Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Tracy Lee Co-Founder & CEO at This Dot Labs	Inclusive Architecture: Creating A More Sustainable Development Team with the PAMstack We are all too familiar with projects and companies that only seem to be able to support senior developers, but this can get expensive, unsustainable, and your team can begin to look very myopic. Teams engage in groupthink, ideas become stale, and it can be difficult to reinvigorate the growing sense of mundane development. It doesn't have to be this way. In fact, creating an inclusive architecture can help development go faster and become more cost effective. It's not difficult to begin adjusting your sails and beginning to create an architecture that is inclusive in… read more
Angel Shannon Founder, Executive Director at Seva Health	Radical Self-Compassion for Resilient Leadership The world is more connected now than ever before. From virtual birthday parties to virtual weddings to virtual business meetings, the lines between work, business, family and friends is increasingly blurred. The pressure to achieve, produce and consume is at an all time high. For women leaders this means higher levels of stress that disrupts our circadian rhythms, upsets our hormonal balance and wreaks havoc on our mood changing the way we lead in the workplace and in our lives and ultimately how we are perceived in the world. This presentation offers an inside look at the mind-body science… read more
Anna Degtereva CEO & Founder at Happy Farm Business Accelerator	NO is only the beginning of a conversation: goal achievement. When facing the challenges of entrepreneurship, one will hear "No" at every turn. "No, you can't do that", "No, I won't give you money", "No, who gave you permission?", "No men on your board?" "No firm or company is representing you?" "You are new in this market - No. Go away". When facing the challenges of entrepreneurship, one will hear "No" at every turn: No, you can't do that No, I won't give you money. No, who gave you permission? No men on your… read more
Katara McCarty Founder, President and CEO at Katecha Corp.	Ready to EXHALE In this session, Katara dives into the importance of emotional well-being for Black, Indigenous, Women of Color (BIWOC), and how prioritizing it can save lives. Due to systemic racism, BIWOC have added stressors, anxiety and trauma. The Black community has been holding its breath, waiting for the next video of police brutality, the next microaggression or the next negative health impact statistic. It’s time to exhale – to breathe out all that isn’t serving BIWOC and breathe in healing, energy and love. BIWOC in tech have an opportunity to become greater allies for their own… read more
River Nice Owner & Financial Planner at Be Intentional Financial	3 Steps to Achieving Your Career & Money Goals I've seen too many people hope that they'll get the job they want, the team they want, the income they want, and the life they want just by wanting it and working hard. But life doesn't work that way. I teach people how to get specific about exactly what they want out of work, out of their relationships, and out of their money, how to make an action plan, and how to then achieve what they want, on purpose. Most people want more money, more fulfillment, and more time. With the right action plan, it's possible. Without the right action plan, they'll likely be waiting… read more
Federica Nocera Principal Software Engineering Lead at Microsoft at Microsoft CSE	Code-With Engineering Playbook The Commercial Software Engineering Organization in Microsoft collaborates with engineering teams from the largest companies and not-for-profits across the world to solve their most challenging technical problems. Though the obstacles, solutions, teams, and tools were different in each case, one common denominator was the positive culture change the CSE team was able to impart in a matter of weeks; encouraging a culture of learning and imparting Agile and DevOps practices in the customers engineering teams. In order to standardize engagements across the organizations, a “Code-With Engineering… read more
Sara Spalding Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft CSE	‘We Have to Talk’ Practical Steps to Make Difficult Career Conversations Easier Often people avoid having difficult conversations or are simply overwhelmed by the prospect of having one. Sara will share practical steps she has learned over her career to address some common hard conversation stressors and ways to make these discussions less contentious and more productive. She will address tactics for different audiences, such as employee vs employer; how to prepare; timing; and how to ensure that both you and the audience get what you want and need from the conversation. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Adjoa Poku Assistant Program Manager	Techniques for Building High Performance Teams and Accelerating Innovation Are you interested in building high performing diverse teams that innovate despite constraints like time and funding? In this session you will gain an understanding of techniques to accelerate innovation and project success. Personal examples of successful multi-disciplinary teams will help highlight how to apply these winning strategies and avoid pitfalls at critical phases of a project’s lifecycle. You will leave this session empowered to prioritize and advocate for diversity and inclusion when innovation and high performance are important project team outcomes. Did you like this… read more
Caitlin MacGregor CEO & Co-founder at Plum	Advancing DE&I Requires a Talent Data Reset The Pandemic and the pressures it created disproportionately drove women out of the workforce. With the demands of caregiving, at-home schooling, and the added pressures of home life, women are under immense pressure to perform at work and maintain responsibilities at home. This exodus from the workforce shines a light on the need to use data-driven insights to achieve true DE&I to help everyone thrive. But how can organizations push past simply making statements about advancing DE&I, and start to drive real change? To meaningfully advance Diversity, Equity &… read more
Jeanette Leeds Managing Director and Head of Americas at Oleeo	Breaking Barriers and Opening the Path to Leadership Roles for Women Among the uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented number of women left the workforce. With the competing demands and pressures between work and home life, many women were forced to choose – leaving the workforce and returning home full time. Women are an incredible untapped talent pool of leaders waiting for the path to leadership roles to open – they are ambitious, have the right leadership skills, and can raise families and lead organizations at the same time. However, the path must offer flexibility or part-time roles – more possible than ever from… read more
Nishtha Dalal Sr Product Designer at Etsy	Preparing for your product design interview Sharing an overview of the product design interview process, how to prepare your portfolio, resume and deal with take-home challenges. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Amy Roy Chief People Officer at Namely	Employee Activism – The Importance of Encouraging and Protecting 2020 shined a light on social injustices and civil unrest – affecting us personally and professionally. But how can organizations encourage employee activism while protecting employees? Employee activism is a term taking a renewed hold in workplace conversations across the country. But what does it mean? Employee activism is the action taken by employees to speak out about societal issues, like race, gender, politics, and workers’ rights, to name a few. Employee activists make their actions visible – whether criticizing their employer or defending them and acting as advocates.… read more
Jennifer Ravalli Vice President, Marketing at PandoLogic	Lift as you Rise: Mentorship and the Next Generation of Women Leaders Credited with reducing employee turnover and developing management skills, mentor programs promote informal learning and on-the-job training. Moreover, an American Society for Training and Development study found that 75 percent of executives credit their mentors with helping them to reach their current positions. For women, mentorship can be vital to maximizing potential. When women invest in the right mentor relationship, they gain access to a wealth of knowledge, experience, and guidance. Join Jennifer Ravalli, a seasoned mentor and marketing executive, for an insightful… read more
Hernan Asorey Chief Data Officer at Microsoft CSE	Making Allyship Actionable; We can All be Allies In order to effective change to occur in the tech industry, to correct the representation disparity, the ‘value of diversity has to be part of every single persons’ impact at work. It is important for everyone’s career to include “And”. “And” be an ally, “and” speak up to get other’s voice heard at the table, “and” make choices that further inclusion for yourself and others. In this talk, Hernan will share his career journey, looking back over the amazing and powerful women that have shaped his life, and how he is using his position now to share that same support for future women in… read more
Tracey Grace President & CEO at IBEX	Weaving Diversity Throughout and Beyond Your Company “Diversity” seems to be the word on everyone’s lips these days, with more businesses than ever pledging to take action. What does it really mean, though, to “promote diversity”? Hire a diverse staff? Maintain a diverse supply chain? How can diverse businesses, such as Women-Owned, market themselves more effectively and connect with more opportunities? It often feels like diversity is at risk of becoming more of a buzzword than an actual ethos, but Tracey Grace shows that there are still people in the business world striving to make it better. Diversity needs to go far beyond the walls… read more
Kelly Meerbott President/Founder at Kelly Meerbott, Leadership and Team Development	Transforming Your Internal Narrative: From Burnt Out to Bliss I’ve been researching and developing a program to assist people in their professional and personal journeys. Over my 13 year journey, I have noticed one obstacle that has emerged over and over again with everyone I speak to. A massive challenge that affects 70% of the global population. Fortunately, I’ve been able to overcome this problem in my own life and assist my clients to overcome it as well. What am I talking about? Burnout. Yep. You heard that right! Burnout is a pattern that causes heartache, loss, pain, and damage to personal and professional relationships that cannot… read more
Divya Smith Senior Director, Technology at Optum	Building Strong Technical Teams Building a great team is just as much science as it is an art. By thinking about key aspects of a technical team, you'd be set in the right direction as a new technology leader or as a leader taking on new teams. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Thamara Andrade Lead Software Engineer at Cadence Design Systems	Code review: why should you care and how to make the most out of it Why is code review so important? Catching bugs as early as possible will reduce the cost of your software, and code review can help you with that. In this talk, you'll learn its importance, why you should care about it, no matter if you are a beginner or advanced developer, or even a product manager. You'll also be presented with different ways of applying it, adjusting it to your reality, and how to make the most of it. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Sylvia Gedge President at https://scriptstring.com/	Tips to Simplify Cloud Management Ways to reduce cost and increase efficiency on cloud spend Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Joy Tan Senior Vice President, Public Affairs at Huawei Technologies USA	How We Can Save the Rainforests with AI Our planet is facing a global crisis: climate change. Huawei and Rainforest Connection (RFCx) have partnered to create a collaborative and innovative solution to help fight climate change in unexpected ways. RFCx is leveraging the Huawei Cloud and ModelArts to expand its AI solution, Guardians, to stop illegal logging and learn about biodiversity in real-time. This year RFCx has developed 15 additional partnerships with local governments and organizations around the globe to deploy its Guardians technology. This work has proven that we already have a lot of the technology and intelligence we… read more