IN line with Trend Micro's vision to foster an environment of equity and inclusion, and close the cybersecurity skills gap in the country, Decode 2022 saw the return of two key track sessions spotlighting women and students in the field of information technology (IT) and cybersecurity: Get IT Girl! and Cyber Defense Society.

'We are dedicated to our mission of closing the cybersecurity skills gap in the Philippines and truly believe that this begins with empowering and providing opportunities for women and the youth to expand their knowledge and inspire them to become leaders in the industry,' shared Poi Jimenez, Digital Technology Marketing and Employer Branding manager of Trend Micro Philippines and founder of Get IT Girl!

The two special sessions covered current trends in the IT field and featured speakers and activities to cater to the over 187 women and over 800 students in attendance. This year, Get IT Girl! centered on the Metaverse and Web 3.0 while the student track, 'Cyber Defense Society,' introduced students to Trend Micro and gave attendees a glimpse of a career in cybersecurity.

Following Nesthy Petecio's empowering message of hope for the attendees of last year's Get IT Girl! session, this year's talk featured Luna Javier and Myrtle Anne Ramos, who spoke about their experience as trailblazing Filipinas in blockchain and gaming in the Metaverse.

Luna Javier is the first female game developer in the Philippines and is the co-founder/creative director of leading blockchain game studio Altitude Games. Javier shared how she started out as a communications graduate.