Moneybox Black ERG Celebrates Black History Month with Tech Fest Workshops and AI Career Panel

Company: Moneybox

Panelists discuss "How AI is reshaping hiring, skills and inclusion" before an audience in a presentation room.

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Here’s how we celebrated Black History Month at Moneybox this year. ⬇️ At the beginning of the month, members of our Black Employee Network attended Black Tech Fest - Europe’s most diverse tech conference - together.Astrid Bunu and Paige W. hosted 'Intro to UX Design & Research' workshops in schools across London, introducing students to an area of tech they might not have heard of and showing them that there’s more than one path into a career in tech.Around the office, we spotlighted Black LGBTQ+ icons with our annual 'Spot the Icon' treasure hunt and enjoyed incredible food from a range of Black-owned businesses, including Carnival Pot (our local Caribbean market stall in Southwark), Snackatizer, Tasty’s, Borough 22, and Bun Dat Bakery.We also held our first employee resource group mixer attended by members of Moneybox’s Black Employee Network, LGBTQ+ Network, Women in Engineering Group, and Neurodiversity Network to strengthen collaboration and share perspectives.Last week, we wrapped up with our final event "Future-Proofing your Career in the Age of AI" - a panel we hosted in collaboration with the Financial Times. Moderated by Moneybox's Michelle Mamudu, with speakers from the Financial Times, GSK, Black Girls in Tech, and more. The evening explored two powerful topics: how AI is reshaping hiring, skills, and inclusion and how you can use AI to level up in your role. It was an incredible night, with all 120 spots booked and many powerful insights shared.Thank you to everyone on the Black History Month Committee for their hard work bringing all of this together, and to everyone at Moneybox and beyond who participated, supported, and celebrated what it means to stand in power and pride!hashtag#BlackHistoryMonth hashtag#StandingFirmInPowerandPride hashtag#Inclusion hashtag#OfficeCulture

Communities

  • Black
  • Disability & Neurodiversity
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Women

Observances

  • Black History Month

Formats

  • Panels
  • Internal Event
  • Speaker Presentation

Goals

  • Connect