Fox said that despite the availability of 30,000 female software developers in the tech space – statistics show the sector will never<\/em> achieve parity at current rates of growth. <\/p>\n\n\n Of course, the diversity conversation must go beyond only focusing on gender diversity. \u201c10 million adults still don\u2019t use tech effectively or at all – and that\u2019s directly related to socio-economic groups,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the dawn of a new realm of AI and digitisation, Fox said the industry needs \u201cleaders who are intentful and focused\u201d on diversity and environmental matters for true change, and that the opportunity ahead is great. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe first trillionaire will be in climate tech,\u201d she told her audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe important thing is for new business leaders to make decisions with purpose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t see us having a catastrophic relationship with AI, I think we\u2019ll just become more productive. People\u2019s jobs will change in the sense they will be able to do way<\/em> more [of the important stuff].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The subsequent panel titled “Twist and Shout” discussed the importance of a diverse talent pool. with Meta’s Sophie Neary emphasising that organisations “always<\/em> have a choice”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTalent is equally distributed – opportunity is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c[But] we can make<\/em> the change happen. Successful companies are the ones who are optimistic.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n On the same panel, PwC\u2019s Cloud & Digital Lead Warren Tucker pointed out that 40% of business owners didn\u2019t believe their current model would be fit for purpose a few years down the line – and that rapid change across the sector is inevitable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Adaptation for the new realm will extend to cybersecurity and ethics, it was revealed across the event\u2019s dedicated cybersecurity theatres, with speakers in cyber war and cyber resilience sessions urging firms to enhance their defence systems to combat advanced cyberthreats whilst focusing on the responsible use of AI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Renowned social engineer Jenny Radcliffe added: \u201cI\u2019m yet to see AI replicate what a human social engineer can do – not that AI isn\u2019t as brilliant as it is terrifying. [But] people are the most unpredictable entity you will ever come across. Feeding off experiential learning from a machine is never going to be as intuitive as a human.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, Kelsey Hightower, former distinguished engineer at Google (just 100 out of 180,000) expressed the need to make open source software sustainable for the long term and less dependent on enterprise needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On the hype around AI, he commented: \u201cYou can rub AI on a can opener at the moment and you would get funding. If you are asking if AI is going to take your job, what is<\/em> your job? <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy mantra: Make influence key, be authentic, and share the credit.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Across 18 stages – including case studies, panel debates and peer-to-peer roundtables on cloud, networks, cybersecurity, DevOps, software engineering, UC, AI and data, DTX + UCX 2023 also served as a stage for sector achievements. Firms marked the event with the kinds of landmark announcements and product launches that mirrored the fast pace of change and exciting developments that visitors heard from the headline speakers. <\/p>\n\n\n DTX + UCX Europe 2023 Content Director Dominie Roberts said: \u201cBringing the best tech talent under one roof is what we do – and this year we have strived to improve the richness and diversity of our programmes which we are very proud of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBusinesses are trying to keep their culture, infrastructure and operational design up to speed with the fast pace of tech change – and it is through events like these that tech teams learn how to navigate the latest tools and adopt the kinds of scalable, sustainable and inclusive strategies that will ultimately ensure their success as we enter the next realm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As speaker Jon Arnold summarised as the first day of DTX + UCX Europe 2023 wound down: \u201cOccasions like this, where we can all come together to talk about the future, are important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.intelligenttechchannels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/DTX-1-1024x544.jpg\")
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