Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Cat Swetel Principal Consultant at Lost Embossing Consulting	A Feminist Outlook on Digital Transformation and Surveillance Capitalism The technical capability of humanity has matured to a point where we can construct and maintain relationships in digital places. This digital paradigm is exciting and rich with possibilities. Is it now possible to begin to move beyond physical scarcity into a place of generative institutions? Yes, but this also means we must move beyond global patriarchy. Join this session to explore what could be possible through digital transformation infused with feminist perspective and an ethic of care. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Felicia Searcy Transformational Coach at Felicia Searcy Inc	Break the Stuck: Mastering Momentum to Breakthrough to a New Level of Success Felicia works with the audience to break out of the cycle of 'almost there' when it comes to success in all areas of your life. You deserve the life you long for, and Felicia has a system that works! In this presentation, you walk away with the tools to create the vision of your dream life and the methods to enact it. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Chelle Johnson CEO/Founder at Best You Career Advantage	Amplify Your Awesome It’s time women know their worth and feel their innate power. This talk will show women how to expand their resonance so that their vision, voice and visibility ripples to expand their impact. I challenge you to see beyond your limitations, to amplify your clarify, find your confidence and build courage in your career journey. If you are a job seeker or professional who no longer wants to tolerate disengagement, disconnection, and insignificance in their career join me on this journey to clarity. Together, we will build confidence to face the challenges of career growth… read more
Elizabeth McCumber Marketing Project Manager	Ditch Self-Improvement Myths to Define Your Own Growth Path We all strive for growth. We want to grow our careers, our relationships, our skillsets, our own gardens--the list never ends. In our efforts to improve, we focus on the “tried and true” advice. But what if the “best practices” aren’t the best for us? And how do we approach personal growth in a time when surviving seems like enough? I believe that we have accepted myths about growth and development that are detrimental to the improvement we so genuinely seek. In this session, we’ll look at how these ideas create a narrowly defined path to success… read more
Liza Nebel Co-Founder, President & COO at BlueOcean	The Future of AI in Marketing for Better Brand Strategies Today’s market is unpredictable, we are continuously seeing entire industry landscapes shift in a matter of weeks if not days. The traditional brand strategy model includes brand audits which are high-priced and under deliver while taking months and often makes the information irrelevant by the time it is all gathered. Many brands have taken to building their own data tracking systems or are relying on Google’s publisher-provided identifier (PPID) which benefits companies that have built first-party relationships with their audiences to continue to be able to provide… read more
Asma Syeda Sr Product Manager at AMA	Product Management for AI "The Future is Technology "and its not Complicated . The World is undergoing a revolution once again and technology is key driver of advancement in all industry areas , We have a whole new way of doing things now . Words and phrases like Digitization, transformation , startups, Artificial Intelligence , Machine learning , API's etc have become the most common words appearing on every content . As it seems pretty overwhelming new skills and frameworks like Agile, Scrum and product management have become a needed area of expertise to reimagine how we build on ideas to solve… read more
Melissa Boggs Vice President, Business Agility at Sauce Labs	Leader, Tell Your Story From the classroom to the boardroom, our world is hungry for emerging courageous and authentic leaders. This type of empathetic leader is necessary to our vision for an inclusive, diverse, and progressive future. Too often, potential leaders are discouraged from stepping up because they imagine a divide that exists between them and current leaders - a veritable “haves and have-nots”. That divide is created and furthered by the image that leaders are masculine, invulnerable, and unafraid, that they are not “like me”. Through sharing real stories and asking powerful questions, I invite tomorrow… read more
Janet Fouts Human Potential Facilitator at Nearly Mindful	Compassionate Leadership in a Turbulent World Managing virtual or hybrid teams may require us to make an extra effort to keep teams engaged, focused, and productive. Compassion empowers us with a deeper connection, better communication, and understanding of the needs of all stakeholders. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Stephanie Limage CEO & Founder at Limage Media Group \| Give + Share Humanitarian Software	Economic Recovery & Social Impact Steph will be sharing the ways in which entrepreneurial collaboration can create a consequential impact for an inclusive and sustainable economic recovery as well as how we can use technology and innovation to create sustainable solutions that create social impact. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Nikita Gupta Founder at FAANGPath	Resume and LinkedIn Building Workshop Debunk most common myths about resume building Learn about the resume shortlisting process Get the elements of a successful resume Dos and Donts for building your resume Before and After samples of successful resume transformations Q and A session with the speakers from the USA Learn how to work with the FAANGPath team for further support Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Candace Giesbrecht Director, Remote Performance Academy at Teamit	Horizon-Setting: A 3-step approach to leading yourself & others in times of change “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where–” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat. ~Alice in Wonderland Navigating where we're going, who we're going with and identifying the best path to get there can be stressful and hard. In this practical, insightful session, Candace will provide you with a 3-step process to choose which horizon to focus on and how to stay true to your values in getting there.… read more
Jinjin Zhao Senior Applied Scientist at Amazon	The interdisciplinary nature (mystery) of human learning and how technologies (supernatural powers) can help understand & improve how humans learn Learning is happening every day and second. Understanding how humans learn & improving the way we learn is essential to everyone. I’d like to introduce the novel ML/DS technologies I’ve been working on (8 papers published across conferences) in the past 1.5 years, and how those technologies can integrate well with learning science & cognitive sciences theories / practices to help us discover the mystery of human learning and help us improve the way humans learn. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Jinjin Zhao Senoir Applied Scientist at Amazon	A Five-step Thought Process for Self-discovery: From Chemical Engineering to AI Education Science Career and self discovery is a lifelong subject for everyone. Underneath that is the ultimate self-discovery. Self-discovery is a process during which we practice 1. defining who we are, 2. knowing what we want, 3. figuring out ways to achieve goals, and 4. developing the skill set to quickly learn and find solutions. Since it is a process of practices and experiences, young people may not have that crystal understanding of who they are, where they are headed for, and how to get the desired status from the current. This session aims to introduce a practical five-step thought… read more
Alexandria Agresta Chief Purpose Pioneer/Founder at Purpose Pioneers	The Wrecking Ball: How Purpose Ignites Unstoppable Growth in the New Normal Growing a business in the post-2020 era is no easy feat. Our reality changed in an instant. Beneath the rubble of chaos, business leaders are left with one important question to answer, "How do we lead our team, serve our customers and grow ourselves in this new normal?" In this talk, Alexandria shares the key to thriving as a business in the new normal, and it starts with purpose. Purpose is the ultimate ceiling breaker that empowers an organization to cultivate a team that is fully bought into your mission even during uncertain times, transforms you into a leader… read more
Kelly Huang Leadership Coach and Digital Marketing Adjunct at UCSD Extension	Powering Up and Powering Down: How to think about Leadership Levers for women While there are many TedTalks and books advising women to "Power Up" or to "Lean In," but did you know that it is also important to "Power Down"? In my talk, "Powering Up and Powering Down: Dial Up and/or Dial Down with These Four Leadership Levers" I will cover the 4 leadership paradoxes/levers that allow female leaders to effectively Power Up as well as Power Down: Lever 1: Authoritative yet participative Lever 2: Advocating for themselves yet serving others Lever 3: Demanding yet caring Lever 4: Maintaining… read more
Preethi Baskaran Software Engineer at Uber	API Design and Architecture Best practices and guiding light for API design in microservices. In this session you will learn how to design REST APIs to be easy to understand for anyone consuming them, future-proof, secure and fast! Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Sher Downing CEO at Downing EdTech Consulting	From Sweatpants to CEO: How to rethink YOU for the future The pandemic taught us two things: 1) it's imperative to understand technology and 2) your skills are valued in ways you hadn't even imagined. Perhaps you decided to freelance during the quarantine; or you worked from home but dreamed of being remote and taking on new challenges daily. So as we return to a 'new normal' what's next for you? We'll discuss how to analyze your recent situation, current outlook, and talk about the endless possibilities for what's next in your career. This session can apply to mid-career professionals or those with advanced skills… read more
Kaiann Fu 5G Signal Processing Engineering Manager at Intel	Building Effective Mentorship Programs This session presents strategies for building effective mentorship programs that can be applied at multiple levels, from mentoring colleagues at the team level, to building programs across the organization, to inspiring the next generation of engineers through outreach. Mentoring programs are valuable tools for promoting inclusion and career development, particularly for women and other underrepresented groups in STEM fields. Leveraging learnings from existing mentoring initiatives at Intel, we will highlight key elements important for creating productive and fulfilling mentorship programs… read more
Krishna Subramanian Co-Founder & COO at Komprise	The Cloud Gold Rush: How Businesses Manage Data in a Cloud-First World Cloud is increasingly seen as a key IT strategy for businesses, as over 90% of enterprises are shifting to a multi-cloud strategy according to a study by The 451 Group. Not only are businesses adopting the cloud more, they are also increasing their use of cloud resources by shifting from a “cloud transformation” strategy to a “cloud first” strategy where any new resources are added first in the cloud, not in a data center. How will core enterprise workloads, particularly their large unstructured data sets, move to the cloud? This talk examines the impact of a cloud-first strategy and the… read more
Carrie Freeman Co- Chief Executive Officer at SecondMuse	How Building More Inclusive Communities Creates Opportunities for Impact Carrie Freeman will talk through her experience at SecondMuse where she is leading the company in important work that advocates for and advances women in and through technology. She can speak to various examples of progress in this regard, such as the GET Cities program with Pivotal Ventures. This program is building a more inclusive future in tech, aligning local tech and entrepreneurial ecosystems to support both short and long-term change. In addition to this, Carrie will be able to speak about how SecondMuse has been able to help entrepreneurs build innovations that serve women and… read more