Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Tasha Lutfi Partner Director of Design at Microsoft, Outlook Experience Studio at Microsoft	How Diverse Teams Elevate Creativity It’s common knowledge womxn—especially womxn of color—are underrepresented in the technology industry today. This lack of gender diversity carries with it a major opportunity cost. Diverse teams are on average more creative, innovative, and, ultimately, are associated with greater profitability. In addition, being a designer in the technology industry is often a minority group, and with a focus on engineers and developers, there often aren’t initiatives to grow creativity in tech organizations. How do we bring change to the tech industry to address this lack of diversity?… read more
Shelli Brunswick Chief Operating Officer and Executive Leader at Space Foundation	Investing in Space Innovation Will Solve Our Greatest Challenges on Earth Shelli will share her space journey from high school graduate to global space leader. She will discuss the growing opportunities for space technology innovation in the $447 billion space economy and the importance of global collaboration. Today, virtually every community, infrastructure, and aspect of modern life is profoundly reliant on or affected by space technologies. These innovations span weather forecasting, new materials for manufacturing goods, advanced global communications, healthcare discoveries, and precision farming — all which impact societies and… read more
Shelli Brunswick Chief Operating Office and UNOOSA Space4Women Mentor at Space Foundation	Transformational Mentoring: Inspiring Global Change Makers Life is about relationships -- it's about building and maintaining these relationships. Transformational mentoring is how both individuals in the mentoring relationship are able to grow and develop through the process. It's about finding new pathways, challenging each other to think differently about the world and opportunities. This panel discussion will highlight how to create a transformational mentoring experience that can accelerate your career progression and change your life. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Usha Jagannathan Principal Engineer at McKinsey & Company	Applying FEAT in AI for social good "Applying FEAT (Fairness, Ethics, Accountability and Transparency) in AI for building responsible AI products and for social good" - My tech talk is about why adopting an AI governance framework matters at an early intervention when we start to design, architect, and build AI models. From an AI governance standpoint, my topic will focus on why Explainable AI is critical for building responsible AI products. Thus, highlighting the four key principles to put into practice as a governance framework to build and deploy models that are trustworthy, fair, and explainable by design… read more
Tamuri Richardson International Best-selling Author & Award-winning International Public Speaker at TLeanne Speaking Pros LLC	Leaving your Personal Leadership Mark Your value is the foundation of your personal brand – you, your personality, your skills, and your story are a brand of your own. When others understand your skills, impact, and the value you bring to the table, it’s easier to position yourself for the opportunities that are right for you and work with people who are aligned with your goals. Your sense of self-worth helps you trust your own judgment and make better decisions. These are important leadership qualities that can help you advance in your career. But it should also come with great communication skills. Your… read more
Jenn Donahue President/Owner at JL Donahue Engineering	Do You Know What it Takes to Be a Great Leader? Many leaders think they have to be the leader they are “supposed to be.” My question to the audience is: How is your leadership style working for you? If you’re trying to be the same leader you were five or even ten years ago, it’s likely you’re not resonating with your team. Many leaders today have adopted the traits of other leaders instead of cultivating the qualities that really lead their team forward. I’m here to teach the audience that they don’t have to lead like someone they are not. Instead, they can learn to lead in a way that feels good to them and… read more
Gabriella Horowitz Head of Marketing & Brand at Expensify	Building an Authentic Brand Building a brand from scratch can feel anywhere from nebulous to impossible, and everyone at the table tends to have a different vision of what the brand should be. At Expensify, we've focused on trying to make our brand an authentic reflection of who we are: an externalization of our culture and values so we can attract like-minded people to the tribe. Learn how we've approached brand building, from multi-million dollar collaborations with agencies to scrappy, in-house advertising and design projects. We'll discuss various processes and strategies to keep your eye on the prize… read more
Minami Rojas VP of Growth and Marketing at Moogsoft	3 reasons to ignore job qualifications and have the confidence to apply According to a LinkedIn Gender Insights Report, women apply for 20% fewer jobs than men, despite similar search behaviors, and often assume they don’t qualify for the job before they even apply. This gap of confidence is front and center in the tech industry. Despite making up 47% of the workforce, women only account for 27% off computer and mathematical science jobs. These stats are just a few of the many reasons why Minami Rojas is passionate about helping women in the industry realize their value and show their worth as they work their way to the top of leadership teams.… read more
Svitlana Glibova Software Engineer at Mantium	Build a Python Application with Mantium and the Power of Natural Language Processing In this workshop, I will guide participants through organizing, building, and deploying a Python application that uses a large language model to generate creative text using Mantium's Python client library. Mantium will enable participants to quickly prototype and iterate on an AI-powered creative writing task, and using the client library, we will create a simple standalone application with Python. This workshop will cover a basic, high-level overview of ML/NLP, the principles of a clean, organized Python project, and developing a standalone Python application that uses a large language… read more
Tenay Barker Site Reliability Engineer at Microsoft	Life in the “Second Closet” – Diversity Challenges in Classified Environments The Defense & Intelligence community is charged with some of the most important and sensitive missions on the planet, including the protection of the United States and allied nations around the globe. While this community is comprised of amazing missions, people, and technology, there are always opportunities for improvement – and one area is especially in need of change: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the defense industry. Working in a classified environment is truly a different experience, and there can be a lack of support for People of Color, Women, and LGBTQ+ individuals… read more
Anna Stoica-Zhang Group Product Manager at Shift Technologies	How to be a successful product leader - the practical advice If you research on how to be a successful product leader, you’ll discover there are a million and one things to master in order to become one. The reality when you’re on the job is very different from the academic lessons. This session is focused on advice from a seasoned product leader with 15 years of product management experience and will focus on practical advice. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
AmyJune Hineline Senior Community Manager at Opensource.com at Red Hat	Inclusive AND accessible content Accessible code is imperative for inclusion, but all the code in the world doesn’t do any good if the content is not meaningful to our readers. In this session, we’ll go over what we can do as content authors to ensure inclusivity for all of our readers beyond semantic markup and structured content. Discussion points will include: - What makes content inclusive? Including: definitions, clarifications, and real-life examples - Why is inclusive language important? - How we can embrace accessibility for those with every sort of ability -… read more
Nishrin Kachwala PO and Chapter Lead Omdena, WIDS Ambassador	AI for Disaster response When disaster strikes, humanitarian organizations and local communities need to coordinate efforts to bring quick help to affected populations. Two AI in Disaster response case studies will be presented in aiding affected people and frontline relief workers. First is the use of AI to predict the affected population so that humanitarian aid can be expedited and more effective. This solution has the potential to help multiple groups of people dealing with emergencies and can expand to other disaster types. The second use case is devising safe paths to identify the best routes to travel to… read more
Sarah (Salimi) York Chief Marketing & Digital Officer at Spave™	Tech for Good - Why not? Technology is powerful. This conversation centers around using technology to educate and empower users. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Samia Sami Electrical Engineer-In-Training at SaskPower	Essential Skills from Female Students to Young Professionals This talk will help one understand the critical skills that 21st-century female students and young professionals should develop for success in their careers and growth. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Kathleen Mitford Corporate Vice President, Azure Marketing at Microsoft	Breaking Barriers: Advocating for Women in Tech As a champion for women in tech and increasing diversity in the industry, Kathleen Mitford will share personal anecdotes from her career journey, lessons learned, and ways to advocate for and support all women in the industry. Within her anecdotes, she will also highlight the value of mentorship, sponsorship, and ways to create lasting change. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Alexandria Butler Founder at Sista Circle: Black Women in Tech	(Not So) Hard Conversations: How To Give and Celebrate Actionable Feedback In her "(Not So) Hard Conversations" Series, Lexi B demystifies the art of providing actionable and equitable feedback to team members, encouraging them to thrive. Audience members will leave understanding the actual definition of feedback, explore why it's so uncomfortable, and learn how to create environments where their feedback can be supported, heard, and implemented successfully. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Kristen Dyck Founder & Personal Branding Strategist at AVRO Creative	What We Can Learn from Women in the C-Suite Do you struggle to talk about yourself in those high stakes moments? Are you unsure how and why some people are invited to be on key project teams or rise to the next level at work? Not anymore! Let's uncover what the research tells us about women who are at the top of their professions and what they say they did to get there. The best part? You can do all of these things while remaining true to yourself and your values. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Winn Oo Director	Unlock Your Trapped Data Using AI and Machine Learning Is your data trapped? Historically, unstructured data (i.e. documents, PDFs, pictures, hand-written scans, etc.) often felt trapped and the extraction and ingestion of this data was a laborious, manual, and time-consuming process. Through the use of AI, ML, and some proprietary technology, we have “untrapped” (or maybe “freed” here?) this data and allowed it to be accounted for and analyzed throughout the business. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Bridget Frey Chief Technology Officer	Choosing the Right Tool for the Right Job: How to Be a Diversity Mechanic The tech industry is rife with division right now, with people expressing outrage about discrimination and harassment. Meanwhile, we have engineers with their heads down writing code. But what if we as engineers took everything we know about technology and how to solve problems and we applied it to ourselves? In this session, Bridget will provide concrete strategies for leaders to drive change in the technology industry and for their companies. She'll share her experience with building more diverse and inclusive teams, and offer her advice for how to advocate for broader change in your… read more