Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Mariana Carvalho Career Mentor, Writer, Cofounder at Brazilians in Tech	How to Make a Successful Transition to Technology In the current market, where hundreds of thousands of new jobs in technology are being created, career transitions are more common than ever. For women in technology, navigating these transitions is both challenging and rewarding. The workshop "Career Transition Strategy: Set Yourself Up for Success" is designed to empower women in technology with the essential tools and strategies needed to thrive in their career journeys. During the session, the mentor will guide the participants in creating their own Strategic Career Plan along with an Action Plan. The mentor will… read more
Katie Trauth Taylor CEO at Narratize	Responsible AI in the World’s Most Innovative Enterprises Generative artificial intelligence is now a strategic imperative at Fortune 1000 enterprises, who have also increased initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Yet a majority of GenAI and LLM companies are exclusively male-founded, and a recent study by Turing Institute found that only .3% of venture capital into AI companies goes to female-founded startups. In this talk, I'll share my perspective as one of the .3%--and insights into the opportunities that are unlocked when Fortune 1000 enterprises prioritize DEI as part of their emerging investments in Generative AI.… read more
Vaishali Paliwal Accredited Trainer for the SDG Impact Standards	Leading and Managing for Impact and Sustainability: An Introduction to the SDG Impact Standards How can businesses operate more sustainably and contribute positively to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Simply put, by effectively managing their impacts on people and the planet. Through this session, you will learn how to embed sustainability and impact management at the very core of how your company conducts its business and get introduced to the SDG Impact Standards. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Karla Tankersley Sr. Director Solutions at Ralph Lauren	Holistic Solutioning for Future Technology Commercialization The commercialization of technologies has generally followed the approach of supply and demand to serve a single product to a Customer need. The Customer need is singular solving a problem or providing a new service to benefit them. Future technologies need to consider a holistic approach to the customer in "Unified Commerce" offering true omni experiences to customers or "holistic support" to people with disabilities. How might we offer a more unified commerce experience for our customers? How can we provide technology solutions to enable people with disabilities more… read more
Sanjita Gupta DevOps Engineer at IBM - International Business Machines Corp	Unleashing Potential: The Power of Side Projects and Open Source Contributions This presentation explores the immense benefits of engaging in side projects and contributing to open-source projects as a means to enhance skills, expand networks, and showcase expertise in the engineering community. Attendees will discover how side projects and open-source contributions can be transformative, offering opportunities for personal growth, skill development, and career advancement. The session delves into practical strategies for identifying and selecting side projects, finding meaningful open-source projects, and effectively managing time and resources. Additionally, attendees… read more
Stacey Chapper Vice President, Brand Strategy at Innovation Protocol	Harness the Power of Personal Brand: Leveraging Brand Strategy Fundamentals to Create Personal and Professional Impact Products are brands. Services are brands. And yes, people are brands. Each person is their own brand steward—we each decide who we matter to and why. We control how we’re perceived by those who know us and those whom we’ve yet to meet. This presentation enables leaders to use the foundations of brand strategy to build their own personal, influential identity inside and outside their organizations. This talk will specifically address the ways women in tech can effectively articulate their expertise in a way that is easy to digest and relevant to the audiences who matter most… read more
Duronke Owoleso Chief Research Officer (CRO) at The Security Bench	Protecting The Digital Frontier With the Advent of AI In the modern age, cybersecurity has become a crucial aspect of protecting our digital assets and infrastructure. As the world increasingly relies on technology for communication, commerce, healthcare, and critical infrastructure, the need for robust cybersecurity measures has never been greater. This need is amplified with the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its various forms. This lecture explores the challenges and opportunities of defending the digital frontier, including topics such as cyber threats, cyber defense, and the importance of building resilient cyber systems in the… read more
Shuchi Rastogi Test Automation lead at Express Scripts Canada	Holistic Testing Strategies: Integrating Shift Left and Shift Right In today's dynamic software development landscape, the pursuit of customer-centric, high-quality products is essential. This presentation delves into the art of aligning Shift-Left and Shift-Right testing strategies to ensure comprehensive and effective validation throughout the software development lifecycle. Exploring real-world obstacles encountered by development team in traditional testing, prompting their transition to a modern approach. This transition led to significant improvements in software quality, cost efficiency, and led to a more dependable product delivery… read more
Valina Li Senior software engineer at Intel Corporation	Revolutionizing retail through Automated Self-Checkout using AI vision-based computing Computer vision is revolutionizing various industries, and retail is no exception. While AI applications have many benefits, proof-of-concepts do not scale successfully into larger, implemented deployments. Retailers, independent software vendors (ISVs), and system integrators (SIs) require a good understanding of both hardware and software, maintaining AI models in production and having in-depth knowledge of costs involved in setting up and scaling these systems. Vision workloads are significantly larger, complex, undergo multiple stages of processing and therefore require systems to be… read more
Bobbie Carlton CEO at Innovation Women	Make Your Tech Talks Better Boring? Puzzling? Annoying? These are all hallmarks of bad tech talks. If your presentations can't keep your audience engaged and concisely communicate your point, why give it? We'll help you give a great tech talk and (hilariously) demonstrate what makes a bad one, and help you avoid the latter! This can help your career and amplify your reach as a woman in tech! Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Kai Miller Chief Experience Officer at Emerald One, LLC	Empathy is Your Superpower: How a Human-Centered Approach Can Transform Your Tech Team Technology is nothing without users, and users need communication. Bypass the old standbys of communication and adopt a human-centered communication approach, which prioritizes the needs, context, and preferences of the people you are involved with daily. In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, empathy, curiosity, neurodiversity, emotions, and goals can be elegantly wrapped into a mindful glimpse of what can go right with more self-aware leaders at the helm of technology projects. This talk proposes new-age ideas for building trust, rapport, and collaboration to healthily reduce bias… read more
Christina Thalayasingam Software Engineering Manager at Northwestern Mutual	Great products come from engineering teams who value quality and user empathy When I get to LinkedIn I stumble upon memes that show testers celebrating or smirking when they find a bug. Painting a picture that tester thrive on “proving developers wrong”. This is upsetting. The root cause for this because there still prevails the mindset that quality of the product is owned by someone with a testing specific role, and user empathy is only something related to product and design. This sort of thinking will never deliver great products or processes. I am manage an engineering team for the client website of Northwestern Mutual. I do come from a background that… read more
Kaitki Agarwal Founder, President at A5G Networks, Inc.	Using an Eclectic leadership style to navigate challenging situations The word eclectic caught my attention: "a person who derives leadership style or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources." If you think of eclecticism in terms of leadership philosophy or styles, it presents a unique, powerful, and practical leadership style. It allows you to develop leadership traits in a holistic way from both scientific and practical perspectives. It calls for more context-specific leadership unique to every person and situation (in both the giver and receiver senses), combining multiple elements. Often, we leave out micro context, facts, and critical… read more
Karen Harris Vice President, Lead Security Architect	Threat Modeling (in an Insecure Cybersecurity Landscape) A synopsis of how and why threat modeling, including strategies, toolsets and benefits have lived up to the challenge of ever expanding threat landscapes and ever changing technologies. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Jennifer Huffman Vice President Relationship Manager at Atlantic Union Bank	Advancing Computing+Tech Pathways with Personal Branding What equips me to deliver the workshop? I’ve been widely recognized throughout the nation for my own personal brand. Developed a passion for personal branded several years ago, when I discovered the value of zooming in and embracing my uniqueness. My ability to define my brand has accelerated my career path towards jobs that align with my passion and purpose. Primary Goal of Workshop: Help women discover their personal brand, develop it, and cash in on their uniqueness. Primary Objectives or Outcomes Expected: In this workshop, you’ll… read more
Jessi Goldberg Executive Coach & Lecturer at Distinctly Human & Columbia University	Future Proof Your Career in the Age of AI Everywhere we look, industries are changing faster than we can keep up, and it's scary. Many of us wake up in the middle of the night with questions like, "Will my skills still matter?", "Am I going to be left behind?" or “Will my job be the next to go?” But what if this moment of upheaval is not the end but a new beginning? What if this is your opportunity to not just survive but thrive in the Age of AI?” Jess Goldberg offers a compelling narrative, blending cutting-edge research with actionable next steps, guiding you to reimagine your career and remain… read more
Teresa Truong Manager, Marketplace Diversity Solutions at TEKsystems	Discover and Build Your Personal Brand Inclusion plays a critical role when individuals consider where to work. Inclusion is about more than building a diverse team of people, it’s about how every person shows up with their true or authentic self at work. For individuals to maximize their potential inside of work, they must start with understanding who they are and what they want to be known for at work. This action-based workshop will guide participants on how to begin advocating for themselves by understanding their personal values and brand. Someone’s personal brand is how they market the unique value they bring to a… read more
Daphne Zargar Global Senior Manager at Amazon	Cycle Positivity: The Long Overdue Conversation on Women's Cycles at Work This presentation will talk about my own corporate journey through cycle awareness as a tech leader and engineering manager at General Motors then moving to Amazon in late 2021. This will specifically talk about how I championed and brought a brand new program to Amazon covering women's cycles in the workplace - menstruation, childbirth and especially menopause and how others can think about these topics and incorporate them into the dialog in their own workplaces. Despite ongoing research and media conversation about the impact of women’s cycles such as menopause on mental health,… read more
Janice Dru-Bennett Founder, Head of Strategic Partnerships & Marketing, Board Member at Inkwhy	Turn Your Layoff into a Layup: Map Your Next Steps and Take the Big Leap Have you just experienced a layoff? Or are you just not satisfied with where you're at and considering your options? Join this hands-on and collaborative workshop to understand what your options are, evaluate the best next steps for you, and make sure you're able to turn lemons into lemonade. Whether this is the first time you're experiencing a career transition, or you're feeling stuck after making other pivots, this workshop will give you the tools and resources to feel confident in making a move and succeeding at it. > Have you fully… read more
Angel McDowell Engineer, Program Development at CMU, Software Engineering Institute	Embarking on the AI Engineering Journey Navigating the landscape of AI engineering is akin to embarking on a dynamic journey through the intersection of cutting-edge technology and real-world problem-solving. It involves traversing a multidimensional terrain where data-driven insights meet algorithmic ingenuity. From the foundation of meticulous data preparation to the construction of intricate neural architectures, AI engineering demands a delicate balance between scientific exploration and pragmatic application. As we journey through the complexities of model selection, training, and deployment, we navigate the currents of… read more