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Sunday, June 11
Time	Session Title	Speaker(s)
11:00am - 5:30pm	Registration Open
12:30pm - 4:00pm Donner Room	101 - Supercharge Your Career and Work Like a Genius NEW at the WITI Summit: Special Half-Day Tutorial Today, workplace stress is at an all-time high and growing. We're in a new age, where many jobs will disappear and where talent exploitation ... For More Details	Will Marre Founder, SMART Power Academy
12:30pm - 1:30pm Siskiyou	102 - Personal Branding: It's No Longer Optional Have you taken time to think about YOUR brand lately? Personal branding is not about creating a false image for the outside world; it is about gaining clarity about yourself and presenting that brand ... For More Details	Susan Chritton Author & Master Personal Brand Strategist
12:30pm - 1:30pm Cascade	103 - Lead with Impact: The Value of NOT Fitting In Are you asking: Is there is a "right way" to lead or manage others? How do I lead in a way that reflects my values? Am I making the right choices for both my career and personal life? What if moving ... For More Details	Heather Furby CEO & Director, Camp CAS
1:45pm - 4:00pm Monterey	110 - Code Circle at the WITI Summit: App Design & Development for Girls Code Circle is an international youth-driven non-profit working to provide engaging courses to teach middle schoolers the design, logic, and engineering behind computer science. Here, Code Circle's ... For More Details	Katie Mishra Moderator Founder and CEO, Code Circle Kelly Campa Outreach Director, Code Circle Alina Galimova Admin Team, Code Circle Robert Miranda Admin Team, Code Circle
1:45pm - 2:45pm Donner	111 - Supercharge Your Career and Work Like a Genius [continued] See Session 101 for full description ... For More Details	Will Marre Founder, SMART Power Academy
1:45pm - 2:45pm Siskiyou	112 - Making LinkedIn Work for YOU Do you have a LinkedIn profile simply because you feel you ought to? Or have you been meaning to set one up but don't know where to start? Chances are, even more advanced users of LinkedIn are not ... For More Details	Amanda Healy Senior Marketing Manager & Social Media Storyteller, TIBCO Software
1:45pm - 2:45pm Cascade	113 - Can Adults Learn to Code without a Computer Sci Degree? YES! Technology careers are lucrative and computing skills are in demand. By 2024, the United States will have over 1.1 million technology job openings, but will only be able to fill 45% of those positions ... For More Details	Jessica Earley-Cha Director of Part-Time Education, Hackbright Academy Brenda Jin Staff Engineer, Slack Technologies
1:45pm - 2:45pm Sierra	114 - Demonstrating New Leadership Skills: Calling Out the Brilliance of Women and the Greatness of Men Realize your own unique value - what you think is just common sense - by understanding the unarticulated, invisible, and undervalued gendered ways women lead. Doing so will have you valued in a new ... For More Details	Bonita Banducci Lecturer, Gender and Engineering, Santa Clara U/Institute for Women's Leadership
3:00pm - 4:00pm Donner	121 - Supercharge Your Career and Work Like a Genius [continued] See Session 101 for full description ... For More Details	Will Marre Founder, SMART Power Academy
3:00pm - 4:00pm Siskiyou	122 - Speak Like a Leader Bootcamp Your [and your team's] ability to communicate WELL makes a difference on every level. Come learn how to use neurobiology to maximize all of your communications and get more of what you want, more of ... For More Details	John Bates Founder & CEO, Executive Speaking Success
3:00pm - 4:00pm Cascade	123 - WITI WIN: How to Utilize WITI Regional Networks & WINs as Tools for Your Career The WITI Industry-Based Networks (WINs) and WITI Regional Networks provide excellent opportunities for women at all levels to share their knowledge, expertise, and experiences with other women in ... For More Details	Ronni Eloff Moderator Advocate for Women in Business and Technology, For Alliances Barbara Bateman Director, Strategic Network Initiatives, WITI Coleen Kane Innovation & Engineering Center of California, Volkswagen Group of America Kathy Lomax Vice President, Office of the CIO, First American Title Helay Rahimi WITI Leadership Anshuma Singh Regional Network Director, WITI India Bangalore; and, Project/Program Manager, Applied Materials Yuki Takarabe Regional Advisor, WITI Japan; and, CFO, Glad Cube
3:00pm - 4:00pm Sierra	124 - Dealing with Difficult People Envision this: You've prepared for the board meeting thoroughly. Several peers have given the thumbs up. You walk into the room and begin to speak. Before you get through the introduction, you're ... For More Details	Frank Del Fiugo Founder, Del Fiugo Consulting
4:00pm - 5:15pm Cascade	158 - Lead with Impact: The Value of NOT Fitting In (repeat of Session 103) Are you asking: Is there is a "right way" to lead or manage others? How do I lead in a way that reflects my values? Am I making the right choices for both my career and personal life? What if moving ... For More Details	Heather Furby CEO & Director, Camp CAS
4:15pm - 5:30pm San Jose	131 - Engaging Men in Women's Leadership Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Bonita Banducci Lecturer, Gender and Engineering, Santa Clara U/Institute for Women's Leadership
4:15pm - 5:30pm Siskiyou	132 - Speak Like a Leader Mini-Bootcamp Coaching Circle ... For More Details	John Bates Founder & CEO, Executive Speaking Success
4:15pm - 5:30pm San Jose	133 - Personal Branding: It's No Longer Optional Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Susan Chritton Author & Master Personal Brand Strategist
4:15pm - 5:30pm San Jose	134 - Dealing with Difficult People Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Frank Del Fiugo Founder, Del Fiugo Consulting
4:15pm - 5:30pm San Jose	135 - Changing the Perceived Success Molds: How to Get Noticed When You Don't Look Like the Boss Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Carol Evanoff CEO, Mapping Your Career Success
4:15pm - 5:30pm Cascade	136 - Being Influential: Getting Comfortable Presenting Wild (or Not So Wild) Ideas Changed from Coaching Circle to Workshop ... For More Details	Heather Furby CEO & Director, Camp CAS
4:15pm - 5:30pm Santa Clara	137 - How Not to Succumb to Self-Doubt When Putting Your Public Persona Out There Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Aurelie Guerrieri Founder, Akila One - Your Growth Engine
4:15pm - 5:30pm Santa Clara	138 - Standing your Ground in Emotionally Charged Situations Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Gabrielle Hildebrand Principal, Wild and Brilliant
4:15pm - 5:30pm Santa Clara	139 - Creating Your Irresistible Value Proposition Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Nancy Kazdan Founder & CEO, Market Share International
4:15pm - 5:30pm Santa Clara	140 - Conversations in the Fast Lane: Insider Secrets to Redesign Your Success Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Renessa Boley Layne Founder, Perfect Work Academy
4:15pm - 5:30pm Carmel	141 - Meditation & Creativity: Managing Your Mind State to Drive Innovation Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Dada Nabhaniilananda Mindfulness and Creativity Consultant, The Monk Dude
4:15pm - 5:30pm Carmel	142 - A Neurobiological Approach to Inclusion Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Rajkumari Neogy Principal, Disruptive Diversity
4:15pm - 5:30pm Carmel	143 - What Are You REALLY Communicating? 14 Assumptions in the First 7 Seconds Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Judy Peebles Principal, The Knowledge Series
4:15pm - 5:30pm Carmel	144 - Career Coaching for Introverts Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Miriam Reiss Executive Coach, Wisdom Executive & Career Coaching
4:15pm - 5:30pm Carmel	145 - How to Build Your Network to Make Business Happen Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Kristy Rogers Founder & Leader, KristyRogersConnects
4:15pm - 5:30pm Monterey	146 - Psychology of Success: 7 Traits of Successful People Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Deep Sahni Founder/Executive Coach, Global Now
4:15pm - 5:30pm Monterey	147 - How to Harness Your Emotions for Powerful Leadership Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Joie Seldon Principal, Joie Seldon EQ Executive Coaching & Consulting
4:15pm - 5:30pm Monterey	148 - STOP Downplaying Your Successes and Overcome the Imposter Syndrome! Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Sue Steinfeld Principal, Sue Steinfeld Coaching
4:15pm - 5:30pm Monterey	149 - Reinvent and Thrive thru Transition Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Anne Martin Principal, Daring Reinventors
4:15pm - 5:30pm Monterey	150 - Strategic Alliances Roundtable Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Zahra Jamshed Sales Director, Wipro
4:15pm - 5:30pm Monterey	150 - Strategic Alliances: How to Spot Them, Leverage Them, Grow Them Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Zahra Jamshed Sales Director, Wipro
4:15pm - 5:30pm San Juan	152 - Hacking Your Future: Debugging Your Internal Blocks & Glitches Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Lisa Monzon Events Director, ICF SF Bay Area Coaches
4:15pm - 5:30pm Cascade	158 - Lead with Impact: The Value of NOT Fitting In (repeat of Session 103) Are you asking: Is there is a "right way" to lead or manage others? How do I lead in a way that reflects my values? Am I making the right choices for both my career and personal life? What if moving ... For More Details	Heather Furby CEO & Director, Camp CAS
4:15pm - 5:30pm Siskiyou	159 - Speak Like a Leader Bootcamp (repeat of Session 122) Your [and your team's] ability to communicate WELL makes a difference on every level. Come learn how to use neurobiology to maximize all of your communications and get more of what you want, more of ... For More Details	John Bates Founder & CEO, Executive Speaking Success
4:15pm - 5:30pm Sierra	160 - Making LinkedIn Work for YOU (repeat of session 112)) Do you have a LinkedIn profile simply because you feel you ought to? Or have you been meaning to set one up but don't know where to start? Chances are, even more advanced users of LinkedIn are not ... For More Details	Amanda Healy Senior Marketing Manager & Social Media Storyteller, TIBCO Software
5:30pm - 7:00pm	161 - Founder's Reception Opening Night at the Summit features welcoming words from WITI Founder Carolyn Leighton, offering a friendly networking environment for attendees to meet Summit speakers, VIP guests, and colleagues ... For More Details	Carolyn Leighton Founder/Chairwoman, WITI
Monday, June 12
Time	Session Title	Speaker(s)
7:00am - 7:00pm	Registration Opens
7:30am - 8:30am	Monday Networking Breakfast
8:30am - 9:00am Gateway Ballroom (2nd Level)	202 - Get (Em)powered by WITI! Join us as WITI Founder Carolyn Leighton and Summit Emcee Amanda Coolong kick off the day's events and lead us in a special exercise of WITI's guiding principle that no one stands alone. ... For More Details	Amanda Coolong Chief Content Officer & Advisory Board Co-Chair, Women in Technology International Carolyn Leighton Founder/Chairwoman, WITI
9:00am - 9:30am Gateway Ballroom (2nd Level)	203 - Making Tomorrow Brighter: Creating Opportunities for Women in STEM Women in STEM fields are still underrepresented and paid less on average than their male counterparts. However, according to recent survey data, 80% of women in STEM would recommend the field to other ... For More Details	Katie Broderick Research Vice President, 451 Research
9:30am - 10:30am Gateway Ballroom (2nd Level)	204 - Intergenerational Mentoring: Perspectives on Success We're bringing together a group of seasoned executives, along with women just getting started in their careers, to talk about their different perspectives on work and how to succeed. Hear about the ... For More Details	Cindy Owyoung Moderator Founder and CEO, Breaking Glass Forums Anita Gardyne CEO/Co-Founder, Onēva Samantha Raja UX Engineer, Google Mona Sabet Founder, Tribal Ventures Cynthia Stoddard Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Adobe Systems Xuan Yue Co-Founder, Mentorkind
10:30am - 1:45pm	Exhibits Open
10:30am - 10:45am	Break
10:45am - 12:00pm San Jose	211 - Calling Out the Brilliance of Women Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Bonita Banducci Lecturer, Gender and Engineering, Santa Clara U/Institute for Women's Leadership
10:45am - 12:00pm San Jose	212 - Speak Like a Leader Mini-Bootcamp Coaching Circle ... For More Details	John Bates Founder & CEO, Executive Speaking Success
10:45am - 12:00pm San Jose	213 - How To Be Relaxed, Confident, and Super-Effective in Interviews Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Holly Berkley Founder/CEO, Bliss:Smart
10:45am - 12:00pm San Jose	214 - Leverage Your Personal Brand to Achieve Your Goals Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Donna Ceriani Leadership Success Coach, Success Compass
10:45am - 12:00pm San Jose	215 - Dealing with Difficult People Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Frank Del Fiugo Founder, Del Fiugo Consulting
10:45am - 12:00pm Santa Clara	216 - Getting Mentors to Help: How and What to Ask for Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Carol Evanoff CEO, Mapping Your Career Success
10:45am - 12:00pm Santa Clara	217 - Difficult Conversations: Navigating Communication as You Move into Leadership Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Heather Furby CEO & Director, Camp CAS
10:45am - 12:00pm Santa Clara	218 - How Not to Succumb to Self-Doubt When Putting Your Public Persona Out There Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Aurelie Guerrieri Founder, Akila One - Your Growth Engine
10:45am - 12:00pm Santa Clara	219 - Changing Habits Is Changing Our Minds Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Janet Janssen Principal, Sales Consulting & Coaching Services
10:45am - 12:00pm Santa Clara	220 - Conversations in the Fast Lane: Insider Secrets to Redesign Your Success Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Renessa Boley Layne Founder, Perfect Work Academy
10:45am - 12:00pm Carmel	221 - The Mindful Edge: Develop a Peak Performance Mindset through Meditation Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Dada Nabhaniilananda Mindfulness and Creativity Consultant, The Monk Dude
10:45am - 12:00pm Carmel	223 - Grow Your Small Business Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Michael Neuendorff President, Bay Area Executive Coach
10:45am - 12:00pm Carmel	224 - Secrets to Happiness: Be Happier at Work and in Your Life Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Manuela Pauer Career & Leadership Coach, Pauer Coaching
10:45am - 12:00pm Carmel	225 - Think You Need the Title to be a Leader? Think Again! Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Theresa Pidcock Founder, Theresa Pidcock Consulting, L.L.C.
10:45am - 12:00pm Monterey	226 - The Reluctant Speaker Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Miriam Reiss Executive Coach, Wisdom Executive & Career Coaching
10:45am - 12:00pm Monterey	227 - How to Build Your Network to Make Business Happen Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Kristy Rogers Founder & Leader, KristyRogersConnects
10:45am - 12:00pm Monterey	228 - Create Roadmaps to Achieve Your Career Goals Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Sheryl Root Director/Assoc. Professor, Carnegie Mellon, President and CEO, RootAnalysis, and 2015 WITI Hall of Fame Honoree
10:45am - 12:00pm Monterey	229 - Unconscious Competence: How to Find Your Superpower, Gain Additional Visibility, and Make an Impact Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Deep Sahni Founder/Executive Coach, Global Now
10:45am - 12:00pm Monterey	230 - Interview Skills: Take the Lead and Get the Job Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Abha Singhvi Life / Organizational Coach
10:45am - 12:00pm San Juan	231 - Making Yourself a Priority - So That You and Everything Around You Thrives Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Bill Lamond Human Potential 2.0
10:45am - 12:00pm San Juan	232 - Recognizing, Facing & Addressing a Toxic Workplace Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Diana Gaffney Creator, DigPop Digital/WomenWorkRemote
12:00pm - 1:30pm Gateway Ballroom (2nd Level)	241 - Keynote Luncheon - Breakthroughs in Leadership: Here's How I Got to the Top! WITI loves a good success story! Come hear accomplished women relate personal stories from their own experiences: growth challenges and lessons learned on their way to success, and advice on pitfalls ... For More Details	Will Marre Moderator Founder, SMART Power Academy Kelly Becker Vice President, Power Solutions Division, Schneider Electric Jane Zhu, Ph.D. VP & GM to Mozy & Next Gen DP, Dell EMC
1:45pm - 2:45pm Donner	250 - FinTech, Blockchain & Bitcoin: Trends, Opportunities, Challenges FinTech is making waves in Financial Services industry. Well reputed universities are introducing dedicated programs on FinTech: The Future of Commerce for financial services executives, entrepreneurs ... For More Details	Zahra Jamshed Moderator Sales Director, Wipro Paige Freeman Co-Founder, Women in Bitcoin Naveed Sherwani, Ph.D. President & CEO, PeerNova
1:45pm - 2:45pm Gateway Ballroom (2nd Level)	251 - Mastering the Art of PitchCraft Have you ever wondered why you didn't get the investment? The potential funders loved the idea. They loved the team. They thought the market would be receptive ... But, they wanted to think about it a ... For More Details	John Bates Founder & CEO, Executive Speaking Success
1:45pm - 2:45pm Siskiyou	252 - Success Secrets of the Super Achievers Key concepts that very successful business people in our society have used to get to the top. For example, one CEO takes meetings in 10-minute increments. Why? Because she's found that this forces ... For More Details	Michael Neuendorff President, Bay Area Executive Coach
1:45pm - 2:45pm Cascade	253 - WITI WIN: Integrating AI and VR/AR into Your Professional Life "The Fourth Transformation" is the term Scoble and Israel coined to describe a dazzling future less than 10 years from now - a world massively and fundamentally transformed by the power of Artificial ... For More Details	Isabelle Guis Moderator VP Product Marketing | Sales Cloud, Salesforce Maryanna Saenko Senior Associate, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Tara Scarrow Director of Development, Heartwood 3D Jodi Schiller Founder & CEO, New Reality Arts
1:45pm - 2:45pm Sierra	254 - How to Go From Bored, Burned Out, Unfulfilled in Your Current Career - to Doing Work You Love! No matter how much money we earn or how "successful" we may look to others, we can get to a point where we feel bored, burned, out or unfulfilled in our work. You may want more passion, challenge, ... For More Details	Renessa Boley Layne Founder, Perfect Work Academy
2:45pm - 6:45pm	Exhibits Open
2:45pm - 3:00pm	Break
3:00pm - 4:15pm San Jose	261 - Energy Leadership: The Most Powerful & Empowering Way to Lead Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Tina Ambrosini Success Coach, Creativosity
3:00pm - 4:15pm San Jose	262 - Mastering the Art of Pitchcraft Coaching Circle ... For More Details	John Bates Founder & CEO, Executive Speaking Success
3:00pm - 4:15pm San Jose	263 - Ditch the Doubt: The Secret to Eliminating Impostor Syndrome Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Holly Berkley Founder/CEO, Bliss:Smart
3:00pm - 4:15pm San Jose	264 - Leverage Your Personal Brand to Achieve Your Goals Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Donna Ceriani Leadership Success Coach, Success Compass
3:00pm - 4:15pm San Jose	265 - Dealing with Difficult People Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Frank Del Fiugo Founder, Del Fiugo Consulting
3:00pm - 4:15pm Santa Clara	266 - Growing an Organization Through Delegating Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Carol Evanoff CEO, Mapping Your Career Success
3:00pm - 4:15pm Santa Clara	267 - Being Influential: Getting Comfortable Presenting Wild (or Not So Wild) Ideas Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Heather Furby CEO & Director, Camp CAS
3:00pm - 4:15pm Santa Clara	268 - How Not to Succumb to Self-Doubt When Putting Your Public Persona Out There Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Aurelie Guerrieri Founder, Akila One - Your Growth Engine
3:00pm - 4:15pm Santa Clara	269 - Making LinkedIn Work for YOU Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Amanda Healy Senior Marketing Manager & Social Media Storyteller, TIBCO Software
3:00pm - 4:15pm Santa Clara	270 - You Can Predict the Future: Innovative Strategies for Goal Achievement Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Janet Janssen Principal, Sales Consulting & Coaching Services
3:00pm - 4:15pm Carmel	271 - Creating Your Irresistible Value Proposition Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Nancy Kazdan Founder & CEO, Market Share International
3:00pm - 4:15pm Carmel	272 - Recognizing, Facing, & Addressing a Toxic Workplace Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Diana Gaffney Creator, DigPop Digital/WomenWorkRemote
3:00pm - 4:15pm Carmel	273 - Mastering Gender Communications & Interactions Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Diane Malnekoff Principal, DM Consulting
3:00pm - 4:15pm Carmel	274 - Meditation & Creativity: Managing Your Mind State to Drive Innovation Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Dada Nabhaniilananda Mindfulness and Creativity Consultant, The Monk Dude
3:00pm - 4:15pm Monterey	276 - Communication: What You DON'T Say Could Be More Important than What You DO Say Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Theresa Pidcock Founder, Theresa Pidcock Consulting, L.L.C.
3:00pm - 4:15pm Monterey	277 - Rock Solid Confidence Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Miriam Reiss Executive Coach, Wisdom Executive & Career Coaching
3:00pm - 4:15pm Monterey	278 - How to Build Your Network to Make Business Happen Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Kristy Rogers Founder & Leader, KristyRogersConnects
3:00pm - 4:15pm Monterey	279 - How to Transition Your Perspective from Surviving to Coping to Managing to Driving Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Deep Sahni Founder/Executive Coach, Global Now
3:00pm - 4:15pm Monterey	280 - Essentials for Your Strategic Career Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Ruth Simone Executive Coach, Luminare Coaching & Consulting
3:00pm - 4:15pm San Juan	281 - Navigating Your Career Crossroads Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Anne Martin Principal, Daring Reinventors
3:00pm - 4:15pm San Juan	282 - Think Like an Entrepreneur Coaching Circle ... For More Details
3:00pm - 4:15pm Siskiyou	291 - Finding and Using a Powerful Voice Want to be listened to and heard? Looking for a new direction? VOICE is the ability to communicate effectively the relationship you have with yourself and the world around you, one that gives you the ... For More Details	Bill Lamond Human Potential 2.0
3:00pm - 4:15pm Gateway Ballroom (2nd Level)	292 - Gender Equality in Large Organizations When a corporation is massive and multi-national, what does it take to create real gender equality? How can your voice and leadership make a difference? What are the most successful systems that ... For More Details	Dale Thomas Vaughn Moderator Co-Founder, Better Man Conference, Director of DEI, Good Men Project Bonita Banducci Lecturer, Gender and Engineering, Santa Clara U/Institute for Women's Leadership Nadia Chargualaf Vice President, Human Resources, Telstra Suzzette Jaskowiak Divisional VP, Pharmacy, Healthcare & Customer Engagement Technology, Walgreens Amy Logan Founder & CEO, Gender Innovation
3:00pm - 4:15pm Cascade	293 - WITI WIN: Old Industries, Sexy Data: Machine Learning and Industrial IoT Machine learning - the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly programmed - is so pervasive today that you probably use it dozens of times a day without knowing it. In the past ... For More Details	Aditi Banerjee, Ph.D. Managing Director, Accenture Reema Poddar Senior Vice President - Global Product Development, Teradata Anna-Katrina Shedletsky CEO & Founder, Instrumental
3:00pm - 4:15pm Sierra	294 - Realize Your Potential in the $1.3 Trillion Social Economy Get ready to learn how world-class organizations think about social media! This session is packed full of senior-level, advanced insights into the future of social media for your organization. You'll ... For More Details	Gretchen Fox Moderator CEO, MTO Agency Sharon Crost Social/Online Marketing Strategist Jen McClure Program Director & Advisory Board Chair, The Conference Board Maria Ogneva Global Head of Community, LinkedIn
4:30pm - 5:15pm Gateway Ballroom (2nd Level)	297 - Words of Wisdom from Six Women Who Persisted A shining moment: meet the extraordinary women about to be inducted into the Women in Technology Hall of Fame, and learn how they dared to succeed. Prepare to be inspired ... ... For More Details	Laurel Mintz Moderator CEO, Elevate My Brand Laura Niklason, M.D., Ph.D. Founder, Humacyte, and 2017 WITI Hall of Fame Honoree Krunali Patel VP and GM of Analog Design Services, Texas Instruments, and 2017 WITI Hall of Fame Honoree Lisa Seacat DeLuca Technology Strategist, Cognitive Incubation Lab, IBM Watson Customer Engagement, and 2017 WITI Hall of Fame Honoree Selma Svendsen Senior Director of Program Management, iRobot, and 2017 WITI Hall of Fame Honoree
5:30pm - 6:45pm	Taste of Technology Reception
6:45pm - 8:45pm Gateway Ballroom (2nd Level)	299 - Hall of Fame Awards Induction Banquet Join us as we applaud this year's inductees into the Women in Technology Hall of Fame - outstanding women who have made a powerful difference in the fields of science and technology. ... For More Details	Vicki Liviakis Moderator News Anchor/Reporter, KRON4 News
Tuesday, June 13
Time	Session Title	Speaker(s)
7:30am - 4:00pm	Registration Opens
8:00am - 9:00am	Tuesday Networking Breakfast
9:05am - 9:30am Gateway Ballroom (2nd Level)	Networking in Exhibit Area
9:30am - 10:30am Gateway Ballroom (2nd Level)	303 - WITI Spotlights: Women Making Things Happen in Technology, Innovation, Leadership Come hear outstanding women relate personal stories from their own experiences: growth challenges, lessons learned, and rewards they earned on their way to success. Also included: some of the greatest ... For More Details	Gené Teare Moderator Head of Content, Crunchbase Lori Mitchell Founder/President, Black Women in Technology Rashmi Rao Global Head, Advanced Engineering, CoC User Experience, Harman, and 2018 WITI Hall of Fame Honoree Soody Tronson Founding Manager, STLGip
10:30am - 1:30pm	Exhibits Open
10:30am - 10:45am	Break
10:45am - 12:00pm San Martin	311 - Expectations vs. Agreements: How to Create a Powerful Outcome through Collaboration Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Tina Ambrosini Success Coach, Creativosity
10:45am - 12:00pm San Martin	312 - Calling Out the Brilliance of Women Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Bonita Banducci Lecturer, Gender and Engineering, Santa Clara U/Institute for Women's Leadership
10:45am - 12:00pm San Martin	313 - Leverage Your Personal Brand to Achieve Your Goals Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Donna Ceriani Leadership Success Coach, Success Compass
10:45am - 12:00pm San Martin	314 - Manage Meetings - Don't Let Meetings Manage You Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Carol Evanoff CEO, Mapping Your Career Success
10:45am - 12:00pm San Martin	315 - How Not to Succumb to Self-Doubt When Putting Your Public Persona Out There Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Aurelie Guerrieri Founder, Akila One - Your Growth Engine
10:45am - 12:00pm San Juan	316 - Making LinkedIn Work for YOU Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Amanda Healy Senior Marketing Manager & Social Media Storyteller, TIBCO Software
10:45am - 12:00pm San Juan	317 - Seven Seconds to Making a Great and Lasting Impression Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Janet Janssen Principal, Sales Consulting & Coaching Services
10:45am - 12:00pm San Juan	318 - Find and Using a Powerful Voice Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Bill Lamond Human Potential 2.0
10:45am - 12:00pm San Juan	319 - Conversations in the Fast Lane: Insider Secrets to Redesign Your Success Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Renessa Boley Layne Founder, Perfect Work Academy
10:45am - 12:00pm San Juan	320 - Know Your Brand Story: Cultivate. Innovate. Elevate. Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Laurel Mintz CEO, Elevate My Brand
10:45am - 12:00pm San Carlos	321 - The Mindful Edge: Develop a Peak Performance Mindset through Meditation Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Dada Nabhaniilananda Mindfulness and Creativity Consultant, The Monk Dude
10:45am - 12:00pm San Carlos	322 - A Neurobiological Approach to Inclusion Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Rajkumari Neogy Principal, Disruptive Diversity
10:45am - 12:00pm San Carlos	323 - How to Find Your Ideal Career Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Manuela Pauer Career & Leadership Coach, Pauer Coaching
10:45am - 12:00pm Donner	324 - How to Build Your Network to Make Business Happen Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Kristy Rogers Founder & Leader, KristyRogersConnects
10:45am - 12:00pm Donner	325 - How to Successfully Advance Your Career While Caring for Aging Parents Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Deep Sahni Founder/Executive Coach, Global Now
10:45am - 12:00pm Donner	326 - Leadership Presence: Your Career Advantage Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Ruth Simone Executive Coach, Luminare Coaching & Consulting
10:45am - 12:00pm Donner	327 - Creating Results through Clear and Powerful Requests and Promises Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Abha Singhvi Life / Organizational Coach
10:45am - 12:00pm Donner	328 - STOP Downplaying Your Successes and Overcome the Imposter Syndrome! Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Sue Steinfeld Principal, Sue Steinfeld Coaching
10:45am - 12:00pm Donner	329 - My Name is Inigo Montoya. Own Your Personal Brand. Hint: It's Not About Selling Yourself Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Yael Wagner Chief Product Officer
10:45am - 12:00pm Donner	330 - Think Like An Entrepreneur Coaching Circle ... For More Details
10:45am - 12:00pm Donner	331 - Creating Your Irresistible Value Proposition Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Nancy Kazdan Founder & CEO, Market Share International
10:45am - 12:00pm Donner	332 - Working with the Dark Side: Learning to Engage Your Inner Critic Coaching circle ... For More Details	Lisa Monzon Events Director, ICF SF Bay Area Coaches
10:45am - 12:00pm Donner	333 - Mastering Gender Communications and Interactions Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Diane Malnekoff Principal, DM Consulting
10:45am - 12:00pm Donner	334 - Cultivating Academic and Industry Interactions Coaching Circle ... For More Details
10:45am - 12:00pm Donner	335 - Growth through Persistence Coaching Circle ... For More Details
10:45am - 12:00pm Donner	336 - Reinvent and Thrive thru Transition Coaching Circle ... For More Details	Anne Martin Principal, Daring Reinventors
10:45am - 11:45am Monterey	304 - The Inside Track on How to Be Discovered/Hired Here is an excellent opportunity to "Ask the Experts" for the inside scoop on getting hired. Prepare to take notes galore, as you'll get insider's insights on: * How to land your dream job * How to ... For More Details	Andrew Gardiner Moderator Co-Founder, The Hire Key Sean Norris Managing Director, Randstad Technologies Brenda Rogers Head of People & HR, Electric Imp Michael Watson Principal Talent Acquisition Recruiter, Workday
12:00pm - 1:15pm Gateway Ballroom	341 - Luncheon with Keynote Panel: How To Be a Behavioral Change Agent in the Workplace We don't change culture - we change behaviors. In this keynote, learn key strategies for being an effective ally for other employees, and how to positively effect workplace conditions that allow us ... For More Details	Amanda Coolong Moderator Chief Content Officer & Advisory Board Co-Chair, Women in Technology International Kelly Dermody, Esq. Managing Partner, San Francisco Office, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein Dale Thomas Vaughn Co-Founder, Better Man Conference, Director of DEI, Good Men Project
12:00pm - 1:00pm Monterey	340 - TA Uncensored: Elevating Your Talent Acquisition Game An uncensored review of current TA practices, including: sourcing, bridging the HR manager, sidestepping controversy, employer brand, and more. ... For More Details	Andrew Gardiner Moderator Co-Founder, The Hire Key Gary Albright Senior Executive Consultant, Kerri Evans Associates Amelia Merrill People Strategy & TA Leader, Guardant Health Brad Warga Consultant, Global Technology & CHRO Practice, Heidrick & Struggles Grant Weinberg Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition, TriNet
1:15pm - 2:15pm Monterey	342 - The Future of Interviewing is NOW - and It's on Video Like it or not, your next job interview is likely to be on video, and if you're not ready for video interviewing - chances are you're not ready for the interview. With technology continuing to change ... For More Details	Elaine Orler Moderator Founder & CEO, Talent Function Danelle DiLibero Director of Talent Acquisition, OnDeck Imo Udom Co-Founder & CEO, Wepow
1:30pm - 2:30pm Donner	351 - Are YOU a Budding Inventor? Ever Thought of Getting a Patent? There is no greater symbol of going somewhere no one else has gone than being awarded a patent. Yet only 15-18% of US Named Patent Inventors are women. And at the rate we're going, women won't hold as ... For More Details	Neveen Abel-Jalil Moderator Supervisory Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Candice Elliott CEO & Founder, Nouvoyance Doreen Galli, Ph.D. WITI Rashmi Rao Global Head, Advanced Engineering, CoC User Experience, Harman, and 2018 WITI Hall of Fame Honoree Soody Tronson Founding Manager, STLGip
1:30pm - 2:30pm Siskiyou	352 - CyberSecurity: Women on the Frontlines of the Battle against Cybercrime Cybersecurity is in the headlines on a daily basis. Whether stories about the alleged hacking of elections or huge data breaches that put our personal information at risk, it's easy to see why this ... For More Details	Shelley Westman Moderator SVP, Alliances & Field Operations, Protegrity Deanna Boyden Director, Community & Mentor Programs, SANS Institute Silvia Johnson Vice President, Global Talent Organization, Symantec Diana Kelley Global Executive Security Advisor, IBM Yinglian Xie, Ph.D. Co-Founder & CEO, DataVisor
1:30pm - 2:30pm Cascade	353 - WITI WIN: IoT + Machine Learning Make Things Intelligent? Come find out how these two top trends of IoT and Machine Learning are coming together to make ordinary things all around us into intelligent things to create new conveniences and business ... For More Details	Sudha Jamthe Moderator Author & CEO, IoT Disruptions Julie Desjardins Head of Research, Athos Diane Ding Founder, Ding Ventures Deanna Shaw Roxy Stimpson CTO, IOT World Labs Vanessa Xi CEO, YONO Labs
1:30pm - 2:30pm Sierra	354 - Male Millennials: Allies or Obstacles in Gender Equality? If we are going to create gender equality and partnership, we need to engage men in the process of changing these norms (according to our partners at Lean In). Within the next decade, male millennials ... For More Details	Dale Thomas Vaughn Co-Founder, Better Man Conference, Director of DEI, Good Men Project
2:30pm - 5:00pm	Exhibits Open
2:30pm - 2:45pm	Transition Break
2:45pm - 3:45pm Donner	361 - The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Women's Employment in the Coming Decades Two broad trends are emerging in our society today. On one hand, advanced computer algorithms threaten to make obsolete many jobs and roles in our society. On the other, worldwide demographic trends ... For More Details	Sophia Viklund Moderator Co-Founder, Silicon Valley Deep Learning Group Diane Ding Founder, Ding Ventures Nicole Shanahan Founder & CEO, ClearAccessIP Jean Xin VC Associate, Data Collective Niousha Zadeh, Ph.D. Founder & CEO, Brite Health
2:45pm - 3:45pm Siskiyou	362 - Re-Align, Re-Design, Re-Fine Your Leadership Advantage Are you realizing it would take more self-determination to tackle bigger challenges with your job, career, or whatever brings real satisfaction? And, have you heard a quieter voice saying "But how ... For More Details	Ruth Simone Executive Coach, Luminare Coaching & Consulting
2:45pm - 3:45pm Cascade	363 - WITI WIN: Digital Transformation in Healthcare As more health systems move completely from paper to digital, the opportunities for technical innovation and process improvement become the frontrunner of digital healthcare. Learn more about ... For More Details	Niharika Srivastav Moderator Sam De Brouwer Co-Founder & COO, doc.ai Radhika Iyengar-Emens Managing Partner, DoubleNova Group Preethy Padman Solutions Marketing, Nutanix Janet Sosa Independent, Health Care Technology Consultant
2:45pm - 3:45pm Sierra	364 - Why We Need Women To Lead Meta-research from institutions such as Harvard, Wharton, MIT, McKinsey, and Bain Capital all conclude that women-led teams and organizations achieve more revenue growth based on value innovation than ... For More Details	Will Marre Founder, SMART Power Academy
3:45pm - 4:00pm	Transition Break
4:00pm - 5:00pm Donner	371 - Drive Your Emotional Intelligence: What Every Leader Must Know about EQ Did you know that emotional intelligence (EQ) accounts for up to 45% of career success? Or that it represents 85% of what distinguishes the best leaders from the merely average? The good news is that ... For More Details	Donna Ceriani Leadership Success Coach, Success Compass
4:00pm - 5:00pm Cascade	373 - WITI WIN: What If Smart Farming Is the Future of Sustainable Agriculture? A massive and relatively stealthy disruption is happening: agriculture has become the latest industry to be unbundled by technology and the Internet of Things. Agricultural Technology - AgTech for ... For More Details	Amy Wu Moderator Founder, From Farms to Incubators Sharon Crost Social/Online Marketing Strategist Glenda Humiston, Ph.D. VP, Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of California, Office of the President Miku Jha Founder & CEO, AgShift
4:00pm - 5:00pm Sierra	374 - Get What You Deserve: Create Your Own Workplace Equality with Bias-Busting Behaviors Behavioral science has confirmed that the invisible reason women don't progress as fast as men in their careers is that the working world is psychologically "rigged" against you. In many companies ... For More Details	Will Marre Founder, SMART Power Academy
5:00pm - 6:00pm	Closing Networking Reception The ideal spot to tie it all together - mix, mingle, and meet with Summit attendees and speakers - to schmooze, share lessons learned, and maximize networking opportunities. ... For More Details

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