Deutsche Telekom is sponsoring the “IT-Tech” class of the Digital Feminine Chief Awards (DFLA) and is thus supporting the initiative, which this yr has the motto “Elevate the Recreation”. These digital heroines drive innovation, sustainability and inclusion throughout the firm and in society. Lejla Pandzi, Zoe Nogai, Sarah Lauer and Beate Michel impressed the DFLA jury. The prizes in a complete of 16 classes can be awarded on seventh and eighth November in Karlsruhe.
The Digital Feminine Chief awards not solely acknowledge skilled abilities, but additionally management qualities, innovation and social dedication. Out of 36 Telekom nominations, 4 feminine digital heroes notably impressed the jury:
Lejla Pandzi: Bridge to sustainability
Lejla, Enterprise Growth Supervisor and Program Lead Sustainability at Telekom subsidiary T-Programs Worldwide GmbH, has made it her mission to ascertain sustainability as a precedence inside Telekom.
Together with her initiative “X-Creation for Sustainability”, she often brings collectively representatives from totally different industries to work collectively on sustainability features and create synergies. “In my function as Program Lead Sustainability, I drive the spirit of innovation and the will for artistic actions,” explains Lejla. Her work helps to make sure that sustainability is actively built-in into the company technique.
Zoe Nogai: Range within the thoughts and on paper
Zoe, writer and mission supervisor for fiber processes at Telekom Deutschland GmbH, is dedicated to a various specialist ebook panorama. Her books supply insights into social, financial and political matters from a U30 feminine knowledgeable perspective. “Everybody talks about variety within the office, however what concerning the variety in our heads?” asks Zoe.
Together with her publications, Zoe needs to create a extra various specialist ebook panorama, present well-founded insights for decision-makers into the concepts of the U30 era and encourage younger readers and make younger folks’s opinions clear.
Sarah Lauer: A group for neurodiversity
Sarah is a Answer Engineer Gigabit at Deutsche Telekom IT and based the Neurodiversity Neighborhood in summer time 2023. Her purpose is to create an inclusive working surroundings through which neurodivergent individuals are given the fitting framework circumstances. “Neurodivergent individuals are more likely to be affected by unemployment and psychological well being crises,” explains Sarah.
Since its basis, the group has gained 427 members, together with Telekom’s Labor Director Birgit Bohle as patron. The group affords a protected area for change and promotes a greater understanding of neurobiological variations.
Beate Michel: The shopper’s advocate
Beate is Head of Service Interface Know-how at Deutsche Telekom Service GmbH and leads the “Flood Taskforce”, an initiative to cope with the copper cable disruptions brought on by flooding.
With a selected deal with prospects with crucial infrastructure such because the police, hearth division and docs, Beate has developed pragmatic options to successfully scale back ready occasions. “It is about bringing stakeholders with totally different targets to the desk,” explains Beate. Her capacity to beat resistance and unite totally different pursuits makes her an advocate for patrons.
We congratulate them on their nomination and hold our fingers crossed for the awards ceremony on November 7 and eight in Karlsruhe. There are awards in 16 classes, together with Innovation, Range, Social Impression, Sustainability, New Work, Enterprise Influencer Subsequent Gen and IT-Tech. On this class, Deutsche Telekom is offering Nadine Junker, Individuals Lead Architects & UX at T-Programs as a juror, who will give the laudatory speech for the winner of this class.