Tech Events by Women in Tech Birmingham (WITBHAM)

with Garima Khakurel (Co-organiser, Women In Tech Birmingham) · Julia Gray (Co-organiser, Women In Tech Birmingham)

An evening of short demos from women in Birmingham's tech community showing things they have built outside work - apps coded at weekends, hardware experiments, games, data projects, creative tools, and projects still half-finished. Women In Tech Birmingham run it at Griffiths Waite's Centre City office, hosted by Garima Khakurel and Julia Gray. Presenters cover why they started the project, what went wrong and what they learned, with time for questions afterwards. Speaking slots are still open - email the organisers a couple of lines about your project. Free, pizza and drinks provided, 18:00 to 20:00. All experience levels welcome, and coming purely to watch is fine. Why go: the demo-night format gets past polished conference talks to what people actually build when nobody is grading it. Best for anyone in Birmingham tech who wants a low-stakes first speaking slot.

An evening on how women actually get into technology leadership, hosted by CGI and Women in Tech Birmingham at 2 Chamberlain Square. Claire Mironik, founder of WITBHAM, and Niamh Callaghan, Women in Tech Network Lead at CGI, open the night. Two CGI women who have moved into leadership roles then talk through their own routes: the opportunities they took, the barriers they hit and what they would do differently. The session closes on what CGI's Women in Tech Network runs and how to plug into it. Free, 17:30 to 20:00, and currently sold out. Why go: specific career mechanics from people one or two steps ahead, rather than a panel of abstractions. Best for women in West Midlands tech weighing up a first management move.

An evening for women building technology companies in the West Midlands, co-hosted by Barclays Eagle Labs and Women in Tech Birmingham at 6 Brindleyplace. The evening mixes founder pitching, mentoring conversations and networking, from 17:30. It closes a busy week for Women in Tech Birmingham, which also runs an Ada Lovelace Day breakfast on Tuesday and a breakfast meet-up on Wednesday morning. Free; register on Eventbrite. 6 Brindleyplace, B1 2JB. Why go: Eagle Labs brings the start-up support network and Women in Tech Birmingham brings the community, which makes this one of the few rooms in the city aimed squarely at female tech founders. Best for women running or about to start a tech business, and the mentors and investors who back them.

An early breakfast meet-up for women working in technology in Birmingham, run by Women in Tech Birmingham at Boston Tea Party on Corporation Street. It starts at 08:30, so it fits before the working day, and the format is conversation over breakfast rather than a programme. It falls in a busy week for the group, which also runs an Ada Lovelace Day breakfast with AND Digital on Tuesday and a female founders evening with Barclays Eagle Labs on Wednesday evening. Free; register on Eventbrite. Boston Tea Party, 190 Corporation Street, B4 6QD. Why go: a low-pressure first step into the city's women-in-tech community. Best for women new to Birmingham's tech scene, or early in their careers, who would rather meet people over coffee than at an evening event.

A breakfast for Ada Lovelace Day, the annual celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths, hosted by AND Digital with Women in Tech Birmingham. It starts at 08:30 at AND Digital's offices at 6 Brindleyplace, early enough to fit before the working day. It opens a busy week for Women in Tech Birmingham, which also runs a breakfast at Boston Tea Party on Wednesday morning and a female founders evening with Barclays Eagle Labs on Wednesday night. Free; register on Eventbrite. Why go: a low-key, early way into Birmingham's women-in-tech network on the day the sector marks Ada Lovelace. Best for women working in or around technology in the city who would rather meet the community over coffee than at an evening event.

An afternoon bringing Birmingham's tech communities together with the cyber security profession: presentations, insight-sharing and community organising across the two worlds, run by Women in Tech Birmingham. Note the venue: it has moved to the 22nd floor of Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway, B1 1TT, not Millennium Point. Volunteers sign guests in at reception from 13:15 for lift access, so arrive a little early. Refreshments before the 13:30 start, pizza at the end, and the room needs to be clear shortly after 16:00. Free, but oversubscribed. Seating is first come, first served, with a small overflow area in the kitchen, so come early if you want a seat, and tell the organiser beforehand if you need one for accessibility reasons. There is a waiting list, so release your place if you can no longer go. Why go: a practical bridge between the city's community organisers and its security practitioners, in a room already over capacity. Best for anyone running a tech community or curious about a move into cyber.

Women in Tech Birmingham's evening of tech talks at Bluetel Solutions, with Dr Honey Yadav and Dr Claire Doswell. Two named researchers, a known host venue and a community that consistently delivers — the strongest community listing in the week.