Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Julie Durham Chief Technology Officer for UnitedHealthcare	My journey to the C-Suite Julie will talk about her personal journey to the C-Suite , where she has held multiple C-Suite roles within both Optum and UnitedHealthcare. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Maria Celina Ordonez Costa Vice President, Latin America CIO and Shared Services at Procter & Gamble	Creating Value through Digital Transformation What are the key elements to drive a Digital Transformation as a competitive advantage for value creation? Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Janina Bauer Head of Sustainability at Celonis	Processes save the world? Processes determine the course of our lives: in our everyday routine or in companies - everywhere it is important when something takes place and how. What positive and negative influence do processes have on us? And what role do they play in crucial transformations such as the sustainability transformation? The talk looks at this from a solution-oriented and data-driven perspective. At the same time, processes are the success factor for Celonis, a company that, like an MRI, examines and optimizes the interaction of business processes. As a fast-growing company, Celonis faces… read more
Edwige A. Robinson Senior Vice President Engineering, Operations & Transformation at T-Mobile	Embracing Industry 4.0: Inspiring Transformational Leadership in a Digitally-Driven World *Revolutionary ideas begin with being open to the idea that a fresh, more efficient solution might be just around the corner. Getting there requires transformational leaders with strong emotional intelligence, leaders who are adept at reading mood, body language, facial expressions before deciding how to proceed. It also requires leaders who are self aware of the strengths and weaknesses, focused on problem solving rather than placing blame and skilled at assessing what is realistic in terms of the time and energy required for a task or project. Dinging an employee for not… read more
Olena Deering Senior Software Engineer at Celonis	Non-traditional Path from Biosciences to Software Engineering In this talk Olena will describe her journey from PhD in biosciences to a software engineering bootcamp to becoming a senior software engineer at Apple. Olena will talk about tips and tricks on how to grow and develop technical expertise via networking, conferences, bootcamps and online courses. Olena will talk about the importance of mentoring and supporting others. Olena will discuss her experience of becoming a mom and maintaining a career in software engineering. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Flavia De Melo Negrāo User Experience Studio Manager at Encora	The Growing Importance of Diversity as a Driver of Innovation in Technology Valuable insights can be gained by understanding how diversity revolutionizes innovation in the technology industry. It is emphasized that innovation is an ongoing process and that diverse thinking can accelerate growth and drive better company outcomes. Embracing inclusion and valuing diversity can enrich a company's culture and lead to innovation by bringing diverse perspectives from various backgrounds, nationalities, genders, ages, experiences, and lifestyles. The technology industry is being transformed by diversity, and companies prioritizing inclusivity and diverse thinking can… read more
Aruna Narayanan Principal Software Architect at GE HealthCare	Work with Purpose: Challenges as a Software Architect and ways to win over! Are you the only Female Techie in a meeting surrounded by men? Are you outspoken and get into trouble? You made a mistake and go through suffering for the next several months? And you don't want to quit? On top of it, you are getting into latest and greatest technology and go through pain and humiliation on your path to getting expertise? If you faced any of these, you can get some answers from my story on how to overcome those challenges. You will hear how I faced my challenges and started thriving at the end of it. You will hear a framework for success, that I believe is… read more
Graciela Perez VP, Chief Digital Program Officer at GE HealthCare	Bring Your Voice to the Room! Your influence matters. Do you want to make your voice heard and understood? Whether it’s an interview one on one or a presentation to a team, learn tips and tricks to project your brand in a smart way so your audience takes notice, believes in you, and can easily understand the next steps needed. This is equally powerful for in person and virtual “rooms”. Key takeaways: • Master 3 simple tricks to get ready to “enter the room” • Learn how to get your point across in minimal time • Be confident why you are the best person to deliver a message and drive… read more
Elizabeth Ivy Johnson Sr. Director - Digital Commercial Operations at GE Healthcare	MedTech is the place to be! Are you searching for purpose in your “day job”? Healthcare technology (often referred to as MedTech) provides an opportunity to have an impact on the future of healthcare. You can improve providers’/ clinicians’ capabilities, extend healthcare to remote areas where resources may be scarce, ensure regulatory compliance for safer medical devices, improve how medical devices are serviced for minimal downtime, and/or reduce burnout in healthcare providers so they can better serve patients globally. Wouldn’t it be great to come to work every day with a sense of purpose? Learn more from our… read more
Lisa Smith Vice President, Account Management at EPAM	Managing Burnout: Putting on pants and going to the gym may not be for everyone Burnout! The buzz word of the pandemic. Working from home quickly became less about work-life balance and more about work-life juggling. A quick internet search will return a plethora of tips and tricks to "Avoid Burnout": guides to self care, reminders to put on pants and of course the importance of getting exercise. But now we are back in the office and juggling a whole new set of challenges. What have we learned? In this presentation I will share some personal stories gathered from friends and colleagues of their experience with managing work-life… read more
Margaux Miller Global Director of Community at Toptal	Welcome to the Women in Tech Global Conference Margaux is the virtual conference host and active contributor to WomenTech Global Network and is an overall advocate for diversity in tech as well as digital literacy and accessibility. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Lubomila Jordanova Founder & CEO at PlanA.Earth GmbH	Climate change will be solved only through collaboration What are the opportunities we can capture while addressing the issues of climate change? How can you engage the various stakeholders so they all fill the same sense of urgency? Lubomila will speak about the benefits of collaboration and how driving change requires more than investment and time. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Yaliwe Soko South Africa Ecosystems Lead at cLabs working on Celo	Purpose vs evolution : How to thrive Every person has a unique purpose, but times and systems are constantly changing. How do you evolve without hurting your purpose? Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Emerald de-Leeuw Privacy & Data Ethics Specialist at Logitech	Privacy and Data ethics I will be sharing how advertising tech works, how the design of social media services is eroding our relationships, our mental health and societal fabric and what you can do to protect yourself and design products/services that are humane and ethically sound. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Sahiqa Bennett Visionary Entrepreneur, CEO at Searchie, Mediscreen	Reopening Countries....Safely Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Elodie Lepaludier Senior Concept Designer/ Technology Lead at The LEGO group	Learning about technology through play. I'm passionate about new technologies. I believe that - through play - children can build a fundamental understanding of technology and develop skills that will benefit them later on in their life. I will talk about how learning through play is beneficial and see creative ways of applying it. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Elena Melashchenko Tech Team Leader at Moonfare	Bring the harmony with Domain-driven design (DDD) Building a big enterprise project can be quite a challenge, especially when the wrong direction has been taken from the very beginning. The reasons why projects might fail can be various. Amongst the most frequent ones lack of communication and engineers failing to understand how problems need to be solved can be listed. As a result - the written code is difficult to adjust and refactor, tasks are not finished on time and in general the code does not reflect what it was meant to. In “Domain Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software” written by Eric Evans… read more
Aleksandra Swierzynska Director of Customer Centricity at OLX Group	Journey towards customer centricity Customer centricity is sometimes misused but a very straightforward and powerful term. It means to put the customer in the heart of the organization and make sure that every decision the company takes address customer well-being. And it pays off! Happy customers spread positive experiences, buy more and stay loyal. Join the session to understand what are the core principles to succeed in the tech world and beyond in creating a great customer experience. Get a glimps on how create culture, product and services that customers love. I will bring experience and best practices from… read more
Diana Stefanova Vice President of Global Site Strategy at VMware	What’s the Future of Work? As we navigate this global pandemic, the future of work is changing and permanently transforming the way we work, learn, connect and simply live in community with each other. Diana will discuss what are the challenges and opportunities ahead of us and how this change is going to impact women in tech. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Floriane Gramlich Director Product and Managing Director at Naspers GmbH / OLX	OLX Group Info Session: What Covid-19 helped us to learn about leadership Leadership is now more important than ever. In times of crisis, you clearly see the good leaders or the absence of it. I look at difficult times as opportunities to learn - from good and bad examples - and to take the output to find your own leadership style and right values. Did you like this session? Share to vote.