In June of 2015, we received an invite to present G.Hack project at the ‘Leading Together in the Digital Economy’ event in London and join the panel of distinguished guests (Hamed Haddadi, Sarah Sharples, Sarah Martindale and Helen Thornham) chaired by Andrew Greenman, to discuss a variety of topics from ‘expectations and realities for early career academic in the Digital Economy’ to ‘succeeding in academic fields which are largely male dominated’. Needless to say, it was a very interesting debate!