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Monica Kumar
SVP Marketing, Nutanix; Board Member, Watermark at Nutanix |
Less Perfection, More Authenticity!Did you like this session? Share to vote. This recording is not available yet. |
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Angie Westbrock
VP of Global Operations at Lyft, Inc |
Amplifying your Impact: don't just lean in, lock armsDid you like this session? Share to vote. |
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Caterina Rindi
Director of Community, Open-Source Team at G-Research, Open-Source Software Team |
How a Kindergarten Teacher Ended Up Working at a Blockchain StartupHow does a bilingual, elementary school teacher go from the Kindergarten classroom of a public school to traveling internationally and speaking at conferences about bitcoin, blockchain, peer-to-peer technologies, and open-source software? Come hear about this non-linear journey tied together by curiosity, continual learning, and deep values in education and people helping people.Did you like this session? Share to vote. |
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Muazma Zahid
Principal Engineering Manger at Microsoft |
Breaking through Bias in TechUnconscious Bias exists everywhere. In this talk, I would cover how technology often reflects the unconscious biases and prejudices we hold. What can we do when we are building the technology and how to de-bias our code and actions.Did you like this session? Share to vote. This recording is not available yet. |
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Dilruba Malik
SQA Manager at Palo alto Networks |
Transforming your QA team with Emotional IntelligenceLeading a team without meeting your team members in person is a very difficult task. Creating a bond with your team and create credibility require a little more effort during the remote settings. I will share the tricks and tips to make the journey easier with Emotional Intelligence.In order to be successful as a QA Leader, you need to be an effective communicator, problem-solver, detail orientated, adaptable, and use your time efficiently. You need to be a confident team player who can negotiate for his/her team and unblock any obstacle your team might encounter. You have to… read more This recording is not available yet. |
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Ariel Solomon
Sr. Manager, Business Transformation & Analytics at Tesla |
Your Reputation Precedes YouAriel will describe her journey from finance to technology, where she harnessed the power of outcomes-driven work, professional storytelling, networking, and relationship building to advance in her career and ultimately find success in tech.Did you like this session? Share to vote. This recording is not available yet. |
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Nagini Chandramouli
Enterprise Agile coach at BA Continuum India Pvt Ltd |
Power of Emotional intelligence and how to use it to make your Agile team a high performance teamBeing and doing Agile for past 10 years, I have been constantly observing the need for the human part of coaching new Agile teams. My talkPower of Emotional intelligence and how to use it to make your Agile team a high performance team gives a glimpse of how to use it.Did you like this session? Share to vote. This recording is not available yet. |
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Geetika Gopi
Security Researcher and Risk Analyst at EY |
AI and Cyber Security : Are we there yet ?With the ongoing pandemic, there is a sudden spike in cyber-attacks and data breaches. The demand for advanced security solutions has surged but are we there yet? The talk addresses the cyber industry's current situation and how we can harness the power of AI to solve the challenges faced by Cyberspace.Did you like this session? Share to vote. This recording is not available yet. |
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Swati Soni
Assistant Vice President at Citicorp Services India Private Limited |
Microservices - Architecture to DeploymentIt will cover various design patterns, data consistency, API Gateway, logging and monitoring of microservices. And also deployment of microservices on AWS using Docker imagesDid you like this session? Share to vote. This recording is not available yet. |
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Diane Kenyon
Managing Director/Staffing Leader at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. |
Challenges and Opportunities for Women in Tech and Business in Times COVID-19Did you like this session? Share to vote. This recording is not available yet. |
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Miri Rodriguez
Head of Global Internships at Microsoft Corporation |
Elevate your personal brand with storytellingThe moments and lived experiences that have shaped and influenced who you are today are the very foundation of your personal brand story and what makes it unique. In this insightful and lighthearted session, Miri offers personal examples and key strategies for building and leveraging your origin story with to effectively elevate your brand for success.Did you like this session? Share to vote. |
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Kathryn Thornton
Chair, Board of Directors / Professor Emeritus at Space Foundation / University of Virginia |
Awards Program KeynoteDr. Thornton will share her background as an astronaut, educator and aerospace community leader and the lessons learned along the way.Did you like this session? Share to vote. |
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Narjes Boufaden
CEO at Keatext |
Inclusion and diversity in AIArtificial intelligence is transforming every walk of life, from banking to telecommunications, social media to e-commerce. But as with any technological advancement, its development comes with questions and challenges about ethics, diversity, and inclusion. Since AI mimics human cognition, do these technologies reproduce the human biases observed in society?Did you like this session? Share to vote. This recording is not available yet. |
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Kuppulakshmi Krishnamoorthy
Global Head at Zoho for Startups |
How Software Applications Intersect With Women in Tech, D&I, Emotional Intelligence, and the Future of WorkDid you like this session? Share to vote. |
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Mary Spio
CEO at CEEK VR |
Innovation is Not Rocket ScienceDid you like this session? Share to vote. |
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Sree Ratnasinghe
Director, IBM Garage at IBM |
Panel: Transforming Organizational Skills and Culture in the Era of Cloud and AIThis panel session is targeted at humans in mid to senior level leadership roles, who are charged with leading transformation, and growing and building organizational skills, all while rapidly delivering results.As the saying goes, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. How do you build a resilient culture and skills in your organization, that can grow, thrive and transform to keep up with the pace of change? These transformational leaders each have a history of growing empowered organizations that drive both entrepreneurial and enterprise transformation initiatives.… read more This recording is not available yet. |
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Sree Ratnasinghe
Director, IBM Garage at IBM |
Want to reach your full potential? How to lead in Cloud and AI! #LeadershipgoalsEvery one is a natural leader to make a decision from what Ice cream to eat, which school to go or lead a strategic program to create exponential value to the firm. Even the Natural leaders need to learn how to harness and bring out the best, especially when you are in customer or partner facing role.During this session, the Presenters, who are experienced executives building and leading customer facing teams faced on Hybrid Cloud and AI, will focus on * Understanding your leadership talents * How to be resilient - Bounce back to tackle what need to… read more This recording is not available yet. |
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Gayatri Iyengar
Sr Manager Engineering at Uber |
"Life - Work” Harmony and Staying motivated through the pandemicSo how do you plan your day? Do you wake up in the morning and do all your work and then spend the day at work looking forward to being at home and not working?We all have heard about work-life balance. This sounds like a great idea but it can also imply that we should dedicate at least half of our time to work–and sacrifice time for our “personal life”. To me, that seems… off balance. Because, the truth is, it’s nearly impossible to split your time equally between the two. And, you may end up stressing out if you’re not able to meet that expectation of balance. … read more This recording is not available yet. |
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Shalini KrishnaSenior Manager |
Women-Tech-VMwareDid you like this session? Share to vote. This recording is not available yet. |
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Mira Vasic
Senior Partner, Trainer, Career Coach, P.hD. Structural Engineer, Ing. at In Touch Female Leadership & Career Academy |
The Unwritten Rules of ‘Making the Career’ GameScientific research has shown that ambitious women, even if they are young, and without children, get stuck in their career.This happens because many women don’t understand how to play the game of ‘building a successful career’. If they don’t manage to grow in their own organization - they find another job elsewhere, but then they realize that the same type of game is played in any company or academic institution. This talk is about how to play the game of ‘building a successful career’ strategically and without losing your own identity. You will learn the differences… read more This recording is not available yet. |
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INSPIRING SPEAKERS
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Tracks
Keynotes & Sessions
This track is focusing on how work will evolve and how COVID-19 will influence the way we work. Some of the topics are: remote work, talent acquisition and retention, new jobs, job automation, home office, freelance, coworking and co-living, virtual assistants, 0 waste offices and more.
The career track is all about growing and succeeding professionally. Some of the topics are: work-life integration, family-work balance/integration, “side hustle”, career break, workforce reintegration, leadership, relocation and more.
Company culture is such an important yet often neglected topic. The talks and discussions will focus on: diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging, company values, cultural fit, talent, equal pay, generation gap, toxic job, supporting tech communities, employer branding, job interviewing and more.
Frontier technologies are often cutting-edge and can provide large scale disruption and solutions to the burning issues or real-world problems at the same time. Some of the main categories and topics: Robotics and AI, Machine Learning, AI for Good, Drones, Blockchain Technology, Face Recognition, IoT, VAutonomous Vehicles and more.
Cloud computing is already an essential part for the majority of the businesses across the world, thanks to a high flexibility, little to no maintenance costs and a higher level of security. The three main areas of discussion are: SaaS, PaaS, IaaS.
Many believe that the current crisis will boost digital marketing in the near future. Every business is moving online and some will never return offline due to the transformational effect on social attitudes, habits, lifestyles and how people work and shop. Some of the topics will evolve around digital transformation, marketing and growth opportunities during and after the crisis.
Technology has changed the way we communicate and live at the same time history has shown that our own progress can be threatening to humanity. Some of the topics we want to focus on are UN sustainability goals, renewable energy, global warming, mobility, ethics, data protection, cybersecurity and more.
What scientific breakthroughs will impact our lives tomorrow? And as remote learning has become the new normal, has the transformation of education started? Some of the topics we want to look into are Neuroscience, Edtech, Data science, distance learning and more.
Social distancing, isolation, rapid change, unemployment, imposter syndrome, emotional stress, and other factors can cause severe harm to our overall state of being. How can we program our mindset to cope with these challenges and how can we ensure the social well-being and overall well-being of people while dealing with crisis, fear and grief.
Summits & Training
Microservices, NOSQL, Tech Debt, APIs, Infrastructure, Open Source, Fullstack vs the rest, Scaling Tech, Drupal / Wordpress, Symfony, Micro Frontends. Coding for beginners / as essential skill for future work and other related topics.
Soft skills, leadership, networking, personal branding, productivity, salary negotiation and personal financial planning/management and other related topics.
Pitching, fundraising & equity, hiring, Branding & UX, customer development, revenue, legal, product development and other related topics.