The Most Important Event for Women in Technology Returns to the Silicon Valley!

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Join WITI, the world's leading professional organization for executive women in technology, for a variety of hands on speaking engagements and dynamic panel discussions at WITI's Annual Women Powering Technology Summit at the Doubletree Hotel in San José, CA October 2-4, 2011. Hotel rooms are filling up fast - book yours today!

Keynote Speakers Include:

Maya Baratz Head of New Products, The Wall Street Journal

Sophie V. Vandebroek, Ph.D. CTO & President, Xerox Innovation Group, Xerox

Marissa Mayer Vice President, Google

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Executive Auction / VIP Reception... Bid on Lunch or Dinner with:

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2011 WITI Hall of Fame Inductees:

Alicia Abella, Ph.D. Executive Director, Innovative Services Research, AT&T Labs	Evelyn Berezin Management Consultant, Brookhaven Science Associates	Diane Pozefsky, Ph.D. Research Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina
Sophie Vandebroek, Ph.D. CTO and President, Xerox Innovation Group, Xerox Corporation	Lynda Weinman Co-Founder and Executive Chair, lynda.com

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Summit Events & Programs Include

"Top Secret Rosies" Film Screening / Q&A with Director LeAnn Erickson

Documentary film screening and Interactive Discussion with Director LeAnn Erickson will launch the WITI Summit on Sunday October 2, 2011. "Top Secret Rosies" tells the story of a group of female mathematicians who, in 1942, helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. Erickson is a recipient of regional and national production grants for her work from such funding sources as NEA, AAUW, the Jerome Foundation and The Leeway Foundation. In 2003 and 2006 she was awarded the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship for media arts.

The World Café

Mastermind Teams Led by World-Renowned Leader, Dr. Anne Adams, at WITI's 2011 Women Powering Technology Summit will engage each participant in a Creative Exchange process, turning each group into Your Mastermind Team to strategize and brainstorm the best solutions for challenges posed by one another.

Intrapreneur/Entrepreneur: What are the Lessons in Creating a Startup, Either Externally or Within a Company?

Carnegie Mellon University - Silicon Valley will host this session featuring projects and new business that were either company- or VC-funded. The panel will share challenges and experiences to consider when taking an idea to the marketplace. CMUSV will share its experiences in educating innovators, through its Masters program in Software Management - Entrepreneurship, which has resulted in new business creations such as the two in this session.

WITI Executive Roundtables

Held in conjunction with WITI's 2011 Women Powering Technology Summit, this high profile event will feature WITI Executives engaging in frank roundtable discussions with Industry Leaders to better understand the issues preventing the advancement of more women to Boards and C-Level positions in Corporate America.

WITI's NextGen Program

This micro-conference on Monday, October 3rd, is designed to encourage young women and girls to consider careers in Science and Technology. Leading women in Technology will teach, mentor, and share with students through speaking engagements, mentoring panels, workshops and roundtable discussions highlighting how these women of note chose their path while reinforcing the importance of demonstrated leadership. The day will feature an opportunity to have lunch with distinguished members of the WITI Board of Advisors and Directors as well as WITI Hall of Fame Honorees. Click here for schedule and list of speakers.

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