During one of the primary debates at this year’s Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit, a question that couldn’t be timelier in 2025 was raised: Are tech careers still a safe bet?
Moderated by Andrea Schindler, Chief People Officer at Billennium, the panel drew a crowd not only because of the timeliness of the topic but, more importantly, because of the bold approach of the speakers, who were not afraid to talk about the challenges as openly as the opportunities.
In the age of automation, rapidly developing artificial intelligence and market reshuffling, the answer to this question is no longer obvious. It’s not about whether it’s worth working in IT anymore, but how to find yourself in this space and not lose ground. The panelists – female leaders from Procter & Gamble, HSBC, Honeywell, Just Join IT, and Bank Pekao – agreed that technology is still the future. Still, it requires a different set of competencies today than five years ago.
Agility instead of patterns – a new competency map
The panel strongly echoed the need to redefine what a “tech career” means. Today it’s no longer just coding or systems engineering. It’s also about change management skills, working at the intersection of technology and business, developing soft skills in the context of AI, and building diverse teams that learn faster than algorithms.
Andrea – with experience in both global R&D and HR – pointed out something that often gets missed in the debate about the future of work: technology is changing, but people remain at the heart of it. The currencies of most significant value today are the ability to learn, adapt, and be curious. It is not the hype for specific technologies that determine the future but the ability to “reprogram ourselves” as the context changes.
Nothing is certain – and that’s okay. The key is to keep learning, be open-minded and dare to reach for opportunities. This conference showed how diverse and informed career paths can be – no matter what age, gender, or stage you are at. – Andrea Schindler, Chief People Officer, Billennium.
Looking to the future – the role of imagination in career planning
Billennium moderated the conversation about the future of work and actively participated in co-creating it. At our booth, we invited participants to a creative challenge: Invent a role the world hasn’t seen yet – but best reflects your ambitions, skills and superpowers. It wasn’t about predicting trends but about looking inside yourself – what position truly reflects your talents, even though no one has named one yet?
This exercise inspired self-reflection and showed how much potential is still waiting to be named and used. We reward the most interesting ideas with individual coaching sessions with our experts – to help participants take the first step toward a tailor-made career rather than following a ready-made template.
At the same time, there were mentoring talks, workshops and networking, which, as reality shows, are sometimes as valuable today as knowledge from lectures. This year’s edition was extreme regarding substance and the quality of contacts: two days brought Billennium concrete conversations with clients and candidates interested in the brand and a specific approach to people and development.
Conscious leadership in a transformation era
Perspektywy Women in Tech Conference was a reminder that despite its constant evolution, technology cannot exist in isolation from the people who create, develop and use it. A key takeaway from the panel moderated by Andrea is that the future of tech is not just hard data and automation – it’s also about empathy, the ability to respond to change and lead teams through uncertainty.
What started as a question about career security has evolved into a conversation about accountability, adaptation, and co-creating the future. And Billennium? We’re returning from the conference with renewed energy and readiness to continue this conversation – not just once a year, but in real action with our people and customers daily.
See you next year with more questions, answers, and inspiration.
