Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Tanzila Saba Research Professor/Associate Chair at Prince Sultan University	Artificial Intelligence & Data Science for Social Good: Current & Future Applications The field of “AI for Social Good” is growing fast. AI has the potential to provide a meaningful solution to social problems. This session will focus on the current AI applications in enhancing education, community development, disability assistance, entertainment, healthcare, cultural, social and gender disparity, ethics, and security, etc. Recent achievements of Data Science and AI will be presented in-depth and the next-generation AI solutions for social good solutions will be highlighted. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Perrine Farque Diversity Consultant at www.inspired-human.com	9 Secrets To Become a Female Leader in Tech Discover the 9 secrets that I learnt during my career in Technology to become a Leader and sit at the Senior Leadership Team table. Find out what you can do to grow your career as a women in technology. Lean the lessons that I learnt to achieve your goals and be a successful woman in Technology. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Neha Misra Co-Founder & CEO at The Fin Lit Project	Enabling Financial Literacy Financial literacy essentially is the possession of skills that allows people to make smart decisions with their money. As shown in the BBC Program, Money Clinic, financial planning should be a priority in families and a formal conversation between couples should not just be an argument on exceeding the budget and spending too much. In a family, the financial plan should cater to the needs to the earning member and the dependents especially the children. While savings, investment, wealth creation and debt reduction is central to a good financial plan, there is a persistent need to keep… read more
Tazyeen Ansarullah BI Consultant / Mobility Lead / Scrum Master at Master Works	Business Intelligence and Data Analytics A roadmap to Data Analytics and Business Intelligence. Data represented accurately as information in the form of Data Visualization aids the various businesses / enterprises to intelligently perform the decision making process. With her session, she would try to make clear what leads to Data Analytics, what is the importance of Business Intelligence, and an overview of how Data could be visualized through BI tools. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Hanane Meftahi Computer Engineer	Convolutional Neural Network (Deep Learning) One of the basic human abilities is to analyze their environment. This involves in most cases recognizing the elements of our field of vision: finding others, identifying cars, animals, etc. This task was difficult for a computer until the emergence of convolutional neural networks in 2012. Luckily, the approach of these networks inspired by our visual cortex has opened many applications, whether in medical imaging, or autonomous cars…ect. First of all I will give a brief introduction on Deep Learning and Artificial Neural networks then i will explain how a convolutional neural… read more
Melissa Houghton Lead Software Engineer at Azenix	Battles of an Impostor Have you ever felt like a fraud? Like you did not deserve the opportunities in front of you? Have you ever thought “why me, I should not be here”? Have you feared others might discover you are a fake? Alternatively, have you seen a talented colleague not recognising their achievements? A colleague who is hesitant to take on a new role? These thoughts and feelings are impostor syndrome; I encounter it regularly and fight against it in myself and others. Unite with me in this battle; for yourself, your colleagues and friends. Join me as I share my… read more
Phumza Dyani Chief Marketing and Sales Officer at Broadband Infraco	The Accelerating Pace of Technology in Africa To talk about the strides Africa is making in Innovation which includes AI, Blockchain and EdTech. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Gemma Rubio Rodrigo Founder at Define The Fine	Communicating in the Digital World We live in a fast and technological world, our companies must communicate in a more humane and genuine way to reach their target customers. To be relevant and true to themselves. There are millions of companies and apps. We need to be clear about our purpose and consistent with our developments in our business, otherwise, it will be very difficult to position ourselves. It is extremely important to stop and to think, before launching and following trends without clearly defining who we are, what we want to achieve, and how we want to be able to reach the right people in the right direction.… read more
Iliada Evangelia Kothra Digital Marketeer/ Author/ Founder of #dontacceptit Campaign at www.living-postcards.com	One Life. Live it Well The pandemic’s impact on working women is huge. The circumstances under which women are working and living have changed drastically since the onset of the pandemic, including where and how they work. The combination of work stress, personal and collective health anxiety, financial stress, and political unrest are contributing to a specific kind of burnout brought on by the COVID-19. Between job-loss worries, work from home challenges, and feeling overworked, it’s easy to understand why the fallout from the pandemic is taking such a toll. At a time when it feels like so… read more
Ambreen Kokab Shah Senior Network Consultant at Ericsson	Role of Artificial Intelligence in Telecommunications AI based technological disruption will bring about profound changes in the way we live, work and interact with each other. As we see in telecom industry, just 30 years back we had no mobile phones let alone a smartphone, today there are over 14 billion mobile phones in the world. Technological advances are accelerating at a very rapid pace so stop and imagine what impact AI & futuristic technologies like 5G, IoT, blockchain, etc. would bring in our lives and how telecommunications industry would look like 30 years from now. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Kristina Kushner Senior Project Manager \| PMP	Career Roadmap for IT Project Managers When you are starting a career in technology as a project manager from scratch it can be tough to decide how to move on, what directions you can choose and what to expect further. Also, one may be stuck in professional development and need a fresh idea on the next steps to proceed. In both cases it could be helpful to know the options and alternatives they can take to growth and to hit new professional goals. Tethys: 1. IT Project Manager Career Journey - common steps you can map 2. How and where to get the new experience for upgrading your career 2.1.… read more
Dijana Llugolli International Success and Business Coach at Lifestyle By Dijana	From Hustle to Flow We all have limitless potential and after being in business for the past 17 years, changing different industries, moving countries while raising my 3 daughters, I discovered ONE thing to be true. You are your biggest gift and your biggest limit. Women around the world are creating more impact and influence but for the cost of their personal time freedom, family, time, health and most important integrity. What is the impact without fulfilment? What is money without happiness? Through my personal experience as a high-achieving immigrant daughter and working with hundreds of… read more
Rose Barasa Project Coordinator at Strathmore University	Iot in manning the SDG's IoT can be useful in many different categories including asset tracking and inventory control, shipping and location, security, individual tracking, and energy conservation. We will take a deep dive into observing how it can intertwine with SDG's and the current use cases on the ground. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Monique Morrow Senior Distinguished Architect, Emerging Technologies at Syniverse Technologies	When Ethics Counts: Whose Data? Living in an ever-connected world is nothing new. The implications of being connected whether in wearables or in smart devices that capture our sentiments and predilections posit immediate questions as to data privacy and data governance. There is no doubt that with an ever growing hyperconnected network that a a data governance model is needed. What would be the role of Self-Sovereign Identity of SSI for example? How can we be in the middle of this data universe for control of our data? Is it too late? Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Prachi Shah Customer Success Director at Software AG	Customer Success – New age growth engine for IT Solution Providers Customer Success is an integral part of customer engagement value chain today. Most IT solution and services providers have embarked on customer success led transformation journey. In this session you will learn, - What is customer success? - Why customer success is important for your organization? - How customer success co-exists with other functions (sales, product management, services, support) - How organizations are leveraging customer success led engagement to grow their top line? Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Abir Ghenaiet Research Associate, Lecturer at American IU Minnesota - North Africa Division	Market Driven research (Towards Creativity, Innovation and the Marketplace in North Africa) The economic arena is witnessing rapid and continuous changes, forcing the economic institutions to make radical changes in the patterns of management, production, finance and marketing, as well as other areas in order to bring about harmony between the institution and its environment, and the market study is considered a strategic tool that can facilitate the institution to deal with environmental variables and adaptation With it, because of the marketing information it provides, it supports the rationalization of marketing management decisions. The study of the market is a modern and… read more
Nicaise Ishimwe Co-Founder at SheUps	How can we enable Women Tech Founders to thrive? Figures of gender diversity in Tech Entrepreneurship are concerning. Only 14% of active tech start-ups founded by women, and receiving only 9% of the total funding. - Why are there few female tech-startups leaders? - What explains the diversity and funding gaps observed? - What can we do to drive a more inclusive generation of disrupters? In this talk, we will be exploring those questions and drawing actionable initiatives and measures that can be undertaken to bridge the gaps. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Galit Zamler Co. Founder @ Vickathon - Visual Virtual Hackathons at Vickathon	Turning Corona Into an Opportunity In this talk, I will tell about how as soon as the corona spread and restricted our movements, I turned a technological component that I had but with no use into a leading venture in the field of virtual hackathons that are much relevant nowadays. I will talk about positive thinking, recognize opportunities, connect the dots, and leverage knowledge and assets even in a challenging period. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Monica Nguyen Client Services Manager at AIMS Markets	How do you start building a Career within Crypto? How do you kickstart a career and begin to build a career within Crypto? Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Nataliia Rzhevska PhD, Lecturer, EdTech Mentor, Education Futurist, CIO VideoWiki, HundrEd Ambassador at State Higher Educational Institution «Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Hryhorii Skovoroda State Pedagogical University»	The Valence of Neurosciences & Frontier Tech. Non-stop Diffusion The eco-system is always in continuous development. Science, technology, innovation, education, entrepreneurship ... these are living systems with their own blood flow and processes of growth, maturation, aging and transition to other states. All eco-systems are open and only the valence of influencing factors determines the key characteristics of possible reactions. Trans-sciences and sub-industries are the undeniable future of eco-systems. The more a person cognizes his capabilities, the more trans-humanism technologies are designed. Smart environment Designer, Digital… read more