Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Veena Ramaswamy Data Analyst at Brown Girl Magazine, Founder of Beyoutifully Empower	The Role & Power of Personal Development in Career Growth Will be sharing my personal development and career journey. Will provide insightful tips and advice for people who are looking to advance their career and grow personally/professionally. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Salma Elbarmawi CEO at Zelus PR & Marketing	Pivoting Your Market Strategy to Survive a Crisis 3D printing is older than you think, in fact, it's one of the oldest "new" technologies. Yet, despite its futuristic appeal, the industry has historically been heavily reliant on offline marketing strategies and industry events rather than digital marketing. As rapidly as the pandemic transformed the workplace, the additive industry became quick to adapt to new digital methods of outreach and communication. With the advantages the technology brought to hospitals, as in 3D printable visors, companies saw a huge opportunity to extend the reach of their 3D… read more
Merel van Empel Developer at September Multimedia	The Drupal CMS: what it does and how to use it Did you like this session? Share to vote.
HimaBindu Vejella Sr Manager at OpenText	Spotlight on Digital Forensics This talk focuses on case studies and stories of digital narration of forensics and the myriad of opportunities, This domain is perceived as very complex , will try to make it simple to get more passionate women into security which is very rare. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Lisa DeAngelis Leadership Coach and Consultant at Dragonfly Coaching LLC	The Power of Community Within the SOAR model, the "A" stands for Aligning Resources. In this workshop, we will explore the importance of identifying and engaging two sets of resources - those who are committed to helping you achieve your goals and those who may have important information, perspective or insights necessary at specific points in your journey. You will walk away from this session with tools to help you begin building your community. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Aria Chang Software/Data Engineer at MediaMath	How to break into machine learning technologies as a young professional Are you a passionate engineer looking to break into machine learning and AI technologies? Are you looking to increase your profile visibility? Do you feel like a little guidance will ignite the flame of desire in you to conquer the tech world? Look no more, vote for me and I’ll show you the door to opportunities and help you become a better version of yourself. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Annette White-Klososky Founding Partner at Future Point of View	Making Culture Visible: Utilizing Technology Advancements to Engage the NextGen Workforce Culture is a lot more than engagement or values – it is about business goals, social impact and driving change within your leaders, teams and overall organization. Additionally, culture is not an amorphous concept - it can be seen and understood by knowing which factors to measure and how to integrate technology to enable precision and automation. In this discussion, Annette White-Klososky will discuss these factors as well as how to act on gathered data to trigger major revenue increases. In the age of a datadriven world and workforce, HR is in a distinct position to… read more
Suzanne Dergacheva Co-founder at Evolving Web	Super-Charge Your Digital Skillset with Drupal Drupal is an powerful open source content management system. It powers websites for governments, NGOs, communities, and businesses around the world. Drupal 9, the newest version, has features that make it easy to use for content editors, but also easy to integrate with marketing tools and share data across other platforms and devices. This session is designed for anyone new to Drupal who wants to understand what you can build with Drupal and what features it has to offer. Get familiar with concepts, terminology, and a practical overview of how it works. You'll also learn… read more
Madeleine Schönemann Fullstack Software Developer at tretton37	Five quick wins to make your website more accessible, inclusive and easy to use We want the web to be usable by as many people as possible. Yet accessibility often comes as an afterthought - or even worse - we don’t think about it at all. What is accessibility anyway? In this talk, you will learn how to make accessibility a part of your development process and your way of thinking, as well as five concrete things that will improve your website and make it more accessible for everyone. In order to get the most out of the session, it's good if you have some basic knowledge about HTML and CSS. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Vidhi Sharma Lead Instructor at Flatiron School	Intro to React Hooks React hooks a new addition in React 16.8. Talk will be focused on how to use hooks in React app. Benefits of using hooks and rewrite React app using hooks. ReactJS knowledge is required. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Ana Sanchotene Quality Assurance Engineer at Trinca	Automation with Cypress In this talk, I'll share a little about how testing is done on the projects I work on, why we chose to automate tests using Cypress and code a little to show how ii is structured as part of our test strategy. If you want to code along, please have your favorite coding tool installed as well as npm. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Pooja Malpani Head of Media Engineering at Bloomberg	Innovation alongside running legacy business How do you ensure there is technical innovation alongside business execution (aka KTLO)? Some common answers are to factor innovation into your regular development process, conduct hackathons, set aside 20% time etc. At Bloomberg Media, we do these, and in addition have a dedicated team to focus on data-driven user-centric innovation for accelerated experimentation and exploration. In this talk, I’ll talk about “BHIVE” - Bloomberg's innovation lab, some of the user-facing features/products that were shipped as a result of their work, and some of the challenges that come with this. … read more
Miri Rodriguez Head of Global Internships at Microsoft Corporation	Elevate your personal brand with storytelling The moments and lived experiences that have shaped and influenced who you are today are the very foundation of your personal brand story and what makes it unique. In this insightful and lighthearted session, Miri offers personal examples and key strategies for building and leveraging your origin story with to effectively elevate your brand for success. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Kathryn Thornton Chair, Board of Directors / Professor Emeritus at Space Foundation / University of Virginia	Awards Program Keynote Dr. Thornton will share her background as an astronaut, educator and aerospace community leader and the lessons learned along the way. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Narjes Boufaden CEO at Keatext	Inclusion and diversity in AI Artificial intelligence is transforming every walk of life, from banking to telecommunications, social media to e-commerce. But as with any technological advancement, its development comes with questions and challenges about ethics, diversity, and inclusion. Since AI mimics human cognition, do these technologies reproduce the human biases observed in society? Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Kuppulakshmi Krishnamoorthy Global Head at Zoho for Startups	How Software Applications Intersect With Women in Tech, D&I, Emotional Intelligence, and the Future of Work Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Nicole Helmer Future Workforce Needs at SAP	Finding the Root Cause of the Ethics Crisis in Tech Observing the symptoms of the ethics crisis in tech is easy - fake news, echo chambers, lack of regulation. But determining how to address these before they start requires deeper evaluation of the root cause. Relying on time-tested business theories we identify the source and from there we can more effectively debate solutions. Please join me for an engaging presentation and discussion on how to address the ethics crisis in tech. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Mary Spio CEO at CEEK VR	Innovation is Not Rocket Science Did you like this session? Share to vote.
D'Lovely Gibson Delivery & Operations Director	Building and Sustaining High Performing Teams You have a gold mine of talent on your team. Today more than ever, making time to engage your team, highlight their successes, dig in to resolve obstacles and add support where needed builds trust and enhances their commitment to keep striving for the best outcomes possible. It is critical that as leaders, we don't lose site of the rockstars that bring it, day in and day out, to build the technology needed to meet and exceed our customers' expectations. When it comes to building new teams, it is just as important to set the tone as not just a director, but as a… read more
Blessing Adogame Student	Putting the Personal in Personal Branding As much as you spray impressive keywords on your LinkedIn profile, it's your personality and character that ultimately reveals itself. Once we look past your title, achievements and status, we just see you. Your story is a key ingredient in your personal brand, so this session will dive into how you can build your brand on the foundation of your personality, potential, presence, pain, passion and people. Did you like this session? Share to vote.