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Hi everyone! As we get closer to the big event, we thought we'd share a peek of our curated women in tech agenda. Here are our top five ways to make the most of your experience at Web Summit!

1. The Booking.com women in tech mentorship programme How can women lift each other up to create a more inclusive tech industry? Learn from the women breaking barriers in our one-on-one mentoring sessions at Web Summit. We're offering a series of 20-minute meetings across four tracks: Build, Lead, Grow and Engage.  Here are just a few of our top mentors:  Gillian Tans, Booking.com Nicola Bates, Boeing Horizon X Ventures Caroline Frankum, Kantar   There's limited availability so be sure to sign up soon. 2. The women in tech workshop series We are excited to announce our first-ever dedicated workshop and day for women in tech at any of our events. Brief descriptions of the workshops are below, sign-ups will be available next week. #IamRemarkable - a Google initiative that strives to empower women and underrepresented groups to learn the importance of self-promotion and be equipped with the tools to develop this skill in the workplace and beyond. LeanIn - helps women achieve their ambitions and work to create an equal world. A series of Lean In Circles will help women who want to explore unconscious biases and overcome them in a safe and supportive space. MovetheDial  - aims to increase the participation and leadership of all women in tech. Learn how to engage existing connections and build impactful relationships to #movethedial for yourself and others, and get the most value out of your time together. 3. The Booking.com women in tech lounge Take a minute to recharge, or maybe strike up a chat in our exclusive women in tech lounge. 4. The women in tech networking drinks Sponsored by Lloyds, we'll be having women in tech networking drinks on Tuesday evening. Invites will be sent out closer to Web Summit. 5. The top female speakers We’re proud to welcome some seriously inspirational women onstage to share their wisdom such as:    Margarethe Vestager - EU Commissioner for Competition Katherine Maher - CEO, Wikipedia Kate Brant - CSO, Google   Check out our list of top female speakers at Web Summit this year! If you're already attending you can download the app and favourite the speakers you'd like to see.  That's all from us! - Web Summit team