Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Annamaria Arcese Regional Sales Director at Salesforce	How digital transformation should drive the energy transition The world faces an urgent challenge. How does it tackle climate change and move to a net-zero emissions energy system while also meeting the growing demand for energy? Technology has a critical role to play and innovation in digital and AI is key to help us make the massive changes needed. Digital technologies can make it possible to design and operate entirely new energy systems at the device, plant and regional scales – transforming the carbon footprint of these industrial processes; they can provide the tools and mechanisms for optimising the energy efficiency of… read more
Robin Sutara Field Chief Technology Officer at Databricks	Childhood lessons that apply to your career Robin began her technical career as an entry-level consumer support engineer and worked her way up to her current role as a Field Chief Technology Officer. She often shares her personal story of surviving domestic violence, the importance of workplace allies, and how to make use of these experiences to build your power. In this presentation, Robin will use fairy tales from your childhood to discuss her non-traditional career path, highlighting key learnings future tech leaders can use as they grow their career. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Maria Gabriela Gomez Padron Manager - General Engineering at Fluence	From Product Development to Engineering: lessons I learned in the transition to energy storage solutions design. During my time as a Product Developer in the renewable energy sector, I trained myself to keep an eye on customer’s needs, market developments, technology breakthroughs and other external factors considered for developing technologies and creating products customers loved. In a side-move in my career path, transitioning away from the Tech Development world towards Engineering and Construction of Energy Storage power plants, I was challenged to break with typical iterative and long development cycles, and focus instead on how to solve every day any new challenge brought on the… read more
Zarka Sultana Principal Consultant (Software Quality Engineer)	Sustainable IT and Quality Engineering Do you know that the IT industry contributes 4% to global CO2 emissions? It is estimated that less than one in five companies have a clearly defined sustainable IT strategy. Using sustainable IT techniques leads to environmentally responsible computing by adopting best practices in the field of information technology. Today's business demands delivering business value, quality at speed. Our business value now includes sustainability. Therefore, sustainability is a new form of quality engineering. IT delivery teams must take sustainability into account along with more… read more
Navneetha Lokanathan Leadership & Communciation Trainer & Assertiveness Coach	Become an expert in giving difficult feedback Communication is everything. Especially as we grow in our career ladder, our ability to give difficult feedback, have those difficult conversation with our peers and supervisors with ease make us stand out from others. To get our difficult conversations right, this session uses techniques from Non-Violent Communication(NVC). The session is focuses on common mistakes made in giving feedback when we are emotional, core components of NVC, implementation of the principles with hands on activities in giving difficult feedback. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Lyndi Lawson-Smith Managing Director at Umuzi	Expanding Women's Access to Tech Careers in Africa Globally, women in tech careers are vastly outnumbered by their male counterparts - only about 27% of tech focussed roles are held by women. Unlike the demand for tech skills which is on an upward trajectory, this figure has actually decreased in the last two years. Furthermore, those who do enter careers in tech are likely to be paid less than their male colleagues and are much less likely to climb the ranks into senior leadership roles, where female representation is around 10% . Fewer young women receive funding to study in tech related fields and only a small proportion of computer… read more
Adela Mehic-Dzanic Business Developer at MAVOCO AG	Networking Tips for Working Moms They say that network is your net-worth. The research is also very clear that working moms are the most productive employees as we exceel in multi-tasking, managing our time more effectively, we are flexible, empatic and much more. As I writing these lines our daughter is 22 months old, she is currently at the daycare and today I am working from home. Tomorrow I will be at the office and look forward to meet Matt for a morning coffee and talk how we can co-create in the future. I can do morning coffees and lunches, but I don't do dinners and… read more
Alex Pryor Head of Digital Innovation at EOH	Risking Irrelevance: Why businesses can't ignore emerging technology The latest technological revolution is underway, but many businesses don't know what it is, why they should care, or how to get started. Even worse, too many conversations on the topic are filled with indecipherable jargon, technical explanations, and irrelevant use cases. But businesses can't afford to ignore emerging technologies, because the future is already here and we are all just struggling to catch up. In this talk I'll give you an easy-to-digest overview of * What emerging technologies are and translating the… read more
Sanja Kon CEO at Utrust 🔜 xMoney	Who gets to build the metaverse? A recent report from McKinsey found that women have been locked out of leadership roles in the metaverse, even though there are more female users. Although men currently occupy more leadership positions, it’s of paramount importance that the gender gap is addressed and corrected. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Alda Zeila Intelligent Operations Lead for Baltics at Accenture Baltics	Importance of diverse Teams Why do we need more diverse teams and particularly why do we need more women in IT? This question has many facets both economic and societal. Benefits reach across individual, family, company, and societal levels. Accenture in 2017 set a target to reach 50/50 global gender parity by 2025. As we are getting closer to reaching this target we can reflect on the motivation and on our journey towards it at Accenture Baltics Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Robin Sutara Field Chief Technology Officer at Databricks	Building a solid data culture to empower AI AI can be used to solve some of the world’s toughest problems - but in order to empower those innovative, forward-thinking AI and ML use cases, embedding a data culture within organisations is mission critical. In this session, Robin will speak about the importance of building a solid data culture within organisations to enable, and scale, the effective use of AI. This involves several key components: building diverse data teams, deploying a modern data architecture, and aligning data strategy with business objectives. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Raman Rai Product Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers	What if you broke your arm while skiing: How to leverage inclusive design to improve your product for everyone Inclusive design is so much more than designing for people with a disability. A person using a product with only one arm can have the same needs as a permanent injury, a temporary condition, to a new parent who only has one arm free while nursing a newborn. We can’t always predict who will use our products, or what emotional state they’ll be in when they do. But we have the power and responsibility to build compassion into every aspect of product experiences so millions of humans feel supported. Raman will share principles and practical approaches on how we can create different ways for… read more
Laia López Frontend Engineer at Wallapop	Shift Left in the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) We are a group of 4 engineers working at Wallapop and we would like to discuss how has been our journey in applying the Shift Left methodology in our daily basis. We would like to cover different ways of delivering, such as feature launches, A/B tests, smoke tests, releases and how that affects all different roles involved in the process. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Amna Usman Chaudhry UNICEF Giga Consultant - Blockchain & Web 3.0 team at UNICEF	Web 3.0 as a tool to bridge the Digital Divide Emerging technologies such as blockchain, NFTs and Web 3.0 can be used as tools to create a better world. This is what Giga is doing. Giga is a UNICEF and ITU initiative that aims to connect every school in the world to the internet by 2030. The talk will focus on understanding what is the digital divide, why it matters and how Giga is using blockchain and NFTs in particular, to bridge this and to create a future of universal school connectivity and digital inclusion for every child. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Vilma Catani Co-Founder, CEO of SDG Monitor	How to measure ESG performance and turn it into business benefits What is sustainability data and how do we measure impact? The world is transitioning towards economic, environmental and social sustainability, however, we are way behind the targets set by the governments. Companies are required to report on their sustainability actions, industry specific ESG challenges and how they plan on solving these challenges. This brings a huge market opportunity for different ESG software solutions. In this session, I'm going to present a model on how to measure ESG performance using sustainability data and turn it into business benefits. Did you like… read more
Onyinye Madubuko Modern Workplace Consultant at Avanade	Stay Fit, Stay Focused: Prioritizing Health While Working Remotely Recent advancements in technology have driven the increasing popularity of remote work, also known as work from home. In the wake of the pandemic, this work style has become the new normal for many organizations, and according to Microsoft's Work Trend Index annual report, 70% of employees prefer flexible remote work options to continue. While remote work has many benefits, it can also pose challenges that impact our lives and productivity in the workplace. In this session, we will discuss effective ways to create a comfortable and conducive work environment that enhances productivity.… read more
Lauren Hendry Parsons Head of Communications (Global), and Digital Rights Advocate at ExpressVPN	Digital Privacy and Security Challenges for the Workplace of the Future How we understand work and the workplace today has drastically shifted from that of previous generations. Emerging technologies have influenced the status quo of work in a knowledge economy; the recent pandemic has also meant that many companies have extended their remote-work policies indefinitely. As a result, employees find themselves face to face with increasing digital privacy and security challenges–namely, the rise in workplace surveillance under the guise of companies overseeing their staff’s productivity, as well as how flexible work solutions may disproportionately… read more
Adaorah Enyi Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Oncopadi Technologies Limited.	Last Mile Cancer Technologies: Improving Cancer Survival Rates in LMICs Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are facing a cancer health crisis. The burden of cancer continues to grow as the cancer epidemic accelerates. Each year, 7 million cancer deaths are recorded globally with LMICs contributing to almost 72% of this cancer death rate. Several factors have been identified to contribute to this burden, ranging from the late presentation of the disease, poor access to early diagnosis and effective treatment, paucity of data to drive cancer policies, and a limited supply of oncology professionals. This notable shortage of the oncology workforce has further… read more
Sarah Chapman Technical Manager and North Europe STEM Champion at 3M	Why We Need More STEM Role Models Who Are A Bit Less Brilliant Sarah passionately believes and sees in her work, that good ideas can come from anyone, anywhere - whatever their gender, race, age, sexuality, abilities, or background. In her talk, she shares why there has never been a better time to encourage more women, girls, and underrepresented minorities into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). However, we still have an image problem: over a third of people believe you must be a genius to be a scientist - Sarah is proud to disprove that theory. A similar proportion don’t feel their lives would be impacted if science… read more
Helen Stewart HR Director, Western & Southern Europe at Luxoft	Juggling Motherhood whilst Excelling your Career Building a career whilst building a happy, functioning family is a two-fold challenge. There is a belief that we can have it all, so how do you actually build and manage the real life challenges. Helen will share her personal observations of building a career to global leadership. Did you like this session? Share to vote.