Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Liana Zavo CEO & Founder at ZavoMedia PR Group	The Rise And Evolution Of FinTech Post-Covid The inception of a new industry reveals how the world is constantly evolving to keep up with the times. Financial Technology, or fintech, disrupts the traditional methods of the financial sector, challenging corporate giants that once dominated the mainstream. This revolutionary movement paved the path for innovations that seemed impossible decades ago, but here we are, bearing witness to many breakthroughs that are making our lives easier. Even before the pandemic, fintech was becoming part of our daily life. It added flexibility to our financial ecosystem that impacted how we budget and… read more
Anna Murray CEO at Emedia, LLC	Project Management-- The 5 Truths No One Tells you No PM certification teaches you the art of Project Management-- which you only learn in the trenches. Anna Murray, author of the best-selling The Complete Software Project Manager (Wiley, 2016) discloses the best-kept secrets of project management. Secrets she learned over 25 years as the head of a software development and tech strategy company. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Fatima Taj Software Engineer at Yelp	What they don't tell you about technical interviews Having seen the technical interview process from both ends (as an interviewer and an interviewee), I'm interested in conducting a story-telling style presentation centered on preparing for software engineering interviews. More specifically, focusing on things we take for granted and the little things we could do to help us stand apart from other candidates. This will be a story-telling style presentation specifically meant for interns, new graduates, and career changers looking for opportunities within the tech industry. For each of the three major sections listed below, I… read more
Ellen Di Resta Managing Director at Pearl Partners, LLC	Tipping Point: Why women are well positioned to thrive in the Future of Work It has become passé to refer to house hold chores as "women's work" but these chores still disproportionately fall to women. Similarly, in the workplace women do a far greater share of tasks deemed "non-promotable." These "non-promotable" tasks, such as training, team communication, and providing cultural 'glue' are strongly correlated to the skills cited by the World Bank as among the top skills needed to thrive in the Future of Work. Women disproportionately earn advanced degrees in the 'soft sciences' that prepare… read more
Ariel Naftali CEO & Founder, Executive Coach at Perform With Purpose	Redefining Success After coaching so many high-achieving leaders in the second half of their career, I started noticing a theme. Most of these individuals looked incredibly successful from the outside, but they were struggling with internal stagnancy, dissatisfaction, and burnout. Even though societal messages around success had pointed them down a linear path to retirement, they were craving new opportunities for growth and felt like they had only scratched the surface of realizing their true potential. We are moving into a purpose economy, where more and more individuals desire to feel… read more
Sylvia Gedge Chief Executive Officer at ScriptString.AI	Corporate Sustanability Matters Learn why Corporate Sustainability is important and how it can add competitive advantages to any business. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Anupama Pathirage Director of Engineering at WSO2	Ballerina - Open Source Cloud Native Programming Language In the old days, developers didn't have to think much about the deployment aspects of the program they developed. But in the current cloud era, we write it, build it, and then think about the various ways of running it as well. That might be a binary running on a machine of some kind (virtual or physical) or package it into a container or maybe take that container and make it part of a more extensive deployment (K8s) or possibly deploy it into a serverless or service mesh. So deployment aspects are inevitable for programmers now, and having first-class support from the programming… read more
Anjali Midha Founder and CEO at Diesel Labs	Quantifying Audience Attention in the Modern Media Landscape Audiences today influence the media landscape like never before. With the streaming media, video games, livestreams and social networks among those competing for attention and engagement, it is crucial that platforms, producers, and marketers produce and promote the right content. But how do they know what to produce, and how can they predict success? Content intelligence data helps inform those and other critical decisions being made daily in the media industry. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Jayeeta Putatunda Senior Data Scientist at Fitch Ratings	NLP in Fintech: How Large Language Models are transforming the future of Fintech 1\ Overview of AI in Finance - where it is and the path forward 2\ Best practices to consider as organizations begin implementing end-to-end ML models 3\ A case study on how to use open-source NLP large language models (LLMs) to build a domain-specific Question-Answering model Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Preeti Gupta Vice President at Brown Brothers Harriman	How to Amplify Confidence to Exude it Effortlessly Being self-confident is imperative in our time. I am sure everyone would agree that confidence enables you to communicate and demonstrate your value at the workplace resulting in increased visibility, and creditability leading to success in your career. A study conducted by Indeed about "Confidence at Work" reported 1. 97% of respondents said confidence matters when securing a promotion 2. 94% believed it is a significant contributor to overall career growth Women enjoy opportunities today that could only be dreamt of by past generations… read more
Deb Cupp President at Microsoft, North America	Creating a Winning Culture A lifelong athlete, Deb Cupp approaches everything with a team-first attitude and the mindset of a coach. She puts employees, customers, and partners first, fostering a community where individuals are encouraged to create a journey that is meaningful to them. Deb is deeply passionate about building a culture for her team where everyone can show up as their true authentic selves and are free to be curious, to experience, and to share the things they learn. In her talk, Deb will highlight the value of creating a positive and inclusive team culture, share how she’s done it, and… read more
Jeanette Woods Owner/Chief Creative Officer at Sketch and Form	Overcoming the Odds and Succeeding in Tech In this talk, we will cover how to create and attract opportunities for yourself in tech, how to overcome obstacles that may arise, and identify niches for yourself. I will also share lessons and actionable suggestions from my 10+ year journey. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Lauren Van Wazer Vice President, Global Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs at Akamai Technologies	Breaking Barriers: Climbing the Ladder and Breaking the Glass Ceiling for Women in Tech Using the presenter's own career, the session will explore some of the techniques that might be helpful and offer insights on some of the ongoing professional challenges faced by women in technology. It also offers perspective on the opportunities for women pursuing a STEM and cybersecurity career. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Delly Sherwood Senior Manager, Service Delivery at Public Storage	Navigating a Male Dominated Field Speaking to the realities of being a woman in technology within a male dominated field. Addressing multiple perspectives, opportunities, and realizations. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Sumita Palanisamy Director of Engineering at CarGurus	Building a successful DevOps culture This talk will cover areas on how to how to build a successful devops culture. The talk will cover the various stages of devlopment such as 1) Setting the stage : Get in the right devops mindset 2 )Identifying areas that need devops improvement 3 )Getting alignment between stakeholders for improvement 4 ) Measuring and Improving devops processes Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Natalie Egan CEO & Founder at Translator, Inc.	Interactive DEI Tech Workshop: How To Use AI To Scale Empathy Join us for this highly interactive technology enabled DEI workshop where you will get actual hands-on experience using cutting-edge training tools that major corporations, fast growth startups, and leading academic institutions are using to scale and measure their DEI efforts. Led by renowned global DEI expert Natalie Egan (CEO & Founder of Translator, Inc.) key takeaways for this unique and insightful session will include: -Increased self-awareness and empathy for other participants based on the interactive exercises and discussion. -How artificial… read more
Rubyna Zito VP, Head of Technology Operations and Services at FINRA	Women in Tech - Big Data for Breakfast and Innovation for Lunch FINRA processes 600+ Billion market events per day as a peak volume. I talk about how we do that, how we stay ahead, and how we make sure we continue to provide a safe space for innovation in our company where almost half the company participates in - called CREATEATHON. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Swapnil Singh Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS)	Transformative Power of AI and ML In Education The advancements in AI(Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) like generative AI, have brought greater awareness of the transformative power of these tools. From predicting enrollments, extracting data out of videos or images or documents, to providing personalized learning paths, AL ML can support both educators and learners to enhance their experience and make their jobs easier. In this talk, we will review the areas where educational institutions are using AI ML and how to take the next steps in this journey. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Joanna Smith-Griffin Founder/CEO at AllHere	From Teacher to Tech: Using AI to Reduce Chronic School Absences Learn how AI can be applied in a simple text format by schools to engage with parents about student absenteeism, transportation issues and much more. This is starting to revolutionize how administrators can better communicate with parents on a timely basis and encourage much faster correspondence than what has been historically. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Jennifer Clevenger VP Engineering, Data Enablement at Etsy	Being an Imperfect Leader Do you ever make decisions that you’re not sure about? Have you ever had to ask for help? Have you ever stopped everything and changed directions? Tried a different strategy? Some might say that you’re executing a little imperfectly. On the other hand, Jenn says to embrace and learn from your experiences, boldly march on, and lean into being unapologetically imperfect. In this talk, Jenn talks earnestly about being a leader and what it means to be unapologetically imperfect. She walks us through three common myths about perfect leadership and shares how being unapologetically imperfect can… read more