Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Fausta Ballesteros VP of Marketing and Communication at Cognizant Softvision	Thriving During Covid With an Engaging and Strong Culture Cognizant Softvision, a 20-year-old global software product engineering firm, enjoys a vibrant culture across its 40 global studios. In March, the entire organization and thousands of employees went to a remote environment in less than 48 hours to adhere to 'Shelter in Place' rules associated with the global pandemic. Cognizant Softvision, like many organizations, was faced with a daunting challenge: How do we maintain our unique collaborative and team-oriented culture when everyone is operating in a distributed environment from home? The marketing team, led by Fausta Ballesteros,… read more
Naimeesha Murthy Founder/Product Leader at Products by Women/HUGE	The Correlation Between Primary Care Benefits and Women in the Workforce Working caregivers have a lot on their plate. For most mothers, this means that half of their day is spent working while the other half is spent caring for the family, leaving no room to look after their own wellbeing. Eventually, this causes burnout. And this is where most employers are still falling short! Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Abby Dryer Sr Project Manager; Global Technology DEI Champion at Morningstar Inc	Choose Your DEI Adventure; finding new ways to bring our colleagues into Diversity, Equity & Inclusion work Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts have historically been grass-roots programs managed by affected employees, creating a tax on the under-represented. How can we make sure everyone is getting engaged in DEI efforts in a tangible way? Find out how Morningstar is increasing DEI engagement with a program based on role playing games. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Christy Moccia Chief Compliance Officer at Clear Street	Finding Your Seat at the Table Finance and tech – two male-dominated industries. Christy Moccia, Chief Compliance Officer at Clear Street, a capital markets fintech, will share key learnings from her own career journey. How she was able to pivot her career to develop a new passion and enter the world of compliance with little previous experience after taking a break to raise children. Now as CCO, she’ll share how she was able to elevate her role and be one of the few women in the industry to get a seat at the leadership table. Hint – mentorship is not the only advocate junior employees should be searching for. Did… read more
Ideshini Naidoo Head of Engineering: Legal Practice & Productivity at Thomson Reuters	Ethical AI for a better world Our world is increasingly running on AI services. As this state transitions from pervasive to ubiquitous, what will it mean for society? As technologists we play a pivotal role in this unique time in history, to use this power to shape a better world. Let's talk about how we do that! It starts with committing time and effort to deeply understand the implications of this powerful technology and using this knowledge to guide it into ethical use. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Shelli Brunswick COO at Space Foundation	Stellar Women in the Space Sector Stellar Women in the Space Sector will focus on the journey to becoming an international, interdisciplinary space professional. Shelli Brunswick, chief operating officer at Space Foundation, will host a selected panel of female space professionals from around the globe who will share their personal and professional pathways to their current role in space exploration and space-inspired industries here on Earth. You will come away from this session with new-found awareness on how to access opportunity, network with peers, connect with space pros and find a mentor to guide you on your own… read more
Claudia Minzi Head Of Cybersecurity and Tech Controls for Latam and Canada	Cyber Modern Engineering "The threat of a cyber attack may very well be the biggest threat to the U.S. financial system." - Jamie Dimon JPMorgan Chase is leading the effort in ensuring data security and mitigating risk of cyber attacks. Proper adoption of Emerging Technologies is more critical than ever, especially as we identify the impacts of Covid 19. Claudia Minzi will talk about the top cyber threats and how JPMorgan Chase is investing in Cybersecurity. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Rawia Ashraf Vice President, Product - Legal Practice and Productivity at Thomson Reuters	Partnering with your Product Team A look at how technology and product teams can truly partner to deliver amazing solutions. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Dawn Sepehr Research Scientist at Thomson Reuters	Data Carriers: From Pigeons to AI Models In this session we will introduce you to Thomson Reuters’ rich history of providing information to professionals. We will look at how this work has evolved over time with the introduction of AI, starting from Westlaw in the 70s which provided online research services to legal practitioners all the way to Westlaw Edge which is now armed with the most recent advances in AI. We will also give you a sneak peek into the day-to-day tasks and interesting projects on which many talented researchers, engineers, and designers collaborate from ideation through to production. We will also share more… read more
Emily Colbert VP, Product Management at Thomson Reuters	Building Content Enabled Technology Thomson Reuters is well known for its premium content and deep understanding of the legal industry. I will talk about my journey from a lawyer to a VP of product management at Thomson Reuters and how we are on a similar path with our shift from content to content enabled technology and unlocking the value of human expertise Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Anu Dodda Head of Engineering at Thomson Reuters	Product Engineering for Resiliency When it comes to technology and engineering, failure doesn't have to be fatal. Resilience is the capacity to prevent and recover quickly from failures. Product engineering for resiliency starts from accepting the reality that failures happen, and through engineering, we build a way for the product to continue to operate despite those failures. Good resilient engineering produces a system that can adapt. Come and explore with me on how we are doing Product Engineering through modern and cloud technologies. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Marilyn Rousseau Sr. Manager DBA, Life Coach	5 Steps to Prioritize You & Your Health Without Feeling Guilty Women in Tech are smart, high-achieving, and often work more than their male counterparts just to prove their worth. Meeting family demands has gotten even more challenging since the onset of Covid-19. The additional stress can lead to burn out or serious health issues. In this session, you will learn ways to relax, reset, and refuel your body-mind-spirit without feeling guilty about putting “you” first. You will practice techniques and activities that reduce stress and increase inner peace so you can continue to succeed in your life and career Did you like this session? Share to… read more
Keren Tsuk Founder & CEO of Wisdom To Lead and a Keynote Speaker at Wisdom to lead	Mindfulness Based Leadership We are experiencing a challenging reality that forces us to cope with uncertainty, ambiguity, and lead through these hectic times. Organizations function in complex and dynamic environments. This reality creates ongoing challenges, stress, and at the same time unlimited possibilities and opportunities. Nowadays in order to lead effectively leaders need to be able to better manage themselves, others and the vast amount of opportunities out there. Mindfulness is becoming a key tool for leaders in cooperation worldwide. Leading organizations like Google, Facebook, General… read more
KC Lathrop Senior Design Manager at Cisco	Filling your Cup: Eliminating Resentment and Advocating for your Boundaries We often hear the saying, "fill up your cup, so you can fill up others" but what does that really mean and why is it important? This talk is about the relationship between boundaries and resentment, how to not let change derail you, and what you can do to advocate for what you need in order to be your authentic self. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Christin Webb Chief Executive Officer at The Greater You Leadership Series	What If Confidence Was All You Had? Confidence impacts almost every aspect of success in our lives. The way we choose to navigate professional and personal landscapes can be correlated to the current state of our confidence. Consider if, your defined success, was dependent upon your confidence. How successful would you be? How successful have you been as a reflection of your confidence? This talk explores key steps to developing, managing, and executing confidence to take charge of how we effectively lead and ultimately, our success. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Brittany Istenes Manager - Open Source Program Office at Fannie Mae	From Teacher to Technologist I would like to share my story of how I started off my "adult" career as an educator and ended up starting an Open Source Program Office at Fannie Mae. There are so many commonalities within teaching and program management within technology that we can apply in all our day to day work functions and beyond. I also address fear in change when shifting into something brand new which can cause the dreaded "imposter syndrome" and how one can overcome this. This talk is designed to inspire anyone that wants to make a life career shift into something new and guide people… read more
Deepti Gupta Faculty at Huston Tillotson University, Austin	Federated Learning for Internet of Medical Things Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), also known as healthcare IoT, is becoming ubiquitous with a proliferation of smart medical devices and applications used in smart hospitals, smart home based care, and nursing homes. IoMT utilizes smart medical devices and cloud computing services along with core IoT technologies to sense patients' vital body parameters, monitor their health conditions and generate multivariate data to support just-in-time health services. In this domain, the security of various entities, users, and privacy of data are major concerns. There is a large amount of… read more
Amanda Darcangelo Data Consultant at CTI Data	Weaving the Fabric of Data Data is no longer a standalone aspect of any organization nor is data itself a simple or straightforward concept to implement. Data is an integral and complex aspect of building a successful organization more today than ever before. Because of this, creating a comprehensive data fabric is key to the development of a data driven enterprise. Building a strong foundation including engineering, grass-roots data governance, an understanding of use cases, and a managed data consumption model allows for the execution of complex analytics, data science, machine learning or AI. A data fabric… read more
Sarah Glova CEO at Reify Media	Stop Giving Women Advice - Fighting the Toxic Effects of Unsolicited Advice on Women’s Leadership We’re weighing each other down with advice instead of opening up the conversation. Worse, we don’t even notice we’re doing it. Advice is not neutral. It is mindset shifting, often in a toxic way, and we’re drowning in it. But no one’s talking about it! No one’s talking about how common it is for us to get advice from strangers, or unsolicited advice from our coworkers, or unsolicited advice from our families. Research shows that receiving unwanted advice leads people to feel judged and caught lacking when they were trying to show up big. It’s disempowering. In… read more
Trina Martin Founder & CEO at Trina L. Martin International	Women of Color in Tech: Qualified but Overlooked Companies say they can't find qualified women of color in tech. Why is that? It's not the lack of skill. Women of color face barriers and obstacles related to race and gender in the technology industry. This talk will detail the inequality of women of color in tech being underrepresented, underpaid, and discriminated against in the white male-dominated industry. I will explain the biases women of color in tech face and the impact on these women. This talk will leave you ready to take action in order to close the racial and gender wage gap that women of color in tech endure. … read more