October - Women in Tech - Oxfordshire: Talks and Networking

Talk #1 - Lillie Jamieson - Leaning into differenceIn fast-paced, male-dominated tech environments, many autistic and neurominority women survive by masking and hiding their differences which comes at a huge personal and professional cost: burnout, disengagement, and lost talent.

In this keynote, autistic and dyslexic entrepreneur Lillie Jamieson explores how technology is not only reshaping workplace inclusion but is demonstrating that leaning into differences fuels innovation, problem-solving, and leadership. Drawing on her own lived experience as an autistic entrepreneur and her work developing AppAlly, an AI-driven platform for real-time workplace support, Lillie breaks down the neuroscience behind masking and gender bias, and shares the systems and strategies that enable sustainable, authentic success.

Attendees will leave with practical strategies to design systems that work for them, not against them. Including:

1. Reframing difference: Why leaning into neurominority thinking can fuel innovation, problem-solving, and leadership.
2. Personal story: From employee to entrepreneur, how moving beyond the mask transformed Lillie’s career and impact.
3. Barriers and realities: The hidden load of navigating fast-paced, male-dominated environments, and why support systems build resilience
4. Systems that work for you: Practical examples of sustainable processes (time-blocking, decision frameworks, delegation, digital tools).

Speaker Bio

Lillie Jamieson is a tech entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and neurodiversity advocate. She is the co-founder of "Send It To Alex", an award-winning support service for neurominority professionals, and the creator of AppAlly, an AI-powered workplace accessibility platform.

With a background in startup operations and executive leadership, Lillie has scaled inclusive solutions that deliver thousands of hours of workplace support each month and shape organisational policy. She holds an MBA from the University of Exeter, specialising in digital transformation and inclusive leadership.

An autistic and dyslexic leader, Lillie blends lived experience with research to deliver engaging talks on women’s experiences of autism, trauma in leadership, and building psychologically safe workplaces.

Talk #2: Mariana Morris

Marianna is the Founder of a UX and Design Agency in Oxford. Previously working for local success story, "Oxford Computer Consultants" she left to start Fruto Studio, a business of around 8 UX professionals.

Mariana will confirm the talk title and provide a proper bio shortly but her talk is likely to be around the world and importance of UX.

This event is organised by , and kindly hosted by the BIPC.

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

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