Each session will offer practical insights to support safer, more inclusive workplaces. This webinar series is proudly supported through the Australian Government’s Building Women’s Careers Program.
This series equips organisations with the insight and tools needed to navigate evolving expectations around workplace safety, respect and gender equity in the tech sector. With increasing regulatory focus on psychosocial risk and gendered harm, these sessions provide practical guidance to strengthen compliance, leadership capability and workplace culture. Attendees will walk away with actionable strategies to reduce risk, retain diverse talent, and build safer, more inclusive environments that support long-term organisational performance
We are pleased to be joined by Senior Workplace Lawyer, Sapphire Parsons, Iyari Cevallos from Women in Technology, Hannah Davis and Louise Rogers from WORK180, Aesha Awan from Professionals Australia, and Dr Leonie Simpson from Queensland University of Technology.
- Webinar 1 - The Respect and Equity Imperative in Australia’s Digital and Tech Sector. Friday 3 July, 12:00–1:00pm (AEST)
Explore the factors driving women and gender-diverse people out of the industry, and the practical steps workplaces can take to create change.
- Webinar 2 - Respect@Work Through a Safety Lens in the Digital & Technology Industry.
Friday 24 July, 12:00–1:00pm (AEST)
Gain a practical introduction to Respect@Work, prevention and the role gender equity plays creating safer workplaces.
- Webinar 3 - Understanding Core Safety and Respect@Work Obligations.
Friday 14 August, 12:00–1:00pm (AEST)
Examine key compliance requirements and learn how to translate obligations into practical workplace action.
- Webinar 4 - Leading for Safety and Gender Equity in Australia’s Digital & Technology Sector.
Friday 4 September, 12:00–1:00pm (AEST)
Explore how leaders can foster workplace cultures that are safer, more respectful and more inclusive.
We are pleased to be joined by industry experts:
Iyari Cevallos has over 15 years of global experience managing unique and complex engagements in the resource, banking, telco, energy and tourism sectors. She has a proven record of delivery in operational performance, digital transformation change, governance and risk management in both the public and private sectors.
As a passionate leader in fast paced and evolving environments, she has been fundamental in influencing and leading positive change, contributing to a more equitable, just and sustainable society.
Louise Rogers is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisor in Consulting and Advisory at WORK180. She is committed to advancing equal access for all through an intersectional, research-led approach. Drawing on experience across the public and private sectors, Louise works with organisations of all sizes to build inclusion in practical, impactful, and sustainable ways globally.
Sapphire Parsons is a Senior Workplace Lawyer whose advocacy has helped shape the national conversation on work-related gendered violence. In 2024, her work contributed to Australia’s first recommendation to regulate gendered violence under work health and safety laws. In 2025, she led a major coalition submission to Safe Work Australia’s Best Practice Review, backed by 33 peak bodies and national and international experts.
Dr Leonie Simpson is an Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science within the Faculty of Science at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). She has more than 25 years of cyber security research experience, including analysing cryptographic algorithms used to secure communications between devices, identifying weaknesses, and strengthening security. Her current research focuses on communication security as technology continues to evolve. Leonie supports efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in the cyber security sector, where there is both a shortage of skilled professionals and a strong bias in gender representation.
Hannah Davis is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisor at WORK180, bringing more than 11 years of experience across diversity, equity and inclusion, social impact, and program development in both the public and private sectors. She takes an intersectional, research-led approach to designing strategies that drive practical, measurable change, partnering with organisations globally to build more inclusive workplaces.
Aesha Awan is the Program Manager for Professionals Australia’s FemTech Project. The project focuses on improving outcomes for women in the digital and technology industry across priority areas including TAFE training, the transition from training to employment, recruitment outcomes, and workplace conditions.
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