Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Surbhi Gupta Product Leader at Zoox Inc. (Amazon)	Empowering Product Teams: Insights to Navigate Common Framework Pitfalls Product failure rates of 95% annually highlight the need for captivating user-centric products. Research from Harvard and MIT reveals a critical factor behind such failures: neglecting user needs. Even industry giants like Google and Coca-Cola now recognize the significance of customer-centric product development. Surbhi Gupta, a seasoned Digital Product Manager, emphasizes that adopting a user-focused approach not only ensures product success but also enhances customer satisfaction and fosters brand loyalty. To combat negative brand perceptions, consider the top 7… read more
Valeria Sadovykh Technology Strategist at Microsoft	Confronting the Digital Divide, AI Echo Chambers, and AI's Impact on Our Decision-Making Abstract: This panel discussion wants to highlight the societal dilemma of AI impacting the digital divide, the formation of AI echo chambers, and the profound influence of AI on human decision-making. As we delve into these interconnected issues, our panel aims to shed light on the broader implications for society, organizations, and individuals in an era increasingly guided and focused on AI breakthroughs that promise to bring more efficiency and cost optimization. The conversation begins by exploring the digital divide—the gap between those who have access to modern… read more
Sai Satya Mounika Kotha Technical Product Manager at Amazon	The Role of Product Manager in AI and Machine Learning Projects AI and machine learning will continue to reshape industries and drive technological innovation. In this talk I will cover the role of a product manager who becomes critical in ensuring the successful development, deployment, and impact of AI-powered products and features. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Ronke Majekodunmi Former Director of Product at Promevo	The Importance of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging in Product Management I’d like to shed light on belonging in the workplace. It’s a well-known fact that diversity, inclusion, and belonging are essential to creating a good company culture, but how does that translate within the product management space? In this presentation, I talk about its importance in creating functional and practical products, methods of enhancing belonging in companies, and its implications for our society’s future. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Prashanthi Ramamurthy Senior Engineering Manager at Adobe	Supercharge your Dynamic Data Transformations at Scale with Apache Spark This talk outlines our development of a scalable data transformation pipeline suitable for both batch and streaming scenarios. We'll discuss the challenges and solutions encountered while scaling to handle hundreds of terabytes daily, shifting from row-level transformations in Apache Spark to using Catalyst Expressions for complex, nested column transformations and DSL-based custom functions. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
AmyJune Hineline Certificate Community Architect at The Linux Foundation	Creating Accessible and Inclusive Presentations In this session, we’ll go over what we can do as presenters to ensure inclusivity for all our attendees regardless of how they consume the content. We'll briefly cover accessibility definitions, standards, and guidelines and share practical tips and examples to help make presentation slide decks more accessible. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Jen McVicker Sr. Enterprise Technical Architect at Atlassian	Democratizing productivity with no-code automation Automation isn't just for engineering teams! Learn how non-technical folks can leverage low-code automation to quickly increase productivity and eliminate tedious, repetitive tasks. Integrate tools you use every day like Slack, Google suite apps, email, and more, improving collaboration and reducing context-switching. In this session, Jen will cover: - popular tools for automation, and how they work - how to get started with automation, - common problems and troubleshooting tips, and - practical ideas for automation to improve productivity and… read more
Shibani Joshi National Business and Tech Journalist	Redefining success for working women Statistics show that the post-pandemic world has stretched working women. How can we redefine success for ourselves and create new definitions that include the roles we play outside of work? How can we be more empowered across our lives? Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Chia-Lin Simmons CEO at LogicMark	Intersectionality in Action: Building Inclusive Leadership in the Tech Industry While there have been pushes to increase diversity in the tech industry by building pipelines from the bottom up, it’s equally important to focus on up-leveling women and minorities who are already in the industry. Women of color, especially, face barriers that prevent them from advancing beyond middle management and into leadership roles. In this session, LogicMark CEO Chia-Lin Simmons will highlight the importance of intersectionality in elevating the leadership representation of minorities and women of color in the workplace. As a woman of color who has held numerous roles… read more
Randa OConnor Client Partner at 10K	How to Transform Salesforce.com Silos into a Mature, Holistic, SDLC Program We will explore the components, resources, processes, and tools needed to elevate your Salesforce game! Gain an understanding of risks, improvement considerations, staffing recommendations and program management tips and tricks to make your SFDC program work like a well-oiled machine. Also, learn best practices and common use cases for using ChatGPT to streamline your SDLC/Agile programs! Whether you’re consolidating two instances, a large number of orgs, or are evaluating creating a "green field" instance (or anywhere in between) you'll want to attend this… read more
Sridevi Aishwariya Ganesan Sr. Engineering Manager at Adobe	Resiliency at Scale for Web Service https://blog.developer.adobe.com/resiliency-at-scale-for-web-service-938295738d7a Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Kristin Gross Founder at Navdee	Actionable C-Suite Strategy That Drives Success Your life, your goals, and the best way to get there while juggling the reality of being human in a world obsessed with AI, speed, and perfection. This isn’t your average pep talk. We’ll provide you with your custom workstyle assessment, analyzing it in relation to others - workplace or personal. You will gain insight into effective communication and strong collaboration leading to balanced energy and health. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Ketaki Vaidya AI Product Manager at Oracle	The Road Less Traveled: Ethical Considerations in A/B Testing This talk will delve into the critical intersection of product management, A/B testing, and ethics. Drawing on real-world case studies and principles of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), the session will explore the ethical dimensions of A/B testing experiments, with a focus on protecting participants and safeguarding data privacy. This session won't just raise questions; it will provide actionable solutions. Attendees will leave with practical recommendations for implementing ethical A/B testing practices within their organizations. From limiting access to educating employees… read more
Sharanya Chandrakantha Rao Inna Principal - Product Management	Making the leap from non-technical sectors to managing technical products (and finding success) Share a framework and examples from my career transitioning from the non-profit space, to managing machine learning products for Amazon Marketplace and Highspot. Through the session, I want to help provide a structured approach with examples, that not only makes the transition smoother for PMs who come from diverse sectors and walks of life, to the technology sector, but also helps them succeed quickly in their new teams/organizations. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Mary Nielsen Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture at Amazon Web Services	Ride the Roller Coaster Instead of Climbing the Corporate Ladder Professional growth is not just a linear path. Climbing the corporate ladder may not necessarily lead to happiness and fulfillment. You will learn through the speaker's own personal experiences that there are many different paths and decision points that you can make throughout your career including lateral moves, individual contributor to people manager, and manager to individual contributor. You will hear about taking risks, embracing change, and focusing on what matters to you. This session will provide you tips on how to approach making career decisions, even when the future is… read more
Li Yin Founder CEO at SylphAI	Product, productivity, and LLMs AI adaptation before and after the LLMs (Meta AI VS SylphAI). How startups build LLM powered products and how LLMs is used to boost productivity in team and how it impact the team building. Different stages of product progression and ML platform building Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Shobana Radhakrishnan Senior Director of Engineering at Google TV	Persuading the Naysayers: The Subtle Art of Utilizing the 3 Rs to Turn Critics into Cheerleaders Whether it's pitching the VCs for funding, a new product/idea to your organization or just getting things done in a complex matrix setup in large companies, leaders in tech regularly find themselves needing to persuade people by listening to objections and communicating their point of view in a way that is understood for maximum efficiency and productivity. As we rise through the ranks, communication is as important of a language as coding. We constantly need buy-in from team members, managers, direct reports and stakeholders, and we need to move quickly at the same time. Naysayers can… read more
Brianna Koch Senior Product Designer at Artera	Amplifying Creativity: A Remote-First Approach to Solution Ideation Workshops When we envision solution ideation workshops, we often picture a team working synchronously in a room, likely sketching low-fidelity designs, and voting to build consensus on which ideas to pursue. When our work landscape shifted to remote and hybrid work, many of us re-created these meetings digitally, only to experience the same workshops feeling less productive when held over videoconference. In this talk, I'll share how adjusting my remote workshop format led to my teams generating better, more creative ideas, accompanied by supporting evidence from neuroscience and psychology… read more
Sharanya Chandrakantha Rao Inna Principal - Product Management	The anatomy of a product strategy Whether it's a working backwards document/PR-FAQ at Amazon or frameworks to define the future state of a product at a startup - there are commonalities across various methods to present your vision for your product and the path to get there. I found it especially helpful to think through a structure to communicate product strategy, as I transitioned from a senior to a principal product manager. I would love to share that knowledge with other product managers along with examples from my career. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Dorothy Kilroy Chief Commercial Officer at ŌURA	Motherhood in the C-suite: creating room for diverse groups of women in leadership Being a working parent isn’t easy. The professional challenges and barriers are only further compounded for women dealing with underrepresentation, imposter syndrome, pay gaps, and discrimination around pregnancy and motherhood. Unfortunately, it also doesn’t get any easier the further you progress in your career, as expectations and responsibilities grow and some view you as a “token female leadership” hire. Dorothy Kilroy understands the struggles of both women in the tech industry and working parents well, as a C-suite member and mother to twins. When working at Airbnb in… read more