Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Grace Heisenbottle Tech Recruiter at Jane Street	Q&A with Jane Street Recruiters! Stop by to talk about our recruitment process and full-time roles. This casual conversation will be participant driven. Bring your questions! Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Sandhya Sridharan Head of JPMC Core Engineering and General Manager Developer Platform at JPMC	Keynote TBA Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Anchal Dube Director of Engineering at Zocdoc	Zocdoc Meet & Greet A meet + greet session with engineering leadership at Zocdoc. Come get all your questions answered about Zocdoc, our company and tech culture, and more! Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Jenny Jin iOS Engineer	Building New Features as Junior Engineers As junior engineers working on a high impact, cross platform initiative, there was a learning curve to define our best processes. On top of this, our team was formed at the beginning of the year, so it was even more challenging to adjust. From this experience, we’ve become more confident in taking on larger projects. We are excited to share our learnings from planning, working with multiple stakeholders, and integrating a third-party feature into our product. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Nicole Rennalls Vice President/ General Manager AIOT at AspenTech	Prioritizing Personal Career Development If you are a manager of people, chances are you've heard that career growth and personal development are the leading drivers of employee engagement. Yet, when people leaders manage their calendars, developing new skills is quick to fall off their list. Taking time to build skills sometimes feels like a selfish pursuit, when it is really one of the best things you can do for your team, your company, and your career. During this talk, I'll cover why development is so important and how development opportunities create inflection points in a career. I'll also share how to… read more
Phylecia Terrell Event Marketing Manager at Founder Institute	Female Founder Roundtable: Breaking Down Barriers for Women in Tech Whether at the idea, growth, or the investment stages of a business, women face a number of challenges that requires awareness in order for female founders to access opportunities, to help them navigate the industry successfully. This live and interactive roundtable discussion includes a panel of top international women entrepreneurs who will share their stories, best practices, and pitfalls to avoid, for breaking into the world of tech. Join us for what promises to be an informative and entertaining session and come ready with your questions. Did you like this session? Share to vote… read more
Anasthasia Manu Software Engineer at QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey	A Fireside chat with QuantumBlack Join our team to learn more about QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey during their fireside chat. In this conversation, they will discuss different career paths, their experience working at QuantumBlack and they will also answer the questions from the audience. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Paulina Stancu Senior Software Engineer at SeatGeek	SeatGeek Meet & Greet Exploring SeatGeek's product and engineering principles and how they differentiate themselves in the ticketing industry. Learn how they have built a fantastic product and a strong and welcoming engineering culture, along with getting some sneak peeks into some of their most interesting engineering challenges! Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Erica Brewster Talent Acquisition at Stellantis	Fireside Chat with Stellantis Provide an overview of how Stellantis is transforming from an automotive to Software company. Open dialogue for fireside chat Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Stanislava Zapototska Talent Acquisition Partner - Technology at Zalando	Get Prepared: The Hiring Process at Zalando by Stanislava Zapototska Presentation of Zalando's hiring process and steps for software engineering & product roles across the company. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Michelle Labbe Chief People Officer at Toptal	Creating a culture of connectivity, support, and success in a remote work environment Companies were increasingly gravitating to remote work well before the pandemic, but the speed of adoption accelerated when office spaces were abandoned in droves in 2020 - especially in the technology sector. Toptal was founded as a fully remote company in 2010, and has successfully built a business with $200M+ revenue per year, and thousands of people across 160+ countries. As Chief People Officer of Toptal, Michelle has spearheaded numerous initiatives to support global growth, as well as create infrastructure that fosters a culture of connectivity, support, and success for the company and… read more
Kim Rutke Lead Technical Recruiter at Fullscript	Fullscript Meet & Greet Fullscript is the leading health technology platform used by integrative medical professionals to dispense wellness to their patients. Our powerful care delivery platform combines personalized treatment planning, ongoing wellness support, and healthcare’s best supplements to simplify the path to lifelong wellness. We are hiring for a number of technical roles across our organization. Come meet our talent team and learn more about opportunities at Fullscript. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Karisa Mashlan Consultant at ZS	ZS Meet & Greet Join ZS’s Melissa Visintin and Karisa Mashlan for a 30 minute session at the Women Tech Conference to learn more about ZS and our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The session will include a quick overview of how ZS celebrates the expansiveness DEI in our every day, followed by an open Q&A from the audience. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Devika Maharaj Software Engineer at View The Space (VTS)	Meet & Greet with VTS Hear from the women at VTS working in product, engineering, and design in the traditionally-dominated commercial real estate (and tech) industry. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Lauren Sheehan Partner at Credera	A Tactical Approach to Finding Practical Purpose Ever find yourself struggling to understand why you take on particular clients, projects, or initiatives? It's easy to say yes to a million things, but it's also easy to lose sight of how those things bring practical purpose to your life. In this session, I'll share a simple framework for evaluating whether or not something is worth investing your time, energy and heart into. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Anna Gulstine Engineering Manager at Otus, LLC	High-Performing Teams: How to Support Them Throughout my transition from a classroom teacher to an engineering manager at an ed-tech company, I’ve discovered how many parallels can be drawn between qualities of an effective teacher and qualities of any effective leader. Even though I’m still on the path of lifelong learning, I’m excited about the opportunity to share some of the lessons I’ve learned along the way. These include some of the values and practices that support high performing teams. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Katherine Langdon Product Design Manager at Yelp	Yelp Meet & Greet Join Yelp’s Meet and Greet session to hear from four Yelp employees on what it’s like to work at the company. This will be an interactive session where audience members will also get to ask the speakers questions about their experience in the industry and at Yelp. Yelp is a company that connects people with great local businesses. With unmatched local business information, photos and review content, Yelp provides a one-stop local platform for consumers to discover, connect and transact with local businesses of all sizes by making it easy to request a quote, join a waitlist, and… read more
Ewa Balazinska Tech Content Writer at CAST AI	Whatever you do, do it with all your ❤️ – it's worth it As one of the fastest-growing industries, tech offers excellent working conditions and opportunities for professional development. This fact encourages an increasing number of women to retrain to enter this sector, which is promising. Yet when planning their career change, they often bump up against opinions that may hold them back. Myths about working in IT seem to be passed on without much thought. That’s why CAST AI’s three tech devotees would like to debunk some of such limiting beliefs – and hopefully inspire you to join this exciting sector. Did you… read more
Nesha Frazier Founder at Courage Hackers Creative	Navigating Career Ambition WITHOUT Mom Guilt Ambitious moms are feeling toggled between being a great mom and pursuing their career ambitions. We take care of everyone else’s needs within our careers and care for our families but don’t feel successful. We believe in teaching our kids to believe in amazing possibilities for themselves but somewhere lost our faith and confidence in ourselves. We're ready to stop sacrificing joy, mental and physical well being because we prioritize ourselves last. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Asia Bribiesca-Hedin Women’s Leadership Coach at Bridgewell Professional Services	How to Become the CEO of Your Career: Dismantling 3 Disempowering Myths Believe it or not, much of what we’ve been taught about managing our careers is flat-out wrong. And regardless of whether you are a brand-new hire or a seasoned executive, the myths we’ve learned diminish your power and effectiveness on the job, and stagnate your career trajectory. This interactive session teaches how to reclaim your voice and step powerfully into the roles of the chief strategist and decision maker of your career! Did you like this session? Share to vote.