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DESCRIPTION:Girls in IT - NextGen Innovation Day is a two-day event designe
 d to inspire and empower the next generation of women in technology. Bring
 ing together secondary school girls\, university students\, and industry p
 rofessionals\, the event aims to motivate young women to pursue careers in
  STEM through hands-on experiences\, industry exposure\, and peer connecti
 on.\n\nDay 1 is dedicated to university students (Level 5 & 6)\, who will 
 showcase their academic work through a Poster Competition and Personal Ref
 lection session\, with industry guests in attendance.\n\nDay 2 welcomes Ye
 ar 9-11 school girls onto campus for an immersive innovation day featuring
  interactive technology showcases\, a keynote talk\, and a Dragon’s Den 
 challenge.\n\nSPEAKERS\n\n- Dr Aine Mac Dermott - Liverpool John Moores Un
 iversity (Keynote Speaker)\n- Denis Reilly - LJMU\, Computing Programme Le
 ad\n- Janet Lunn - LJMU\, Subject Head\n- Mehak Memon - LJMU\, Lecturer in
  Computing & Event Organiser\n- Christopher Howard - University of Staffor
 dshire\, Academic\n- Louise Mills - Cisco\, Co-Lead Women of Cisco UK&I\n-
  Princy Johnson - IEEE WIE UK & Ireland\, Event Organiser\n\nORGANISING CO
 MMITTEE\n\n- IEEE Women in Engineering (UK & Ireland Section)\n- Cisco –
  Women of Cisco UK&I\n- Liverpool John Moores University\n- University of 
 Staffordshire\n\nAgenda: \nDay 1 – 3 November 2026 | Poster Competition 
 & Personal Reflection\n\n- Student poster pitches (final-year project prop
 osals)\n- Personal reflection showcase\n- Session with industry guests (Ur
 banChain\, Manchester)\n- Awards: Microsoft Copilot Exam Voucher (winners)
  + Certificates (all participants)\n\nDay 2 – 4 November 2026 | NextGen 
 Innovation Day\n\n- Welcome & keynote address\n- Interactive carousel: AI 
 & Robotics · Cybersecurity · Software Engineering · Games · Music Prod
 uction\n- Dragon’s Den innovation challenge\n- Awards & closing ceremony
 \n\nBldg: James Parsons Building\, Liverpool John Moores University\, Live
 rpool\, England\, United Kingdom
LOCATION:Bldg: James Parsons Building\, Liverpool John Moores University\, 
 Liverpool\, England\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER:thalitanazare@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:15
SUMMARY:Girls in IT – NextGen Innovation Day
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/585684
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p dir="ltr">Girls in IT - NextGen Innovation
  Day is a two-day event designed to inspire and empower the next generatio
 n of women in technology. Bringing together secondary school girls\, unive
 rsity students\, and industry professionals\, the event aims to motivate y
 oung women to pursue careers in STEM through hands-on experiences\, indust
 ry exposure\, and peer connection.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">Day 1 is dedicated to
  university students (Level 5 &amp\; 6)\, who will showcase their academic
  work through a Poster Competition and Personal Reflection session\, with 
 industry guests in attendance.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">Day 2 welcomes Year 9-11 
 school girls onto campus for an immersive innovation day featuring interac
 tive technology showcases\, a keynote talk\, and a Dragon&rsquo\;s Den cha
 llenge.<br><br></p>\n<p dir="ltr"><strong>SPEAKERS</strong></p>\n<ul dir="
 ltr">\n<li>Dr Aine Mac Dermott - Liverpool John Moores University <em>(Key
 note Speaker)</em></li>\n<li>Denis Reilly - LJMU\, Computing Programme Lea
 d</li>\n<li>Janet Lunn - LJMU\, Subject Head</li>\n<li>Mehak Memon - LJMU\
 , Lecturer in Computing &amp\; Event Organiser</li>\n<li>Christopher Howar
 d - University of Staffordshire\, Academic</li>\n<li>Louise Mills - Cisco\
 , Co-Lead Women of Cisco UK&amp\;I</li>\n<li>Princy Johnson - IEEE WIE UK 
 &amp\; Ireland\, Event Organiser</li>\n</ul>\n<p dir="ltr"><strong>ORGANIS
 ING COMMITTEE</strong></p>\n<ul dir="ltr">\n<li>IEEE Women in Engineering 
 (UK &amp\; Ireland Section)</li>\n<li>Cisco &ndash\; Women of Cisco UK&amp
 \;I</li>\n<li>Liverpool John Moores University</li>\n<li>University of Sta
 ffordshire</li>\n</ul><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p dir="ltr"><strong>Day 1
  &ndash\; 3 November 2026 | Poster Competition &amp\; Personal Reflection<
 /strong></p>\n<ul dir="ltr">\n<li>Student poster pitches (final-year proje
 ct proposals)</li>\n<li>Personal reflection showcase</li>\n<li>Session wit
 h industry guests (UrbanChain\, Manchester)</li>\n<li>Awards: Microsoft Co
 pilot Exam Voucher (winners) + Certificates (all participants)</li>\n</ul>
 \n<p dir="ltr"><strong>Day 2 &ndash\; 4 November 2026 | NextGen Innovation
  Day</strong></p>\n<ul dir="ltr">\n<li>Welcome &amp\; keynote address</li>
 \n<li>Interactive carousel: AI &amp\; Robotics &middot\; Cybersecurity &mi
 ddot\; Software Engineering &middot\; Games &middot\; Music Production</li
 >\n<li>Dragon&rsquo\;s Den innovation challenge</li>\n<li>Awards &amp\; cl
 osing ceremony</li>\n</ul>
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