Soda Social

11/04/2022

Meet one of our forward-thinking speakers, Ana Rosa de Lima. Ana is Founder of Meli Bees Network. Initiator of socio-environmental projects, Ana Rosa grew up in Marabá-PA, a city in the Amazonian Arc-of-Deforestation. As a witness of the destruction of the forest, she also saw how land conflicts were at the core of the problem and how the environmental and social issues need to be addressed together. She has lived in Germany since 2016, where she worked in Duisburg-Essen University and started the podcast Apenã (in Portuguese). In the same country, in 2020, she started the non-profit organization Meli Bees Network gUG. The organization connects the Amazonian reality to an international environment and strengthens the Amazonian communities so that they can protect and regenerate vulnerable areas of the Amazon, always inspired on the local native bees.

Join us this Earth Day 2022, as we are joined by forward-thinking experts to uncover emerging technologies, start-ups, and technological solutions that are tackling the climate crisis for a green future.

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22/02/2022

Tomorrow, Trinnovo Group are hosting our Black History Month USA webinar, ‘The Great Resignation: Wellness Culture vs Grind Culture’. Exploring the knock-on effect that the rise in resignations has had on businesses and how employers need to step up to the challenge in ensuring workplace wellbeing.

The expert panel:
Ayesha Tabbal - Host and Chair at Trinnovo Group
Justin Wilson – Health Scientist, Biology Professor at Xavier University of Louisiana
Angelica Hardee – Health Equity Leader, Vice President of Health Strategies at American Heart Association
Sinead Younge – Director at Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership, Endowed Professor of Psychology at Morehouse College
Tyra Gross – Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana

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23/11/2021

Join us for our next SODA Social networking initiative taking place, hosted by our very own Ben Prince. The virtual event is titled 'Reopening the Workplace: Adjusting to the new normal in Ireland', after the opening of Ireland' on the 9th of December.

The pandemic has changed the work environment forever. Shifting mindsets and adapting to a working remotely and in-office hybrid work model has become the norm. Companies like Netflix, Twitter, Dropbox, and Slack have even enabled their employees to work from home permanently. There has been a recent surge in resignations according to the Irish Times (2021), moreover, the Irish market is a noticeably buoyant market with more opportunities than ever to satisfy a growing talent pool.

Join us as we discuss with market-leading experts, business leaders, and employees about the best strategies and techniques, organisations can be adhering to, to ensure employees feel stress-free, supported, and comfortable on returning to the workplace in the new normal.

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The pandemic has changed the work environment forever. Shifting mindsets and adapting to a working remotely and in-office hybrid work model has become the norm. Companies like Netflix, Twitter, Dropbox, and Slack have even enabled their employees to work from home permanently. There has been a recen...

10/09/2021

Yesterday evening, we hosted our SODA Social webinar, ‘Building an Accessible Workplace,’ in collaboration with the wonderful team at Code Institute. We discussed solutions to help create a disability-friendly and accessible workplace that works for everyone.

We focussed on the physical and social barriers that are often put in place for disabled people. Brian O’Grady, program director at Code Institute, explained the impact of working from home for people with physical barriers. He illustrated the while the shift to remote working has been universally accepted, it is imperative to still consider the needs of people working from home with a disability. Jessy Halison, Engineering Manager at Ecosia, also added that social barriers can play a part in inequality in the tech space. 80% of the tech population have a degree, this contrasts with 18% for non-visible people and only 6% for visible people. Jessy advised that we must address this indifference to drive diversity and inclusion.

Another pivotal topic of conversation was building empathy for disabled people through recruiting and hiring. Toby Mildon, diversity, and inclusion architect at Mildon advised our audience to map out the recruitment process from beginning to end, then understand what it is like to go through the process with various impairments, identifying speedbumps or roadblocks which may slow people down. Steve Demeter, Senior Engineering Manager at Google impactfully spoke about considering hidden challenges for individuals, explaining how mentally draining it can be to over-explain your disability to others to achieve some form of acceptance.

From all at SODA Social, we would like to thank our panellists for their insights, and to Code Institute for their instrumental collaboration from start to end. If you missed the webinar, catch up on the video footage below: https://buff.ly/3yZ6PGz

28/07/2021

We are proud to announce that we have been awarded a Silver status for the ERS (The Defence Employer Recognition Scheme) due to our continuous support to the armed forces community. The ERS scheme encourages employers to support defence and acts as a pledge to support and recognise our commitment to the armed forces community.

21/10/2020

❗⏰ 💻 Get ready - TONIGHT is the night!

🏠 From the comfort of your own home, join us for our exciting new webinar, 'Computer Vision in Production 2.0.'

💬 We will be speaking to our expert panel from the Computer Vision industry, where we will discuss how they are using Computer Vision in production, the technologies they have had success with, and the challenges they are facing. We will apply this to various computer vision software; which will include, OpenCV, Image Detection Technologies, Video Detection Technologies, 3D, Medical Imaging, Autonomous Driving, NVIDIA products, and other hardware.

Join the panel discussion here (5pm GMT+1):
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Join the networking here (6PM GMT+1):
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🕰️ Itinerary (UK GMT+1)
5.00 - 5.40 - Panel Discussion
5.40 - 6.00 - Q&A Live
6.00 - 6.30 - Virtual Networking

Our Panel:
Anthony Kelly - Computer vision & AI recruiter (Chair and Host)
Juta Staes - Machine Learning Engineer at ML6
Laura Mielke - Machine Learning and Computer Vision Engineer at GmbH
Stefan Milz - Founder and Research Fellow at Spleen Lab
Adam Bahlke - Chief Technology Officer at Motor AI

We're looking forward to seeing you all soon!

19/10/2020

In 48 hours, SODA Social will be going LIVE for our brand new webinar 'Computer Vision in Production: 2.0' as part of our on-going SOD.AI series.

It's a pleasure to introduce our chair and host for the evening, Anthony Kelly!

Anthony is a Principal Recruitment Consultant with Trust in SODA who specialises in helping companies in the DACH Region grow and scale their Computer Vision teams. Anthony has 6 years of recruitment experience and has helped many AI and Computer Vision companies make their first professional hire right through to helping them build full teams. Anthony is a Computer Vision Podcast Host, Meetup Host, and a Co-Founder of the Berlin AI Community Awards.

We can't wait to kick things off on Wednesday for a truly insightful session, make sure you save your spot and RSVP! https://buff.ly/3itzH1z

16/10/2020

💡❗ Our SOD.AI series is BACK! Join us for our exciting new webinar, 'Computer Vision in Production 2.0.'

💬 We will be speaking our expert panel from the Computer Vision industry, where we will discuss how they are using Computer Vision in production, the technologies they have had success with, and the challenges they are facing. We will apply this to various computer vision software; which will include, OpenCV, Image Detection Technologies, Video Detection Technologies, 3D, Medical Imaging, Autonomous Driving, NVIDIA products, and other hardware, Embedded Software.

💻 Make sure you RSVP and save your spot now!
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15/10/2020

In less than a week, SODA Social will be going live for the second webinar in our SOD.AI series, 'Computer Vision in Production: 2.0.'

We're excited to welcome Adam Bahlke to the panel. Adam is the CTO and co-founder of Motor Ai. Motor Ai has invented a system that enables cognitive intelligence to independently scale itself and make safe decisions. The team applies this technology to mobility to eventually bring the very first certified level 5 autonomous car to Europe's streets. He previously worked for companies like FinLeap, solarisBank, PAIR Finance and BetterLesson. He studied Entrepreneurship at the Peter B Gustavson School of Business in Victoria, Canada.

We're looking forward to learning more about Adam's industry, and how he uses computer vision. Be sure to RSVP now and save your spot: https://buff.ly/2SkucaK

14/10/2020

💡 Join us for our exciting new webinar, 'Computer Vision in Production 2.0,' a continuation of our compelling new SOD.AI series.

💬 We will be speaking our expert panel from the Computer Vision industry, where we will discuss how they are using Computer Vision in production, the technologies they have had success with, and the challenges they are facing. We will apply this to various computer vision software; which will include, OpenCV, Image Detection Technologies, Video Detection Technologies, 3D, Medical Imaging, Autonomous Driving, NVIDIA products, and other hardware, Embedded Software.

💻 Make sure you RSVP and save your spot now!
https://buff.ly/2SkucaK

13/10/2020

We're super excited for our upcoming SODA Social webinar, 'Computer Vision in Production 2.0' with our very own Anthony Kelly.

It's a pleasure to welcome Stefan Milz to our panel. Stefan Milz received his Ph.D. degree in Physics from the Technical University of Munich. He has a strong history in professional software development and automotive. He joined Brainlab GmbH as Software Engineer in 2010 for medical image processing and radiation simulation. In 2014, he moved to Continental GmbH as Senior Software Developer for highly automated ADAS functions. In 2016, he joined Valeo as Team Lead in Driving Assistance Research, focusing on Machine Learning functions in Automated Driving. Now, he is Managing Director of https://buff.ly/2H3suYJ, a self-founded machine learning company focusing on safety-critical computer vision applications (UAV, Automated Driving, Air-Taxis) deploying SLAM, sensor-fusion, perception functions into the real world.

We're looking forward to hearing from Stefan and the rest of our panel. Make sure you save your spot now: https://buff.ly/3itzH1z