Women in Tech - November

Overview Women in Tech Oxfordshire showcases women's work in tech through talks, panels, workshops, and networking. Open to all!

Talk #1 - Angela Cullimore Founder of ACT Heath - https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-cullimore-todd1/

Angela is a senior leader with more than 30 years’ experience across health, social care and international development. Her career began as a public health field officer across East and Southern Africa, shaping a lifelong commitment to people, equity and purposeful leadership. She has held board‑level and executive roles across UK health systems, local government and international programmes, contributing to governance, quality, strategy and organisational resilience. Today, Angela is the CEO of ACT Health Ltd, supporting STEM organisations and their HR and talent‑specialist partners to strengthen workforce resilience and people‑centred risk management. Her work is anchored in a clear purpose: advancing the health and wellbeing of people, families and organisations in a post‑Covid, AI‑driven world.

The talk: The Hidden Risk in PeopleOps: How Health Disruption Impacts Productivity, Talent and Growth Workforce health risk is one of the most overlooked business risks facing STEM, biotech and innovation-led organisations. When people become unwell, projects stall, deadlines slip and critical expertise becomes unavailable. Drawing on over 30 years across health, social care and international development, Angela reveals how PeopleOps leaders can identify hidden vulnerabilities, reduce health-related disruption and strengthen workforce resilience in a post-Covid, AI driven world.

Talk #2: Cecile Hemery - Leadership & Influence: Why Doing a Good Job Is Not Enough https://www.linkedin.com/in/chemery/

Cecile Hemery is an ICF accredited executive coach and international speaker who helps leaders and organisations address the unspoken tension that holds people back, so leaders can take the right next step. Her blend of psychological depth and practical coaching helps leaders uncover what’s really driving them, stop walking on eggshells and grow their influence. Shaped by 15 years leading teams in tech and gaming and her experience as a coach, supervisor and psychoanalyst, her Becoming Process has helped hundreds of leaders and professionals know who they are, know what they want and move into action at a pace they can sustain. Through 1:1 coaching, group programmes and workshops, she helps leaders feel enough without having to prove it, so they can lead, and live, as who they really are. Featured in Influence Digest's Top 15 Career Coaches in Oxford

The talk: Leadership & Influence: Why Doing a Good Job Is Not Enough Being reliable, thorough and caring deeply about the quality of their work gets people promoted early on. Later, those same strengths can pigeonhole them. Organisations often focus career growth on high-potential talent, keeping reliable employees stuck as doers instead of being seen as leaders. Cecile explores why good work isn’t enough in leadership roles, and how capable leaders can begin to recognise what is holding them back.

This event is organised by Humand Talent, and kindly hosted by the Oxford Centre for Innovation.

For those that wish to continue conversations, we will then go on to The Bear Inn afterwards.