About the event
Burns Sheehan is hosting an in-person roundtable, where engineering leaders will combine their knowledge and experiences and discuss some of the latest challenges in diversity within the tech space, specifically within neurodiversity, as well as explore the practical steps we can take towards encouraging & supporting the next generation of diverse technologists.
Date & Time: Thursday 5th May
Location: Burns Sheehan's new London HQ
This will be a candid event, giving our attendees the opportunity to expand their networks and openly bounce ideas off of other seasoned engineering leaders in the tech community.
Moderated by Michael Tempest, Senior Engineering Manager at Spendesk, we will dive into:
💡 How to maximise your team focus time while maintaining a broader awareness of the problem space.
💡 Methods to enable your teams to optimise performance, through utilising the latest in AI and eliminating bottlenecks.
Spearheaded by Grace Duffy, Principal Consultant & Engineering Leadership Specialist, this event is open to Engineering Leaders who are passionate about supporting the success of their teams.
A bit about Grace:
I am a Principal Technology Recruiter at Burns Sheehan, specialising in Engineering Leadership Recruitment. I am also a DEI activist in the tech community and regularly host DEI Leadership Roundtables for my network in the engineering leadership space🗣️
A few facts about Grace so you can get to know the type of recruiter I am:
🌟Grace helps tech companies scale their businesses through placing the very best Engineering Managers, Heads of Engineering, VPs and Directors into their companies
🌟 Grace is super passionate about Women Empowerment and DEI in tech
🌟Grace can be a bit of a chatter box, so she absolutely loves meeting new contacts for a coffee whenever she gets the chance
Interested in our events? Check out one of our summary sheets from a previous session here 🔗
Grace is also a big advocate for diversity in Engineering. To hear more, check out grace's latest blog on closing the gender gap below!
If you'd like to hear more and are interested in attending further events, please reach out to Principal Consultant, grace@burnssheehan.co.uk
Guest speakers
Michael Tempest
Senior Engineering Manager at the Spendesk, leading three squads of highly talented engineers from all corners of Europe. I am a passionate, servant-leader who focuses on the professional development of my team. Recent deep experience with node development, using React as a front end.
I am passionate about remote and asynchronous working, and encourage changing our ways of working to continually deliver in the most effective and flexible way possible.
