Sessions: WomenTech Global Conference

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Mou Rakshit Data, Analytics and AI Lead, Microsoft Fabric and Databricks SME and Champion at Accenture / Avanade	From Dashboards to Decisions: Building Real-Time, Agent-Driven Analytics Platforms Most organizations already have dashboards, reports, and models. The real challenge is turning data into systems that actively influence decisions as things happen. This session shares how modern data platforms are evolving from passive analytics into real-time, agent-driven systems that support operational and strategic decision-making. The talk walks through practical architecture patterns for combining streaming data, governed metrics, and AI-assisted logic to create platforms that can detect signals, generate recommendations, and trigger actions. Rather than focusing on… read more
Shravanthi Reddy CoFounder and CMO at TERA	From Product to Proof: The GTM Mistakes Early-Stage Startups Can’t Afford to Make Early-stage startups don’t fail because they lack innovation but they fail because they confuse building a product with building belief. Drawing on over 20 years of go-to-market and product-marketing leadership across enterprise tech and high-growth startups, and her current role as Cofounder & CMO, this talk explores the most common and expensive GTM mistakes founders make in their rush to launch, sell, and scale. Through real-world examples and hard-earned lessons, the audience will learn why clarity of narrative matters more than features, why “launching… read more
Rachel Anderson Leadership Trainer and Fractional CMO at Pivot Studios	The 57% Problem: The Antidote to Employees Leaving and Culture Plummeting (And What Executives Can Do About It) The biggest threat to your company culture isn't market disruption or talent scarcity, it's the untrained manager three desks down making decisions that drive away 57% of your employees. In 82% of hiring decisions, companies miss the opportunity to hire high-talent managers. And 85% of new managers receive zero formal training before promotion. These aren't minor gaps - they're cultural killers. As an executive, you set strategy and vision. But culture lives or dies in the daily decisions of middle management. If your managers don't know how to lead human-… read more
Dania Dobosz CoFounder at CultureAdd	The "Hidden Job Market" 80% of the most coveted roles at Series A and B startups are filled before a job description is ever written. If you are waiting for a posting to appear on a job board, you may be too late. I will reveal how the "stealth" hiring circuit works and show you how to build a "passive pipeline" for yourself by turning recruiters, founders, and VCs into your personal talent scouts. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Magali Mendez CPO at Tintte	From Lab to Industry: Building Climate Tech Solutions That Scale Climate solutions won’t change the world unless they scale. In this talk, I’ll share the journey of building a science-based climate tech startup—from early lab research to industrial pilots and global partnerships—focused on replacing petrochemical dyes in the textile industry with bio-based alternatives. I’ll unpack the real challenges of translating deep tech into manufacturable products: aligning R&D with industry constraints, working with legacy supply chains, securing pilots, and building credibility as a woman founder in a highly technical and industrial space… read more
Shalini Sunkara Engineering Project Leader at Lutron Electronics	Why High-Performing Women Don’t Get Promoted and How to Position Yourself for the Next Level Many of the most capable, hardworking women in tech do everything right, they deliver results, take ownership, and consistently exceed expectations, yet still find themselves overlooked for promotions. This talk challenges the deeply ingrained belief that excellence alone leads to advancement. Drawing from real-world leadership experience and patterns observed across high-performing technical teams, this session explores the hidden dynamics behind promotion decisions, what actually happens in rooms you’re not in, long before roles are posted or decisions are announced. … read more
Channi Greenwall Founder & CEO at Olympix	Agentic Security: Why the Future Will Be Unforgiving Autonomous agents are about to run core infrastructure: money, markets, supply chains, custody, governance, and high-stakes decision loops. But the security model for this “agentic era” is fundamentally different from traditional cybersecurity. Agents don’t sleep, don’t forget, don’t get tired — and they fail at the speed of execution. The future of agentic security is unforgiving. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Sumaiya Noor Chief Product Officer at Mpowa	Developing Ethical, Inclusive and Accountable Artificial Intelligence Agents for a Human-Centered Society As Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents increasingly permeate every facet of modern society from healthcare and education to finance and governance, the imperative to develop ethical, inclusive, and accountable AI agents has never been more urgent. In this talk, we will explore contemporary methodologies and frameworks for developing AI agents that prioritize ethical practices, social good, and global equity. Drawing upon cross disciplinary research and real world case studies, I will share a practical approach to embedding ethical reasoning, transparency, and accountability within the core… read more
Kendra Edwards Chief Marketing Officer at Terri Eagle Group	Stop Waiting to Be Chosen: Building Your Own C-Suite Break the rule that you have to wait to be chosen. Instead of waiting for a formal title or promotion, I built my own lane through K.Consults, taking C-suite-level ownership of strategy and outcomes long before my role said “executive.” Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Marissa Palmer Head of Security & Compliance at TrueCar	English Major to Cybersecurity Leader One woman’s unusual journey from publishing to cybersecurity. The talk will detail her start in publishing and how she found her way into the technology field. It will describe the scary leaps of faith, necessary side-steps and unfortunate failures. But following her interest and curiosity leads her to new opportunities and helps her discover her strength and place in the world of cybersecurity. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Janina Peterek Global Executive Sponsor Program Lead at Google Cloud	AI: Great First Date, Terrible Marriage. Why Pilot Projects Fail to Scale The promise of Generative AI has moved rapidly from executive curiosity to a mandate for growth. Yet, a significant gap has emerged: while technical capabilities are advancing exponentially, organizational readiness is lagging. With over 80% of GenAI initiatives failing to impact the bottom line, the challenge for the C-Suite is no longer only about selecting the right technology—it is about architecting the right organization. Drawing from a decade of leadership at the intersection of Google Ads and Google Cloud, this session outlines the executive playbook for driving transformation… read more
Ingrid Curtis CEO at Sparq	The Hot-Shot Rule 2.0: How to lead in the age of AI As organizations grow, leaders often become further removed from the work that actually delivers results. The distance is subtle, but the impact is not. Decisions slow down because teams are hesitating, while progress stalls because leadership direction is no longer anchored in how work really gets done. In this session, Ingrid Curtis, CEO of Sparq, makes the case that proximity to everyday work is a core leadership discipline, especially at scale. Leaders do not need to do every job, but they do need to understand how decisions land on the ground if they want work to move with… read more
Kerry Brown Lead Evangelist at Celonis	Change Driven by AI Must Be Built from the Bottom Up Despite unprecedented investment in AI and system transformation, many organizations struggle to achieve meaningful results. Decades of digital transformation efforts show that technology alone doesn’t drive change - people do. In this session, Kerry Brown explores why traditional, top-down change management approaches are increasingly falling short and how organizations can unlock greater impact by engaging employees in shaping transformation from the ground up. Drawing on real-world examples and research, Kerry will demonstrate how employee involvement reduces resistance,… read more
Misty Mastracco Sr Advisor @ Splunk/Cisco; Founder of Stacked	Get Promoted, Get Paid: A System for Building Your Case and Negotiating What You're Worth You don't need another pep talk telling you to "speak up more" while also, somehow, being "less aggressive." The real issue is women underestimate their performance by 33%, and when we do negotiate, we're 30% more likely to be labeled "aggressive." So we wait and we hope good work speaks for itself. And by the time the promotion conversation or salary review comes around, we've forgotten half of what we accomplished; and the half we remember, we can't quantify! That's how careers stall and money gets left on the table. Not… read more
Marina Spyrou CIO at PPFA	When Finance and Technology Lead Together: Creating Enterprise Value Through Digital Transformation This presentation highlights how sustained CIO–CFO partnership can fundamentally reshape the finance function and deliver measurable enterprise value. It will showcase how the CIO and CFO can move beyond traditional role boundaries to jointly lead a digital transformation of finance—reimagining financial processes, modernizing technology platforms, and building the digital capabilities of the finance workforce. Rather than treating transformation as a series of system implementations, aligning investment decisions, talent strategy, and governance under a shared vision focused on… read more
Sonali Bhavsar Chief Data and AI Officer at GEP	The "Black Box" Jury: Why We Need Explanability The urgent frontier of Data and AI Governance, moving beyond simple privacy to the "Right to Explanation." The focus will be why explainability is not just a technical feature. By introducing concepts like "Model Nutrition Labels" and "Auditability by Design," this talk challenges leaders, developers, and citizens to demand AI that doesn't just give us an answer, but has the courage to tell us how it got there. Did you like this session? Share to vote.
Ankita Upadhyay Sr Director , AI Enablement at Thomson Reuters	The Human Multiplier: Leading through the Era of Proprietary Intelligence & Agentic Teams As general-purpose AI models become a commodity, an organization’s true competitive advantage lies in its "Proprietary Intelligence"—the unique combination of its private data and the domain expertise of its people. For leaders, the challenge has shifted from managing tasks to orchestrating a hybrid workforce of humans and autonomous agents. In this session, we move beyond "replacement anxiety" to explore the "Human Multiplier" effect. We will discuss how to architect a leadership style that leverages AI to amplify human subject matter expertise,… read more
Shailja Gupta AI/ML Product Leader at ADP	Building the Right AI Products: A First Principles Approach In a world filled with AI hype, how do you know if you're building the right product—and building it right? This talk introduces first-principles thinking for AI Product Managers: a clear, actionable framework to evaluate when and how to apply AI, balance innovation with responsibility, and lead high-impact teams without drowning in technical complexity. Drawing from real-world experiences building AI platforms used by millions, we’ll explore decision frameworks for responsible innovation, system design trade-offs, and embedding ethics into the product lifecycle from day one. … read more
Madhushree Kumari Staff Software Engineer at Visa Inc.	Building Digital Borders for Cloud Data In today’s cloud-driven world, data often travels across the globe without us realizing it. However, new privacy laws now require that personal information stay within specific national borders. This creates a major challenge for distributed systems: how do we keep data localized without losing the reliability and speed we expect from the cloud? This talk introduces a "Location-Aware" storage system that solves this problem. By rewriting the rules of how data is copied and stored, we’ve built a system that treats geographic boundaries as hard limits. We will explore how "… read more
Archana Choudhary Vice President at Deutsche Bank	Thinking Clearly About AI: What Project Managers Must Understand to Lead in an AI-Driven World We have moved past the "magic" phase of Artificial Intelligence. In 2026, AI is no longer a futuristic concept, it is a functional utility that is fundamentally reshaping the Project Management landscape. However, for many project leaders, the noise of "hype" often drowns out the path to "utility." This session is designed to help Project Managers cut through the technical jargon and think clearly about the strategic role of AI. We will move beyond basic automation to explore how AI acts as a force multiplier across the project lifecycle from… read more