Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Sierra Sparks Incoming Doctoral Candidate, Department of Engineering Science at University of Oxford	A Designer's Responsibility for Inclusive Design in Tech The designs and products produced by engineers, designers, and developers inherently affect the societies in which they are implemented, whether for better or for worse. Often times, new designs and technologies are developed without fully addressing this impact, and without full consideration of the needs for inclusive designs - designs that consider a wide variety of end-users and that actively work to eliminate bias or discriminative designs in their technologies. A lack of consideration for discriminative design can result in a discriminatory society, and a lack of diversity in design… read more
Nadine Alameh CEO at Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)	The Power of Location It’s 2021 and the world is finally recognizing that Location indeed matters! There’s this energizing and undeniable recognition of the value of Location – now way beyond our traditional community of geospatial experts and users. With our collective appetite for – even reliance upon – data, the future is clearly in data integration, in creating knowledge and insights out of the overwhelming amount of data out there. As a community of geospatial experts, we have an opportunity, an incentive – an impetus, even – to make data integration as seamless as possible. Let’s together unleash the power… read more
Nathalie Lafaurie Technical Program Manager, Global Operations Engineering at Dell Technologies	Mentoring Around the World In this talk I will attempt to summarise what I learned from my mentees and the value add this Mentoring experience brought to my life. I am passionate about mentoring because I had amazing mentors who put me on the path to self-awareness, encouraged me to be brave and take action to attain my dreams, transform ambition into goals and tangible results. Nowadays I am mentoring others to pay it forward, I also encourage my mentees to become mentors. In those crazy times of Covid-19 I firmly believe that mentoring has never been more important, it is a tool to offer support, it is an avenue to… read more
Dr. Jenny Lind Elmaco Regional Coordinator at Euraxess worldwide	A Feminist Science Diplomacy in Tech and Research Closing the tech gender gap and increasing women’s representation in research needs an honest look at the challenges and opportunities of the tech sector which on one hand still has visible gender disparities that stifle innovation but has the potential to give the tools and capacity to create evidence-based solutions to bridge the space. In this session, we celebrate the broken glass ceilings but also address the leaky faucets by looking at entry points for collaboration and growth within the women tech community. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
KC Lathrop Strategy & Operations Lead & Chief of Staff at Cisco	The Practice is the Outcome Technology is constantly changing, so how do you keep up with the skills needed to be successful? More importantly, how do you stay inspired to learn? With learning comes a great deal of vulnerability and let's be honest, that's daunting. This talk is about knocking down limiting beliefs and building a creative practice that will help you continually grow and improve to be a better leader and happier human. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Maria Jones Operations Leader at Nerdy Industry, LLC	COOs in Tech Maria Jones describes Operations Executives as the “Innovators of execution.” This role is vital to business continuity and delivering on sales promises. Yet, many leaders don’t understand what they do and overlook operations as the core of any business. Maria debunks common myths about operations, using analogies and examples that make their value undeniable. She also will share how professionals may learn more about this career path. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Sheri Kurdakul CEO at VictimsVoice	The Moral Considerations of Technology: Looking at the Whole Picture Technology has increasingly become a necessity for professionals, agencies, and organizations since the pandemic. The speed for which available tools come to market can cause confusion as to which ones should be recommended for vulnerable populations, especially victims and survivors of domestic violence. We will discuss vast considerations that should be vetted before a product or tool should be built, recommended, or used. This course will explore the governance that oversees victim data, describe the technology types used, look at liabilities faced by the developing and… read more
Keirra Woodard Marketing Consultant at Forward Launch	Marketing Content Strategy for Startups How to design a system for content strategy that’s flexible enough to meet startups’ needs as they grow. Content marketing is one of the most valuable things a business can do to ensure long term success. Content is an asset - you have access to it forever, and if done well, old pieces of content can bring you customers for years to come, so content creation has a better long term return on investment than most marketing activities. A lot of the advice on content marketing is geared towards larger organizations with larger teams, budgets, libraries of content to pull from, and… read more
Bhavika Chavda Data Science Graduate Student, Data Science Intern at DataDistillR, Inc.	Re-Start Your Career in Technology Re-starting your career or shifting your career field can be overwhelming and nerve wracking. My conversation lays the path to keep your motivation high and to seek excellence in a field overwhelmed with a plethora of technologies. My talk will lay down the tools and techniques you can use to find your talent area in the Tech industry wherein I aim to redefine the outmoded term called 'success' and strategies to emerge as a leader and achiever in Technology (and you do not need to be the smartest person in the room to achieve this). Did you like this session? Share to vote… read more
Alley Lyles Marketing Director at FemTech Focus	FemTech Innovation in a World Designed for Men With the rapid growth of the women’s health tech or “Femtech” market, an increasing number of entrepreneurs are developing digital health products for the unique needs of women or nonbinary users. Women were allowed in clinical trials starting in 1996, leaving only 25-years to invest in women-centered design. Digital product teams are working on cutting-edge digital health UX to innovate women's health. There are tenets for “good user experience" universally; however, digital health practices for women are behind. We will cover 3 case studies of award-winning FemTech… read more
Vidisha Suman Partner at Kearney	Bridging the business/tech divide as a tech professional I have a Computer Engineering and MBA background and have over 15 years of industry and consulting experience in the digital space. In my 15+ years, the one thing I learnt is the importance of bridging the gap between business and technology - and no this does not mean going for an MBA degree alone. My consulting career has allowed me to work extensively across US, UK, Europe, India, Japan, and Australia with leading high-tech, financial services and asset-heavy firms. Through these varied experiences, I also learnt the art of effectively engaging stakeholders in multi-… read more
Jasmin Augustin Social Media Strategist at Media Jasmin	Instagram Secrets Revealed In this presentation, Jasmin will reveal 11 Instagram Hacks, Tips, and Features everyone should know about but probably doesn't know exists! This presentation ranges from beginner to advance and has information that can apply to any Instagram user - whether you want to grow a digital brand or an established business. Join us and learn how to start using Instagram effectively! Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Tracy Lee Co-Founder & CEO at This Dot Labs	Inclusive Architecture: Creating A More Sustainable Development Team with the PAMstack We are all too familiar with projects and companies that only seem to be able to support senior developers, but this can get expensive, unsustainable, and your team can begin to look very myopic. Teams engage in groupthink, ideas become stale, and it can be difficult to reinvigorate the growing sense of mundane development. It doesn't have to be this way. In fact, creating an inclusive architecture can help development go faster and become more cost effective. It's not difficult to begin adjusting your sails and beginning to create an architecture that is inclusive in… read more
Angel Shannon Founder, Executive Director at Seva Health	Radical Self-Compassion for Resilient Leadership The world is more connected now than ever before. From virtual birthday parties to virtual weddings to virtual business meetings, the lines between work, business, family and friends is increasingly blurred. The pressure to achieve, produce and consume is at an all time high. For women leaders this means higher levels of stress that disrupts our circadian rhythms, upsets our hormonal balance and wreaks havoc on our mood changing the way we lead in the workplace and in our lives and ultimately how we are perceived in the world. This presentation offers an inside look at the mind-body science… read more
Anna Degtereva CEO & Founder at Happy Farm Business Accelerator	NO is only the beginning of a conversation: goal achievement. When facing the challenges of entrepreneurship, one will hear "No" at every turn. "No, you can't do that", "No, I won't give you money", "No, who gave you permission?", "No men on your board?" "No firm or company is representing you?" "You are new in this market - No. Go away". When facing the challenges of entrepreneurship, one will hear "No" at every turn: No, you can't do that No, I won't give you money. No, who gave you permission? No men on your… read more
Katara McCarty Founder, President and CEO at Katecha Corp.	Ready to EXHALE In this session, Katara dives into the importance of emotional well-being for Black, Indigenous, Women of Color (BIWOC), and how prioritizing it can save lives. Due to systemic racism, BIWOC have added stressors, anxiety and trauma. The Black community has been holding its breath, waiting for the next video of police brutality, the next microaggression or the next negative health impact statistic. It’s time to exhale – to breathe out all that isn’t serving BIWOC and breathe in healing, energy and love. BIWOC in tech have an opportunity to become greater allies for their own… read more
River Nice Owner & Financial Planner at Be Intentional Financial	3 Steps to Achieving Your Career & Money Goals I've seen too many people hope that they'll get the job they want, the team they want, the income they want, and the life they want just by wanting it and working hard. But life doesn't work that way. I teach people how to get specific about exactly what they want out of work, out of their relationships, and out of their money, how to make an action plan, and how to then achieve what they want, on purpose. Most people want more money, more fulfillment, and more time. With the right action plan, it's possible. Without the right action plan, they'll likely be waiting… read more
Federica Nocera Principal Software Engineering Lead at Microsoft at Microsoft CSE	Code-With Engineering Playbook The Commercial Software Engineering Organization in Microsoft collaborates with engineering teams from the largest companies and not-for-profits across the world to solve their most challenging technical problems. Though the obstacles, solutions, teams, and tools were different in each case, one common denominator was the positive culture change the CSE team was able to impart in a matter of weeks; encouraging a culture of learning and imparting Agile and DevOps practices in the customers engineering teams. In order to standardize engagements across the organizations, a “Code-With Engineering… read more
Sara Spalding Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft CSE	‘We Have to Talk’ Practical Steps to Make Difficult Career Conversations Easier Often people avoid having difficult conversations or are simply overwhelmed by the prospect of having one. Sara will share practical steps she has learned over her career to address some common hard conversation stressors and ways to make these discussions less contentious and more productive. She will address tactics for different audiences, such as employee vs employer; how to prepare; timing; and how to ensure that both you and the audience get what you want and need from the conversation. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Adjoa Poku Assistant Program Manager	Techniques for Building High Performance Teams and Accelerating Innovation Are you interested in building high performing diverse teams that innovate despite constraints like time and funding? In this session you will gain an understanding of techniques to accelerate innovation and project success. Personal examples of successful multi-disciplinary teams will help highlight how to apply these winning strategies and avoid pitfalls at critical phases of a project’s lifecycle. You will leave this session empowered to prioritize and advocate for diversity and inclusion when innovation and high performance are important project team outcomes. Did you like this… read more