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Rachel Holden shared thisMy first panel! Very happy it's this one. I'm looking forward to sharing the stage with Erika, Chloe and Mina and to the conversations afterwards. If you're in London on Friday 30 October, come and say hello.Rachel Holden shared thisFour women. Four different journeys. One shared passion for technology. We’re excited to introduce the incredible speakers joining us for our first Femera Women in Tech event in London! From career changes and entrepreneurship to AI, robotics and leadership, our speakers bring different experiences, perspectives and lessons worth sharing. Meet our speakers: •Rachel Holden Co-Founder & COO at Aevyn From technical operations to building her own tech business. •Erika Molnar Head of Marketing in the Robotics Sector Bringing insights into brand strategy, emerging technologies and growth. •Chloe Q. Independent Researcher in Robotics Exploring the intersection of deep tech, engineering and investment. •Mina Boostani AI & Data Strategy Consultant Helping organisations turn AI, data and digital transformation into real-world impact. What can you expect? An evening of honest conversations about breaking into tech, navigating career changes, building businesses, growing into leadership and finding your confidence along the way. Whether you’re already working in tech, considering a career change, building your own business or simply curious about the industry, this event is for you! 📅 Friday, 30 October 2026 🕕 From 6:00 pm 📍 Vauxhall station (address in event link) Come for the conversations, stay for the connections. 🎟️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/e8-D9yYR We can’t wait to meet you! #Femera #WomenInTech #WomenInLeadership #TechCareers #WomenInBusiness #NetworkingLondon #AI #Robotics
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Rachel Holden posted thisMark Unread I'm a big fan of the 'mark unread' approach. I see something come in on Slack, WhatsApp, wherever, and I don't have time to address it, so I mark it to come back to later. But now every platform I have is a to-do list that I avoid looking at. After my poll the other week, I'm partly relieved to hear I'm not the only one who uses this method, and partly disappointed that it's needed. I find boards great for projects with a deadline, but it always feels like I'm moving my to-do list around instead of actually solving anything. I leave things when they deserve a proper reply, and the important-but-not-urgent tends to wait too long. What is your version of mark unread?
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Rachel Holden posted thisAevyn is open for business. For the last few months, I've been working with Anna Keren on a PA service for busy parents, and it's been brilliant. I've learnt so much and had the highs (and lows) of founder life. Today firmly belongs in the high pile. For anyone who hasn't heard me harp on about it yet: Aevyn is an assistant that, for now, lives mostly within WhatsApp and keeps on top of the busy social lives of you and the rest of your family. It isn't finished, and I don't think it can be without hearing more from real users about what they need it to do. So we're opening it up, from a small and lovely test group to anyone who thinks it might be for them. If your WhatsApp inbox is never at zero and you think this could help, I'd love your thoughts. The link is in the comments below.
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Rachel Holden shared thisThe UK’s social media ban for under-16s is starting to sound like the end of the world. But perhaps it needs to be viewed as a first - albeit crude - step. Many are pointing out that handing age verification over to companies we already know we can’t trust will only lead to trouble. It’s a fair point, but I’m not sure relying on self-regulation is much better. The Children’s Commissioner for England found that three-quarters of 15 and 16-year-olds had been sent a beheading video. That’s a horrifying number. And according to the testimony of Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, we know platforms can identify teenagers who are feeling “worthless” and sell them as an advertising opportunity. That wasn’t a problem with moderation; that was the business plan. An age gate alone is not going to fix that. Canada’s Safe Social Media Act, also introduced this month, offers a more considered model: platforms can earn exemptions by meeting specific safety standards. The goal, then, is a better system, not a better bouncer at the door. The argument against government regulation ignores a decade of evidence that these companies will not fix themselves. Incomplete legislation, scrutinised and improved over time, is more useful than the alternative. Sources: Children's Commissioner — Digital Childhoods survey https://lnkd.in/enztnC2w Sarah Wynn-Williams Senate testimony (via TechCrunch) https://lnkd.in/ey-N5XkG Canada's Safe Social Media Act (Bill C-34) https://lnkd.in/emiuNJ3xBill C-34, the Safe Social Media ActBill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act
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Rachel Holden posted thisI went to the top of the BT Tower the other week, and it was brilliant. The view was amazing, but the facts are better. I learnt that upon its completion, it was the tallest structure in London and was designed to withstand a nuclear blast. To deal with this, the main body rests on a pyramid atop a concrete raft (it makes me think of turtles all the way down). But more importantly: it was a national secret. A gigantic 177-metre tower in central London. A secret. It wasn’t on any maps, officially denied, not legally photographed. Does this mean if you walked up to a police officer and asked them what it was, they’d have had to say there was nothing there? I’d like to think so.
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Rachel Holden posted thisAn old plan for new systems? You have an opportunity to rebuild society exactly as you want it. But there is a catch. You don’t know where you’ll be placed at the end of it. Not your name, your race, your gender - nothing. John Rawls, who wrote about this thought experiment back in 1971, probably wasn’t thinking about AI companies when he did it, but I think it applies. The people currently building the systems know where they land, and that can’t help but influence what gets built. While technology moves faster than regulation, perhaps this idea - that we stand behind a ‘veil of ignorance,’ is where self-governance can start. At the very least, it’s worth asking who benefits from not using it.
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Rachel Holden reposted thisRachel Holden reposted thisSincerest thanks to the Affilifest team for my festival album cover... really looking forward to our AI roundtable on the 4th of June 🎼 🪕 🎙️
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Rachel Holden shared thisThis consultation is about children and the internet. It's also about what we think technology should be for. Worth 10 minutes of anyone's time. https://lnkd.in/eB2JJGkrGrowing up in the online world: a national consultationGrowing up in the online world: a national consultation
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It was very interesting to meet you Annie, I was glad to have you in my group!
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Rachel Holden liked thisRachel Holden liked this🥹 I did it! Today I passed the ICF PCC Credentialing exam! I’ve been working toward this for the past three years — accumulating 500+ coaching hours (on top of God knows how many hours I’d already accumulated before formally starting this journey 😅), plus 125+ hours of coach training. I am incredibly proud of myself. This has been one of the hardest journeys I’ve been on in a while. There were plenty of moments when I questioned whether I could do it, but I kept going. And here we are! I’m deeply grateful to the clients who trusted me along the way, especially those who have been with me for years — thank you 🙏🏾. And to BetterUp, where this journey really started after I was invited to join their beta Coaching Foundations program. I honestly don’t know if I would have pursued this path otherwise. A huge thank you to Bryan Hart, MCC, Hannah Finrow, MCC, and Fern Wiley, PCC for being such incredible mentor coaches. And to my Raven Coach Training cohort — especially Jennifer Sherwood, Christopher Butler, Roshini Muralidharan, and Justin Samortin — you all inspire me. Beyond the reciprocal coaching practice hours, I’m so grateful that I got to know you, learn from you, and grow alongside you on a deeper level. It's still weird not to see you all every Tuesday morning after nearly a year together 😅 And of course, my friend — honestly, my sister at this point 😌 — Caren Young. Thank you for always being there for coaching practice, advice, vent sessions, words of encouragement, fun snail mail, and everything in between. You are one of one! I am now Adriele Parker, PCC. Mhmm 😌 I really did that!
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Rachel Holden reacted on thisRachel Holden reacted on this✨ Ooh LA La MALTA... Ladies Who Lead (aka #LadiesWhoLatte ☕) What a WEEK it's Been 🌟 From London to Sliema It's GREAT Exploring the topic of... ✨ AI Sovereignity and Power (baby) And to remind ourselves even more than ever... 1️⃣ Knowledge is Power, and Power is Knowledge and ✌Sovereignity includes... having a Seat at the Table 👩💻 @Natalia Mallia P.S it was beautiful SHARING space with friends from all over the world and... Getting that Friday Feeling TOGETHER ❤ Ladies Who Latte Autumn Meet-Up on Friday 23rd October at the Barceló Fortina Malta 🌟
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Rachel Holden liked thisRachel Holden liked thisSincerest thanks to Heiko Hotz from Google for joining me for a fascinating fireside chat on Agentic Commerce at PI Live 2026… The timing couldn’t have been better, Google just launched their Universal Cart and Checkout in the US, enabling shoppers to use personalised shopping agents to discover, pricewatch and purchase items across retailers. Added to that, there is a wave of momentum in agent powered shopping right now - with many experts closely following how AI influences golden quarter consumer behaviour. In our conversation, Heiko explained that agentic shopping is a key strategic interest amongst C-Level decisionmakers. Some of the biggest questions right now are… 1. What it takes for shoppers to trust agents (think transparency, reliability, decisioning and action traceability). 2. How adoption will might scale at different rates across different purchase types (routine practical items vs luxury high-consideration items) 3. Why it is so important for retailers that shopping agents to purchase items through approved pathways like the Universal Commerce Protocol, rather than navigating webpages with web-browsers designed for people. 4. The critical role of independent experts and content creators in supporting AI driven consumer discovery - and most importantly how Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol is flexibly designed to support touchpoint attribution where brands seek to implement it in the future. The big final recommendation is for brands to start exploring and experimenting with Google UCP as soon as possible. Because who knows… 2027 might just be the year of agentic commerce! PI LIVE Europe - Festival of Partnerships Hello Partner Google #agenticcommerce #gemini #deepmind #instinct #metamuse Matthew Wood 🔋💯🚀 Charged and ready for PI LIVE Sol Wilkinson #universalcommerceprotocol #stripe
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Rachel Holden liked thisRachel Holden liked thisWe're on holiday in Toronto this week and it just so happens to coincide with Tangerine's launch of Tangerine Business powered by Engine by Starling. This is a project that my team has been heavily involved in enabling and I'm proud to see everyone's hard work come to life. It really brings it home to see launch publicity all over the city! Find out more about what we've been up to (not on holiday) at https://lnkd.in/eq5hG4fC
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