About the session
For me, the fundamental tenet of allyship is providing the opportunity for everyone in a team to develop agency – that is, to have the power and resources they need to fulfil their full potential.
This can be as simple as making space for every voice in the room to be heard, or giving one software engineer the opportunity to try out their own approach or idea to solve a problem, or offering to co-present with a nervous speaker who has been selected to speak at a conference – in addition to encouraging and championing those who feel they don’t yet have that agency.
In my talk, I will share some examples of how I have gone about these kinds of things with women I have supported during various stages in my career.
In addition, I will explain how I have successfully illuminated career pathways and opened up possibilities for which young people might not otherwise have been aware through supporting a variety of STEM initiatives in the UK over the last 10 years and setting up my own STEM scholarship.
Paul Williams, Head of Terminal Experience and Co-Founder, Bloomberg Engineering, London
