Women in Security
Brought to you by She Sharp and AWS
Friday, July 26th - Sunday, July 28th, 2024
June 17, 2022
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98 attendees
Join us at the AWS Office in Auckland for this special event recognising individuals, initiatives, and organisations that are changing the norms, reconditioning the way we think about diversity, inclusion, and equity, and shaping a new normal for the security industry in Aotearoa.
Featuring a stellar line-up of speakers from across Aotearoa's security sector, we will hear lightning talks from each of them sharing their journeys and learnings, demystifying the security industry, followed by a Q&A Panel. We'll also have fun interactive activities and opportunities for networking over yummy food and drinks, with awesome prizes up for grabs on the night.
It will be a fabulous event for everyone - no matter if you know nothing about the industry, new to security, curious about the industry or a seasoned security professional! AND remember - our events are open and inclusive to all genders, females, males, nonbinary, and allies! So bring your friends or colleagues for a great night of learning and networking with the community.
When
Where
DAY OVERVIEW
• Registration starts at 17:30
• Event kick-off at 17:55
• Event ends at 20:00
On Friday night, we kick off our Hackathon, where participants will be inspired by two keynote speakers and will be guided through all aspects of the Hackathon. The main goal is to choose a use case or pitch your own idea, form a team, and start discussing possible solutions to the problems the teams aim to solve. All participants will be able to ask any questions about the upcoming days.
• Venue opens at 07:30
• Day kick-off at 08:05
• Venue closes at 20:00
This day is all about hacking. In the morning, participants will meet a mentor designated to their teams who will help them focus on refining brainstorming and considering validation. This is also the time when creative and technical team members can begin drafting a Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
Just before lunch, all participants will be able to attend the optional session “Supercharge Your Solutions with Generative AI” by Geri Harris. Before dinner, there will be a Q&A session about AI solutions with Amir Mohammadi. After dinner, the first Pitch Practice session is hosted. This is when teams present to their mentors for the first time, explaining their business ideas and answering tough questions.
• Venue opens at 07:30
• Day kick-off at 08:05
• Venue closes at 18:00
This day is the final day of the Hackathon. At the beginning of the day, all teams will be working on their pitches and presentations. The deadline for all projects to be submitted is 13:00. The pitching session starts around 14:00 and will last until 16:00. The Hackathon will conclude with the awards announcements.
Session resources
We would like to share some resources from the event on behalf of our amazing speakers, demo and workshop facilitators.
Check out resourcesProblem: Manual analysis of customer feedback is laborious and prone to bias.
Solution: An AI system that can generate automated summaries of customer feedback, highlighting key themes, actionable suggestions, and relevant statistics
Problem: Creating and maintaining training materials for new technology platforms is time-consuming.
Solution: An AI system that can reformat, recompile, and update various media types, reducing timeframes and increasing efficiency.
Problem: Manual checking and marking of VOU documents is prone to error and time-consuming.
Solution: An AI system that can automatically mark VOUs against an answer sheet and populate relevant metadata into a spreadsheet.
Problem: Manual extraction of information for weekly SAP update emails is time-consuming.
Solution: An AI system that can draft automated emails using predefined templates and populate relevant metadata from an excel export.
Problem: Finding consistent answers to marketing-related questions is challenging.
Solution: A centralized location where all relevant marketing knowledge material is stored and can be interacted with via a human language interface
Problem: Creating thumbnails for PDFs in the central storage location is labor-intensive.
Solution: An AI system that can automate the thumbnail creation process.
Problem: Writing test protocols and testing summaries is labor-intensive.
Solution: An AI system that can automatically formulate test protocols and summaries from provided requirements and test evidence.
Problem: Updating and standardizing procedures is time-consuming.
Solution: An AI system that can extract key points from existing procedures and reproduce a draft procedure in a new template
Judging Information
- Held on 28th July 2024
- The international judges join together via Zoom
- 5-minute pitch from each team
- Judging panel of 6 judges (see below), led by Dr Mahsa McCauley - Founder director of She Sharp
- 4 Winners for this event: Best Pitch, Best Technical Solution, People's Choice Award, and Winner of this year's AI Hackathon
- The theme of the "F&P AI Hackathon with She Sharp" is about breaking free from drudgery and using innovation and technology to address repetitive tasks, mundane processes, and administrative burdens.
- Participants are expected to align their proposed solutions to address one or more of the 8 use cases provided in the brief.
- The solutions must involve a technology innovation, which can include the innovative use of existing technology.
- The technology used must incorporate elements of AI, and the team must explain what these are and how they are utilized.
- If the team has completed any work prior to the event, they must disclose what work was done and their starting point.
Problem and Solution:
- The team must demonstrate a clear understanding of the problem they are solving.
- The team must explain how their solution effectively solves the identified problem.
- The pitch should be clear and concise in its presentation.
Feasibility and Impact:
- The solution must be technically feasible and able to be implemented.
- The solution must have the potential to solve the problem effectively and create a meaningful impact.
- Each judge will individually evaluate the teams based on the criteria above.
- The judging panel will then discuss and come to a consensus on the winners in each category: Best Pitch, Best Technical Solution, People's Choice Award, and the overall Winner of the AI Hackathon.
WHAT IS #IAmRemarkable ?
Meet the speakers
Kate is currently the Security Officer at Trade Me, where she runs the security team to keep the data of millions of ...
Kate Pearce
Trade Me - Head of Security
Kate is currently the Security Officer at Trade Me, where she runs the security team to keep the data of millions of kiwis safe. Kate holds several governance roles in tech-adjacent organizations including Internet NZ councillor, the NZITF Board - (New Zealand Internet Task force - a body for Security professionals). Kate gives her time to many different causes in and around the tech community and is a firm believer in everyone getting a fair go no matter their background.
She spent several years working in information security consulting while based in the United States – first for the Chicago-based consultancy Neohapsis, and then for Cisco after Neohapsis was acquired by Cisco in 2015.
Amina Aggarwal has a broad range of experience that is more than 11 years in Information Technology. She is ...
Amina Aggarwal
Spark - Security Consultant
Amina Aggarwal has a broad range of experience that is more than 11 years in Information Technology. She is currently working as a Network and Security Design Consultant at Spark and provides cyber security advice to Spark’s internal and external customers. She is the Winner of 2021 Women in Security Awards NZ, awarded by DEFSEC (Defence Security New Zealand) magazine for going above and beyond her duties as a cyber security professional. She is also a finalist in the “People’s Choice Award” category for the Ally of the Year Awards 2022. Amina has been involved with the New Zealand Network for Women in Security (NZNWS) as an ambassador since 2021.
Briar officially started the security journey last year with NZ Super Fund, where she worked for the Risk team ...
Briar Feng
PHD - NZ Super Fund
Briar officially started the security journey last year with NZ Super Fund, where she worked for the Risk team prior to this thrilling new chapter. Trained but not so tamed as an economist, she found her love for law and corporate governance during the master programme, which pushed her through a PhD in Commercial Law from the University of Auckland. After the graduation and before returning to New Zealand, Briar worked for UN ESCAP and UN Population Fund on various ICT for Development initiatives. She is not your typical security gal, so to speak, but she is absolutely excited to be part of this thriving industry and work with more and more brilliant fellow women in security.
With over twenty years of experience in software development and information security, Laura Bell specialises in ...
Laura Bell
SafeStack Academy - CEO
With over twenty years of experience in software development and information security, Laura Bell specialises in bringing security into organisations of every shape and size.
She is the founder and CEO of SafeStack Academy, an online education platform offering flexible, high-quality, and people-focused secure development training for fast moving companies, with a focus on building security skills, practices, and culture across the entire engineering team. Laura is an experienced conference speaker, trainer, and regular panel member, and has spoken at a range of events such as BlackHat USA, Velocity, and OSCON on the subjects of privacy, covert communications, agile security, and security mindset.
Asya comes from a diverse background pulling together knowledge across blockchain, finance and telecom...
Special Guests
Tiffany is currently the country manager for AWS in New Zealand, leading our commercial sales across large ...
Tiffany Bloomquist
AWS - NZ Country Manager
Tiffany is currently the country manager for AWS in New Zealand, leading our commercial sales across large enterprise, Software as a Service providers, small to medium businesses and start-ups. She is an experienced international leader, focused on driving customer business outcomes, transformation, innovative strategy and leveraging partnerships to drive growth. AWS’s focus in Aotearoa is to help unleash further innovation, drive greater productivity, increase our skilled workforce, and truly position New Zealand at the forefront of digital commerce for generations of Kiwis to come.
Sarah is currently Account Manager at AWS New Zealand. Her entire career has been in the tech field helping ...
Sai Honig is a multipotentialite who has worked in differing roles in various industries. Prior to information security...
Sai Honig
NZNWS - Co-Founder
Sai Honig is a multipotentialite who has worked in differing roles in various industries. Prior to information security, Sai was an aerospace design engineer and financial/ operational auditing. Sai’s IT experience is in the governance, audit, supply chain, risk management, and security. Her industrial experience includes manufacturing, healthcare, education, and financial services.
Sai is technical but not a programmer. She flourish the most in a security role that works right across the business, consultatively bringing security "into the real world" for the average staff member. Sai is passionate in helping others and promoting a wider understanding of cybersecurity.
Tash Bettridge (Te whānau-a-apanui, ngapuhi, pakeha) is an award-winning woman in security, having ...
Tash Bettridge
NZNWS - Co-Founder
Tash Bettridge (Te whānau-a-apanui, ngapuhi, pakeha) is an award-winning woman in security, having co-founded the New Zealand Network for Women in Security, she was recognised in the global SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100 in 2022, Women in Security Awards Aotearoa Indigenous Advocate, amongst numerous industry accolades for her work advocating for diversity in cybersecurity, as well as initiatives that empower Māori and Pacific People.
Abby Zhang is a Security Analyst, Cloud and Fintech Security Researcher based in Aotearoa. Abby is an experienced ...
Abby Zhang
NZNWS - Auckland Chapter Lead
Abby Zhang is a Security Analyst, Cloud and Fintech Security Researcher based in Aotearoa. Abby is an experienced cybersecurity and technology risk professional with years of professional experience in auditing, internal control, risk management and IAM. Abby has previously worked in large CPA Firms in China, where she worked in the banking and insurance sector.
Abby moved to Aotearoa and studied for a Graduate Diploma in Computing from Unitec Institute of Technology in 2020. This is where she found and developed her passion for cloud security, fintech security, penetration testing, ABI, machine learning, and data science.
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WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE DAY
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Build your own AI Powered Web App
Microsoft is offering two 2-hour workshops to help students prepare for the AI Hackathon. These sessions will teach students how to build AI models and integrate them into applications.
When
These virtual workshops will be held on Tuesday July 16th for part 1, and Wednesday July 17th for part 2, both at 12-2pm NZT.
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Iterative process and strategies for prompt development
Promptech is offering a one-hour workshop to help students understand the architecture of large language models, providing an introduction to prompt engineering. This session will help students crafting prompts for models including ChatGPT and Gemini, teaching effective customization techniques, creating custom copilots, ethical considerations, and hands-on tutorials to leverage the full potential of large language models.
When
This virtual session will be held on Monday July 22nd, at 6-7 pm NZT.
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Supercharge Your Solutions with Generative AI
Join us for an interactive session where we’ll explore cutting-edge generative AI tools that can accelerate your projects. From idea generation to data analysis, discover how AI can enhance your hackathon experience and drive impactful solutions.
When
This session will be held on Saturday July 27th at 12:00 NZT.
Facilitator
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LEARNING RESOURCES
A wide range of learning resources is available for students, including free Azure for Students credits worth USD 100.
WHERE TO LOOK FOR DATASETS?
Access a diverse range of datasets, suitable for various use cases.
PriZes to be won
Engraved trophy for winning teams sponsored by She Sharp
Two (2) AI Summit tickets each valued over $1,595, sponsored by AI Forum
Four (4) $250 Prezzy cards from Fisher & Paykel
Four (4) $250 Prezzy cards from Deloitte
Eight (8) $150 Prezzy cards from Fisher & Paykel
Five (5) $100 Prezzy cards from AUT
Five (5) $100 Prezzy cards from Datacom
One (1) confirmed internship place sponsored by Deloitte
Free tickets to all the remaining four (4) She Sharp events for the rest of the year valued over $500
Credit in AI services + three (3) months free mentorship; first team receives $500 and second team receives $200 from Promptech
Frequently asked questions
Join us for a dynamic workshop designed to address the challenges and opportunities in supporting SEN students and promoting responsive education here in Aotearoa.
This interactive session will be a thoughtful exploration into the unique needs of diverse learners.
We’ll dive into insights from Kami’s research on SEN and demonstrate practical ways to use the app as a universal accommodation tool. Participants will be encouraged to identify pressing issues, and brainstorm innovative edtech solutions.
Get ready to be a part of ideating new products, crafting actionable strategies that can be brought to life in schools, driving real change in the SEN space.
Bring your laptops to make the most of this hands-on and truly rewarding experience!
By:
1. Jessica Brennan - Kami - Regional Customer Manager
2. Paul Savage - Kami - Senior Product Marketer
Join Alliv Samson, CGO and Co-Founder of edtech app Kami, as she shares how a Kiwi startup grew from its humble beginnings in Aotearoa to empowering over 40 million users worldwide.
Alliv will delve into Kami’s journey of transforming education and her passion for driving innovation in edtech.
By:
Alliv Samson - CGO and Co-Founder of Kami
Join us for an empowering workshop focused on engaging girls in STEMM. This interactive session will explore innovative strategies and practical approaches to inspire and support female students in science, technology, engineering, mathematics through a Māturanga Māori lens.
Participants will gain insights into effective teaching methods, learn first hand about some of our successes , and develop tools to create a more inclusive and motivating STEMM environment.
Equip yourself with the skills to help ignite a passion for STEMM in young girls and promote their continued success in these fields.
By:
1. Claire Wigley - Teacher at Spotswood College New Plymouth & TENZ Council Member
2. Munireh Rouget - Deputy Chair - TENZ Council and Poutakawaenga mō te Pūtake Whakawhanaungatanga - Facilitator for the Whakawhanaungatanga Principle
A look back to see how we got to here. What is here and why it matters and what could the future look like for education.
By:
Steve Smith - NZ Program Manager, Google for Education
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integral to various aspects of life and work, it is crucial that educational systems prepare students to navigate this new landscape. This panel will explore what AI literacy entails for primary and secondary education and discuss actionable strategies to equip students with the necessary skills and understanding.
Panelists:
Dr. Geri Harris
Benny Pan
Paula Gair
An overview and Q&A/kōrero of how curriculum content (NZC only-not TMoA) is approaching the wero of what our next generation need to know, what is essential learning with, in, and about technology?
By:
Catherine Frost - Lead Writer Technology, Ministry of Education
With the technology curriculum refresh currently underway, in a world where AI tools are becoming ever more pervasive, we can expect that future views of digital literacy will involve a significant level of AI literacy. The Scaffolded AI Literacy (SAIL) framework has been developed by a group of experts from Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas to provide a comprehensive guide to developing AI literacy through scaffolded levels of competency. This session will provide a brief overview of the framework before getting into the practicalities of how its knowledge, skills, and critical perspectives can be delivered to diverse learner groups in engaging and interactive ways using accessible digital tools.
By:
1. Dr Kathryn MacCallum - Associate Professor of Digital Education Futures, University of Canterbury
2. Dr David Parsons - Research Director, academyEX
3. Dr Mahsa McCauley - Senior lecturer at AUT School of Engineering and Founder of She Sharp
How do we empower our students to become creators of Artificial Intelligence rather than just users? This workshop will explore one way we can create our own AI from first principles while providing guidance on how to teach intermediate level python.
Genetic algorithms are an easy stepping stone on the way to understanding AI that draw lessons from nature and all living things around us. Here we will turn nature into technology by using genes, inheritance and natural selection to make our code overcome the survival of the fittest!
By:
Alex Ward - Senior Curriculum Leader, Rototuna Junior High School
In this workshop, we'll explore how AI can revolutionize teaching and learning through differentiated instruction. We'll delve into powerful tools like Diffit, Gemini, Magic School, and Questionwell, which offer personalised learning paths, targeted feedback, and adaptive assessments. By harnessing the power of AI, teachers can create more engaging, effective, and equitable classrooms where every student can thrive.
By:
Bex Rose - Head of Impact, Growth Culture
The CodeRunner tool is used in dozens of Universities across NZ and internationally to assess programming ability in students. With the new NCEA standard coming in, this created a unique opportunity to take a big step forward in the assessment of NCEA programming. That was the goal of (soon to be Doctor) Henry Hickman who developed a way to leverage CodeRunner to work with NCEA as part of his PhD study. While there were challenges, the potential benefits are clear; to assist teacher to deliver a consistent assessment for all their kids and, hopefully, increase the opportunity for kids to learn to program. This workshop will give you hands on experience in the new and improved tool that will be released for the 2025 academic year. You’ll leave with a good understanding of the tool and its potential benefits for you, your students and the subject.
By:
1. Steven Rodkiss - Digital Technologies Teacher, Burnside High School & member of the DTTA committee
2. Henry Hickman - PhD student, University of Canterbury
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