Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Teena Idnani Principal Engineer at Investec	Breaking the binary: Why organisations must embrace Quantum Computing now! Join in to break the binary of classical computing and start exploring the potential of quantum computing. In this session, we will explore how organisations can experiment with quantum computing on an on-demand basis and understand how far-reaching quantum will be within their industries. We will look at some applications of quantum computing in the finance industry and discuss the challenges involved in implementing them. In addition, through a Azure Quantum workspaces demo, we will dive deep into how organisations can use Quantum Computing as a Service (QCAAS… read more
Kiruthika Ganesan Head of Quality Assurance at Deko	Navigating through your career breaks Career breaks are becoming more common now-a-days whether it is a paid one or an unpaid one. This talk is about my experiences and how I have navigated both planned and unplanned breaks in my career. Sometimes an unplanned break or a layoff can be quite traumatic and hard to digest. During these times how can we stay objective, take stock and proceed further? Post pandemic mental health has taken a centre stage. More companies and individuals are focussing on work life balance, sabbatical, flexible working, reduced hours, remote working, better benefits and much more. A break… read more
Dr Karen Wilson Managing Partner at KZW & Associates	Stop Playing The Game. Start Writing The Rules. The data is in (and has been for ~150 years). The 'playing field' is uneven and we, as women continue to try to play on it. What if - instead of playing a game we didn't invent - with rules we didn't write and goalposts that keep moving, we stopped playing? What if we reinvented the workplace so it worked for EVERYONE? What does that take? Each of us taking charge individually and THEN working together. We can create a ripple effect that becomes a tsunami. W ant some insights on where to begin? This talk is… read more
Giulia Marzetti Senior consultant	Harnessing the Green and Digital transition for your career Sustainability and the digital revolution go hand in hand. In this keynote, I will present how you can harness the power of both to have a fulfilling career. Through case studies of applied technology to advance sustainability, I will demonstrate why the green revolution cannot happen without digitalization and vice-versa and why this is the time for your to enter this transformational space. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Rux Dariescu Sustainable Business Performance Coach at Rux Dariescu Coaching	If the answer is <Increasing Productivity>, what is the question? Do leaders ask the right questions about productivity in the Information or Knowledge Industry? Right questions are the key to unlocking your business's productivity flow while creating sustainable performance. Recent business news headlines have been dominated by reports of declining productivity, often resulting in drastic measures such as layoffs or financial warnings. Taking a closer look, it doesn't make sense since, viewed as a process, productivity issues should not exist. Most of the steps in any business delivery productivity journey have been digitized.… read more
Ida Nganga Regional Head at UNESCO Emerging Technologies for Development	The Importance of Technology in ESG Transformation Digital sustainability, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and running a conscious business have become hot topics in the last decade, and are growing more relevant each day. Digital sustainability is the process of applying social, economic, and environmental stewardship principles to digital products, services, and data delivered via the internet. Organizations should deliver more resource-efficient digital products, and also, digital products and services can be used to advance sustainability efforts. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Liz Ince Director of Architecture at Capgemini plc	Sustainability In Solutions Architecture Sustainability in solution design and architecture needs to become mainstream. How do you include sustainability in IT? It needs to be included right at the start - in your systems design and enterprise architecture. This presentation will give an overview of Capgemini's Integrated Architecture Framework (IAF) - Sustainability view and how you can include sustainability in all your IT projects Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Chinatu Uzuegbu Managing Cyber Security Consultant at RoseTech CyberCrime Solutions Ltd.	Securing The Cloud with The Standard Best Practices Cloud Computing has eventually become the core technology in the Digital Age. Quite a lot of ongoing Business Transformations and Migrations to the Cloud! It will be my pleasure to inform the Conference Attendees on what Cloud Computing entails covering: 1. The Definition of Cloud Computing. 2. The Business Key drivers for Cloud Migration. 3. The characteristics of an authentic Cloud. 4. The Cloud Deployment and Service Models, their advantages, disadvantages, threats and Security Measures around them. 5. Terminologies in Cloud Computing (Inter-operability, Portability, Reversibility, others… read more
Anna Brailsford CEO at Code First Girls	How to Hire, Retain and Progress the Next Generation of Diverse Tech Talent By 2025, there will be 1 qualified woman for every 128 tech jobs in software, data and cybersecurity. Globally, we are beyond the crisis point for hiring women into tech roles. However, it is key to consider that retaining female talent within organisations is of equal importance if we are to close the tech gender gap. We asked our community of over 120,000 woman coders why they had left jobs in the past. 53% said "no clear career pathway or progression", 49% said "unfair pay" and 32% said "toxic company culture". Women are still being treated… read more
Zana Pekmez Senior Strategic Account Technology Strategist at Microsoft	Women Leaders for Inclusive Growth Agenda As women in technology we can contribute in multiple ways towards inclusive economic growth and ESG goals by harmonizing the technology strategy and objectives with the entire broader welfare of the system. Embracing our female perspectives in product design, strategy and software development directs effort and focus in the right areas of creative action for serving the common good. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Darya Yegorina CEO at CleverBooks	Polymath is the new normal Polymath is a person of wide knowledge or learning. New evolving skills are important in our constantly chanaging world driven by technology. How can we prepare kids to be future polymaths? How technology is involved? Interactive session is full of interesting and engaging facts about the importance of innovation, creativity, imagination, futuristic and strategic thinking approach. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Sarah Lean Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft	Get the most out of GitHub Most engineers will have heard of GitHub and most will have at least a small part of code stored in there for future use. But there is so much more to GitHub. In this session we will dive into the ways you can use GitHub to manage projects, share snippets of code, ship code or infrastructure to your product environments. You'll leave this session knowing much more about GitHub and want to use it every day! Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Dr Jennifer Martin Executive Director, Executive MBA Programme at Cambridge Judge Business School	The benefits to the organisation of doing business right - Diversity Nearly all managers know that they need to think about diversity, many now consider it in hiring decisions or think about it in marketing campaigns, but often organisations forget to take it to the next level, and ensure its embedded in all their processes. In order to ensure that organisations reap the benefits, we first look at the costs of not taking diversity seriously, and then we look at the benefits of having supportive equity and inclusion programmes in order to recruit and retain the best teams. We also look at the importance of allyship, in order to embed the… read more
Prachi Shah Global Vice President, Customer Success at Syncron	Customer Success – Superior customer experience and revenue growth engine Customer Success is an integral part of customer engagement value chain today. Most IT solution and services providers have embarked on customer success led transformation journey to improvise customer experience. In this session you will learn, - What is customer success? - Why customer success is important for your organization? - How to leverage customer success to enhance customer experience & outcome - How organizations are leveraging customer success led engagement to grow their top line? Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Mariana de la Roche Senior Regulatory Affairs Expert at IOTA / INATBA	Blockchain for Good I will discuss the innovative ways in which blockchain technology can be used to revolutionize social impact, illustrating how powerful blockchain technology can be when it comes to solving social problems. We will discuss the ways in which blockchain can be used to improve social welfare systems, address digital identity issues, and much more as well as the actions implemented by International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications to raise awareness about the power of DLT technologies at the global level. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Nava Levy Developer Advocate for Data Science and MLOps	Democratizing Deep Learning: Unlocking Innovations with Embeddings, Vector Databases and Generative AI In this talk, we'll explore the game-changing and transformative potential of Generative AI and Vector Databases when combined with Embeddings from Foundation Models and how it's paving the way for democratizing Deep Learning. Deep learning is changing the world — from ChatGPT, DALL-E, and DeepFace to Amazon Alexa, Waymo Self Driving Cars and Google Translate. Despite this, most companies have not yet deployed AI/ML and those who have, still rely on classic or traditional machine learning. In this talk we'll see how deep learning is becoming accessible to companies of… read more
Seemin Suleri VP Engineering at Prima	How to be a Successful Leader in Tech This session explores my journey to becoming VP of Engineering for a multi-national company. I started from humble beginning and with very little support managed to work my way up. It also explores the challenges in becoming a leader in the tech world and what women might face while on that journey. Aimed at anyone who is in a leadership role or aspiring to be one. You will get a little something to take away and keep with you that might help you achieve your dreams in becoming a tech leader. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Elizabeth Williams Product Owner at NBCUniversal	Why does inclusive design matter in technology We’ve found throughout time that many products and services fail to provide seamless usability for individuals (see Infrared gate, photo-apps, stock photos, apple watch gate and more). It’s important for both the providers of products and services to ensure the range of users that can, with satisfaction, utilise products is as broad as possible. The question is, however, how do we, as either individual entrepreneurs, small businesses, large businesses and general members of the design process ensure this? Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Jeannette Gorzala Head of Legal and Regulatory at European AI Forum	AI Startups - how to best prepare for getting an investment in 2023 and seal the deal. The European landscape for AI startups will experience significant changes in 2023 and 2024 due to several regulations and requirements. This impacts AI startups and their founders as well as the funding and venture capital scene. How can AI startups demonstrate that they did their homework and are a good investment target? What are funding agencies, business angels and venture capitalists looking at? How to prepare best to secure funding and seal the deal? This presentation will get you up to speed on the status quo, developments and the timeline of important facts and share first hand… read more
Onur Korucu VP of Consulting EMEA, Cyber Security & Data Protection at TerzionDX	The Global Data and Cyber Security Skills Gap: Current Trends and Future Directions Rapid and widespread data security models have changed the nature of work, and digital skills are now regarded as essential for the modern workforce. Employees need digital skills to work with new data management and privacy technologies and to keep up to date with rapid technological advancements. Data is central to business success in today's world. Increasingly, the insights it provides are being recognized as an enabler for more accurate, evidence-based decision-making. When it comes to increasing internal knowledge, upskilling existing teams and their understanding can be a vital… read more