Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Leonor Frias Moya Engineering Team Leader at Ocado Technology	Fostering Inclusive Workplaces: The Power of Allyship in Tech Join me in exploring allyship in the workplace, specifically addressing its significance in creating inclusive environments for women in tech, a traditionally male-dominated industry. Allyship, defined as active support for underrepresented groups, is crucial for breaking gender barriers. This talk delves into the role of men as allies, emphasising the need for proactive engagement to drive real change. I will share real and personal experiences and offer practical advice for women seeking collaboration with male allies. Witness the positive impact of allyship through examples where active… read more
E. J. Alawode Director at Women Who Code	Mastering Authenticity, Collaboration, and Visibility Excited for a game-changing talk on navigating Women in Tech communities? Join us as we uncover the power of authenticity, collaboration, and visibility. Let's empower each other to thrive through personal branding and professional networking. Don't miss out – be part of the session! Did you like this session? Share to vote.
E. J. Alawode Director at Women Who Code	Mastering Authenticity, Collaboration, and Visibility Excited for a game-changing talk on navigating Women in Tech communities? Join us as we uncover the power of authenticity, collaboration, and visibility. Let's empower each other to thrive through personal branding and professional networking. Don't miss out – be part of the session! Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Oana Iordachescu Founder at We Include	Creating an inclusive culture by harnessing the power of intersectionality My aim is to explore together with your audience the pivotal role of intersectionality in fostering a truly inclusive culture within organizations. Intersectionality, a concept initially introduced by Kimberlé Crenshaw, recognizes that individuals' identities are interconnected and cannot be examined in isolation. By understanding and leveraging the complexities of intersectionality, organizations can proactively cultivate an inclusive environment that embraces diversity in all its dimensions. This talk will provide actionable insights and strategies to harness the power of… read more
Sophia Lazar Founder at Cozy Juicy Real	✨ Connect with the WomenTech Community ✨ Connect meaningfully with other women in the tech industry. You’ll get: – An easy way to connect with others in the industry – Questions thoughtfully designed to spark meaningful conversation – Genuine connections, both personally and professionally What to expect: – A fun and engaging experience – Playing the connection board game Cozy Juicy Real in breakout rooms Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Vanessa Estorach-Cavaller Digital Transformation at Sanofi	Redefining Success: Sanofi's Shift to Product-Centric Excellence At Sanofi, we’re evolving from a traditional project-based approach to a product-centric model to foster agile innovation, speed up deployment, and drive measurable outcomes across industries. This transformation is built on prioritizing outputs with meaningful results, empowering teams to create impactful solutions, and measuring value for patients, businesses, and users. Our approach includes redefining problem-solving, decision-making, and scaling best practices to inspire leadership buy-in, enable team capabilities, and champion continuous improvement. Attendees will gain insight into… read more
Ana de Andres Head of International Analytics at Affirm	Embracing the Pivot: Navigating Bold Career Changes in Tech and Beyond In this talk, Ana shares her unconventional career path, moving from consulting to tech and navigating bold, deliberate pivots at every step. From diving into fraud analytics to leading global teams and developing high-impact data strategies, Ana’s journey highlights how to embrace uncertainty, learn new skills quickly, and build the confidence to take on transformative roles. Whether you're exploring your next move, returning to work after a break, or considering a complete career shift, this session will provide inspiration and actionable insights to own your career story and create… read more
Ariadna Trueba QA Technical Director at Parser	Navigating New Trends in Tech, Innovation and Leadership This talk focuses on the evolving landscape of technology, including emerging innovations like AI, machine learning, cloud computing, and DevOps, shaping into the new trends, as well as shifting in leadership styles toward inclusivity, adaptability, and collaboration. It highlights the opportunities these trends create for women to lead, innovate, and contribute meaningfully. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Paulina Wiklo CX & Service Design Strategist at WebPros	Embracing the Joy of Not Missing Out: Redefining Your Career Path In a world where the pressure to find the perfect job can be overwhelming, this talk is a friendly, down-to-earth guide for women navigating their careers. The talk explores the evolving work landscape, the rise of remote work, and the crucial role of mental well-being. Rather than sticking to the traditional advice of finding a job you love, we'll dive into the practicalities of starting new jobs, venturing into unknown career paths, and the reality that the dream job might not match expectations… and it does not have to! Discovering your strengths and staying open to… read more
Anemari Fiser Engineering Leader \| Career coach in tech	Becoming a tech lead: from tech to people The tech lead role is one of the most misunderstood and overlooked positions in the tech industry. Developers are promoted for their coding skills, yet success in this role is measured by leadership, not just technical ability. This shift can be disorienting because being a tech lead isn’t just about technology, it’s about people. Drawing from my experience as a tech lead at ThoughtWorks and coaching over 300 tech leads, I’ll explore why this role is uniquely complex. Positioned at the intersection of people, technology, and business, tech leads must develop critical soft… read more
Stephany Oliveros CEO at SheAI	Is AI making us Dummer? The impact of GenAI in creative problem-solving Since the arrival of LLMs companies have been both hesitant and excited about the opportunities of generative AI. Whilst it has a tremendous potential to help with productivity, between data and reinforcement bias as well as the potential overreliance on AI we need to start wondering what potential effects has this adoption in human psychology, the way we learn, processes information and develop solutions. This talk is based on my research with the Open University on the impact of AI usage in creative problem-solving and how we can make better usage of AI Did you like this session?… read more
Sophia Lazar Founder at Cozy Juicy Real	✨ Connect with the WomenTech Community ✨ Connect meaningfully with other women in the tech industry. You’ll get: – An easy way to connect with others in the industry – An award winning online game experience – Questions thoughtfully designed to spark meaningful conversation – Genuine connections, both personally and professionally What to expect: – A fun and engaging experience – Playing the connection board game Cozy Juicy Real in breakout rooms More info: - https://cozyjuicyreal.com/team-building/ Did you like this… read more
Boriana Valentinova CEO at Initium Software	Human-Centered Leadership: Empowering People, Driving Change This talk explores how human-centered leadership can transform teams, organizations, and the tech industry at large. Moving beyond traditional models that prioritize efficiency and output over people, it reframes leadership as a practice that offers psychological safety, autonomy, and purpose to unlock both performance and innovation. Through examples and practical insights, the session highlights how leaders can shift from control to empowerment, creating environments where individuals thrive and contribute at their highest potential. With a specific lens on the experiences of women in tech… read more
Marina Boudreau AI Governance Program Manager at Cornerstone OnDemand	From Policy to Practice: Operationalizing AI Governance for Responsible Innovation AI is now embedded in the systems that shape how we work, hire, learn, and connect. Yet too often, enterprises view AI governance as a roadblock rather than a driver of responsible innovation. Without cross-functional collaboration and strong organizational literacy, governance frameworks remain theoretical, disconnected from the realities of daily decision-making. This session provides practical guidance for executive leaders on operationalizing AI governance so that it becomes an engine for ethical, inclusive, and scalable innovation. Drawing on real-world examples from HR-… read more
Paulina Wiklo Lead Product Strategist at WebPros	From Fast Feedback to Revenue Results This session reveals how combining rapid, low-cost customer research with a product-led mindset creates a virtuous cycle powering real revenue growth. Attendees will discover practical ways to gather actionable insights quickly, translate them into impactful experiments, and thread user value and revenue impact together. Drawing both from real product growth examples and a strategist’s lens, you’ll learn how to create feedback loops that make your product and your business unstoppable. This talk is suitable for product managers, strategists, founders, and anyone seeking to turn… read more
Myriam Ben Farhat VP of People Experience & Inclusion at Chess.com	Women Who Stay Human in a World Run by AI: The New Power Revolution For decades, leadership models encouraged women to disconnect from essential parts of themselves, intuition, emotional depth, empathy, softness, and sensitivity, in order to fit into systems designed without them in mind. Men, too, were conditioned to suppress their emotional intelligence and inner clarity, rewarded instead for certainty, performance, and control. Both genders were asked to lead with only half of their humanity. AI has now exposed a profound truth: everything we taught humans to suppress is precisely what machines cannot replicate. Empathy, intuitive… read more
Sarah Grayson Senior Project Manager at SG Consult Services	Discovering Neurodivergence: Redefining Work and Wellbeing for Success Finding out you are neurodivergent can be life-changing—both personally and professionally. In this lightning talk, I’ll share my journey of discovering my neurodivergence and how it transformed the way I work, lead, and care for my wellbeing. From adapting physical workspaces to creating mental health strategies, I’ll explore practical steps for building a career that aligns with your unique strengths. This session aims to empower women in tech to embrace neurodiversity, prioritise wellbeing, and design work environments where everyone can thrive. Did you like this session? Share to… read more
Anemari Fiser O’Reilly Author and Tech lead trainer at AF	A tech lead’s delegation journey Delegation is a journey tech leads have to grow into. After training and coaching more than 400 tech leads, one pattern appears again and again: many start out unsure what to delegate, afraid of losing control, and spread across everything to make sure nothing goes wrong. It often feels quicker and safer to do the work themselves, even as the role becomes overwhelming. In this lightning talk, Anemari Fiser shares a tech lead’s delegation journey grounded in real coaching and training examples. The talk follows the shift from holding on too tightly, to taking… read more
Angie Stenvall People Strategy Lead at AspireActs	When Flexibility Isn’t Neutral: How Remote & Hybrid Work Shapes Opportunity at Work Remote and hybrid work are often framed as universally positive — flexible, inclusive, and empowering. But flexibility is not always neutral. In this session, we’ll explore how remote and hybrid work have reshaped visibility, access to opportunity, and career progression in tech, and why the same policies can produce very different outcomes for different people. Drawing on organizational psychology, post-pandemic research, and real-world patterns observed across tech organizations, this talk examines how flexible work has enabled many individuals… read more
Karina Gómez García Chief Science Officer at Nido Constructech S.L.	From Carbon-Intensive Construction to Living Buildings: Biofabricated Materials Redefining Climate, Comfort, and Architecture The construction sector stands at the center of the global climate crisis, accounting for nearly 39% of global CO₂ emissions. While a significant share comes from building materials, the largest impact lies in how buildings consume energy: in Europe, heating and cooling represent around 70% of total building energy demand, generating hundreds of millions of tonnes of CO₂ every year in a system still heavily dependent on fossil fuels and high-carbon electricity. This dependency not only accelerates climate change, but also drives up costs, deepens energy poverty, and affects public health,… read more