Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Rittika Basu Visual Designer at Merkle - A Dentsu Company	Age and Interface: Equipping Older Adults with Technological Tools Older adults are an integral part of any family, community and country. They can provide knowledge, experience, support and love to younger family members and friends. However, we often observe our grandparents struggling with smartphones and computers. In 2015 according to Pew Research Center, 11% of older adults do not feel confident when using modern electronics. The objective of this talk is to promote digital literacy, bridge the digital divide, empower as well as build confidence among older adults and elderly netizens. Additionally, embracing technology will help in reducing… read more
Sophia Priyadarshini Customer Success Growth Manager at InstaSafe	The What, Why and How of implementing a Zero Trust Security Model A Zero Trust Security Model employs concepts beyond the traditional confines of network security. Trust is not an entitlement. Access needs to be gained through a comprehensive process. Let’s explore Zero Trust and how enterprises can leverage security solutions as a foundational step in their journey. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Jency Stella Lead QA Engineer at Billennium IT Services (M) Sdn. Bhd.	Codeless Testing with POSTMAN Abstract: APIs are one of the limelight topics in recent years, everywhere we can hear this term. Even though APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) have existed ever since software existed, in recent years it has become a critical requirement for being able to scale and grow your Product. APIs allow pieces of code to bridge together as applications so they can work cohesively together. API Testing has reached stardom nowadays. This process helps to ensure that performance, functionality, security, and reliability of software meet expectations - in other words, that… read more
Kalpana Bansal Solution Head - skills & talent at DarwinBox	Adding Intelligence to Talent As organisations evolve, managing talent becomes critical to scale and profitability. With the evolution of the workforce and the challenges of location and decide agnostic work, matching opportunities to talent has been a field of interest for multiple organsiations. AI is helping organsiations rediscover their human inventories and reinvent them for jobs of the future. Additionally jobs may be displaced as a result of Ai How does one marry technology with humans to be abreast of continuously evolving needs Did you like this session? Share to vote.… read more
Pricilla Bilavendran Team Leader at Billennium	A WholeHearted Approach to Technical Leadership Did you inherit a new engineering team, while gaining additional leadership responsibilities during this global pandemic? As an engineering leader, I knew that I would have to rely on more than just my technical knowledge to integrate and scale my teams, while also focusing on building an inclusive, EQ-savvy global workforce. Emotional intelligence, as cited by Harvard Business Review, accounts for nearly 90 percent of what sets high performers apart from peers with similar technical skills and knowledge. In this talk, I will share my personal experiences as a technical leader… read more
Shruti Sharma BXD/Manager at Consulting Services Firm (digital)	My learnings - Product Management in Consulting Product management is the buzz career these days and I have been at the intersection of building products over and over again but for our clients - How do we really put into practice everything that we read about being a PM? Is the theory enough to get into this role? What are some of the things that you really need to know that no books or learning courses can tell you about being a PM - That's what i have summarised from my personal experience in this presentation Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Richa Tamhane Data Engineer at Accenture	A Roadmap to become a Data Scientist My talk will have a clear roadmap to develop skills on the journey of becoming a Data Scientist. It will include everything from scratch - which programming language to master, how much statistics and maths to be learned, learning about databases, the use of machine learning algorithms and much more along with the free resources to learn from. It will also include how will it be possible to understand the responsibility to use data to develop solutions tailored to meet the organisation’s unique needs. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Annapurna Pradhan PhD Research Scholar at National Institute of Technology,Rourkela, India	Machine learning for Reliable Communication in 5G and 6G wireless systems About the Presentation: Machine Learning (ML) has shown a great potential in revolutionizing communication system worldwide. The ever-increasing complexity of the wireless network, and the emergence of novel use cases such as autonomous cars, industrial automation, virtual reality, e-health, and several intelligent applications, machine learning (ML) is expected to be essential to assist in making the 5G vision conceivable. The cognitive optimization of essential radio resources for efficient end-to-end communication, enabling improvement in conventional communication theories and new… read more
Shweta Sharma Senior Software Engineer at Intuit	You are beyond defeat, get ready for your next phase now! Mid-career professionals are often met with challenges when reentering the workforce. Employers view candidates with a career break as a high-risk proposition while individuals on a career break can have doubts about their abilities to relaunch their careers. The disconnect is a problem and can be solved through two career avenues for career reentry: direct hire route and returnship programs. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Renuka Reddy Director of Engineering at Contentstack	Microservices - Doing it right Have you ever been in situations where your software development cycle is slowing down, your application is buggy, and you find it difficult to release features without the risk of introducing more bugs. Are you considering moving from monolith to microservices to solve these problems? Have you already started that process and still are not able to get enough tangible benefits? Well, then that’s because you aren’t building microservices the right way! Microservices, if done right, can overcome all these typical problems and let you and your teams focus on what… read more
Aftab Ara Assistant Professor, Business Department, University of Hail,Saudi Arabia	The Opportunities of Explainable AI in Healthcare In healthcare, AI has deep penetration to improve the analytics and prediction models and identify anomalies and diagnosis patterns. Thus, AI use-cases in healthcare image classification, segmentation, and disease predictions [verma et al. 2022]. However, AI decisions in healthcare are critical, and EXAI plays an essential role in healthcare. With the use of aided technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, and assisted networking channels, healthcare 5.0 focuses on real-time patient monitoring, ambient control and well-being, and privacy… read more
Swati Bansal Software Engineering Manager	Leading Through Uncertainty: Strategies for Keeping Teams Inspired and Motivated in Difficult Times In this session, you will learn how to lead a team in uncertainties and always encourage your team members: - How to be a good leader in a time of uncertainties and challenges? - How to be calm in case of lots of changes, restructuring, and keep up your team morale Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Uzma Khan Head of PMO/Governance /Technical Program Manager for LEAP (SECP's digital Transfrmation) at SECP	Digital Transformation in Public Sector Public Sector Transformation 1- From paper to Digitization 2- From Digitization to Automation 3- Historical records scanning from paper to digital 4- Handling resistance 5- Team alignment 6- Cultural Shift - Change management Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Geethanjali Kalibhat Engineering Project Manager at Cisco	Project Management - The Whys, Hows & What Nots Project management forms the crux for any successful delivery & subsequent market launch. In the race to adopt the latest model of project management model, in the present world the very basics are getting ignored. The talk would be about why there is a need for project management, how project management needs to be done & what should be avoided to ensure that project management is smoothly done from start to finish. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Sharmila Devi AI Consultant at Google	AI Governance: Balancing Progress and Responsibility Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly advancing and changing the way we live and work, but as the technology becomes more powerful, it's crucial that we consider the ethical implications of its development and deployment. This talk will be an opportunity to learn about the importance of responsible AI, the ethical considerations that must be made, and the steps that can be taken to ensure that AI is used for the betterment of society. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Ria Bhatia Software Engineer	Database Replication 101: A Beginner's Guide to Building High-Availability Systems In today's fast-paced business environment, ensuring the availability and consistency of data is crucial for organizations of all sizes. One of the most effective ways to achieve this is through the use of database replication. This talk will provide an overview of the different types of replication available, including master-slave, master-master, and multi-master replication. It will also discuss the benefits and trade-offs of each approach, and elaborate strategies for dealing with issues such as replication lag and conflict resolution. Attendees will leave with a good understanding… read more
Anshu Toppo Manager at PWC	Code Best practices Code Best practices that developers should follow. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Sharmistha Chatterjee Executive Manager at Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Role of Digital Twin towards Sustainability The talk will start with an introduction to the concept of digital twins and the role of digital twins in identifying and addressing sustainability challenges, some of which include forecasting and monitoring floods, predicting network changes and helping load distribution, and building resilience in communities and supply chain networks. In this talk, we choose one application of digital twin to understand how it can solve live networks (be it 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G) issues. Further, it will also focus on the architectural ecosystem with data aggregation and ML modeling techniques… read more
Manasi Gupta Founder & Executive Director at Huesofthemind Foundation	Leveraging Technology for Social Impact Technology has the power to create impactful change. In this talk, the participants would explore the different ways in which they can leverage technology to deliver impact for the causes they care about. From youth and community engagement initiatives to data analytics and artificial intelligence, the talk would dive into the different technologies and their potential use cases for positive impact. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Shirsha Ray Chaudhuri Director of Research Engineering, Thomson Reuters Labs at Thomson Reuters	Stories from the battlefront: What it takes to build AI into products for long-time companies? In this talk I wish to take the audience through:- 1. Status of IT systems and internal tools and platforms for companies that have been selling software solutions since a long-time 2. Challenges to bringing in AI into such an IT ecosystems 3. Planning and estimating for such transformation 4. Path to success Did you like this session? Share to vote.