Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Valerie Forgeard Founder and Director at Stunning Brand	How being active in a global community empowers your brand Building your brand is an ongoing process. It is an investment in you, your future, and your business. You can never stop building your brand. It's a journey that requires dedication, commitment, and hard work. When it comes to building your business or personal brand, being part of a global community can make a big difference to your brand. Global communities like Womentech Network have a lot to offer and can be beneficial not only for your brand, but also for your personal development. A global community is a place where you can get feedback, share… read more
Shay Strong VP of Analytics at ICEYE	Why small radar satellites are critical for rapid climate response Climate change has immediate and observable impacts on Earth. The increase in natural catastrophes and our lack of community and global readiness is apparent. Commercial, small (<150kg) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellations will help to decentralise Earth observation through improving natural catastrophe responsiveness & resilience. SAR sensors, with the ability to observe the Earth in ways entirely inaccessible by optical and infrared sensors, present a unique capacity to quantify catastrophic impact and plan for future improvement. In this talk, we will discuss natural… read more
Romana Sustar Marketing Manager, Journalist, Tutor at INFOR	Leadership Advice: 5 Steps to Follow for Lifelong Success by Anwen Robinson It's 2022. The use of technology in the past two years reached its peak. Despite the pandemic, we learned how to connect digitally - the geographical distance lost its meaning. In a digital world, 10000 miles don't present a flight journey, but just a quick zoom link connection or similar. The world of opportunities got bigger for everyone. In my conversation with Anwen Robinson, SVP and GM at Infor, we are going to share how to make an impact and seize the opportunities as a female leader. How can I succeed in a sector (long-term) and what is my obligation towards all other women… read more
Sandrine Pons Regional Vice President, Head of Solution Sales & Innovation, SAP MidMarket EMEA North at SAP	How to help Non-Techie Women to succeed in a Tech company? Technology was once a very male-dominated industry and continues to be a very fast-paced environment. But that doesn’t mean non-technical people can’t enjoy a successful career in a tech company; and that, of course, includes women. The feminine qualities we possess are a big part of a company’s success. Supporting women in tech, particularly those who don’t have a tech background, is what Sandrine Pons has strived to achieve during her years working as a leader at SAP. That work continues. Sandrine is the leader of a team with 15+ nationalities, from different generations.… read more
Denise Vorraber Pitch Trainer, Speaker	How to establish your personal brand - Defining your one liner, how to pitch yourself - Defining what your personal brand will be like - How to establish your personal brand online (Linkedin) - Networking tips Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Deborah Reid CEO at Product Smart	How do companies unleash their potential to become digital first, while maintaining the status quo? Our discussion will focus on real-world problems and the work we do with many well-known brands brave enough to reimagine another way of working, enabling digital to be the thread that connects us all to achieve organisational ambitions. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Isabelle Bénard Chief Product Officer at Mirakl	3 tips to scale your product organization while remaining agile and innovative Growing a product team at scale in a hyper-growth environment requires strong foundations in terms of corporate culture, product practices, and vision. How can you successfully double your team size every year while remaining agile and innovative? Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Emma Waltham Maternity Returners consultant and maternity coach	The Impact of Maternity on Careers in Tech An interactive and informative look at how the maternity transition impacts on women at work. It covers: The lived experience of women in the workplace when they go through the maternity transition, including the biases that impact on their re-engagement, confidence and progression. Evidence that shows what is happening to women today, so that managers and colleagues understand the importance of supporting returners on retention and how barriers to participation impact on the gender pay gap. Ideas for how participants can successfully blend… read more
Anna Terés Engineering Team Leader	Alexa, add pineapple to my basket! The global voice assistant market is predicted to attain a value of $26,872.6 million by 2030, according to PR News Wire. 75% of households will have at least one smart speaker by 2020, based on recent reports. At Ocado Technology, one of the exciting projects we work on, as we transform the future of online grocery, is hands-free shopping through voice assistants. Imagine you are cooking dinner, a homemade pizza, for instance, and you realise that you are running out of one of the ingredients. You can simply say “Alexa, add pineapple to my basket!” without stopping what you are doing. This… read more
Virginie Cantin Career Coach, LinkedIn Expert & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author at VirginieCantin.com	How To Upgrade Your Professional Image On LinkedIn To Get Ahead In Your Career Is your LinkedIn profile the top result on Google for your name? 99% of the time it is. As you dress for success everyday, have you ever considered your LinkedIn profile as a part of your professional outfit? If not, it may be time to upgrade your image on the platform. LinkedIn is not only great for personal branding; it's a powerhouse that can get you career opportunities on autopilot if you know the easy way to take advantage of the algorithm. However, with more than 800 million users, it can feel impossible to stand out. But with a clear system in place… read more
Onur Korucu Sr. GRC, Data Protection and Cyber Security Manager at Avanade	Digital Protectors of the New Era: Cyber Insurance Cyber insurance (also referred to as cyber risk or cyber liability insurance) is a form of cover designed to protect your business from threats in the digital age, such as data breaches or malicious cyber hacks on work computer systems. Cyber insurance helps to protect your business against a variety of digital risks by supporting financially if you experience a damaging network event such as a cyber-attack. Also known as cyber liability insurance, this commercial cover is designed to react quickly to malware attacks, hacking events and electronic data breaches by funding… read more
Teena Idnani Principal Engineer at Investec	Accelerate your API Led Digital Transformation with Azure API Management Service In this demo heavy talk, we will see how companies who are starting their Digital Transformation using API led integrations to centralise access to data, logic and value can make use of Azure PaaS Service – API Management Service. We will deep dive into benefits of using API Management Service and the core capabilities it provides for companies to publish their APIs to external and internal customers. We will also see a collection of useful patterns when building API Gateways with Azure API Management to create a robust facade in front of backend APIs and deploy one use case to Azure using… read more
Anna (Domashych) Leushchenko Senior Staff Mobile Engineer at Tide	Flutter: one framework to rule them all Since its first stable release in December 2018, Flutter concurred the hearts of thousands of software engineers. It brings a performant and beautiful user experience to all platforms possible: Android, iOS, web, Windows, macOS, Linux, and embedded devices. All from a single codebase. We'll talk about how exactly it is possible, what is the Flutter developer experience, and how to try it yourself. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Maha Alaoui Head of Solution Engineering MEA at Salesforce	How to challenge your cultural background in order to succeed as a Woman in leadership In this session, Maha will shed some light on how our cultural background, beliefs - (Cultural beliefs, religious beliefs, believes created by our societies ( Family and surroundings)) ... can impact our leadership career as a women Maha will walk you through her journey and share with you insights on how you can: * Turn your cultural background and patterns to your advantage * Actionable steps on how to shift your energy and mindset * Practical Tips to make you feel more confident and empowered * How to become more inclusive toward women… read more
Marissa Mocenigo Engineering Manager	Is Engineering Management Right for You? When choosing a development goal, becoming a manager might seem like the next natural step for advancement. However, it's not always a natural progression of the skills an engineer develops while working as an individual contributor. What can you expect when making this choice in your career? I will talk about my experience moving into a management role, what skills have been important in my journey, what questions I frequently hear from new managers, and what tools helped prepare me for success. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Joanne Eberhardt VP Marketing and Communicationsn at Everscale \| EverX \| ChessNFT \| FLEX	The year of the Gamers Economy P2E business model has taken the crypto industry by storm and analysts are estimating that the industry will explode by 100x over the next few years as it bleeds into mainstream culture. My talk will discuss the next gen gamer's economy, gameFi, and how gamification can lower the barriers to entry into the blockchain and crypto industries. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Katja Philipp Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services	Architecting for Sustainability in the cloud As more organizations align their business with sustainable practices, it is crucial to understand the impact of your IT resources. In this session, you will learn how you can use the cloud in your transformation to more sustainability. We'll take a look at the shared responsibility model for environmental sustainability and share best practices for architecting for sustainability. This session dives deep on architecture patterns that can help you make your infrastructure resource-efficient, and therefore more energy efficient, with a focus on user patterns, data and hardware patterns,… read more
Mariana de la Roche Wills Lead Project Manager at IOTA Foundation	Project Management for Social Impact Blockchain Projects There is great potential for blockchain and other DLTs in social impact. With distributed ledger technology, some of the most pressing challenges of our time can be addressed, including climate change, poverty, inequality, food waste, fraud, corruption, and other areas. Technologies have great potential to help us achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The Social Impact Group of INATBA produced a report published this year, which presents the challenges and opportunities faced by blockchain projects addressing the SDGs. Based on the results of the report the session… read more
Maria Svantemark CEO and Co-founder SustainLab at SustainLab Sweden AB	Data for Impact: How better data can lead to better business and a better planet According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2022, some of the world’s top risks for 2022 are unsurprisingly climate action failure, extreme weather conditions, biodiversity, and social cohesion erosion. At the state we are in, the cost of inaction far outweighs the cost of action having a positive impact. It’s time for businesses to move faster in the right direction. In this talk, Maria Svantemark, CEO and co-founder of SaaS sustainability management software SustainLab, will speak about data for impact: how better data can lead to better business, and a… read more
Clare Warburton UX Manager, DemoX at Pegasystems	Practical tips for inclusive design in your prototypes and demos A demo is key to any enterprise sales cycle. The demo is the starting point of your clients' relationship with your product, get it right from the beginning and it will surely improve the outcome. Did you like this session? Share to vote.