Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Kristen Shannon CEO/ Founder at Highliner Technology	Build your Career in Deep Tech Have you ever felt like you wanted to make a massive change in your career but didn't know where to start? I will share my winding career path and how I made the change from working in education to the deep tech sector, as well as how I built a company in a new industry where I get to work with experts in everything from quantum science to biometric robotics. I will focus on how I found my greatest career strengths when pivoting industries and how I was helped by mentors and others around me which makes me passionate about helping others break into tech. Did you like this… read more
Claudia Pellegrino Principal Consultant PA Consulting	Results are in - the most effective ways to close the Gender Gap in STEM! 56% of organisations believe Gender Diversity in STEM to be one of the top three priority for their company - on par with work life balance. This number is surprisingly positive, but still begs the questions – are organisation doing enough? Almost everyone is satisfied with recent improvements in the STEM industry, however almost everyone still thinks we have a long way to go. At PA, we decided to pose the question differently. Despite all these initiatives and talks, ‘are organisations focusing on what is most effective?’. PA Consulting Women in Tech latest’s research… read more
Merissa Silk Senior Staff Product Manager at Onfido	Canvas Your Way to Product Strategy This product strategy workshop and accompanying canvas is like a Swiss Army Knife for product teams. Use this framework to break down new features, crystallize new product ideas, set a quarterly vision for an existing product, or conduct a 3-year envisioning exercise. By taking a user-centric approach and building on ideas from one column to the next, at the end of the workshop you're sure to have a solid product vision and full-team alignment. The product strategy workshop is a ‘must have' for any PM’s toolkit. This session is for you if… You’… read more
Nimmy Nemlin Technical Program Manager at Google	Strategies for leading through Uncertainty and Change In this talk,I will be sharing some strategies for coping with uncertain,complex,ambiguous times and how to reinforce and lead through change Start by embracing the discomfort of not knowing. I will be sharing tips you can enforce to become more adaptable and confident in times of ambiguity or uncertainty & navigate your team or organization through this VUCA world. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Maria Korneeva Frontend Technology Lead at Freelancing	Sustainable Web Accessibility - what and how? Properly utilised, web technologies are amazing because they can be truly inclusive. However, for accessibility to strive in your project, product and code base, it must be an inherent part of your development process. Conducting accessibility audits is certainly helpful, however, it costs extra money and brings just a temporal relief. Instead, let’s bake it into your code and automatically test it for a11y regressions! In my talk I’m going to focus on some low hanging fruits that can be automatised with scripts and tools so that you no longer have to explicitly think about it! I’ll share… read more
Cal Brown Lead Security Storyteller at BT	From TechWoman to TechEnbie - the impact of being non-binary in a binary world Because being a woman in tech isn't hard enough, I came out as non-binary a year ago. How are we, as a society and a community, going to recognise and welcome the hidden people who know they don't fit in a single box, without diluting the critical messages about the larger minorities? My talk brings some possibilities to the table, but my main goal is to stimulate the debate I passionately believe we need to have. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Maya Mateva Co-founder and Software Engineer at Scios.ai	How to Model a Digital Twin of a Market through Agent Based Modelling I have over 15 years of experience in engineering systems which deploy agent-based modeling for business decisions. I can take a deep dive into the mechanics of key considerations when building an AI-based software, as well as give practical examples of how we have augmented models in real life scenarios. I also envision telling the audience about a case study where we have helped a company form its business strategy using AI and digital twins like when we advised Toyota on the launch of its Mirai vehicle or when we helped Netflix form it's strategy to launch original content to address… read more
Magda Kufrej Founder at Work Ally	Follow your heart to find the meaning at work Time to turn on your creativity! Get your crayons and highlighters ready, and explore how to find meaning and direction in your professional life. In this session, we will look into developing a career based on the ancient Japanese art of Ikigai - or - the “life well-lived” and introduce four big steps of building a successful career strategy. There will be also an opportunity to use your creativity in practice to figure out how to bridge your passions with professional opportunities, so bring pens in different colours and a piece of paper. Did you like this session?… read more
Miyu Lee Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Mondu	Not the Status Quo: building a culture of self-determination Let the days of micro-managing be gone! Join Miyu Lee, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Mondu, in this fireside chat, diving into the culture that the fast-growing B2B payments company Mondu has built, where individuals are empowered. Post-pandemic management styles and company culture are changing. While some companies are choosing to fall back into what they knew, Miyu will share how and why it is critical to be different and the benefits this provides the business and its employees. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Mihaela Ghidersa Team Lead at Atera	Modern App Development: Adopting, developing and operating well-architected workloads The Azure Well-Architected Framework and Azure Cloud Adoption Framework provide a comprehensive approach to designing, operating, and optimizing cloud-based systems on Azure. The Azure Well-Architected Framework is a set of best practices that helps organizations design and operate their cloud-based systems in a secure, reliable, and scalable manner. The Azure Cloud Adoption Framework is a set of guidelines and best practices for planning and executing a successful cloud adoption strategy. In this session, we will this discuss how these frameworks help organizations ensure their cloud… read more
Rebecca Crook Chief Growth Officer - EMEA at CI&T	It's ok to be a female and break the glass ceiling Rebecca will host a fireside chat with Solange, delving into Solange's career and how she got started in technology and development over 25 years ago as a female in Brazil. Solange will share the challenges she has had along the way as someone who didn't have many black female role models leading the technology sector growing up, and discuss how she now drives CI&T's agenda to provide a better and more diverse workforce. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Marina Daineko Compliance Assurance Manager at EPAM	The Key to Successful IoMT: Quality and Compliance at Every Step True chipping and cyberpunk are closer than you might imagine. Imagine being able to watch movies without a screen or listen to music directly in your head, without headphones. Controlling your smart home with just your thoughts, just like Neo from The Matrix learned to fly a helicopter in seconds. With neural brain interfaces, this is becoming a reality. The potential to restore sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, movement to the paralyzed, and speech to the mute is within reach. Therefore, the importance of designing safe and usable medical devices cannot be overstated… read more
Kiruthika Ganesan Head of Quality Assurance at Deko	Stop Beating around the Bush: Overcoming Communication Barriers and Building Confidence Do you feel your communication skills are holding back your career? It’s easy to feel like you’re being too nice to get your point across. Maybe you’ve been told that you are too direct, or possibly that you waffle too much. If you have ever found yourself in a similar situation, join us for this workshop where we’ll discuss how to identify these situations and overcome them with confidence. We’ll detail how communication plays a key role when you work with your team, your managers, and your senior leadership team. Learn to use tried and tested models for approaching different scenarios such… read more
Melania Chanhih Agile Coach at Allianz Services	Harnessing the Potential of Women in Leadership In this talk, I emphasize the unique and valuable leadership abilities of women in an agile context. By examining the principles and values of the agile manifesto, I illustrate how women's strengths in collaboration and teamwork align perfectly with the agile approach. Join me in exploring the untapped potential of women in leadership and their crucial role in driving success in an agile world. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Birge Kahraman Agile Coach at agile42 Consulting GmbH	Coaching or Mentoring? What should be your stance? Coaching and mentoring are both forms of developmental relationships that aim to support an individual's growth and development. However, they differ in their approach and focus. Coaching is a structured and results-oriented process where a coach works with an individual to help them achieve specific goals. However mentoring require more hands-on experience sharing. This session will explore the benefits of both mentoring and coaching, how to decide when to apply which, and how they can be leveraged in various roles. At the end of the session, you will get many useful tips from boths end… read more
Valeria Angelino Gas Turbine Technology Leader at Baker Hughes	Culture, Inclusivity and New Technologies will bring Sustainable Energy to the World. Innovation, courage, energy transition and gender equality play a key role in building a better, safer, more inclusive and cleaner future for all of us. How creating a culture of belonging and inclusivity is fundamental to thrive in developing new technology that will bring sustainable energy to the world. Affordable and clean energy solutions (Goal 7 of UN Sustainable Development Goals) and gender equality (Goal 5) are extremely interconnected in technology life cycle assessment, and tech world and energy companies cannot afford to discard this in order to be ready - and… read more
Radhika Gudipati Senior Research Coordinator (Robotics & AI) at Ocado Technology	On Grid Robotic Pick - an innovation to automate the picking and packing of grocery orders Designed for efficiency, On-Grid Robotic Pick (OGRP) solves one of the most complex fulfilment challenges - automating the picking and packing of grocery orders. Handling such a vast range of products is extremely challenging. Robotic arms need to be able to grasp and manipulate items of varying shapes, sizes, weights, and densely pack them into bags without damaging fragile products. This talk describes how OGRP combines cutting-edge machine vision, deep reinforcement learning and advanced sensing to pick and pack grocery items without any prior knowledge of what they are, making… read more
Ananya Lahiri Applied Scientist at Onfido	Career pivot - a leap into Applied ML Research It’s never too late to pivot in your career I’m perhaps the poster child of complete shift in career direction. I spent most of my career in top-tier investment banks. Then Onfido took a chance on me… I joined Applied Science as an intern (!) I recently got promoted. So my suggestion - follow your heart, don’t look back. Take a single leap of faith towards your dream, and you’ll find the Universe sends support along the way. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Victoria Repa Founder and CEO at BetterMe	Women’s Leadership in Times of War: A Ukrainian Entrepreneur’s Story I am a Ukrainian entrepreneur - CEO, and Founder of BetterMe company, headquartered in Kyiv. With the outbreak of war, the BetterMe team faced the most challenging crisis, and the pandemic against this backdrop seems like just a preparation for today's harsh reality. But even during this year of the war, BetterMe continues to grow - the number of employees and financial indicators are increasing, with the team we launched a couple of new products. How did we do it? One of the biggest secrets to surviving a crisis of any size - is strong leadership. The most important thing… read more
Saskia Cebrian Project Manager at Adobe	Lessons from a Latina in Tech - tips on overcoming unconscious bias, impostor syndrome and others Women are widely unrepresented in the Tech Industry and leadership positions. To provide some perspective, in 2017, there were only 2% of Latinas in the Tech Industry in the United States; for which as Latina, as a woman, as an immigrant and as a project manager, I would love to share the obstacles I have faced throughout my professional trajectory and how I have overcome them. So more women can use the same tools in their journey. Some items to discuss are: - Breaking the unconscious bias at work - Overcoming Impostor syndrome - Making yourself and others heard.… read more