Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Patricia González Ulecia Blanco Soler Lead Privacy Counsel	Make it Easy: Privacy in R&D When working with creators and engineers in Research and Development (R&D) teams and labs, how can privacy teams ensure tangible advice is provided? How can we be creators too by embedding data protection and privacy as a mindset? This session will provide practical tips on what works for each step of the way (from concept creation, market research, user testing to final launch) using examples of my experience in the development of products & services. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Nyree Basdeo Management Consultant at PA Consulting	Winning hearts and minds is key to successful digital transformation Technology, Data, Machine Learning and AI are continually evolving and trends are constantly changing. For organisations to be truly innovative and reap the benefits of a digital workplace they must focus on the mindsets, behaviours and capabilities needed for its people to work successfully in a digital organisation. Did you know that: • 70% of digital transformations usually fail due to employee resistance (Forbes) • Organisations are 6x times more likely to meet objectives with excellent change management (Prosci) Did you like this session? Share to… read more
Ozioma Egwuonwu Founder & Chief Strategic Transformation Officer at BurnBright International LLC	The Truth About Transforming Leadership Transformation is a leadership imperative. The domain of talent management and development is becoming the frontier for new possibilities to emerge witin organizations. Today’s business landscape calls for leaders and organizations to transcend outdated models and broken paradigms, and consciously, intentionally create roadmaps, blueprints and building blocks for a flourishing future. This requires leading edge tools and templates for transformation. It also requires an updated set of leaderships skills. Among them, the ability to embrace new perspectives, explore new pathways, and engage… read more
Alison Alexander Co-Founder, COO & Director of Ethics and Social Policy at Metacampus.ai	Web3 - unveiling the possibilities We have in our hands the tools to unlock all human potential. Imagine entering a country without your legal documentation, being in a different country and having an emergency health care need, needing to prove you can practice law or medicine in a country you did not train, or being a refugee fleeing war - web3 gives us the tool to overcome these challenges. In this session, I will share such examples - so join me to hear and see first-hand examples of using the blockchain to store our identity, our qualifications, our healthcare records, and our digital… read more
Joanne Thurlow Executive Director & Cofounder at The ESG Institute (.org)	The Evolving Workplace – How sustainable is yours? Today’s organizations are faced with unprecedent change in the workplace due to the many disruptive trends in today’s work. Post COVID hybrid working. The Great Resignation, Global skills shortages. Digital and Sustainability transformations. Diversity and Inclusion. Cutting edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Robotics. Looking at the impact of these global trends , it is clear that work patterns, jobs, and skills will become more digital & sustainability driven with an urgent focus to sustainability. As… read more
Andrew Moran Senior Office 365 Architect at Fujitsu	The role of a male ally for Women In Tech Male Ally, what does that mean? Well in this session I will share my experiences of becoming a true male ally not only within my organization but also to the tech community. Since I set up a podcast that interviews Women from around the globe, I have learned so much more about the tech industry and the challenges that are faced by Women globally. As this is just a country-specific thing, it affects every Women In Tech. It is important that male allies are actively promoting women throughout their organisation. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Naomi Glover Founder/Director at Neuro-Informed Ltd and Applied Neuroscience Association	How can neuroscience improve health and careers for women in the workplace? This talk will delve into how the latest advances in neuroscience can address real world issues to improve health and careers for women in tech. Discover how new research about the brain can lead to more effective and inclusive work environments. Learn how the brain changes in pregnancy and midlife and how we can optimise our cognition for life. Explore 5 brain-hacks that can: 🧠Improve engagement 🧠Enhance decision-making 🧠Lower stress 🧠 Reduce burnout 🧠 Strengthen focus 🧠Boost memory 🧠Augment… read more
Charlotte Degot Founder and Chief Executive Officer at CO2 AI	From the theoretical to the impactful: the journey of a climate tech founder In this talk Charlotte Degot, Founder and CEO of CO2 AI will deep dive into her journey as a founder of a climate tech start-up, the motivations that have driven her and the challenges she has had to overcome. Charlotte’s journey has been far from conventional and it has been driven by her curiosity and passion to solve complex problems and create impactful change. Deeply concerned about the climate crisis, and after an 8 year traditional consulting career Charlotte took a giant leap of faith in the power of computing. She left her comfort zone and returned to school to learn how to code, and… read more
Raffaella Panizzon Language Engineer at Amazon	So, what’s AI anyway? Non-expert users in the face of disruptive technology Artificial intelligence has become ever more pervasive in our daily lives and is being applied to a growing number of fields such as banking, healthcare, or art. A variety of tools to automate tasks such as text-to-image creation, disease detection or even creative writing are now available to the general public for free. However, people’s understanding of AI is still heavily influenced by science fiction and AI agents are often humanised. Also, the term “artificial intelligence” can be misleading as the concept of “intelligence” is typically associated with the ability of sentient beings to… read more
Anna Leushchenko Senior Staff Mobile Engineer at Tide	Flutter for all: platforms, users, developers Since its debut in 2018, Flutter has rapidly gained popularity among software developers for its ability to provide a high-performing and visually appealing user experience on all platforms: Android, iOS, web, Windows, macOS, Linux, and embedded devices, all with a single codebase. We will talk about what Flutter is, and how its superpower allows to build products for all platforms, meet all users’ expectations, and make developers of many backgrounds happy. A live demo of Flutter applications running on multiple platforms will give you a taste of the current developers’… read more
Kristen Shannon CEO/ Founder at Highliner Technology	Build your Career in Deep Tech Have you ever felt like you wanted to make a massive change in your career but didn't know where to start? I will share my winding career path and how I made the change from working in education to the deep tech sector, as well as how I built a company in a new industry where I get to work with experts in everything from quantum science to biometric robotics. I will focus on how I found my greatest career strengths when pivoting industries and how I was helped by mentors and others around me which makes me passionate about helping others break into tech. Did you like this… read more
Claudia Pellegrino Principal Consultant PA Consulting	Results are in - the most effective ways to close the Gender Gap in STEM! 56% of organisations believe Gender Diversity in STEM to be one of the top three priority for their company - on par with work life balance. This number is surprisingly positive, but still begs the questions – are organisation doing enough? Almost everyone is satisfied with recent improvements in the STEM industry, however almost everyone still thinks we have a long way to go. At PA, we decided to pose the question differently. Despite all these initiatives and talks, ‘are organisations focusing on what is most effective?’. PA Consulting Women in Tech latest’s research… read more
Merissa Silk Senior Staff Product Manager at Onfido	Canvas Your Way to Product Strategy This product strategy workshop and accompanying canvas is like a Swiss Army Knife for product teams. Use this framework to break down new features, crystallize new product ideas, set a quarterly vision for an existing product, or conduct a 3-year envisioning exercise. By taking a user-centric approach and building on ideas from one column to the next, at the end of the workshop you're sure to have a solid product vision and full-team alignment. The product strategy workshop is a ‘must have' for any PM’s toolkit. This session is for you if… You’… read more
Nimmy Nemlin Technical Program Manager at Google	Strategies for leading through Uncertainty and Change In this talk,I will be sharing some strategies for coping with uncertain,complex,ambiguous times and how to reinforce and lead through change Start by embracing the discomfort of not knowing. I will be sharing tips you can enforce to become more adaptable and confident in times of ambiguity or uncertainty & navigate your team or organization through this VUCA world. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Maria Korneeva Frontend Technology Lead at Freelancing	Sustainable Web Accessibility - what and how? Properly utilised, web technologies are amazing because they can be truly inclusive. However, for accessibility to strive in your project, product and code base, it must be an inherent part of your development process. Conducting accessibility audits is certainly helpful, however, it costs extra money and brings just a temporal relief. Instead, let’s bake it into your code and automatically test it for a11y regressions! In my talk I’m going to focus on some low hanging fruits that can be automatised with scripts and tools so that you no longer have to explicitly think about it! I’ll share… read more
Cal Brown Lead Security Storyteller at BT	From TechWoman to TechEnbie - the impact of being non-binary in a binary world Because being a woman in tech isn't hard enough, I came out as non-binary a year ago. How are we, as a society and a community, going to recognise and welcome the hidden people who know they don't fit in a single box, without diluting the critical messages about the larger minorities? My talk brings some possibilities to the table, but my main goal is to stimulate the debate I passionately believe we need to have. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Maya Mateva Co-founder and Software Engineer at Scios.ai	How to Model a Digital Twin of a Market through Agent Based Modelling I have over 15 years of experience in engineering systems which deploy agent-based modeling for business decisions. I can take a deep dive into the mechanics of key considerations when building an AI-based software, as well as give practical examples of how we have augmented models in real life scenarios. I also envision telling the audience about a case study where we have helped a company form its business strategy using AI and digital twins like when we advised Toyota on the launch of its Mirai vehicle or when we helped Netflix form it's strategy to launch original content to address… read more
Magda Kufrej Founder at Work Ally	Follow your heart to find the meaning at work Time to turn on your creativity! Get your crayons and highlighters ready, and explore how to find meaning and direction in your professional life. In this session, we will look into developing a career based on the ancient Japanese art of Ikigai - or - the “life well-lived” and introduce four big steps of building a successful career strategy. There will be also an opportunity to use your creativity in practice to figure out how to bridge your passions with professional opportunities, so bring pens in different colours and a piece of paper. Did you like this session?… read more
Miyu Lee Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Mondu	Not the Status Quo: building a culture of self-determination Let the days of micro-managing be gone! Join Miyu Lee, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Mondu, in this fireside chat, diving into the culture that the fast-growing B2B payments company Mondu has built, where individuals are empowered. Post-pandemic management styles and company culture are changing. While some companies are choosing to fall back into what they knew, Miyu will share how and why it is critical to be different and the benefits this provides the business and its employees. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Mihaela Ghidersa Team Lead at Atera	Modern App Development: Adopting, developing and operating well-architected workloads The Azure Well-Architected Framework and Azure Cloud Adoption Framework provide a comprehensive approach to designing, operating, and optimizing cloud-based systems on Azure. The Azure Well-Architected Framework is a set of best practices that helps organizations design and operate their cloud-based systems in a secure, reliable, and scalable manner. The Azure Cloud Adoption Framework is a set of guidelines and best practices for planning and executing a successful cloud adoption strategy. In this session, we will this discuss how these frameworks help organizations ensure their cloud… read more