Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Tonima Khan Director of Strategic Sales at Productiv	Women in Sales: Battling Adversity and Crushing Stereotypes The number of women in the tech sales profession is sadly in line with the overall low numbers of women in tech, and despite research showing women outperforming men in B2B sales roles, they are faced with challenges and adversity throughout their careers. It’s important to build awareness around common misconceptions and myths about what it takes to be a successful sales rep, and how crushing those stereotypes not only impacts the bottom line, but helps us move forward with purpose and gender diversity in a highly rewarding career. Join this session to learn more about how to… read more
Nidhi Gupta CEO at divhersity	Gimme One Reason to Stay Here! You've reached the pinnacle of your career. You now have a few leadership roles under your belt. There is no other glass ceiling for you to break, no other mountain to climb. Every other leadership role feels the same. Same movie, just different actors. Challenges you encounter are the same..... team is not producing fast enough; company is not growing as aggressively as they should; hiring is a challenge etc etc. So why should you stay? In this talk, Nidhi shares her secret to staying motivated even when you've reached the pinnacle of your career. Did you… read more
Mamta Suri Senior Engineering Leader at Workday	How to be a Rockstar in your new job? Have you ever wondered what it would like to get your new job remotely? The current environment with the Pandemic has changed the working environment. Learn some remote interviewing tips, and how to excel in your remote job. This is a reality for a lot of people right now where they have to find new jobs in this pandemic. Rules of engagement have changed for interviewing, onboarding and surviving in that job. I'll go through clear actionable tips and techniques to empower to get that new job and to stand out in remote work. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Navyata Bawa Developer Advocate at Meta	Fostering Inclusivity in VR VR has the power to change how people feel and react. It is critically important that VR applications become more inclusive and accessible for everyone. To help foster inclusivity in VR, we will go over a set of recommendations that we hope will help developers design applications that are accessible and can be experienced by all people. In this talk, we will go over some of the ways in which we as developers can design experiences that are more accessible and work collectively towards a more empathetic and welcoming future. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Namrta Sharma Technical Staff Engineer at Microchip	Understanding the mystery of “The Great Chip Shortage” in Automotive industry "Chip Shortage" was in the news throughout 2021, and continuing in 2022. What triggered the Shortage? Why was the shortage acute for automobile industry? This talk will enlighten the audience about the semiconductor ecosystem. It will detail the steps required to create a semiconductor part used in end products like automobiles, PCs, and phones. In the form of a key takeaway, the audience will acquire knowledge of the time and complexity needed to make a chip and the steps various countries and companies are taking to bridge the gap between demand and supply.… read more
Alessandra Wall Executive coach for women in STEM, Psychologist, Founder at Noteworthy	Now You See Me: How To Articulate Your Value Confidently & Build Visibility in Your Career What do you do? How do you bring value to this organization? What makes you different? How can you help our team? These questions are ubiquitous in the interviewing arena, yet few people are actually able to provide both clear and compelling answers when asked. For women, especially, the inability to speak with confidence about your value and what you bring to the table contributes to lack of visibility and can stall the career of even the most experienced, hardworking, knowledgeable, and driven professional woman. Imagine stepping into any… read more
Tasha Lutfi Partner Director of Design at Microsoft, Outlook Experience Studio at Microsoft	How Diverse Teams Elevate Creativity It’s common knowledge womxn—especially womxn of color—are underrepresented in the technology industry today. This lack of gender diversity carries with it a major opportunity cost. Diverse teams are on average more creative, innovative, and, ultimately, are associated with greater profitability. In addition, being a designer in the technology industry is often a minority group, and with a focus on engineers and developers, there often aren’t initiatives to grow creativity in tech organizations. How do we bring change to the tech industry to address this lack of diversity?… read more
Shelli Brunswick Chief Operating Officer and Executive Leader at Space Foundation	Investing in Space Innovation Will Solve Our Greatest Challenges on Earth Shelli will share her space journey from high school graduate to global space leader. She will discuss the growing opportunities for space technology innovation in the $447 billion space economy and the importance of global collaboration. Today, virtually every community, infrastructure, and aspect of modern life is profoundly reliant on or affected by space technologies. These innovations span weather forecasting, new materials for manufacturing goods, advanced global communications, healthcare discoveries, and precision farming — all which impact societies and… read more
Shelli Brunswick Chief Operating Office and UNOOSA Space4Women Mentor at Space Foundation	Transformational Mentoring: Inspiring Global Change Makers Life is about relationships -- it's about building and maintaining these relationships. Transformational mentoring is how both individuals in the mentoring relationship are able to grow and develop through the process. It's about finding new pathways, challenging each other to think differently about the world and opportunities. This panel discussion will highlight how to create a transformational mentoring experience that can accelerate your career progression and change your life. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Usha Jagannathan Principal Engineer at McKinsey & Company	Applying FEAT in AI for social good "Applying FEAT (Fairness, Ethics, Accountability and Transparency) in AI for building responsible AI products and for social good" - My tech talk is about why adopting an AI governance framework matters at an early intervention when we start to design, architect, and build AI models. From an AI governance standpoint, my topic will focus on why Explainable AI is critical for building responsible AI products. Thus, highlighting the four key principles to put into practice as a governance framework to build and deploy models that are trustworthy, fair, and explainable by design… read more
Tamuri Richardson International Best-selling Author & Award-winning International Public Speaker at TLeanne Speaking Pros LLC	Leaving your Personal Leadership Mark Your value is the foundation of your personal brand – you, your personality, your skills, and your story are a brand of your own. When others understand your skills, impact, and the value you bring to the table, it’s easier to position yourself for the opportunities that are right for you and work with people who are aligned with your goals. Your sense of self-worth helps you trust your own judgment and make better decisions. These are important leadership qualities that can help you advance in your career. But it should also come with great communication skills. Your… read more
Jenn Donahue President/Owner at JL Donahue Engineering	Do You Know What it Takes to Be a Great Leader? Many leaders think they have to be the leader they are “supposed to be.” My question to the audience is: How is your leadership style working for you? If you’re trying to be the same leader you were five or even ten years ago, it’s likely you’re not resonating with your team. Many leaders today have adopted the traits of other leaders instead of cultivating the qualities that really lead their team forward. I’m here to teach the audience that they don’t have to lead like someone they are not. Instead, they can learn to lead in a way that feels good to them and… read more
Gabriella Horowitz Head of Marketing & Brand at Expensify	Building an Authentic Brand Building a brand from scratch can feel anywhere from nebulous to impossible, and everyone at the table tends to have a different vision of what the brand should be. At Expensify, we've focused on trying to make our brand an authentic reflection of who we are: an externalization of our culture and values so we can attract like-minded people to the tribe. Learn how we've approached brand building, from multi-million dollar collaborations with agencies to scrappy, in-house advertising and design projects. We'll discuss various processes and strategies to keep your eye on the prize… read more
Minami Rojas VP of Growth and Marketing at Moogsoft	3 reasons to ignore job qualifications and have the confidence to apply According to a LinkedIn Gender Insights Report, women apply for 20% fewer jobs than men, despite similar search behaviors, and often assume they don’t qualify for the job before they even apply. This gap of confidence is front and center in the tech industry. Despite making up 47% of the workforce, women only account for 27% off computer and mathematical science jobs. These stats are just a few of the many reasons why Minami Rojas is passionate about helping women in the industry realize their value and show their worth as they work their way to the top of leadership teams.… read more
Svitlana Glibova Software Engineer at Mantium	Build a Python Application with Mantium and the Power of Natural Language Processing In this workshop, I will guide participants through organizing, building, and deploying a Python application that uses a large language model to generate creative text using Mantium's Python client library. Mantium will enable participants to quickly prototype and iterate on an AI-powered creative writing task, and using the client library, we will create a simple standalone application with Python. This workshop will cover a basic, high-level overview of ML/NLP, the principles of a clean, organized Python project, and developing a standalone Python application that uses a large language… read more
Tenay Barker Site Reliability Engineer at Microsoft	Life in the “Second Closet” – Diversity Challenges in Classified Environments The Defense & Intelligence community is charged with some of the most important and sensitive missions on the planet, including the protection of the United States and allied nations around the globe. While this community is comprised of amazing missions, people, and technology, there are always opportunities for improvement – and one area is especially in need of change: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the defense industry. Working in a classified environment is truly a different experience, and there can be a lack of support for People of Color, Women, and LGBTQ+ individuals… read more
Anna Stoica-Zhang Group Product Manager at Shift Technologies	How to be a successful product leader - the practical advice If you research on how to be a successful product leader, you’ll discover there are a million and one things to master in order to become one. The reality when you’re on the job is very different from the academic lessons. This session is focused on advice from a seasoned product leader with 15 years of product management experience and will focus on practical advice. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
AmyJune Hineline Senior Community Manager at Opensource.com at Red Hat	Inclusive AND accessible content Accessible code is imperative for inclusion, but all the code in the world doesn’t do any good if the content is not meaningful to our readers. In this session, we’ll go over what we can do as content authors to ensure inclusivity for all of our readers beyond semantic markup and structured content. Discussion points will include: - What makes content inclusive? Including: definitions, clarifications, and real-life examples - Why is inclusive language important? - How we can embrace accessibility for those with every sort of ability -… read more
Nishrin Kachwala PO and Chapter Lead Omdena, WIDS Ambassador	AI for Disaster response When disaster strikes, humanitarian organizations and local communities need to coordinate efforts to bring quick help to affected populations. Two AI in Disaster response case studies will be presented in aiding affected people and frontline relief workers. First is the use of AI to predict the affected population so that humanitarian aid can be expedited and more effective. This solution has the potential to help multiple groups of people dealing with emergencies and can expand to other disaster types. The second use case is devising safe paths to identify the best routes to travel to… read more
Sarah (Salimi) York Chief Marketing & Digital Officer at Spave™	Tech for Good - Why not? Technology is powerful. This conversation centers around using technology to educate and empower users. Did you like this session? Share to vote.