Community & Diversity

4 talks from the 2026 edition.

Come for the Code, Stay for the People. ▶ Recording 📝 Transcript

Valerio Maggio

"Come for the language, stay for the community." If you've been around Python long enough, you've heard this before. I don't know when I first heard it, but I know exactly when I understood it. This talk is a...
Don’t Let Imposter Syndrome Win: U Can Do Big Things from a Small Place, A 7-Year African AI Journey 📝 Transcript

Gift Ojeabulu

Imposter syndrome affects engineers everywhere, but underrepresented professionals often face amplified self-doubt due to geography, limited access, and systemic biases. In this talk, I share my 7-year journey as an...
How We Built an Inclusive Data Organization: Careers, Community & 50% Women ▶ Recording 📝 Transcript

Xia He-Bleinagel

Building inclusive data teams and sustainable career paths is a challenge many organizations struggle with—especially in fast-growing, highly technical environments. Data careers are often portrayed as linear, while...
PyLadies Fireside Chat 📝 Transcript

Tereza Iofciu, Dawn Wages, Jessica Greene (she/her)

What does it mean to build with Python when AI is reshaping everything? Join Dawn Gibson Wages, Jessica Greene, and host Tereza Iofciu for an honest conversation about Python, local AI, and the craft of being a...