#WoSV23 Agenda
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Duration:
30
25 May
Networking
Duration:
30
25 May
Networking
Duration:
30
25 May
Networking
Are you attending Women of Silicon Valley on your own? Or do you just want to make some extra new connections to kick off your experience? Join our dedicated Meet Up to kickstart your morning feeling energised and ready to be inspired!
Duration:
30
25 May
Networking
Are you attending Women of Silicon Valley on your own? Or do you just want to make some extra new connections to kick off your experience? Join our dedicated Meet Up to kickstart your morning feeling energised and ready to be inspired!
Duration:
30
Track:
Future Impact
Carrie Beckstrom
Chief Executive Officer @ PowerSpeaking
25 May
Keynote
Welcome to Women of Silicon Valley 2023! Join us for the official opening and welcome remarks to kick-start your day with inspiration and empowerment!
Duration:
30
Carrie Beckstrom
Chief Executive Officer @ PowerSpeaking
Track:
Future Impact
25 May
Keynote
Welcome to Women of Silicon Valley 2023! Join us for the official opening and welcome remarks to kick-start your day with inspiration and empowerment!
Duration:
30
Track:
Future Impact
Speaker to be announced
25 May
Keynote
Leadership
When working in technology you always want to be focused on designing for the future and implementing technology that will make long-lasting change; but as recent years have proven, the future is near impossible to predict and the challenges we now face go beyond a bug in the system. Plans will inevitably evolve, and business priorities will endlessly pivot so how can you innovate against constant uncertainty? Join this session to learn how to position yourself as a futurist in your organization and build a culture of innovation within the remits of what you can control.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Speaker to be announced
Track:
Future Impact
25 May
Keynote
Leadership
When working in technology you always want to be focused on designing for the future and implementing technology that will make long-lasting change; but as recent years have proven, the future is near impossible to predict and the challenges we now face go beyond a bug in the system. Plans will inevitably evolve, and business priorities will endlessly pivot so how can you innovate against constant uncertainty? Join this session to learn how to position yourself as a futurist in your organization and build a culture of innovation within the remits of what you can control.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Future Impact
Speaker to be announced
25 May
Keynote
Career
As we progress in our careers, it's common for women to find fewer opportunities available to them, despite being more experienced than ever. As a result, we find ourselves told to double down on our personal branding to showcase our achievements and highlight our value and yet, fewer than 20% of leadership positions in tech are held by women.
Join this session to learn how women can identify and create opportunities to keep their careers progressing at a time when women are twice as likely to be laid off and how you can utilize your influence to impact the cultural and systemic structures that can keep future generations of women from building a career in tech.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Speaker to be announced
Track:
Future Impact
25 May
Keynote
Career
As we progress in our careers, it's common for women to find fewer opportunities available to them, despite being more experienced than ever. As a result, we find ourselves told to double down on our personal branding to showcase our achievements and highlight our value and yet, fewer than 20% of leadership positions in tech are held by women.
Join this session to learn how women can identify and create opportunities to keep their careers progressing at a time when women are twice as likely to be laid off and how you can utilize your influence to impact the cultural and systemic structures that can keep future generations of women from building a career in tech.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Future Impact
Speaker to be announced
25 May
Keynote
Technical
Despite shrinking IT spending, organizations will remain focused on driving teams to develop new products and generate higher revenue without increasing costs, risk and headcount. This strain on resources will require leaders everywhere to lean on creativity and a greater sense of scrutiny to minimize churn and increase software optimization in areas that will drive the greatest value to the business.
Join this session to hear how leaders are adapting to the challenges arising from economic instability and how to become a highly focused optimized organization with limited resources.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Speaker to be announced
Track:
Future Impact
25 May
Keynote
Technical
Despite shrinking IT spending, organizations will remain focused on driving teams to develop new products and generate higher revenue without increasing costs, risk and headcount. This strain on resources will require leaders everywhere to lean on creativity and a greater sense of scrutiny to minimize churn and increase software optimization in areas that will drive the greatest value to the business.
Join this session to hear how leaders are adapting to the challenges arising from economic instability and how to become a highly focused optimized organization with limited resources.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
25 May
Networking
Duration:
30
25 May
Networking
Duration:
30
Track:
Frontier Tech
Speaker to be announced
25 May
Technical
Technology is opening the doors to exciting opportunities to solve some of society's biggest challenges but it also has the power to contribute. As organizations lean into areas such as cloud expansion for example, it's easy to lose sight of the energy usage that is required to power always-on and resilient infrastructure. In this session, we'll discuss how optimizing tech and systems can contribute to lowering carbon emissions by minimizing electronic and energy waste; as well as the opportunities for women to lead the sustainability agenda in their organization by investing in green skilling.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Speaker to be announced
Track:
Frontier Tech
25 May
Technical
Technology is opening the doors to exciting opportunities to solve some of society's biggest challenges but it also has the power to contribute. As organizations lean into areas such as cloud expansion for example, it's easy to lose sight of the energy usage that is required to power always-on and resilient infrastructure. In this session, we'll discuss how optimizing tech and systems can contribute to lowering carbon emissions by minimizing electronic and energy waste; as well as the opportunities for women to lead the sustainability agenda in their organization by investing in green skilling.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Frontier Strategies
Sophie Ross
Global Chief Executive Officer @ FTI Technology
25 May
Non-Technical
Security
Leadership
In the span of only three years, society and business have undergone a decade's worth of change. Workforces are more dispersed than ever before in history. Digitalization has created an unprecedented and continually growing expansion of the data universe. Technology acceleration — in areas such as AI, blockchain and the metaverse — is barreling forward at a pace that neither regulation, commerce, ethics, data protection, business functions or culture can quite keep up with.
In this session, Sophie will discuss the many intersections of these issues in business today. She will address the challenges associated with reconditioning corporate culture and business strategy amid ongoing disruption, and how these overlap with the equally important digital risks that businesses must now address amid enhanced and evolving regulatory requirements.
Specifically, she'll discuss what questions leaders should be asking to ensure governance, risk and compliance are properly addressed, even in the face of fast-moving innovation and/or lack of regulatory guidance.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Sophie Ross
Global Chief Executive Officer @ FTI Technology
Track:
Frontier Strategies
25 May
Non-Technical
Security
Leadership
In the span of only three years, society and business have undergone a decade's worth of change. Workforces are more dispersed than ever before in history. Digitalization has created an unprecedented and continually growing expansion of the data universe. Technology acceleration — in areas such as AI, blockchain and the metaverse — is barreling forward at a pace that neither regulation, commerce, ethics, data protection, business functions or culture can quite keep up with.
In this session, Sophie will discuss the many intersections of these issues in business today. She will address the challenges associated with reconditioning corporate culture and business strategy amid ongoing disruption, and how these overlap with the equally important digital risks that businesses must now address amid enhanced and evolving regulatory requirements.
Specifically, she'll discuss what questions leaders should be asking to ensure governance, risk and compliance are properly addressed, even in the face of fast-moving innovation and/or lack of regulatory guidance.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Boardroom Roundtables
Speaker to be announced
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Workforce
In the last year alone, we've migrated through so many 'Great' eras of employee relations. From Resignation to Attrition, to Rebound to Quiet Quitting, how employees see you as an employer and the leaders within your organization has never been more critical. Join this session to learn about the cultural trends emerging from the workplace and ensure your place as a great employer that everyone wants to work at, and how can you lean into data to resolve many of your issues facing employee attrition.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Speaker to be announced
Track:
Boardroom Roundtables
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Workforce
In the last year alone, we've migrated through so many 'Great' eras of employee relations. From Resignation to Attrition, to Rebound to Quiet Quitting, how employees see you as an employer and the leaders within your organization has never been more critical. Join this session to learn about the cultural trends emerging from the workplace and ensure your place as a great employer that everyone wants to work at, and how can you lean into data to resolve many of your issues facing employee attrition.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Workshop
Speaker to be announced
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Technical
As organizations become increasingly reliant on data and predictive analytics you may find yourself getting lost in big data unable to make sense of it all. Time spent identifying value and analysing is actually spent cleaning data. In this session, we'll take you through the critical fundamentals of data governance and storage on your journey to transforming to a data-led organization.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Speaker to be announced
Track:
Workshop
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Technical
As organizations become increasingly reliant on data and predictive analytics you may find yourself getting lost in big data unable to make sense of it all. Time spent identifying value and analysing is actually spent cleaning data. In this session, we'll take you through the critical fundamentals of data governance and storage on your journey to transforming to a data-led organization.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Frontier Tech
Alvina Antar
Chief Information Officer @ Okta
25 May
Technical
Security
Software Engineer
Session overview coming soon...
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Alvina Antar
Chief Information Officer @ Okta
Track:
Frontier Tech
25 May
Technical
Security
Software Engineer
Session overview coming soon...
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
25 May
Networking
Duration:
30
25 May
Networking
Duration:
30
Track:
Frontier Tech
Speaker to be announced
25 May
Technical
Software Engineer
Session overview coming soon...
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Speaker to be announced
Track:
Frontier Tech
25 May
Technical
Software Engineer
Session overview coming soon...
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Frontier Strategies
Speaker to be announced
25 May
Non-Technical
Roadmapping is critical to understanding where you're going as a business and how to bring your teams and customers along with you on the journey. As we all know, the future is increasingly impossible to predict and at times, making anything longer than a year-long plan can be too farsighted. Join this session to hear how leaders are building agile teams during times of constant pivot without losing sight of the north star goal.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Speaker to be announced
Track:
Frontier Strategies
25 May
Non-Technical
Roadmapping is critical to understanding where you're going as a business and how to bring your teams and customers along with you on the journey. As we all know, the future is increasingly impossible to predict and at times, making anything longer than a year-long plan can be too farsighted. Join this session to hear how leaders are building agile teams during times of constant pivot without losing sight of the north star goal.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Workshop
Speaker to be announced
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Full session details coming soon...
Duration:
30
Speaker to be announced
Track:
Workshop
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Full session details coming soon...
Duration:
30
Track:
Workshop
Cia Parker
Director of Engineering and Operations @ T-Mobile
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Career
Leadership
Full session details coming soon...
Duration:
30
Cia Parker
Director of Engineering and Operations @ T-Mobile
Track:
Workshop
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Career
Leadership
Full session details coming soon...
Duration:
30
Track:
Frontier Tech
Speaker to be announced
25 May
Technical
Software Engineer
Vulnerabilities in your tech infrastructure may be leaving you susceptible to outages which can have costly impacts on your bottom line. At a time when resources are becoming increasingly stretched, the last thing you want is your Engineers scrambling to get your customers and servers back online. Join this session to learn about the principals to Site Reliability Engineering and how to embed resilience in your tech infrastructure by using data and automation.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Speaker to be announced
Track:
Frontier Tech
25 May
Technical
Software Engineer
Vulnerabilities in your tech infrastructure may be leaving you susceptible to outages which can have costly impacts on your bottom line. At a time when resources are becoming increasingly stretched, the last thing you want is your Engineers scrambling to get your customers and servers back online. Join this session to learn about the principals to Site Reliability Engineering and how to embed resilience in your tech infrastructure by using data and automation.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Frontier Strategies
Elaine Zhou
Chief Technology Officer @ Change.org
25 May
Technical
Software Engineer
Data
Session overview coming soon...
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Elaine Zhou
Chief Technology Officer @ Change.org
Track:
Frontier Strategies
25 May
Technical
Software Engineer
Data
Session overview coming soon...
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
25 May
Networking
Duration:
30
25 May
Networking
Duration:
30
Track:
Frontier Strategies
Happy Wang
SVP of Engineering @ Everbridge
Catherine Blackmore
Group Vice President, Customer Success @ Oracle
25 May
Non-Technical
Software Engineer
Data
Join this fireside chat to hear perspectives from leaders at Everbridge and Oracle on how they are building ownership of the customer in their respective teams and organizations to change how they are developing software and products that are not only delighting customers but are built with them specifically in mind to increase satisfaction and ultimately, increased acquisition.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Happy Wang
SVP of Engineering @ Everbridge
Catherine Blackmore
Group Vice President, Customer Success @ Oracle
Track:
Frontier Strategies
25 May
Non-Technical
Software Engineer
Data
Join this fireside chat to hear perspectives from leaders at Everbridge and Oracle on how they are building ownership of the customer in their respective teams and organizations to change how they are developing software and products that are not only delighting customers but are built with them specifically in mind to increase satisfaction and ultimately, increased acquisition.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Boardroom Roundtables
Sasha Wallinger
Head of Web3 and Metaverse Strategy @ Journey
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Transformation
It's estimated that the metaverse could be worth $5 tril. By 2030 create bountiful opportunities to expand experiences and services onto. We've already seen key user case examples in retail, fashion and gaming but how can other industries go about creating their stamp in the metaverse? In this session, we'll look at new and innovative examples of building the metaverse and how to carve out your strategy to expand into the ecosystem.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Sasha Wallinger
Head of Web3 and Metaverse Strategy @ Journey
Track:
Boardroom Roundtables
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Transformation
It's estimated that the metaverse could be worth $5 tril. By 2030 create bountiful opportunities to expand experiences and services onto. We've already seen key user case examples in retail, fashion and gaming but how can other industries go about creating their stamp in the metaverse? In this session, we'll look at new and innovative examples of building the metaverse and how to carve out your strategy to expand into the ecosystem.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Workshop
Speaker to be announced
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Career
Skills
Tech workers in the US are currently facing extreme stress from the growing layoffs in the face of an uncertain economy. While you may not be able to make yourself 100% layoff-proof, as one door closes, many will still be open. In this workshop, we'll explore the various methods that you can leverage to bounce back and protect yourself from layoffs including exploring alternative growth industries and how to pitch yourself within them as well as the importance of deepening and widening the depth of your skillsets.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Speaker to be announced
Track:
Workshop
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Career
Skills
Tech workers in the US are currently facing extreme stress from the growing layoffs in the face of an uncertain economy. While you may not be able to make yourself 100% layoff-proof, as one door closes, many will still be open. In this workshop, we'll explore the various methods that you can leverage to bounce back and protect yourself from layoffs including exploring alternative growth industries and how to pitch yourself within them as well as the importance of deepening and widening the depth of your skillsets.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Workshop
Susannah Baldwin, Ph.D.
Leadership and Communications Coach @ Susannah Baldwin, Ph.D.
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Leadership
Career
Senior leaders demand a specific type of content, focused on data and decision-making. They want presenters to be clear, concise, and confident. This 60-minute workshop, led by executive and leadership coach Susannah Baldwin, Ph.D., offers critical insights and successful strategies for influencing a senior-level audience. Susannah will share techniques around how to deliver effective and productive senior-level presentations. Participants may come prepared with a short presentation that they would like to polish.
This session is led by Susannah Baldwin, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with extensive experience coaching leaders in top tech and biotech companies, with a particular focus on women's advancement.
The Why: Presenting to senior leaders requires a specific type of content, focused on data and decision making.
Key Takeaways:
This session is for... you if you would like to effectively present to leaders with refined content and efficient delivery.
Duration:
30
Susannah Baldwin, Ph.D.
Leadership and Communications Coach @ Susannah Baldwin, Ph.D.
Track:
Workshop
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Leadership
Career
Senior leaders demand a specific type of content, focused on data and decision-making. They want presenters to be clear, concise, and confident. This 60-minute workshop, led by executive and leadership coach Susannah Baldwin, Ph.D., offers critical insights and successful strategies for influencing a senior-level audience. Susannah will share techniques around how to deliver effective and productive senior-level presentations. Participants may come prepared with a short presentation that they would like to polish.
This session is led by Susannah Baldwin, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with extensive experience coaching leaders in top tech and biotech companies, with a particular focus on women's advancement.
The Why: Presenting to senior leaders requires a specific type of content, focused on data and decision making.
Key Takeaways:
This session is for... you if you would like to effectively present to leaders with refined content and efficient delivery.
Duration:
30
Track:
Frontier Tech
Maria Yuin
VP of Software Engineering @ Salesforce
25 May
Technical
Automation is a key component in a modern accelerated digital transformation strategy. In this session, we will be taking a look at the trends in automation and user cases that enable businesses to be more efficient and accurate and provide modern user experiences that today’s discerning customers expect.
Key Takeaways:
This session is for... CIO's, Engineers and those leading Digital Transformation strategies.
Duration:
30
Maria Yuin
VP of Software Engineering @ Salesforce
Track:
Frontier Tech
25 May
Technical
Automation is a key component in a modern accelerated digital transformation strategy. In this session, we will be taking a look at the trends in automation and user cases that enable businesses to be more efficient and accurate and provide modern user experiences that today’s discerning customers expect.
Key Takeaways:
This session is for... CIO's, Engineers and those leading Digital Transformation strategies.
Duration:
30
Track:
Frontier Strategies
Speaker to be announced
25 May
Non-Technical
Workforce
Skills
Leaders everywhere are aware of the growing skills gap in tech and the talent shortage could be costly for organizations looking to remain innovative and ahead of the competition. As organizations respond to an uncertain economy with layoffs and restructuring, how are leaders assessing the skills of their workforce to ensure that they are equipt to build and implement the latest tech?
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Speaker to be announced
Track:
Frontier Strategies
25 May
Non-Technical
Workforce
Skills
Leaders everywhere are aware of the growing skills gap in tech and the talent shortage could be costly for organizations looking to remain innovative and ahead of the competition. As organizations respond to an uncertain economy with layoffs and restructuring, how are leaders assessing the skills of their workforce to ensure that they are equipt to build and implement the latest tech?
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Frontier Strategies
Teresa Dietrich
Chief Product and Community Officer @ Stack Overflow
25 May
Non-Technical
Workforce
Leadership
Your workforce has experienced an unprecedented level of change over the past few years – from COVID-19 and the rise of truly distributed, remote organizations to economic volatility, layoffs, and increasing pressure for productivity, reliability, and innovation. Nor is this likely to end soon; in the 2020s, change appears the only constant. As a result, every leader needs to protect the psychological safety of their employees, or risk losing them to burnout.
In this talk, Stack Overflow Chief Product Officer Teresa Dietrich will discuss why effective leadership and burnout prevention are really about effective communication. She'll explain the art and science of managing expectations and providing just the right amount of context to employees and stakeholders, and detail how these critical activities keep your workforce engaged regardless of the disruption that will inevitably swirl around us.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Teresa Dietrich
Chief Product and Community Officer @ Stack Overflow
Track:
Frontier Strategies
25 May
Non-Technical
Workforce
Leadership
Your workforce has experienced an unprecedented level of change over the past few years – from COVID-19 and the rise of truly distributed, remote organizations to economic volatility, layoffs, and increasing pressure for productivity, reliability, and innovation. Nor is this likely to end soon; in the 2020s, change appears the only constant. As a result, every leader needs to protect the psychological safety of their employees, or risk losing them to burnout.
In this talk, Stack Overflow Chief Product Officer Teresa Dietrich will discuss why effective leadership and burnout prevention are really about effective communication. She'll explain the art and science of managing expectations and providing just the right amount of context to employees and stakeholders, and detail how these critical activities keep your workforce engaged regardless of the disruption that will inevitably swirl around us.
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Boardroom Roundtables
Priya Devanand
Senior Director, Head of Crypto Security Engineering @ PayPal
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Security
Software Engineer
Session overview coming soon...
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Priya Devanand
Senior Director, Head of Crypto Security Engineering @ PayPal
Track:
Boardroom Roundtables
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Security
Software Engineer
Session overview coming soon...
Key Takeaways:
Duration:
30
Track:
Workshop
Rani Pangam
Vice President, Strategy Realization Office @ ServiceNow
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Leadership
Full session details coming soon...
Duration:
30
Rani Pangam
Vice President, Strategy Realization Office @ ServiceNow
Track:
Workshop
25 May
Premium Ticket Holders Only
Leadership
Full session details coming soon...
Duration:
30
25 May
Networking
Join us at the Networking Reception where you'll be joined by our speakers to quiz them further on their session and a final opportunity to connect with your peers and expand your network one final time!
Duration:
30
25 May
Networking
Join us at the Networking Reception where you'll be joined by our speakers to quiz them further on their session and a final opportunity to connect with your peers and expand your network one final time!
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