Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Jill Gates Vice President Culture and People, Europe and Asia at Ensono	If it matters to you it matters to us: how mentors can inspire the next generation Too often mentorship & allyship are viewed as just internal initiatives – something disconnected from the existential issues facing the tech sector. One such problem is talent and opening the door to the next generation. Jill Gates, VP Culture and People Experience, Europe and India, at end-to-end managed service provider Ensono, argues that mentorship and allyship is integral to breaking down barriers in technology and inspiring the next generation. Drawing on her two decades of experience working in HR, Jill will present her vision for putting mentorship and allyship at… read more
Annie Guo Applied Scientist at Yelp	Practical Statistics for Running Experiments This talk will cover several statistical rules of thumb that you can use in everyday work and life. We will cover how to do statistics when you only have a small sample size, how to interpret ratings with confidence, and estimate the chance of something that hasn’t happened yet. The workshop is suitable for both technical and non-technical audiences who are curious about data driven decision making. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Patricia Scanlon Founder and Executive Chair at SoapBox Labs	AI for Kids: Unlocking the Promise of AI Through Ethical Use Meaningful advancements in artificial intelligence hold big promise across many facets of life - whether it’s simplifying workflows, personalizing healthcare, or helping children to learn to read. But AI is not without risk -- raising legitimate concerns about bias, privacy, and accuracy. As we build toward a more automated world, defining the ethical parameters for AI is paramount. As Founder and Executive Chair of SoapBox Labs, the world's first voice technology designed specifically for kids, Dr. Patricia Scanlon is developing AI technology designed to help young kids who are still… read more
Nahia Orduna Manager Solutions Architecture at Amazon Web Services	Future of Work and Sustainability: how to make a career with purpose in the digital future The future of work offers plenty of diverse opportunities for workers hoping to make an impact. There’s no unique career path when it comes to sustainability. During this talk, you will learn how to begin, or shift to a career in sustainability. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Georgia Mantzana Senior UX/Service Designer, Consultant	Discover the power of service design Discover what Service Design is and why it is powerful to enhance the customer and user experience. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Aida Elsabban Electronics Industry Expert & Visiting Lecturer at BUE	How COVID changed Project Management The talk will address the science behind the project management. The four phases of any project will be explained briefly. Its Socio-Technical Approach will be also discussed. In addition, it will mention the most famous certificates in this field. Then, it will discuss how the project management field is affected - either positively or negatively - during the COVID years and how PMs should handle the new constraints/challenges during their work. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Hanane LAMAAZI Post-Doctoral Fellow at Khalifa University	Data-driven decision making using smart edge computing in IoT environment The exponential growth of the number of users and mobile terminals has increased the amount of generated data. This necessitates efficient data management solutions. Existing centralized platforms incorporate an efficient solution to manage data for non-real-time delay-tolerant applications. However, they still suffer from shortcomings such as relatively high response time, various sensing devices' capability, and inconsistent data collected from different services. In this talk, we will discover data dimensions definition and challenges, decision-making strategies for data… read more
Natalya Vilyavina Executive Board Member at Oxford Entrepreneurs Network	State of the deep tech entrepreneurship in the UK and the emerging trends The UK has been a leader in deep-tech innovation that emerges from its world-class universities and research centers. Since 2019 investment in deep tech in the UK increased by over 17%, which is the fastest rate among the developed countries. In 2021 University of Oxford Spin-Out Oxford Nanopore was valued at $4.6 Billion in London IPO. AI is at the frontier of deep-tech innovation, and the early-stage startups are paving the way. Trends in AI include the application of Open AI GPT3 models, industrial AI and augmented workforce, adversarial AI, security, and trust of AI systems. Female… read more
Aniko Budovics Director Engineering at FreeNow	Using the power of being a woman in management Telling the story of how being different, emotionally intelligent, and caring helped me to navigate 85% man dominated companies Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Sandra Witzel CMO, Board Director at SkedGo	How we are making transport more inclusive - one trip at a time Our current mobility ecosystems are not gender-neutral. They have been shaped through the male lense for centuries, yet slowly awareness is rising that women's travel needs & requirements are very different and require attention. How has society gotten away with neglecting women in this important sector for so long? Why are only around 20% of workers in the transport sector female? How have our mobility ecosystems been shaped the wrong way and what is happening to change this? Are we making the same mistakes again with new technologies, such as autonomous vehicles, micromobility, AI… read more
Iryna Manukovska Chief marketing & strategy officer at XME.digital platform, JEVERA software solutions	From CMO to contemporary artist: how art career can fuel business one Starting from personal energy management to give body and mind power to change. Continuing with tips and personal experience on staying focused on new staff in the daily rush. Finishing with a supportive community and creating new beginnings ambassadors from family and friends. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Kamila Wosińska Group COO Office Strategist / Head of Global ESG Governance / Accredited Coach and Business Mentor at GFT Technologies / Skill Spring	Human Skills in Tech World Soft skills in IT is a must, not a nice to have anymore Find out what are the most important soft skills currently valued by employers in tech world and check out how to develop them. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Silvia Bellucci Technical Sales for Public Administration at Google	Do the others know? Make sure that your job, any success, achievement is spread outside your immediate circle. To succeed as a technical leader you have to do things that matter, to your team, to your company, to a broader community. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Monique Montanino Tech Executive Career Coach at Resume Tech Guru	Executive Leadership Skills Workshop - Advancing to the C-Suite As you climb higher up the organizational chart, you’ll be gaining greater exposure and access to your executive leadership team. How you communicate and collaborate with executives is often a unique skill set within itself. This workshop is designed to provide you the tools to do so. You’ll identify leadership skills to communicate, collaborate, and influence your employees, peers, management team, and the C-Suite. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Monique Montanino Tech Executive Career Coach at Resume Tech Guru	Executive Leadership Skills Workshop - Advancing to the C-Suite As you climb higher up the organizational chart, you’ll be gaining greater exposure and access to your executive leadership team. How you communicate and collaborate with executives is often a unique skill set within itself. This workshop is designed to provide you the tools to do so. You’ll identify leadership skills to communicate, collaborate, and influence your employees, peers, management team, and the C-Suite. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Tanzila Saba Research Professor/Associate Chair at Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics Lab,Prince Sultan University,Riyadh,Saudi Arabia	Internet of Medical Things (IoMT): The Future of Healthcare The internet of medical devices, health systems, and software applications (IoMT) is a network of internet-connected medical equipment, health systems, and software applications meant to increase efficiency, lower healthcare costs, and ensure better medical results. Wearable gadgets and stand-alone equipment are examples of IoMT technologies that can help with remote patient monitoring, which is becoming more important as telehealth grows. IoMT is a unique and advanced infrastructure that is representative of the future of medicine when combined with patient data. Medical practitioners… read more
Estelle Roux-Stevens CEO & Co-Founder at Mentorjam BV	Why traditional mentoring programs fail to bridge the diversity gap? During my session, I will be looking at traditional mentoring programs and how in most cases they are designed to fail before even launched. Often providing a mentoring program is part of a tick box exercise or a nice to have within a company or community. Perhaps even a bit of an "everyone is doing it, so should we" approach. Instead of considering the purpose and objectives of offering a mentoring program. We will look at a few ways you can offer a truly inclusive mentoring program to your community or employees. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Zara Zamani Chief Solutions Officer at ChromaWay	Stepping into the Unknows we can trust! We keep hearing about Metaverse, NFTs and all exciting technologies and as humans we love exploring new opportunities that come with it as well. BUT there is a difference between the coming unknown future and the one we were facing 30 years ago...and that is DECENTRALIZATION... in the past the growth of technology meant more centralization and power for certain entities which brought alot of risk and resistance to change with itself but now we are stepping into an unknow we can trust in nature...a decentralized, distributed, democratized unknow future... I will be exploring that trustworthy… read more
Mehreen Najm Full-Stack Developer	Afghanistan & Women In Technology I would like to talk about my journey and the obstacles I faced in Afghanistan. 1- what challenges did I face as a girl in Afghanistan? 2-How did I overcome these challenges? 3- Why our society don’t want Afghan women to promote? 4- How can we assist the girls to have access to continue their education after the Taliban banned the Schools & Universities? Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Sofia Michili Senior Product Manager at Hotjar	The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Product Managers Product is hard. There's no school program teaching you how to be a PM, nor which skills and mindset you need for it; you have to dive into it and learn by trial and error. Inspired by the book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®", in this talk, I aim to inspire you with 7 principles that can make you more effective as a Product Manager. Did you like this session? Share to vote.