Sistech

OUR COMMUNITY

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Ioanna (Jo) Charitodiplomenou

A Volunteer in Greece

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

Share my multinational perspective, experiences in networking & business acumen.

Learn to embrace change and be inspired by challenges.

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

I am a real team player so I make other people feels motivated, positive and valued.

I want to empower women rights in a sustainable way.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

Webex, to communicate & collaborate. Excel, to analyze & make decisions.

Calendar, to organize & prioritize.

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

Meeting Selva for the first time and our first conversation; forming an instant connection and a feeling of trust.

I am fortunate meeting Selva and looking forward to be her “teammate” along the way.

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A volunteer in Italy

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

I am an international relationship manager. I am professional

in the field of communication,

account management, digital way of working. 

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way?

(a passion, a knowledge...)

I have a real team building spirit. I am positive,

proactive that promotes

happiness with a winning mentality !

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

Linkedin, excell, digital platform for e learning, collaboration tool,

miro white board.

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

The meeting all together with ice breakers, the classes from specialists.

a member of the board at sistech

A member of the board in France

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

A wealth of experience in entrepreneurship, innovation, investments, and international development

in France and internationally.

Most excited about driving operations and growth, bringing complex collaborations to life,

recruiting and developing teams, and fostering synergies via partnerships and networks. 

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

I strongly believe that networks and opportunities need to be increasingly democratized.

Passionate about community and network building and supporting programs with social impact at the core of their existence.

Grateful for the opportunity to mentor and advise a few inspiring social enterprises and nonprofits in this space --

learning is a constant two-way street !

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

Both revered and hated at times, I can't imagine life anymore without the instant communication tools

(I won't name brands!) that allow for ease of communicating personally

and professionally with people across the globe.

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

An incredibly moving pitch event brimming with energy,

compassion and excitement to close out the first cohort of TFW Paris !

a member of the board at sistech

A Member of the board in France

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

Working on projects as a marketing referent, I am led to collaborate with multiple businesses and partners,

which allows me to share with the community.

From my experience of projects : a knowledge of the business lines, the functionning and methods of a project,

and especially the experience of the reality of the project mode with its hazards ans its wealth.

Through my marketing lens, a vision of the challenges and impacts of digital transformation in the customer journey

and, more broadly, in the business of companies

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

Hopefully, I will be able to bring a positive energy to the community

and be an example to the next fellows based on my perseverance.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

Definitely, Excel, apart from that.
google analytic is something that i really want to focus deeply.

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

I enjoyed everything about the program (sessions with fellows, sessions with mentors,

and Tamtam linguistic sessions, as well as French classes).

However, if I must choose one, I would pick the beautiful Christmas celebration.

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Shuyi Yang

A volunteer in Italy

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

Advice for starting a career in data science.
Sharing experience and avoiding mistakes I have already made.

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

From a personal perspective, I think that I have learned a lot from the community:

from how to communicate to how to mentor.

I think that it is more than an exchange because you can learn a lot from the fellows even though it is overwhelming.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

Python

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

It is when fellows had their first pitch: it's the moment you realize that months of preparation are almost over,

and they are ready for a new adventure !

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Solène Herrgott

A volunteer in France

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

I bring my expertise as a UX/UI Designer working for a big tech company.

My goal is to help my fellows learn everything they need to know to land a great job in the design industry.

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

I have always enjoyed meeting foreigners and learning about new cultures.

I try to create a safe space so my Fellows can ask all the questions they may have.

Many Fellows are working, raising children or studying, sometimes all at once!

I try to listen to their personal stories so that we can tailor the courses to their personal schedule.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

My AirPods!! And by extension, Spotify.

I use them all the time: on the metro, on a call, while working, while biking and sometimes even while sleeping.

There's nothing that ruins my mood more than leaving home and realizing that my AirPods are out of battery.

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

All the fellows are incredible people with incredible stories.

Just talking to them has opened my eyes and made me realize that I take a lot for granted in my life.

I wish more people could understand how challenging it is to be a refugee and how hard these women work to

live a decent life.

Companies should hire more refugees simply because their

level of resilience is beyond imagination.

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A volunteer in Greece

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

Strong hands on technical background in Greece and abroad. Have experienced a whole career ladder from 1st level tech support

to high level user and system support to system and network administration to business owner.

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

Passionate about technology and people, I have experienced what it feels like to get the label "alien"

due to my Russian last name while growing up in Greece.

I am always eager to help others to be involved.

I strongly believe that technology is one of the main tools (and language) to achieve inclusivity.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

It feels like cheating but to paraphrase Archimedes "Give me a browser and stable internet and I will move the world"

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

The trivial game we played 🙂

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Alev

A Fellow in France

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

I am able to share my network with the fellows
 

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

I am able to provide real personal support to these women

and I am always a source of motivation to push them to continue their efforts.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

VsCode

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

All the sessions in real life were unforgettable.

Seeing the other Fellows made me feel like I wasn't alone and gave me hope.

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Soufia

A Fellow in Italy

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

I can share my experience in accounting, Microsoft office , ux/ui design,

teamwork, Figma, searching in internet

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way?

(a passion, a knowledge...)

I have a great capacity to listen to people, making friendships. I would love to share my personal experiences...

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

Cellphone or computer and internet

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

Meet and be friends with strong immigrant women

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A Fellow in France

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

I hope that my adaptability, which I have been emphasizing since I left my country,

will be able to provide a professional perspective to the community.

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

Hopefully, I will be able to bring a positive energy to the community

and be an example to the next fellows based on my perseverance.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

Definitely, Excel, apart from that.
google analytic is something that i really want to focus deeply.

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

I enjoyed everything about the program (sessions with fellows, sessions with mentors,

and Tamtam linguistic sessions, as well as French classes).

However, if I must choose one, I would pick the beautiful Christmas celebration.

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Panos Malakoudis

A Volunteer in Greece

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

I bring 10 years of experience as a manager in a multinational technology company

and 2 years of experience as a certified coach.

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

My passion is to help people find their purpose and realize what they are really capable of.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

I don't know what I would have done without my precious Amazon Kindle.

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

All the smiling faces from the community

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A Volunteer in France

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

From a professional point of view, I bring my experience to help develop the hard and soft skills of my fellow.
But I also bring my vision of the business,

by giving her my point of view on the areas of development in my sector so that she can anticipate them.

Finally, I bring her my network, with my support she was able to meet a dozen professionals in 4 months

and spend days immersed in order to identify what she likes in the Tech professions and to know the reality of these ones.

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

On a personal level, I help her to identify her strengths and weaknesses so that she can improve her skills

but also give her confidence in her abilities.
I encourage her to move forward and I draw up a clear,

precise and ambitious roadmap with her so that it will be easier to project oneself in a professional future.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

Notion

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

When my fellow came to Artefact (my company) for a day of immersion and meeting other professionals.

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A Fellow in Italy

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

I can assist the community with social media contents and email newsletters.
As an ambassador of sistech I would advertise and advocate for the community

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

I am available for my fellows thanks to my organization of my working hours in digital marketing.

My work allows me to master tools such as youtube and I can transmit this knowledge to the fellows.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

G suite, Ms Office 360, social media channels, emails

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

Everything from networking to meeting other fellows and mentors, they were all memorable

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Giorgio Racca

A Partner in Italy

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

Managing experience in a company for which sustainability is a mission and digital technology is the way to achieve it

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

enthusiasm, passion, curiosity, desire to know, love for diversity

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

e-mail, messaging tool

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

All the networking events in which the fellows prepared a pitch highlighting their lives, training and their wish to grow.

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Vuyiswa Kumalo

A Fellow in Greece

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

I bring my enthusiasm and my personal qualities such as drive and willingness to learn.

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

I bring motivation and positive energy.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

A computer

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

I enjoyed meeting people from different cultural backgrounds and perspectives.

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Paola Rossi

A Partner in Italy

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

My experience and my network

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

my personal passion on people and desire to support and make an impact

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

I will say team-work and empathy, that are not in reality instruments/tools but are the proper ingredients to realize project

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

For sure the energy felt on November 11,

for the networking event in Talent Garden during the Fellows Pitches.

Seeing their work and our support have concrete consequences on the lives of the Fellows

is something very important to me.

a member of the board at sistech

A Member of the board in France

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

Thanks to my experience, I bring insights and experience on innovation and scaling.

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way?

(a passion, a knowledge...)

I like to think that I bring confidence to the fellows and enthusiasm to achieve their wishes.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

My phone

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

Watching the team grow is some great memories every time.

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A Fellow in France

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

I can bring high levels of enthusiasm to this community,

a can-do attitude,

it is obvious that in SisTech you value a passion for the Tech industry.

I have always been passionate about Tech, my academic background

and my experience working at Telecommunication introduced me to the advanced tech business.

I am particularly passionate about cybersecurity that will make virtual experiences safer in today’s cutting-edge technology era.

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

I would start by saying, I would bring positivity and intellectual curiosity.

 I am thankful for the opportunity where I could share my culture and

experience with other ethnicities that I haven't been able to before now.

Coming from another country and society, I will contribute to a different perspective to community discussions

and add diversity with having the advantage of being able to communicate fluently in 6 different languages.

 
What is the tech tool that you can not do without?
 
Hmmm, I can’t really think of any tech tool without which life would be paralyzed!!
 
But Smartphones and laptops! are the most important tools in our days.
Like using Smartphones' GPS to navigate or using laptops for our daily administrative lives.
 

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

There are lots of memories, like celebrating Christmas virtually with all the community members from different countries,

having the opportunity to play games with them, etc.

But what was really extraordinary to me, was the visit to Cisco HQ,

having the chance to visit their lab and offices meeting their C-level committee,

and exchanging with them as someone passionate about tech were my best memories yet !

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Gabriele Sammartino

A Volunteer in Italy

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

I would like to share my skills and my experience

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

DETAILS Loving world

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?
 
Computer

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

I liked teaching how to use Linkedin to my fellows

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Rémi Durand-Gasselin

A Partner in France

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

I bring my knowledge of hiring needs in the technology sector.

I also contribute through my network of committed professionals,

who are ready to power a more inclusive future for all !

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

My open mind, which translates into a passion for diverse cultures and understanding how different,

but also how similar our aspirations are.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

GPS! The essential tool behind most of my tech usage.

I use it every day to track my progress running, swimming or cycling!

I also need it to find, live, the best way around Paris' trains, roads, and bus networks; or the best restaurants in town!

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

The first time I met with the entire class of fellows for an afterwork drink was truly inspiring.

I could sense such a fantastic energy flowing through the air. I had received at least as much as I could possibly give.

I left thinking that I needed to convince more sponsors and mentors to join the initiative!

a member of the board at sistech

Laura Braune

A Member of the board in France

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

I’m a Diplomat you guys 
And the former Head of Comms

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way?

(a passion, a knowledge...)

I’m funny, positive, feminist obviously, never scared of speaking the truth,

always keen to meet new people, and truly passionate about the work of Sistech (formerly Techfugees) and also VERY passionate

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

My phone is like my third arm
 

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

When Josephine Goube (our dearest CEO) got stuck on the stairs at RaiseLab, without a phone, so funny 

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A Fellow in Greece

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

Not only my academic background, career, and volunteer experiences but also my efforts to be a lifelong learner,

all would shed light on how dynamic women can be regardless of whatever conditions they are confronted to.

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way?

(a passion, a knowledge...)

I believe that I have faced various challenges so far, by which I realized that I am no longer frightened by things that I used to be scared of.

Instead, it has produced a swarm of ambition, insistence and vigour.

These qualities might be positively reflected on any community.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

Personally, social media apps, drawing and writing applications, some websites
Professionally: MemoQ. Recently: jQuery and GitHub.

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

My best memory could be captured from the first meeting of the fellows.

Whereby, I was introduced to my colleagues, of whom I am so proud to have such energetic women working hard to make a difference in society.

a member of the board at sistech

A Member of the board in France

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

My double background in the public administration

and in the corporate world can (hopefully) help me bring a useful perspective as a board member,

as well as my personal field experience as a volunteer in the Calais "jungle".

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way? (a passion, a knowledge...)

My energy and commitment to contribute to fight prejudices surrounding refugees people,

in my own personal and profesionnal environment.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

My smartphone...

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

It was a great moment to be part of the Board when the new "Sistech" story was unveiled,

opening a brand new page for the future of the organization !

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A member of the board in France

What is the skill that you want to be able to share with someone?

My knowledge of the banking system

What do you bring to the community in a less professional way?

(a passion, a knowledge...)

My commitment drives me to invest heavily in the development of the association,

in order to help as many fellows as possible.

What is the tech tool that you can not do without?

PC

What is your best memory with the Sistech community?

The first time I met Inès in 2019, I look after her since then.