Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Suchitra Hegde Career Counsellor at Self-Employed	Find your feet in new territories! Women struggle to return to work after a career gap. Imagine this situation when you have moved to a new country as well. That's a double whammy when you have hardly any personal or professional contacts! I will provide actionable tips to navigate this tricky situation and find success in your DREAM job! Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Chanchal Bansal Software Developer student at Rustamji Institute of Technology	Python for Developer Python programming language is of no doubt the most usable High level language that when acquired will pave way for the person. With Python , a person can build anything from Web to an app .So the need to acquire the knowledge of this language is too important.Now a days python is the language used in many big industries so, why they prefer it ?If you want answers of such types of questions join our session. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Agnieszka Swiatowa VP Technology and Innovation at Discovery Inc. at Discovery Inc	Trust is the new black. Distant and diverse team engagement. Now even more than ever we need to think about the new normal. Is remote work going to become common. How can we engage distant and diverse teams to work towards common goals. Trust and Empathy - skills associated mostly with women and treated before as weaknesses now become the key enablers of engaging people working remotely. Join me in discovering "the new normal" way of working. Remotely! Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Özlem Stoian Product owner	Continuous self improvement continues through parenthood The world changes faster than ever. We need to invest in self improvement to keep up with the changes. I will talk about how we can continue our personal professional improvement efforts even after becoming a parent. I will be happy if I can inspire others on pursuing goals both in professional and personal life. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Rasika Kedia Student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Python for Beginners According to its creator, Guido van Rossum, Python is a: “high-level programming language, and its core design philosophy is all about code readability and a syntax which allows programmers to express concepts in a few lines of code.” It is useful in various field ranging from web development to Artificial Intelligence. So why wait to start Python? Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Nikola Valesova Data Scientist at DataSentics a.s.	Player Churn Prediction Using Machine Learning Would you like to see the design and code behind a churn prediction machine learning solution? Customer churn is a well-known term across many industries. Generally, it represents the act of a customer leaving a product for good. The goal of churn prediction is to identify such customers and try to prevent them from leaving by keeping them engaged in the product. This presentation will focus on churn prediction in mobile games where the goal is to identify the players that are the most likely to quit before they do. In most freemium games, only very few per cent of players… read more
Eva Cortés Senior Talent Partner at Talentful	How to build resilient teams in fast-growing environments The role of recruiters inside organisations has become way more complex than what it used to be. It takes a big amount of soft skills, passion and curiosity to build the best teams. But we do not operate on our own but as a partner of the business. I would like to run a presentation on my learnings from the hard and good times during my experience scaling companies in my time at Talentful. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Rihab Yakoubi IT Helpdesk Specialist at Wefox GmbH	What I should learn in 2020 as first programming language? About the workshop: Coding for beginners “The most disastrous thing that you can ever learn is your first programming language.” ― Alan Kay Python is one of the top programming languages in 2020 and it will still on the top in the next coming decade. Python is polyvalent, you can use it to develop different applications. Learning python will be a solid foundation for learning other languages/technologies. By learning Python you will learn to think like a programmer. There are a million opportunities for you once you add Python to your resume. Did… read more
Bianca Cefalo Rocket Scientist \| Space Systems Product Manager \| STEM Consultant \| at Airbus Defense and Space UK	Disrupted in Space: behind the scenes of Digital Connectedness Zoom, TikTok, Facebook, Slak, Netflix, Uber, Twitter, Linkedin, TV broadcast, Natural disasters and Weather Forecast, Telemedicine, GPS, WiFi, Cashless payments, Banking services, Stock Markets, Remote working, WomenTech Global Conference 2020. Can you guess what’s their one common element? Telecommunication Satellites. Space tech fuels our lives on a daily basis. Our digital habits and online businesses evolve at the pace of spacecraft innovation. Humanity sustainable living and safety on Earth are guaranteed by visionary thinkers of structures, propulsion and… read more
Bianca Cefalo Rocket Scientist \| Space Systems Product Manager \| STEM Consultant \| at Airbus Defense and Space UK	Disrupted in Space: behind the scenes of Digital Connectedness Zoom, TikTok, Facebook, Slak, Netflix, Uber, Twitter, Linkedin, TV broadcast, Natural disasters and Weather Forecast, Telemedicine, GPS, WiFi, Cashless payments, Banking services, Stock Markets, Remote working, WomenTech Global Conference 2020. Can you guess what’s their one common element? Telecommunication Satellites. Space tech fuels our lives on a daily basis. Our digital habits and online businesses evolve at the pace of spacecraft innovation. Humanity sustainable living and safety on Earth are guaranteed by visionary thinkers of structures, propulsion and… read more
Filipa Castro Lead Team at Data Science for Social Good Portugal	Data Science for Social Good I'll bring my perspective on the potential of data science for social impact. I'll mainly share my experience on social data projects done with Rotaract and Data Science for Social Good Portugal . The presentation will mainly cover: - the journey of a data for good project, from scoping to delivery of results; - the impact of data analysis on social good, with a case study; - the current projects of Data Science for Social Good Portugal with different kinds of NGOs; - the amazing work done by Data Science for Social Good Portugal on fighting COVID19.… read more
Oana Ciherean Founder at Dalia's Book	Who should be a teacher? As creators of technology, through what we do, we are shaping how the world evolves and what it will look like tomorrow. What we're missing though, is what happens outside our tech bubble, when children are left behind from their future because education systems are not in sync with this rapidly changing world. Join this talk to find out what people like you are doing to make sure the children of today keep up with what's next. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Stuti Sharma CSE Under-Grad \|\| Programmer \|\| Database Management and Analysis Enthusiast	Starting your journey with Databases Management in MySql Hey fellas, I'll be taking session regarding MySQL in brief (MySQL queries) , I've been practicing with it , and now i want you all to know about it at a Beginner level! Continuous interactions with different and varied technologies of Computer Science have instilled a deep interest in me towards this field. I am an avid learner. I am enthralled by the ways technology affects people. Through the use of technology, I want to work on projects that impact the lives of millions of people in a positive way. Moreover, want to learn and grow with like-minded… read more
Ilona Beliatskaya Travel Futurist & Researcher in Travel Technology	Harnessing AI for creating responsible travels in the post COVID-19 times Tourism has become one of the most affected sectors due to COVID-19 spreading. Travel restrictions, airlines go bankrupt, jobs reduction, etc. – all of that showcase the negative impact of the pandemic on one of the most important industries for the humankind's wellbeing. The present talk will be dedicated to the future of travel, especially in times of the post-COVID-19, as there is a huge belief that we will overcome this global health issue and our lives will go back to normal. The way how we travel has been already changed even before the pandemic – e.g. face… read more
Peculiar-C. Umeh An Android developer	Kotlin programming language: A big fix for many Java issues Since Google announced Kotlin as a first-class programming language for writing Android apps in 2017, Kotlin's usage doubled within a few months. Android Studio 3.0's support included creating new Kotlin files and the conversion of Java code to Kotlin. Google is putting weight on Kotlin’s foundation, as this programming language can support various features that currently are not supported by Java. To benefit maximally from this topic, you may need to have knowledge of Java Language. Though you can still learn Kotlin without knowing Java (it may be a bit hard based… read more
Maryna Cherniavska Senior Software Engineer at OLX Group	Winter Is Coming: A Kotlin Web Application Without Spring Spring Boot is a common way to start almost any back-end web application or REST API; but what if you'd prefer to go without Spring Boot and without Spring altogether? Is it possible at all, and more importantly, is it painless? We will work through a common example and see together. For this talk, a basic knowledge of Kotlin is preferred. After the session, I will share a link to the repository with all the relevant code, so you can fork it and play with it on your own. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Estelle Roux-Stevens Career Development Strategist and Mentor at Eva Connections	The Power of Mentoring There is no greater professional development tool than that of Mentoring. For centuries the power of mentoring has enabled successful leaders to transform their careers, break through innovation barriers and perfect their leadership styles. Are you considering being a Mentor, or wondering if working with a Mentor will help you reach your career goals? In this session I'll learn about the true Power of Mentoring and how by being either a Mentor or Mentee can help you shape your career and reach your goals. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Maja Schreiner Founder and CEO at Sharing Tribe	Help, I'm the only Woman on my Team “Tools to Succeed as an Outspoken Woman in Tech" Are you also a woman in tech? Do you like developing and exploring products? Do you also work in environments where role models and heroes are typically male? I myself have been criticized for appearing "too dominant" during meetings and for having too many ideas and proposals for improvements. I also didn't always get promotions or positions I wanted. Even if I was gratulated on my "woman power" and know-how there was often "a reason" why a male candidate was chosen.… read more
Naina Runnoo Research Assistant	You got to choose you. We are dealing with a pandemic. We are lockdown in our homes - For 2 weeks, then for a month...two months. We don't know when it will end. When it will end will there be any second phase? Anxiety is taking over us. Working from home makes us doubt our own competence - impostor syndrome. Isolation. Loss of jobs. You open instagram and everyone is having fun and showcasing their talents - except you. You feel even more worthless now. How to deal with it? It's all about your choices - To be responsive over reactive and have faith over fear. The talk will… read more
Inka Müller-Seubert Attorney-at-law at CMS Germany	From employee to cyborg - The use of microchip implants in the employment context More and more people are having microchips implanted under the skin to replace conventional memory cards. The microchips, which are about the size of a grain of rice, can store a variety of data, from health data to payment data and public transport tickets. Readers read the data stored on the microchip using near field communication (NFC). The reader must be used at a distance of a few centimetres from the microchip. This type of data transmission is already used for so-called contactless payments with credit cards or smartphones, which require neither the entry of a PIN nor… read more