AI & ML · Fintech · Social
Hosted by Women In Tech Birmingham
When
Tuesday 28 July 2026
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Where
Venue TBC — central Birmingham
Birmingham city centre (venue to be announced to RSVPs)
Price
free
The strongest speaker line-up on the Birmingham calendar this month. Asia Sharif, a software engineer at NatWest Group, tells the story of going from teaching herself to code in lockdown to a multi-award-winning career in data and cloud in fintech — she has mentored over a hundred women into engineering roles and takes the TEDx stage in Manchester this September. Julia Gray, full-stack engineer at Griffiths Waite, follows with a lightning talk on why human connection wins in an AI-driven world, drawn from building custom AI products for large enterprise by day. Talks, food and drinks, and a genuinely warm room. Spaces are limited and the RSVP list is already deep.
Asia Sharif · Software Engineer, NatWest Group
Julia Gray · Full Stack Software Engineer, Griffiths Waite
Venue TBC — central Birmingham, Birmingham city centre (venue to be announced to RSVPs)
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Tuesday 28 July 2026
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location
Venue TBC — central Birmingham
Birmingham city centre (venue to be announced to RSVPs)
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Organiser
Women In Tech Birmingham
Asia Sharif
Software Engineer, NatWest Group
Julia Gray
Full Stack Software Engineer, Griffiths Waite
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