Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Virginia Mayo Distinguished Engineer Security & Resiliency at Kyndryl	Cyber Resilience in a Post-Pandemic World Navigating through the post-pandemic business disruption requires leadership to be more agile because the old playbook no longer works. Many changes the pandemic brought into the work environment are likely here to stay. As businesses shifted their workers to work from home, safely, the explosion of personal devices – mobile phone, tablets, home computer – connecting to enterprise networks has introduced new threats to corporate security. The byproduct of this challenge is that the pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation of companies. Investments in cloud, AI and automation is in… read more
Malia Lym Savvy LeadHER CEO at Retired Oil & Gas Engineering SME	Expanding Opportunities in Tech Through the Empowerment of Women To improve the tech industry, we must help the entire workforce understand exactly what transformation needs to happen to encourage an equitable, and ultimately more creative, workplace—whether the work happens on location, remotely, or in a hybrid model. Smaller steps, like encouraging flexible work options such as encouraging men to leave work early to pick up their children, will help set the stage for bigger steps toward better wellness for women in tech. Combined with access to better resources, lived experience displayed through storytelling can work toward decreasing… read more
Malia Lym Savvy LeadHER CEO, Oil & Gas Engineering SME at Savvy LeadHER	Understanding the Worth of Individuals in the World of Tech It has been a struggle for many women to understand and display their own worth in the workplace, and this is especially true for those in the tech industry. In addition, there is a need for leadership to help employees understand their own value through mentorship, sponsorship, and allyship as these tools will create more supportive relationships at work. While there has been a lot of discussion about whether or not women, especially in the tech industry, feel respected, what is truly needed is for professionals to learn how to identify and respond to the challenge of not… read more
Jessica McAulay Consultant, Revenue Operations & Business Intelligence at Inflectiv	Neurodivergence in Women in Tech – Superpowers on the Squad 1/5 of women working in tech are neurodivergent. I am one of them. In this presentation, I share the story of how I have survived and thrived in my technology career, despite living with a mix of complex diagnoses including ADHD, dyslexia and dual exceptionality. I will cover: - Being a neurodivergent woman in a male-dominated, neurotypical industry - How COVID and TikTok contributed to normalizing neurodivergence - The special skills neurodivergent women can bring to tech roles - Tips for success: how I summon (and manage) my… read more
Jill O'Boyle Founder / CEO at Jill O'Boyle Communications	3 Productivity Habits to Work Less, Get More Done & Reignite Passion & Purpose Have you ever found yourself in a state where you feel completely burned out, have a lack of focus, and feel completely disconnected from the world? Many of us have had a time in our life where we feel this pain and pressure to be in control, taking on one stress after another until we reach a breaking point. This cycle of burnout has a huge effect on our mind and body and can lead to an unhealthy lifestyle if we don’t put a hard stop to it. What if we could effectively learn how to deal with the stress and demands that life throws at us. What if we could banish burnout and start… read more
Ana Marin Head of Marketing at levva	Join the orchestra: how to orchestrate complex B2B sales with ABM 🎼 Discover how to orchestrate a seamless and highly personalized customer journey with ABM, which acts as the maestro of your sales process. Explore the key elements of ABM, including aligning your marketing and sales teams, creating custom content for key accounts, and measuring touchpoints to continuously improve the customer experience. Get ready to transform the way you sell to large companies and bring ABM to life in your organization. Join the orchestra, let’s play it together 🪄🎼 Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Tara Myshrall Regional Vice President Talend Canada and North US at Talend Inc.	Unleash The power of feminine leadership There is a difference between how men are supposed to act and how women are expected to behave. Whether it is correct or not, our society labels certain qualities as masculine and others as feminine. I learned in my early career that if I wanted to get ahead in life, masculine qualities were my ticket to success. Work hard, be smart, and gain a powerful position. Emulating those around me Working in a male-dominated industry, I followed the process that was laid out for me and did what my male counterparts did. I laughed at sexist jokes, drank scotch, smoked… read more
Karen Hough Chief Culture and Experience Officer at ImprovEdge	Lead Like an Improviser: Flexibility, Influence and Change Improvisers play, lean on their team and prepare relentlessly. Those behaviors also build incredibly strong leaders and allow people and organizations to navigate change effectively. This engaging, interactive experience explores four principles from improvisation that allow performers to embrace change, drop assumptions and influence outcomes – the secret is these same behaviors are seen in high-performing leaders and teams – across industries, no matter the size of the company. Leaders across the globe use the principles of improvisation to be flexible and agile in any situation. This… read more
Evelyn Chou Product at Coursera	Your toolkit to navigate the next reorg Organizational restructuring (reorg) affects employees who are on the receiving end of the changes. Having recently gone through this process, I reflect on my own experience and share a pragmatic approach to managing the uncertainties that come with it. I break down the process of gathering information in organizational turmoil into two categories and use a 2x2 matrix to assess our knowledge and awareness of the reorg. Only after we clearly recognize our agency can we start to focus on career growth. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Diana Kelley CSO at Cybrize	Threat Modeling AI and ML for Resilience Science fiction books and movies are full of general knowledge AI - hyper-smart, independent systems that can think for themselves and even repair themselves in a malfunction occurs. The reality is that while AI and ML can accomplish a dazzling array of sophisticated tasks, they are not sentient and unless some element of self-healing functionality is built in, they are not going to be able to fix themselves if something goes awry. Using a published framework for reference, we will explain what causes AI & ML to fail and enumerate intentional failures that can occur when a criminal or… read more
Svetlana Zuravela Business and Executive Coach/Owner at PMProfs LTD	Breaking Barriers: Achieving Impossible Results in Business with Strategies for Success and Well-being Achieving the impossible in business requires more than just skills and strategies - it requires a resilient mindset and a well-balanced approach to life. In this workshop, you'll learn how to become the real achiever, thus overcoming common barriers such as fear of failure, burnout, and imposter syndrome. Through real-world examples and practical tools, you'll gain insights on how to unleash your true potential and achieve remarkable results while maintaining balance in your life. Attendees will leave with a renewed sense of confidence, inspiration,… read more
Josephine Kim Business Manager at True North Advisory	Becoming a Manager How do you pivot from an individual contributor to a manager? Josephine will address the key elements to help stand out from the team that put forward leadership qualities and how to prepare yourself for the managerial role. In many instances, individual contributors struggle to find their role as a manager and usually experience challenges when trying to bring together their team. Find out how to pivot and grow in your role as manager. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Anju Sharma Founder at Enlightened Energies	The Importance of No Code Tools for Founders in Tech In the process of building and growing a startup in technology, validating and delivering the product vision rapidly is of the utmost importance. In order to achieve this, utilizing the right no code tools will give the founders a massive advantage over others. These no code tools can increase innovation and empower founders to launch new digital products quickly in order to bring their ideas to life and make a powerful impact on their users. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Krithika Balasubramanian Senior Software Engineering Manager at The Home Depot	How to be an Ally? During this presentation, we will suggest strategies on how to be an ally for people from diverse groups and backgrounds in the technology environment, which will increase your network, productivity, and partnerships to accomplish common goals. The target audience is all technology associates looking to create partnerships and increase their impact by being an ally. We want the attendees to walk away, understanding that creating positive impact, increasing partnerships, and productivity can be achieved by being an ally to all the associates surrounding you… read more
Amy Yip Somatic Life Transformation & Mental Fitness Coach at Amy Yip Coaching	Mastering the Art of Celebrating Yourself Reflecting on your achievements– big or small– improves your physical and mental well-being, fast-tracks your career advancement, and builds your self-confidence. In fact, celebrating even the small wins stimulates dopamine release in the brain. This feel-good chemical reinforces the learning experience (spoiler alert: change and growth are promoted through positive emotions more so than through discipline). The experience of true celebration also strengthens our sense of connection to colleagues. Yet, most of us don’t celebrate ourselves nearly enough. Women in particular don… read more
Vakassia Niles Career Strategist & Coach at The Niles Group	Owning your Career Journey for The Ultimate Career Leap For the professional who has gotten to mid management but can’t seem to get to the next level it can be very frustrating. You start to feel unappreciated; you don’t feel like you’re being authentic, and your career has become stagnant. You want to move your career forward but just aren’t sure how to position yourself. Professionals learn how to keep their career fluid and moving forward. This session is designed to help women who want to grow and develop within their organizations, increase their visibility, maintain their authenticity, and position themselves for more opportunities. … read more
Joffy John Director at InCan Infotech	Intuitive APPs for Data Driven Decision Making A brief overview and demo on some of the leading Low Code No Code, Visual Workflow – Analytics platforms like Alteryx, Knime, SAP Build with guidance on learning paths. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Kinga Mnich CEO / Founder at Social Psychologist / Community Builder	How Tech can close the gender gap Biasis and lack of visibility are 2 of the biggest obstacles women must overcome when building their businesses, applying for funding, and gaining VC support. Through storytelling and the ability to create a virtual network, we can redesign how women are portrayed in history and the present moment. By changing narratives, we change how women are perceived. And open doors that usually stay closed. Let's imagine algorithms and how we use the virtual space to change how to support and speak about women. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Cindy Goldberg VP Silicon Alliances at Canonical	The Next Breakthrough in Open Source Open source has been a magical accelerant for innovation in software; with the mesmerizing sophistication of AI chatbots, as the latest example. Developers from every corner of the planet can contribute and benefit from open source projects. A given open source package could have a hundred dependencies- each of those dependencies has a version that is subject to updates and security patching. So how can you be sure that your open source project and all of its dependencies will work and be secure for a decade? The next frontier in open source will be eradicating the hidden… read more
Olha Boiko VP Brand & Communications at Innovecs	Well-being as a Lifestyle: How to Assure Employees Health & Happiness As A Leader Are you a woman in tech leadership looking for ways to build and promote well-being in the workplace? Join this talk on prioritizing well-being as a lifestyle! Discover strategies to create an inclusive workplace culture that values well-being and demonstrates a commitment to promoting it both inside and outside the organization. Learn from successful wellness programs, flexible work arrangements, and employee benefits that promote work-life balance. With a case study on the success of Innovecs' InnoClub program, you'll gain practical… read more