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Powered Girl Summit 2024 facilitator

Gertrude “Trudy” Akortia

Product Designer and Facilitator

She TechIt Africa and Heidelberg Materials

Gertrude Trudy Akortia is a product designer, facilitator and women in technology advocate who helps new designers find practical routes into the field.

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Biography

A career shaped by expertise and impact.

Trudy works in user experience and product design and contributes to She TechIt Africa, a community supporting women in technology. Public event records also identify her as a design professional with Heidelberg Materials.

Her community work includes design learning, career conversations and sessions that make technology more approachable for women and early career creatives.

Her Powered Girl connection

Trudy facilitated the Introduction to Product Design session at Powered Girl Summit 2024, turning design concepts into an accessible practical experience.

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