Women Transforming Technology Agenda
Tuesday May 5 2020
All times are Pacific
Tuesday May 5 2020
All times are Pacific
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9:00a - 10:00a
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Keynote: Kathryn Finney, Founder/CEO digitalundivided (details)
Note: Keynote sessions are not recorded! Please plan to attend this session live! |
10:00a-10:30a Break
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10:30a -12:00p
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Workshop - Emerging Leaders: Managing Self to Managing Others
Sabrina Coleman, Multicultural Leadership Coach, Facilitator and Consultant Time: 90 minutes (details) |
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10:30a -12:00p
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Workshop - Attract the Advocacy of Influential Sponsors
Jo MIller, Author, #1 bestselling Amazon new release Woman Of Influence: 9 Steps to Build Your Brand, Establish Your Legacy, & Thrive (McGraw-Hill) • Award-winning speaker & researcher Time: 90 minutes (details) |
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10:30a-12:00p
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Workshop - Presentation Skills for Brainiacs
Laura M. Foley, Owner, Laura M. Foley Design Time: 90 minutes (details) |
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10:30a-12:00p
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Workshop - Designing Our Lives
Virginia Rath, PhD, MBA Co-founder Back Porch Barbara Waugh, PhD Author, Co-founder Back Porch Time: 90 Minutes (details) |
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12:00p - 1:00p
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Working Guilt-Free During the Pandemic?
Connie Guglielmo Editor-in-Chief, CNET Laura Katen, Author, Keynote Speaker, Founder/CEO KATEN CONSULTING Carolina Milanesi, Founder & Principal Analyst, The Heart of Tech Time: 1 hour (details) |
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1:00p-2:00p
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Emotional Health @ Work During Challenge And Uncertainty
Nataly Kogan, Creator of the Happier Method™, founder and CEO of Happier, author of Happier Now Time: 60 Minutes (details) |
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1:00p-2:00p
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Emerging Leadership Track (2 Talks)
How & Why We Rise: Reframing the “Why” to Harness Sponsorship for Yourself & Others Natalie Bonifede, Diversity & Inclusion Leader Time: 30 minutes (details) Leaders Don’t Wait for Permission: Take Charge of Your Career Growth Snehal Khandkar , Sr. Engineering Manager, Rubrik Inc Time: 30 minutes (details) |
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1:00p-2:00p
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Executive Leadership Track (2 Talks)
Managing Your Sabotaging Voice— Name it. Tame it. Send it Away Sarah Benenson Goldberg, SBG Leadership Coaching and Consulting Time: 30 minutes (details) Innovation in large companies – What is the panacea? * Monica Shen Knotts, Director, Strategy & Alignment, Cisco * Minny Walia, Senior Director, Business Readiness, VMware * Claudia Galvan, Technical Advisor, Early Stage Innovation * Jin Zhang, Director of Engineering, Facebook Time: 30 minutes (details) |
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1:00p-2:00p
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1:00p-2:00p
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Diversity & Inclusion Track
Equity and Inclusion During a Global Crisis: Supporting Employees in Unprecedented Times * Dr. Marianne Cooper, Sr. Research Scholar, VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab at Stanford University * Dr. Alison Wynn, Research Associate, VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab at Stanford University Time: 60 minutes (details) |
2:00p - 2:30p Break
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2:30p-3:30p
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Emerging Leadership Track
Embracing Ourselves and our Talents Lightning Talks * Grit and Persistence: Key Attributes for Advancement - Dr. Anita Jindal, Sr Director of Engineering, VMware * Rising Against the Odds – Climbing the Corporate Ladder - Kavita Ryali, Senior Technical Program Manager, INRIX (Ex-Microsoft) * “Am I good enough?” Managing Self-Doubt and Feelings of Inadequacy at Work - Meriem Bekka, Senior Program Manager, VMware Foundation * Blame it on Her Juice & the Power of her Professional Brand - Jennifer Tacheff, Founder & Partner, Manifest Advisors * Weirdos Rule the World: Why Being Different Makes You Invaluable - Peipei Yu, Senior Director of Engineering Strategy and Operations, Box * If I’m Shining: Reconnecting with My True Talents - Sharon Park, President, Sage Digital Marketing Each talk - 6 minutes (details) |
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2:30p-3:30p
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Executive Leadership Track (2 Talks)
Speak Up Stand Out Be Heard Charmaine McClarie Author, C-suite advisor, Keynote speaker, & Executive coach, Leadership presence authority, President, McClarie Group Time: 30 minutes (details) How to Win a Rebellion of One: An Insider’s Guide to Advancing Your Tech Career Amy Kardel, Vice President, Strategic Workforce Relationships, CompTIA Time: 30 minutes (details) |
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2:30p-3:30p
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Technical Track (3 Talks)
Application Aware Intrusion Detection System Dhivya Srinivasan, Staff Software Engineer, VMware Rajitha Arcot, Staff Software Engineer, VMware Time: 20 minutes (details) What Happens When Compute Meets Storage? – Computational Storage TWG Leah Schoeb, Sr. Developer Relations Manager, AMD Time: 20 minutes (details) Outsource the Mundane: Build a Digital Workforce Rashim Mogha, Founder eWOW Time: 20 minutes (details) |
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2:30p-3:30p
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Diversity & Inclusion Track
Employee Activism: Forces for Change - Dr. Melissa Abad, Research Associate, VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab at Stanford Lab - Dr. Marianne Cooper, Sr. Research Scholar, VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab at Stanford University Time: 60 minutes (details) |
3:30p-4:00p Break
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4:00p-5:00p
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Closing Keynote
Laura Dern, Academy Award Winning American Actress, Director, Producer, and Activist Time: 60 minutes (details) Note: Keynote sessions are not recorded! Please plan to attend this session live! |
End. We hope you enjoyed the Conference! Stay well and stay connected!
