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Pitch it, vote it, host it: GDS unconference 2019

3 members of the unconference team planning in front of a wall covered with post-it notes

At GDS we regularly invite all of our staff to celebrate what we have achieved and what is coming up for us next. In this post, Louisa Mallon, Head of Internal Comms at GDS, talks about how we ran the 2019 GDS unconference, what we talked about and what we learned.

Learn more about the new mentoring scheme from the GDS Women’s Network

Two people participating in the Speed Mentoring event. One's back is to the camera, the other is facing the camera and smiling

If you’re looking for a mentor or would like to offer your skills as one, our new scheme could be for you. Find out how it works and how you can get involved.

Breaking down barriers to digital career progression

An image of GDS's Tia Priest at the event standing in front of a screen saying: Let's Talk About Race

We want to increase ethnic minority representation at Senior Civil Servant level, so we held an event to find out what was stopping progression. Learn what was discussed and what government departments are doing about it.