Event information
Themes
Culture and community
Language
English
Capacity
70
Welcome to Women in Tech Role models night, 4.6.2025 presented by Nordic Women in Tech Awards and TEK!
Nordic Women in Tech Awards celebrates and recognizes female role models who have made outstanding contributions to the tech industry. NWiTA will be held for the first time in Helsinki on October 10, 2025. You can read more about NWiTA here. TEK is a sponsor of NWiTA gala.
This afterwork event at TEK’s event spaces (Junailijanaukio 3, Helsinki) is our way of bringing together key figures in the field and celebrating the local role models, ahead of the main event and Gala ceremony in October – and we warmly invite you to join us!
Please note that space is limited, so be sure to register soon!
Evening program:
- 16:45 Doors open & refreshments
- 17:05 Welcome words by Jari Jokinen (TEK, Association of Nordic Engineers ANE), Susanna Bairoh (TEK) and Plamena Cherneva (co-founder of NWiTA)
- 17:15 Keynote by Reetta Siltasalmi-Kautto: Tech needs your sparkle: You can be anything in tech
- 17:30 Panel discussion: Shattering barriers: Women in tech rising, leading and innovating
Panelists: Kamilla Sultanova (entrepreneur, DEI consultant and event host), Plamena Cherneva (NWiTA) and Katja Toropainen (Inklusiiv, Women in Tech Finland), Host: Susanna Bairoh (TEK) - 17:50 Q&A
- 18:00 Mingling
- 19:00 Event ends
Snacks and refreshments will be served.
Please register by May 31st!
Reetta Siltasalmi-Kautto
Reetta Siltasalmi-Kautto is an IT engineer with over 15 years of experience in the tech industry. She is also a speaker and advocate for diversity and inclusion in tech. Reetta actively encourages women to pursue careers in technology and speaks about equality and representation on her social media platforms.
Her expertise lies in developing safety-critical technologies, combined with an innovative and forward-thinking mindset.
In 2024, Reetta received the Mimmit koodaa award and won the Nordic Women in Tech award in the Women in Tech Ally category.
