Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Jyotika Singh Director of Data Science at Placemakr	Impact of AI on Society Today, Artificial Intelligence technologies are at the forefront across the globe and across industries. Each of us interact with a product or service powered by AI on a daily basis. AI and Machine Learning have provided us with a range of useful and efficient products in the last decade. However, there is a bias created alongside that has been carried forward in forms not directly visible to consumers of such technologies. Historical, societal, gender, racial, and cultural biases have made their way into models we consume each day impacting our everyday decisions. A note on overcoming such… read more
Katie Shire-Engleman Vice President of Marketing at Giant Eagle	Navigating an Acquihire: Culture Transformation in the Retail Space In 2017 I was the Director of CRM at a small tech startup (Munchery). Now, ~4 years later having navigated an acquihire, I am now the VP of Marketing at a multi-billion dollar private company. Through this journey I've put in significant time, energy and investment in both our marketing capabilities to become more digital & tech savvy to transforming our culture to drive customer and team member growth. My background includes time at both large traditional retailers moving into the eCommerce space (Walmart) as well as tech-organizations (Yelp) and startups (Munchery… read more
Sarah Chung CEO & Founder at Landing International	How to Raise Funding When You're Not a "Tech Bro" If you've founded a technology startup, chances are you'll have to eventually raise funding. How do female leaders navigate appealing to investors when they don't fit the mold of a male, technical, Silicon Valley entrepreneur? This talk will cover how to rise beyond the stereotype , raise capital in the male dominated tech world, and use your background and story to your advantage. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Muazma Zahid Principal PM Manger at Microsoft	Find Your Way to a Higher Performing Team Every organization wants high-performing teams yet have vague ideas as to what that means. Discover some defining characteristics of high-performing teams: caring, empowering, collaborating, communicating, and continuous learning. This session will cover tips and tricks that can be applied in any team to maximize team effectiveness of any size. Attendees will walk away with actionable steps to create a framework of mindset, behaviors, and values to change your team culture for higher performance. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Muazma Zahid Principal PM Manger at Microsoft	Find Your Way to a Higher Performing Team Every organization wants high-performing teams yet have vague ideas as to what that means. Discover some defining characteristics of high-performing teams: caring, empowering, collaborating, communicating, and continuous learning. This session will cover tips and tricks that can be applied in any team to maximize team effectiveness of any size. Attendees will walk away with actionable steps to create a framework of mindset, behaviors, and values to change your team culture for higher performance. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Natalie Rouse General Manager at Eliiza	Operationalising AI Ethics The need for considering the ethical implications of AI projects is now widely agreed upon by technical practitioners and business leaders across industries. Much less understood is how to embed ethical principles into development and monitoring lifecycles - this talk will outline some practical ways to implement an ethical review process alongside AI development projects, and ensure adherence to ethical standards is visible for algorithms in production. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Alicia Chen CTO at CoProcure	When “Don’t Be Evil” Isn’t Good Enough: A Framework to Evaluate Your Next Opportunity in Social Impact Technology I spent 2+ years exploring the intersection of social impact and technology, which led me to co-found CoProcure. I've written down some thoughts and learnings from that time. I hope this can help others who are curious about getting into something more mission-oriented. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Shelmina Abji Author, Show Your Worth: 8 Intentional Strategies for Women to Emerge as Leaders at Work. at Show Your Worth LLC	SHOW YOUR WORTH to scale new heights in your career When we don’t see others in the room that look like us, when we don’t see anyone in the leadership ranks that look like us and when we deal with negative stereotypes as well as gender biases ( bothe conscious and unconscious), it is easy to underestimate our worth and opt out of the leadership pipeline. I will discuss how you can show your worth and scale new heights in your career. I will share Intentional strategies from my upcoming book, Show Your Worth : 8 Intentional Strategies for Women to Emerge as Leaders at work. The strategies will… read more
Dhanashree Balaram Senior Machine Learning Scientist at Lily AI	Recommender systems and women shoppers I'd like to delve into some common concepts behind recommender systems. The positive and negative impact of tracking user behavior (specifically women). On the positive side of things, I want to touch upon companies working towards understanding their user base and recommending body positive apparel. On the negative side, I'd like to examine some issues with tracking user behavior and what this does to the psyche of the user. Imagine this talk to be a pro-con list with points about the shopping experience and of the tech behind the scenes. Did you like this session? Share… read more
Nandini Easwar Co-Founder and CTO, Speakfully at Speakfully	Building a tech product for social good Tech products, if built right, can be a powerful tool that can help drive social causes. It can be used to drive impact and purpose. It can be very satisfying when you see how your product can affect lives for the better. However, in a highly competitive tech market, this is not considered "sexy". Without the necessary investments and the right engineers, the growth can be stunted. Selling such a product is not just about appealing to the economics, but also about tapping into the moral and social mindset of your buyer. How do we envision such products from ground up and navigate… read more
Kerrin Mitchell Chief Development Officer at Fluxx	“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you”- Ruth Bader Ginsburg With yet another tumultuous year behind us, sobering trends for the sector arise: the largest nonprofits saw a jump of 5.3% fundraising, while the smallest nonprofits experienced a 7.2% DECREASE in fundraising revenue. What does this mean about who and how we fund? What does it mean about the existing model of philanthropy? The reality is that we face challenges in measuring impact, creating initiatives and cohorts, falling into the trap of funding the same organizations year after year, and trying to extend representation to diverse and equitable communities. Overcoming these… read more
Dr. Ciela Hartanov Managing Director at humcollective	Innovating Next Practice Learn about how to use the tools of business foresight to accelerate your thinking about the future. Ciela will share lessons from her time as Head of Next Practice Innovation at Google, where she built an in-house foresight lab resulting in new practices that were integrated into Google's leadership and employee experience. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Alana Karen Author and Director of Search Platforms at Google	Learning to Ask with The Adventures of Women in Tech - A Hands-On Workshop Based on a section from the upcoming The Adventures of Women in Tech workbook, this session is a live workshop focusing on the first steps to getting comfortable asking for what we want and what we need. We will work through a live exercise figuring out how we can take up space and identify safe experiments. We will also take Q&A on the common instances when this can be difficult, e.g. promotions, salary increases. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Fatema Hamdani Co-Founder/CEO at Kraus Hamdani Aerospace	The Power of UAV's How technology, and more specifically drones (with AI-backed insight), are ushering in the future of emergency and disaster relief. Kraus Hamdani Aerospace’s flagship product, the K1000ULE, is the world’s first fully electric, zero-emissions UAV with the longest airborne endurance in its category and uses aerial surveillance and heat signatures to ensure the effective response to emergencies or disasters including the rapid identification of localized fires and the prevention of runaway wildfires. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Tonima Khan Director of Strategic Sales at Productiv	Women in Sales: Battling Adversity and Crushing Stereotypes The number of women in the tech sales profession is sadly in line with the overall low numbers of women in tech, and despite research showing women outperforming men in B2B sales roles, they are faced with challenges and adversity throughout their careers. It’s important to build awareness around common misconceptions and myths about what it takes to be a successful sales rep, and how crushing those stereotypes not only impacts the bottom line, but helps us move forward with purpose and gender diversity in a highly rewarding career. Join this session to learn more about how to… read more
Nidhi Gupta CEO at divhersity	Gimme One Reason to Stay Here! You've reached the pinnacle of your career. You now have a few leadership roles under your belt. There is no other glass ceiling for you to break, no other mountain to climb. Every other leadership role feels the same. Same movie, just different actors. Challenges you encounter are the same..... team is not producing fast enough; company is not growing as aggressively as they should; hiring is a challenge etc etc. So why should you stay? In this talk, Nidhi shares her secret to staying motivated even when you've reached the pinnacle of your career. Did you… read more
Mamta Suri Senior Engineering Leader at Workday	How to be a Rockstar in your new job? Have you ever wondered what it would like to get your new job remotely? The current environment with the Pandemic has changed the working environment. Learn some remote interviewing tips, and how to excel in your remote job. This is a reality for a lot of people right now where they have to find new jobs in this pandemic. Rules of engagement have changed for interviewing, onboarding and surviving in that job. I'll go through clear actionable tips and techniques to empower to get that new job and to stand out in remote work. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Navyata Bawa Developer Advocate at Meta	Fostering Inclusivity in VR VR has the power to change how people feel and react. It is critically important that VR applications become more inclusive and accessible for everyone. To help foster inclusivity in VR, we will go over a set of recommendations that we hope will help developers design applications that are accessible and can be experienced by all people. In this talk, we will go over some of the ways in which we as developers can design experiences that are more accessible and work collectively towards a more empathetic and welcoming future. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Namrta Sharma Technical Staff Engineer at Microchip	Understanding the mystery of “The Great Chip Shortage” in Automotive industry "Chip Shortage" was in the news throughout 2021, and continuing in 2022. What triggered the Shortage? Why was the shortage acute for automobile industry? This talk will enlighten the audience about the semiconductor ecosystem. It will detail the steps required to create a semiconductor part used in end products like automobiles, PCs, and phones. In the form of a key takeaway, the audience will acquire knowledge of the time and complexity needed to make a chip and the steps various countries and companies are taking to bridge the gap between demand and supply.… read more
Alessandra Wall Executive coach for women in STEM, Psychologist, Founder at Noteworthy	Now You See Me: How To Articulate Your Value Confidently & Build Visibility in Your Career What do you do? How do you bring value to this organization? What makes you different? How can you help our team? These questions are ubiquitous in the interviewing arena, yet few people are actually able to provide both clear and compelling answers when asked. For women, especially, the inability to speak with confidence about your value and what you bring to the table contributes to lack of visibility and can stall the career of even the most experienced, hardworking, knowledgeable, and driven professional woman. Imagine stepping into any… read more