being and mindfulness
12:00-12:00
It's estimated that one in six people in the past week experienced common mental health. When looking to achieve our goals in a busy environment, it's easy to neglect mental, physical, and emotion...
SOD.AI SOCIAL: Computer Vision in Production 2.0
13:00-13:00
We will be speaking our expert panel from the Computer Vision industry, where we will discuss how they are using Computer Vision in production, the technologies they have had success with, and the ...
SOD.AI SOCIAL: Computer Vision in Production
13:00-13:00
LondonWe were thrilled to welcome everyone to the first SOD.AI Social Virtual event, the theme of our running events will be on the topic of Computer Vision in production.We spoke to our expert panel fro...
System Design Think Tank: Smart Products, Smart Systems
13:00-13:00
Products such as our mobile phones, smart watches, or digital calendars have been created with a smart structured plan or system to work efficiently. Many of today’s technologies aim to proactivel...
Women in DevOps: 'A Security Driven Mindset in DevOps: Global Edition'
13:00-13:00
LondonWe were thrilled to see such a diverse group of attendees at this webinar, from South Africa, San Francisco and Los Angeles, to Germany, Edinburgh, Dublin and London; it was a real treat to have yo...
System Design ThinkTank
13:00-13:00
LondonEvery business faces complex problems in the hyper-connected world. The global pandemic locked us down and we become more connected and expect our favourite services to respond to this crisis imme...
Times of Uncertainty - How to Respond and Thrive
13:00-13:00
LondonWe are all on a road of uncertainty, but our aim for the evening is to uncover how HR professionals have transformed and adopted more agile methods of work, best practices and procedures in the cu...
Artificial Intelligence – A Brief History of Tomorrow
12:00-12:00
LondonA core part of AI is to create technology that can help machines mimic human ability to perceive the world around us. Do you think AI will get to the point of human cognition?
Blockchain: What comes first? Opportunity or Threat?
13:00-13:00
DublinBlockchain is the ingenious, decentralised complex invention that has taken over the financial world. The Economist (2015) has suggested that Blockchain is “a mundane process that has the potentia...
Smarter Than Us: The Rise Of AI for Good
13:00-13:00
LondonAI has already made a global impact. Some individuals maintaining a dystopian view on what the future of AI will look like. However, it cannot be ignored that AI is transforming lives, its empoweri...
AI-Led Design: Friend or Foe?
13:00-13:00
LondonAn evening to discuss the technological innovation of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on both the designer and the consumer, how it will shape future relationships and disrupt the customer e...
Balance for Better
12:00-12:00
LondonThe world has made progress on the problem of gender inequality, however, inequality is still a global issue. A balanced workforce drives innovation and we believe that businesses need to do more t...
What’s Hot: Design Trends 2019
12:00-12:00
LondonWith every new year, comes an array of new trends, ways of thinking and designing. Last night we discussed what design trends will be taking over 2019. From thinking of you as a designer, how desi...
Women in DevOps - Let's get Technical in collaboration with Facebook
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LondonNestled behind the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street, you'll find Facebook's HQ and our most recent Women in DevOps meetup collaboration. Facebook's mission is to connect the world, bringing the ...
Digital Planet: How Tomorrow's Technology is Reshaping Innovation
12:00-12:00
LondonSustainability is a key driver for innovation. Organisations with successful sustainability strategies are profitable, as they combine consideration of clean design and resources throughout produc...
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Women in DevOps - Mind the (Gender) Gap
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LondonAfter an incredible summer which kicked off our biggest event yet, we took Women in DevOps to the astounding PhotoBox HQ in Farringdon for our first ever panel discussion with Refinery29, Inc. In ...
Women in DevOps - Summer Edition
13:00-13:00
LondonThe sun was out, with picturesque cityscape views of London from Expedia Group’svibrant rooftop offices, created the perfect Women in DevOps setup for our Summer Edition - Part One event. This was...
Ethics of AI
13:00-13:00
LondonWe’ve seen the application of AI in real life such as Facebook and autonomous cars. For the first time, humanity is creating technology that can develop itself. We discussed and debated whether or...
Women in DevOps - Spring Meetup
13:00-13:00
LondonWe’ve seen the application of AI in real life such as Facebook and autonomous cars. For the first time, humanity is creating technology that can develop itself. We discussed and debated whether or...
The Future of the Shared Economy
12:00-12:00
LondonOur twelfth Soda Social ' The Future of the Shared Economy' was an absolute success. The evening included an insightful discussion with guest speakers including Anna Bance the Co-Founder of Girl M...
How to Design at Scale
13:00-13:00
LondonOur speakers for the evening were TED speaker, ex-Googler and now Product Design Manager at Facebook Jonah Jones confirmed and Global Product Director Brian Flanagan from Expedia. Jonah discussed ...
Combating Challenges in Machine Learning and AI
13:00-13:00
LondonOur speakers for the evening were Lead Machine Learning engineer Kostas Perifanos from Argos along with Kostas Manolarakis a Lead Research and Development Engineer from Stratagem Technologies and ...
The Rise of Service Design
13:00-13:00
LondonThe event was well attended by those familiar with service design, some working and operating in the industry and also those wanting to pursue a career in service design. Our speakers for the even...
How Not To Suck at DevOps
13:00-13:00
LondonOur speakers really made the evening and gave us a lot to take away from the event.We had Andrew Martin who is a Lead DevOps Consultant at Capgemini with a strong test-first engineering background...
Serverless Architectures
13:00-13:00
LondonOur first speaker of the night was Yan Cui, Server Architect Developer at Yubl, a regular speaker at user groups and conferences. He spoke about "AWS Lambda from the Trenches" and shared his exper...
Tech That Makes London Awesome!
13:00-13:00
Our guest speakers for this event included Danny Hawkins, Co-Founder and Head of Technology at Quiqup, a London based on-demand delivery app that hand-delivers everything from food, retail to ever...
Immersive Experiences & Technologies
12:00-12:00
LondonOur featured speakers gave us a great insight into the industry and took some really thoughtful questions from those who attended, giving us more to think about and take away from the event. Aino ...