EA Tech London - Tech for Good: How to Make Real Change Without Leaving Your Day Job
How can you leverage your skills to do good in tech without leaving your job?
At this month’s Effective Altruism Tech London meetup we are delighted to have Rachel Caisi Miller.
Rachel is Reddit’s longest-serving Product Manager for Search Experience, who will discuss scaling AI-powered products for millions worldwide and how the product lifecycle is changing in the era of AI.
Rachel will also share her experience volunteering as a Product Manager at Taimaka, a nonprofit tackling child malnutrition in Nigeria, reaching over 12,000 children with a 95% recovery rate.
She has also pledged 5% of her income through One for the World/Giving What We Can.
What you’ll get from this event
How the product lifecycle is evolving in the age of AI
How to have direct impact without leaving your day job
Understand skilled volunteering and high-impact donations.
Meet like-minded people making positive differences in the world.
Schedule:
7pm - Doors open, mingling
8pm - Talk: How to Make Real Change Without Leaving Your Day Job
9pm - Further networking/socializing
10pm - Close
Snacks and drinks will be provided. There is a suggested £10 ticket donation to cover costs but this is optional. Any excess will be donated to effective charities.
Speaker Bio
Rachel is the product manager leading Search Experiences at Reddit, scaling search and AI products for millions. She has launched multiple zero-to-one initiatives and led cross-functional teams across frontend and backend products.
Beyond Reddit, Rachel is a recognized leader in tech for social good. She has founded digital tech initiatives advancing diversity, accessibility, and mental health, and volunteers as a product manager at Taimaka, where she oversees engineers building digital tools that have helped treat over 12,000 children with malnutrition in Nigeria.
Rachel’s work has been featured numerous times in outlets like TechCrunch and The Verge. She has delivered talks around the world and frequently judges and speaks at hackathons. She has pledged to donate 5% of her income to charity and is committed to using her product skills to build a better future in technology.
Arrival instructions
The London Initiative for Safe AI coworking space has "LISA" in big letters around a gap in the wall with a gate. Use the keypad on the right to ring the doorbell and someone will let open the gate door for you. If you don't get an answer please keep retrying the doorbell as it can sometimes play up.
Themes
Tech for good, effective altruism, effective careers, AI, technology, product management.