Session: Be Your Own Cheerleader - Unmute Yourself: Owning Your Voice in the Tech World
Innovation thrives on bold ideas- but too often, the brightest voices stay silent. Many women in tech hesitate to speak up, worried about being dismissed, labeled, or misunderstood. The result? Teams miss out on diverse insights, organizations lose creative momentum, and innovation slows down.
Confidence isn’t about being the loudest person in the room-it’s about owning your worth, communicating with clarity, and knowing when and how to make your voice count.
Self-advocacy isn’t a luxury in tech. It’s a necessity.
Because your perspective is your power. And when women in tech stay quiet, we all lose the opportunity to build smarter, more inclusive solutions.
In this energizing 45-minute session, Neelu Kaur, organizational psychologist and best-selling author of Be Your Own Cheerleader, shares a practical framework to help women in tech confidently express their ideas, advocate for their value, and influence with authenticity.
You’ll discover how to:
Reprogram self-doubt and imposter thoughts
Speak up with impact in meetings, pitches, and presentations
Build visibility without burnout or self-promotion fatigue
Turn your unique voice into a strategic advantage
You’ll see the power of confidence at work - and learn how to use it to elevate not only your career but the culture of your organization.
More importantly, you’ll walk away ready to be your own cheerleader and to shape the future of tech with your voice, your perspective, and your power.
Are you ready to hit “unmute”?
Bio
Neelu is a force for self-advocacy, innovation, and inclusion, helping professionals thrive in corporate spaces. She is an author, speaker, organizational psychologist, and executive coach. With a background in business, social psychology, and NLP, she partners with Fortune 500 companies to inspire transformative leadership. A dedicated yoga teacher for over 15 years and an Ayurveda practitioner, Neelu also brings a powerful mind-body connection to her work. She is the author of ‘Be Your Own Cheerleader’ focusing on self-advocacy for Asian & South Asian Women. Neelu holds a BS from NYU’s Stern School of Business, an MA in Social & Organizational Psychology from Columbia University and is a certified NLP Master Practitioner and Coach from the NLP Center of New York.