Hello, users!

Lately there's been a huge boom in technological events all around the world. There were lots already, but we had the all-male-panel phenomenon, which we've been slowly fading.

However, I think we still have 3 problems in the talks given in technological events.

1) I don't see much diversity, and I'm not talking about only women&men.

What I meant with this is that if I had the chance to organize an event, there are plenty spanish professionals I'd like to invite, but also lots of professionals all around the world that I'd like to invite.

Also I don't see much people from minorities, something that really makes me worry.

2) Too many technical talks

I'm sorry but I'm so tired of the I'm so good conferences, the Look what I do talks and the I'm here because I'm a CEO talks.

Technical talks are good, but personal/social talks are good too. We're humans, we're not machines, I want to hear stories about how someone working in a bank suddenly felt the urge of programming; how a housewife started working in a tech company, how to keep a good balance between work&life&stress&learning...

I'm missing people that it's not a CEO, not a leader, not the best man/woman in the company, talking about their careers or what they've learned. Not everyone was born with nice stickers in their laptop.

3) Too many "this could've been a workshop" talks

A talk it's not a course or a class. You may understand some concepts but you won't get out of that event being a ninja-rockstar-jedi of all the technologies you've heard through the whole day.

I feel there are too many talks that shoudn't be talks, but workshops.

What are your thoughts on this? I'm reading you in the comments!