Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Madeleine Parker VP Ecosystem at Newcoin Foundation	Social 3.0 — the new passion economy What is Social 3.0 and how is it going to re-shape our society and economy? Understanding tokenomics as well as practical steps to access the web3 economy and build a DAO as a creator, brand or founder with 0 smart contract knowledge. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Angelina Djadjeva Regional Managing Director at Nuvolo	Retention means Prevention: the art building a strong tech team I would like to share experience and good practices in building a stable and strong technical team. In my team we have 96% retention of employees for a period of 3 years, with a growth of over 400% and we believe that it is due to specific things we do - specific selection, engagement programs, stay interviews and many other easy and practical initiatives Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Lily Woi Executive Leadership & Career Advancement at Lily Woi Coaching	Reinventing Career Advancement Holistically Now is the time to master the art of Career & Leadership Advancement. Gone are the days of settling for a lacklustre career and staying stuck in a rut. If you are not progressing, you will be left feeling disillusioned, unfulfilled, and lost with no clue on what to do. Join Executive Leadership and Career Advancement Coach, Lily Woi, when she reveals the key ingredients vital for a successful career. NOW is the time to design an exciting and fulfilling career. Discover how to advance faster and easier than ever before, all the while having fun! Because work can be fun.… read more
Caroline Hughes CEO at Lifetise	The extraordinary ways women are shaping the metaverse As with most hyped new technology, often it is men who get to lead the narrative. But this time, there are a number of brilliant women who are creating, building and shaping what the metaverse will become. This talk brings you their inspiring visions and suggests practical ways more women can learn, participate and enrich this new technology. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Huguette Diakabana Digital Transformation and Global Health Advisor	Connecting to be heard: stories of how women are discovering the power of a connected life. We have learned that access to technology cannot remain a luxury; it has become a necessity. As a result, low and middle-income countries have agreed to prioritize internet access as a mechanism to help achieve sustainable development goals. Technology offers many opportunities to help with achieving these goals. Whether one focuses on eliminating poverty, improving quality education, prioritizing gender equity, reducing inequality, or improving access to resources that promote good health and well-being, access to technology can help. The only issue is that in… read more
Clara Chinwe Okoro Website Designer at My Beautiful Africa	Tourism and Technology The future of travel is technology-based, so tourism jobs will require both technical and advanced soft skills used to effectively implement and manage smart initiatives. The greatest societal impact of digital transformation in tourism may be the effect on the sector’s workforce, which directly and indirectly represents 1 in every 10 jobs worldwide. These are parts of the reason we are working towards the Digital Transformation of the Tourism Industry in Africa. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Magda Kufrej Co-Founder at Work Ally	Seven people you need in your network There is no successful career without a strong support system, no matter how good you are at what you’re doing. So, instead of overworking again with the hope that others will see it, take a close look at your network and learn how to use it to broaden your career prospects. This session will give you insights on seven principal types of people whom you should keep close to grow professionally. We will give you tips and tricks on how to find them and invite you to write your own networking plan of action. From a mentor to a cheerleader, we guarantee a real pep talk on the power of… read more
Gissel Velarde Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering	Woman in Tech: Challenges in a Highly Imbalanced Gender Scenario What do Tech companies need to thrive? And how does the structure of teams affect the results of innovations? Worldwide statistics show that gender distribution in tech jobs varies widely by region. Still, the global average indicates that there are fewer women than men in technology, particularly in Artificial Intelligence jobs. Besides, as you move up the career ladder, the trend is that fewer women reach the top positions. Several studies have shown that systems perform worse for users who are not represented in development teams. Does algorithmic bias have anything to do with the small… read more
Evelien Acun-Roos Trainer at Xebia Academy	Using non verbal behavior in your online sessions In an online environment, it is difficult to read and use non-verbal behavior. We will need to reset our focus to pick up the online non-verbal signals. In this workshop, we will show you how we can work around this limitation of pixeled people and get the most out of the interactions with your scrum team. We will explore how you can use body language by reading non-verbal signs and recognizing non-verbal hints. In this session, we will practice how you can recognize non-verbal behavior to use it to your team’s advantage. After this session you… read more
Aleksandra Flis Executive Coach and Peak Performance Consultant at Aleksandra K. Flis Coaching	Ready to Flow? 10X Your Productivity and Boost Innovation For many of us, the biggest challenge in life and work is getting ahead while still enjoying the ride. Too often, we become consumed by hustle culture, and we lose track of what really matters both professionally and personally. This is precisely where the concept of flow comes into play. In this workshop, Aleks will introduce this mystical sounding concept of flow which is a state of deep absorption when you feel your best and you perform your best. Work doesn’t feel like work, it feels like bliss. You will learn how to enter the flow state and benefit from it… read more
Marina Gerner Award-winning Journalist	Why understanding investment is key to driving innovation Women need to understand the basics of investing. Understanding the stock market is of benefit to ourselves and to society as it enables us to invest in the technology and innovation we want and deserve. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Mihaela Ghidersa Software Engineer \| Microsoft MVP	The (too) many faces of architecture Too often we encounter the idea that software architecture is an esoteric concept, of which only the chosen ones, and at the right time, are allowed to discuss. Well, how about a little change of perspective? With software development and users' needs evolving so fast, we don’t afford the luxury of rewriting systems from scratch just because teams fail to understand what they are building. Today’s software developers are tomorrow's architects. We must challenge them to step away from the IDE and understand how the architecture evolves in order to create a common and stable ground in… read more
Anisha Malde Developer Advocate	What the heck is a Developer Advocate? What the heck is a Developer Advocate? Is the question all my millennial friends ask me when they come across my job title on LinkedIn. So I have to explain that i’m not a preacher and that “Developer Advocates are like Influencers of the technology world (including all the free swag)” Even though this may not truly represent what I do it’s the most exciting way to condense the perks of the job. So aside from all the YouTube videos and conference swag, what actually is a Developer Advocate? Join me as I answer this question! Did you like this session? Share to vote.… read more
Nikky Armstrong Lead Programmer at Silver Rain Games	Software as a Service: Cultivating a respectful programming team in a multi-discipline games studio When part of a code team in a games studio, you operate in service of the other disciplines creating the game. The code team's customers are not just the end users, the players, but also the other teams in the studio. From putting requested features into the game, to completing tasks which unblock other disciplines' work, to creating tools which improve the pipelines of the rest of the studio, our work is varied and needs careful communication. Part of creating a respectful environment includes understanding how to plan and schedule all the interlocking tasks in order to balance… read more
Peculiar C Umeh Android Developer at PeTech, Inc	Dependency Injection with Hilt in Android Kotlin Dependency Injection is the ability of an object to supply dependencies of another object. Hilt is a new dependency injection library built on top of Dagger that simplifies its use in Android apps. Hilt reduces the boilerplate of doing manual dependency injection. In the practical session, we will build an android app using dependency injection with Hilt. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Rachel Scheel SVP Global Diversity Equity Inclusion & Sustainability at Criteo	Strengthening a Culture of Belonging for Women in the Workplace Gender equality continues to be one of the biggest challenges for business leaders, with much research showing that women tend not to feel the same sense of belonging as their male counterparts - by bringing their whole selves to work. A recent survey in the 2021 Culture Report on belonging at work reinforced this, revealing that 9% gap on the overall belonging score between males and females. This same survey revealed a consistency on all factors, from work-life balance to pay equity, or even sharing an opinion that differs from the group, women tend to feel more impacted and… read more
Tuuli-Anna Tiuttu CEO & Co-Founder at SDG Monitor	How to turn your Sustainability Report a real page turner? Sustainability reporting is becoming a common practice for companies, big and small. Communicating why the company is doing what it is doing in terms of sustainability is crucial. In this talk, I will introduce you to the most important steps to create a Sustainability Report that is both credible and transparent but also comparable against your competitors. Creating a 100% stakeholder-friendly report requires just these steps. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Nicole Koenigstein Data Science/Technology Lead at impactvise.com	Attention? Attention! - Attention Mechanism In Deep Learning The concept of attention was first introduced into machine translation in 2015. Nowadays, attention has acquired considerable prominence in the area of artificial intelligence as an essential component of neural networks for a large number of Computer Vision applications, speech recognition and natural language processing, and more recently for time series prediction. To some extent, the attention concept is driven by how we, as humans, direct our visual attention to various areas of a picture, video, or pair of words in a sentence. In this session, you will learn the theory… read more
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