Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Ko Im Managing Producer at eBay	What's Mindfulness Got to Do With It (Tech) This will be an interactive session with meditation at the beginning, a brief background with tips and tricks, and then facilitating Q&A Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Sonali Sambhus Board of Director/Venture Advisor at Avidxchange	Charting the AI Landscape: Perspectives from the Boardroom Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the landscape of business strategies at an unprecedented pace. As accomplished Women Executives, you may find yourselves presenting AI to your boards and/or executive management. This session aims to offer insights into the board's and executive team's mindset concerning AI, empowering you to present with precision and secure alignment in influential rooms. Unpacking the intricacies of AI board governance, the talk will shed light on crucial considerations. From navigating reputational risks and the surge in cyber threats to leveraging… read more
Vidhya Arvind Staff Software Engineer at Netflix	Data Abstraction to Operate Services at Scale At Netflix, Data abstraction plays a pivotal role in hosting 100s of use cases at scale, they are widely adopted and depended on by mission-critical systems. Key-value service uses a control plane and data plane to abstract the data and uses some novel techniques to reliably store and safely scale the services. In this talk, I show how to design reliable APIs and lay out data for scale. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Maxine Williams Chief Diversity Officer at Meta	How Immersive Technology can Transform Education and Increase Opportunity How can new technologies advance opportunity for all? Maxine Williams, Chief Diversity Officer at Meta, will set out how innovations in immersive technology and artificial intelligence are set to revolutionize learning and help more students to reach their goals, regardless of background. Maxine will spotlight and celebrate the women entrepreneurs leading this transformation in the education landscape. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Shubhi Asthana Sr Research Software Engineer at IBM Research	PIIGuardRails on LLMs - Protecting Personally Identifiable Information PII (Personally Identifiable Information ) relates to any data that can be used to identify a specific person. In LLM models, there is a risk that PII sensitive information may get leaked. Non-sensitive personal information can become a risk when that data is pieced together to identify a person indirectly. For instance, gender, birthday, ethnicity, or medical information may disclose a person’s identity when combined with other information. This talk provides a novel ML-based engine to identify Personally Identifying Information for vast unstructured documents. It is the state-of-… read more
Raji Subramanian CTO at Opendoor	Leading Through Change & Uncertainty Raji Subramanian has been at the forefront of game-changing products across numerous industries. As Opendoor's Chief Technology Officer, she is leading the charge to modernize the entire real estate experience: digitizing every aspect of the consumer lifecycle and building the real estate e-commerce platform of the future. Over the past few years, the real estate industry has undergone a rapid transformation amidst two historic shifts in the housing market: a pandemic and a 40-year shock in rates. Through an uncertain economy and volatile housing market, Raji has led her team to continue… read more
Madhuri Dhulipala Vice President at Salesforce	How to scale inside the home and outside as a senior women tech leader Learning to Scale both inside the home and outside at work environment is critical part of successful career growth. Understanding what are your values, what are the strengths and where to lean for support and adapt are crucial for women leaders as they balance both at home and outside. This topic is to explore and understand how women leaders adapt, change, learn and scale and what mechanisms do they invent and adopt through the journey. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Bo English-Wiczling Senior Director, Head of DB DevRel at Oracle	Building an Asian ERG in one of the World's Largest Tech Companies Oracle Professional Asian Leadership (OPAL) is Oracle's Asian employee resource group (ERG) that was founded by Win Chang in 2015 and now has more than 6,500 members worldwide. OPAL is the fastest growing ERG in Oracle and we did it all in our spare time. We'll share the secrets of starting and growing a new ERG in one of the nation's largest tech companies in an industry dominated by men, and what we did to expand it into the powerful network it is today. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Anuja More Product Marketing Lead for WhatsApp	Building next-gen conversational AI powered experiences Conversational systems are becoming an integral part of our daily routines. Every day, millions of people use natural-language interfaces via in-home devices, phones, or messaging channels. In this talk, you will learn about the evolution of conversational AI, along with principles and opportunity spaces. In addition, explore how to get started with designing a conversational experience, key mistakes in designing conversational AI and measuring success. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
María Hériz CPO & CMO at Tektronix	Walking the Walk: Leadership’s Role in Exemplifying Company Culture A company’s leadership team is responsible for more than simply driving short-term business results - leadership must invest in the long-term culture and exemplify the values of their company if they wish to make a lasting impact. Leadership should not be acting as a separate entity within a company or organization, and members of the leadership team need to be knowledgeable, curious, and interwoven in day-to-day operations. This means frequently engaging various teams, from engineering, to communications, to sales, working across the company to help ease productivity concerns, take feedback… read more
Daniela Barbosa General Manager Blockchain and Identity at The Linux Foundation	Building the Next Generation of Financial Systems: Where, Why and How to Be Part of the New Digital Economy We are on the cusp of a once in a generation upgrade to financial systems that will finally make “bankers’ hours” and perhaps even “bankers’ suits” an antiquated idea. Money will move at the speed of data, saving time, driving down costs and unlocking value for banks, businesses and consumers around the world. In this talk, Daniela Barbosa will explain how decentralized technologies, including distributed ledgers, smart contract, tokens, verifiable credentials and more, are poised to make access to financial systems a 24x7 reality, leading to faster settlement times, real-time… read more
Amrit Dhillon UX Researcher at Asana	From Bias to Balance: Harnessing DEI & Ethics Principles in UX UX Research is a profession that is based on a single principle: advocating for the real human user of products, services and tools. My talk is geared towards the everyday UX professional to help them think through their practice in an approach that allows them to becoming more deeply ethical and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) focused. I am a UX researcher at Thumbtack, an adjunct professor of UXR at York University, and a board member of the University of Toronto’s Board of Ethics for the Social Sciences, Humanities and Research Council. I… read more
Alyson Welch Chief Revenue Officer at Neo4j	How the Power of Data can Make you a Stronger Leader in the GenAI Era In today’s data-driven world, the power of data is undeniable. It shapes industries, fosters innovation, and defines our world. Yet, amidst this deluge of data and the rise of generative AI, the importance of data quality and explainability often gets overlooked. In her presentation, Alyson dives into the symbiotic relationship between data quality and effective IT, and how strong leadership is pivotal to its mutual success. She emphasizes the importance of deciding when to invest in transformative technology and how using emerging technologies centered on data, such as GenAI… read more
Margaret-Ann Seger Head of Product at Statsig	How to Make the Case for Experimentation in your Organization ntroducing a culture of experimentation can sometimes feel like an up-hill battle. Not enough time, too much work to implement, risk of holding back revenue or growth-driving features; these are all arguments we’ve heard to skip testing a new feature and fast forward to launch. Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product at Statsig, will cover the top arguments against experimenting and how to combat them. Learn how to build a culture of experimentation from the ground-up within your team and start reaping the benefits of true data-driven development. Did you like this session… read more
Janvi Palan Previously at Samsung Research America	Building and evaluating robust conversational interfaces using LLMs The rapid advancements in machine learning and natural language processing have led to a surge in the development of conversational agents. In this talk, I present an innovative framework for designing, evaluating, and deploying human-like conversational agents in retail and hospitality. The framework addresses challenges such as conversation rigidity, tonality, and latency in large language models. Additionally, it incorporates customer-data pipelines for personalized interactions and robust conversational interfaces.We will demonstrate the creation of a performance baseline using off-the-… read more
Anupriya Dwivedi Director at Slalom	Using Tips and Tools from Neuroscience to Advance Your Professional Career Tips from neuroscience and experimental psychology for tech practitioners - early career as well as seasoned ones. These will help you - focus better - de-noise your diary and your head - brand yourself better - deal with burnout - prevent the conditions that lead to burnout - humor in business Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Jodi Wellman Founder at Four Thousand Mondays	What is Your Leadership Legacy? Have you thought about the kind of legacy you’d like to leave behind you in your role and organization? How you’d like people to describe the impact you made on them, the team, and the company as a whole? This interactive session provides an inspirational, action-oriented approach to showing up as the kind of leader whose impact resonates and influences even after you’re out of the picture. Rooted in the science of positive psychology, we’ll use your mortality as a motivator to live AND lead with intention. We’ll get you zeroing in on the fact that you won’t live forever—or be a… read more
Bo English-Wiczling Senior Director, Head of DB DevRel at Oracle	Invisible No More Join us for an interactive session featuring Oracle’s Senior Director, Head of DB DevRel, Bo English-Wiczling, as she expounds on her keynote, "The Only Woman in the Room." With women comprising only approximately 27% of the technology workforce, Bo aims to change that statistic by sharing proven strategies to enhance women’s voices and visibility. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a newcomer in the early stages of your career, there is something here for you. Bring your questions and don’t miss out on this invaluable chance to gain insight and participate in… read more
Bo English-Wiczling Senior Director, Head of DB DevRel at Oracle	The Only Woman in the Room Bo English-Wiczling is a Senior Director at Oracle leading the developer relations initiatives for Oracle Database. She has been a leader in technology for more than 27 years, created new products and teams from scratch, and tackled some of the most difficult challenges with creative solutions. Throughout her career, she has consistently been the only woman in the room, overcoming misconceptions and redefining what it means to be a female leader in technology. Learn about her journey from coder to the Head of Database Developer Relations for one of the largest tech companies… read more
Colette Stallbaumer Cofounder of Worklab and Copilot GM at Microsoft	Can AI Fix Work? Generative AI is revolutionizing the way individuals work and how organizations function – and is expected to have a profound impact comparable to that of the Industrial Revolution. As one of generative AI’s earliest users, Colette Stallbaumer, General Manager of Microsoft 365 and the Future of Work, can shed light on how AI is transforming work – and what employees and leaders need in order to adapt to this new era of technology. The conversation will be backed by Microsoft’s groundbreaking, globe-spanning research and thought leadership on the Work Trend Index and WorkLab. Join Colette for… read more