Recap Code of Confidence – CombinedX Meet-Up

We kicked things off with some opening words from Amalia & the local community East Sweden Tech Women, who helped us set the tone for the evening: this is about learning, connecting and lifting each other – across companies, roles and experience levels.

One of the highlights of the night was Boel Sjöstrand, who shared thoughtful reflections on what it’s like to sometimes be “always on stage” as a woman in tech. She talked about the pressure that comes with standing out – but also the opportunity in having all eyes on you and the change you can create through that. Her message was clear: if the spotlight is on you, use it.

We also heard from Therese Gawor and Elina Järlesjö, who talked about reskilling, career shifts and how to keep growing when everything around you moves quickly. Their stories, based on how they’ve made their own career shifts before ending up within the CombinedX family, sparked a lot of nodding around the room.

After that, we rolled into our breakout sessions – giving everyone a chance to dive into topics they were curious about:

• “Direction & results – how to lead yourself with structure” with Anna Elmsjö (Vice President and Consulting Manager at Ninetech) – focusing on turning ambition into tangible development plans, sustainable work-habits and prioritising what matters.
  
  
• “From chaos to flow! How to let Copilot help you tame a busy day” with Emily Skyllermark (Principal Solution Architect/Team Manager at Absfront) – where we explored how AI can become a trusted “colleague” to help us sort, summarise, and streamline the usual overload of meetings, emails and PowerPoints.

By the time we wrapped up with snacks, mingling and warm conversations, the snow outside felt very far away. The room was full of people sharing career stories, comparing insights from post it-notes on what skills they felt was most needed in the current tech landscape, and finding those small “oh, you too?” moments that make events like these so valuable.