GLOBAL CONFERENCE

AGENDA

Extraordinary Women In Tech is an initiative for people who believe in and strive for gender equality.
It all started as a series of talk shows and live webinars interviewing C-level female leaders in the tech market.

Day 1

Registering & Exploring
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Time Break
11:15 - 11:45 a.m.

Lunch Break
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Time Break
2:00 - 2:15 p.m.

Time Break
2:55 - 3:00 p.m.

Coffee Break
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Break
5:15 - 5:30 p.m.

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Opening Speech

Ulyana Zilbermints

Chief Revenue Officer | Avenue Code

Technology & Innovation

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

How Designers are Shaping the New Reality

Holly Camponez | Avenue Code Creative Division

2:15 - 2:55 p.m.

Next Generation of Digital Platform

Kerry Joel | Tangerine Bank

Leadership & Strategy

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Enuf ! Don't let anyone steal
what is truly yours.

Sruti Patnaik | Twinkle Academy

2:15 - 2:55 p.m.

Leading with Empowerment

Nicole Brown | Albertsons Companies, Inc.

Inspire & Be Inspired

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Of Places and Pixels - Three Learnings from My Design Journey

Melanie Imfeld | Mapbox

2:15 - 2:55 p.m.

10 Steps to Start & Build a Million Dollar+ Company

Gail Mercer- MacKay | Mercer-MacKay Solutions Inc.

Keynote

10:45 - 11:15 p.m.

A Powerful Concept: Developing
a Sisterhood among Women in IT

Fariba Rawhani | Payments Canada

Keynote

1:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Virtual Power Talk:
A Life of Purpose

Gretchen O'Hara | Microsoft

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Designing for Impact

Amy Weibel | Meta
Nastasha Tan | Aurora
Nicole Kim | Cigna

Moderator: Holly Camponez

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Leadership for Diversity: Finding Motivation and Work-Life Balance

Ulyana Zilbermints | Avenue Code
Medha Rangnekar | Imperva
Elveera Rebello | Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Moderator: Pallavi Mehta

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Woman to Woman: how Female Leaders can (and Should!) Support Other Colleagues Through their Career Development

Rutuja Joshi | Oracle Analytics Cloud
Emliy Harburg | PairUp
Saral Sukumar | eBay

Moderator: Nareeman Jamal

4:30 - 5:15 p.m.

Technology and the Legal Field

Lydia Flocchini | SurePoint Technologies

4:30 - 5:15 p.m.

Four Lessons for Living the Life you Came for

Alison Conigliaro-Hubbard | The Lens Leadership

4:30 - 5:15 p.m.

Camera Connection: Build Trust, Influence + Community

Michele Moreno | Michele Moreno Consulting

Keynote

5:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Embrace
your Power

Jane Harper | Eli Lilly and Company

6:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Interactive Activity

6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Cocktail

Day 1

Registering & Exploring
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Opening Speech

Ulyana Zilbermints

Chief Revenue Officer | Avenue Code

Keynote

10:45 - 11:15 a.m.

A Powerful Concept: Developing a Sisterhood with Women in IT

Fariba Rawhani | Payments Canada

Time Break
11:15 - 11:45 a.m.

Technology & Innovation

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

How Designers are Shaping the New Reality

Holly Camponez | Avenue Code Creative Division

Leadership & Strategy

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Enuf ! Don't let anyone steal
what is truly yours.

Sruti Patnaik | Twinkle Academy

Inspire & Be Inspired

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Of Places and Pixels - Three Learnings from My Design Journey

Melanie Imfeld | Mapbox

Lunch Break
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Keynote

1:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Virtual Power Talk:
A Life of Purpose

Gretchen O'Hara | Microsoft

Time Break
2:00 - 2:15 p.m.

Technology & Innovation

2:15 - 2:55 p.m.

Next Generation of Digital Platform

Kerry Joel | Tangerine Bank

Leadership & Strategy

2:15 - 2:55 p.m.

Leading with Empowerment

Nicole Brown | Albertsons Companies, Inc.

Inspire & Be Inspired

2:15 - 2:55 p.m.

10 Steps to Start & Build a Million Dollar+ Company

Gail Mercer- MacKay | Mercer-MacKay Solutions Inc.

Time Break
2:55 - 3:00 p.m.

Technology & Innovation

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Designing for Impact

Amy Weibel | Meta
Nastasha Tan | Aurora
Nicole Kim | Cigna

Moderator: Holly Camponez

Leadership & Strategy

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Leadership for Diversity: Finding Motivation and Work-Life Balance

Ulyana Zilbermints | Avenue Code
Medha Rangnekar | Imperva
Elveera Rebello | Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Moderator: Pallavi Mehta

Inspire & Be Inspired

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Woman to Woman: how Female Leaders can (and Should!) Support Other Colleagues Through their Career Development

Rutuja Joshi | Oracle Analytics Cloud
Emliy Harburg | PairUp
Saral Sukumar | eBay

Moderator: Nareeman Jamal

Coffee Break
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Technology & Innovation

4:30 - 5:15 p.m.

Technology and the Legal Field

Lydia Flocchini | SurePoint Technologies

Leadership & Strategy

4:30 - 5:15 p.m.

Four Lessons for Living the Life you Came for

Alison Conigliaro-Hubbard | The Lens Leadership

Inspire & Be Inspired

4:30 - 5:15 p.m.

Camera Connection: Build Trust, Influence + Community

Michele Moreno | Michele Moreno Consulting

Break
5:15 - 5:30 p.m.

Keynote

5:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Embrace
your Power

Jane Harper | Eli Lilly and Company

6:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Interactive Activity

6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Cocktail

Day 2

Registering & Exploring
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Time Break
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Lunch Break
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.

Time Break
1:45 - 2:00 p.m.

Time Break
2:40 - 2:50 p.m.

Coffee Break
3:35 - 4:00 p.m.

Break
4:45 - 5:00 p.m.

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Opening Speech

Ulyana Zilbermints

Chief Revenue Officer | Avenue Code

Technology & Innovation

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Disruption versus Innovation: Harnessing the Future

Swapna Savant | Headspace Health

2:00 - 2:40 p.m.

Innovation Mindset

Laura Bermudez | Change Healthcare

Leadership & Strategy

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Better Together:
The Path to Success

Petek Utku | Oracle

2:00 - 2:40 p.m.

The Revival

Shatabdi Sharma | PVH Corp.

Inspire & Be Inspired

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Path to
C-Suite

Dr. Elizabeth Xu | A2C Academy

2:00 - 2:40 p.m.

Exploring your Career Journey to the Land of Growth Mindset and Technology

Aku Aakriti Srikanth | Workday
Kelly Emo | Workday

Keynote

10:45 - 11:15 a.m.

DIY: The Path
to Extraordinary

Jin Zhang | Meta

Keynote

1:15 - 1:45 p.m.

Be your own
Self Advocate

Uma Meyyappan | LPL Financial

2:50 - 3:35 p.m.

Productivity During Business Transformation

Laura Edell | Microsoft
Shakun Mehrotra | Box
Sujata Banerjee | VMware Research Group

Moderator: Holly Camponez

2:50 - 3:35 p.m.

How to Motivate your Team and Unleash their Potential

Jessica Lair | Sephora
Heather Natour | Opendoor
Suzanna Khatchatrian | Slack

Moderator: Mariana Bergamo

2:50 - 3:35 p.m.

Powerful Tips for Career Transition

Adrienne DeTray | Adtalem Global Education
Daniella Grayson | Thomson Reuters
Yasi Baiani | Cleo

Moderator: Nareeman Jamal

4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

5 Common Pitfalls to Avoid in Innovation

Holly Camponez | Avenue Code Creative Division

4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

What is Your
Superpower?

Ulyana Zilbermints | Avenue Code

4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

Cultivating Confidence
From the Inside Out!

Renée Dineen | Founder of Deep Tissue Living Institute

Keynote

5:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Leading with the
Strength of Kindness.

Subha Shetty | Fanatics

5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Cocktail

Day 2

Registering & Exploring
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Opening Speech

Ulyana Zilbermints

Chief Revenue Officer | Avenue Code

Keynote

10:45 - 11:15 a.m.

DIY: The Path to Extraordinary

Jin Zhang | Meta

Time Break
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Technology & Innovation

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Disruption versus Innovation: Harnessing the Future

Swapna Savant | Headspace Health

Leadership & Strategy

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Better Together: The Path to Success

Petek Utku | Oracle

Inspire & Be Inspired

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Path to C-Suite

Dr. Elizabeth Xu | A2C Academy

Lunch Break
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.

Keynote

1:15 - 1:45 p.m.

Be your own
Self Advocate

Uma Meyyappan | LPL Financial

Time Break
1:45 - 2:00 p.m.

Technology & Innovation

2:00 - 2:40 p.m.

Innovation Mindset

Laura Bermudez | Change Healthcare

Leadership & Strategy

2:00 - 2:40 p.m.

The Revival

Shatabdi Sharma | PVH Corp.

Inspire & Be Inspired

2:00 - 2:40 p.m.

Exploring your Career Journey to the Land of Growth Mindset and Technology

Aku Aakriti Srikanth | Workday
Kelly Emo | Workday

Time Break
2:40 - 2:50 p.m.

Technology & Innovation

2:50 - 3:35 p.m.

Productivity During Business Transformation

Laura Edell | Microsoft
Shakun Mehrotra | Box
Sujata Banerjee | VMware Research Group

Moderator: Holly Camponez

Leadership & Strategy

2:50 - 3:35 p.m.

How to Motivate your Team and Unleash their Potential

Jessica Lair | Sephora
Heather Natour | Opendoor
Suzanna Khatchatrian | Slack

Moderator: Mariana Bergamo

Inspire & Be Inspired

2:50 - 3:35 p.m.

Powerful Tips for Career Transition

Adrienne DeTray | Adtalem Global Education
Daniella Grayson | Thomson Reuters
Yasi Baiani | Cleo

Moderator: Nareeman Jamal

Coffee Break
3:35 - 4:00 p.m.

Technology & Innovation

4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

5 Common Pitfalls to Avoid in Innovation

Holly Camponez | Avenue Code Creative Division

Leadership & Strategy

4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

What is Your Superpower?

Ulyana Zilbermints | Avenue Code

Inspire & Be Inspired

4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

Cultivating Confidence
From the Inside Out!

Renée Dineen | Founder of Deep Tissue Living Institute

Break
4:45 - 5:00 p.m.

Keynote

5:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Leading with the
Strength of Kindness.

Subha Shetty | Fanatics

5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Cocktail

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Lots of content for you to be inspired and learn from extraordinary women!

Grace Song

Data Operations & Governance Director
Allstate

Jessica Wakefield is the VP of Engineering & Operations at Sony Interactive Entertainment. She leads globally diverse teams who deliver the PlayStation platform facilitating business operations, empowering decision-making, and providing crucial insights for PlayStation products and services. With over 100 million monthly active users, 47 million active subscribers and 15 million daily concurrent users for a $16+ billion-dollar business.

As a site leader and global lead for the Women @ PlayStation eNet/Employee Resource Group (ERG), she is also a notable cultural champion making PlayStation the best place to play and work. Prior to SIE, Jessica was with Intuit where she held key roles in the Consumer Tax Group and TurboTax Online Banking capabilities for Intuit. While at Intuit she went to USC’s Marshall School of Business and obtained her MBA, with an emphasis in Globalization.

In addition, Jessica is an active volunteer at her daughter’s school, Vice President of the San Diego Children’s Museum Board, and CEO of the Loving Amber Foundation, 501 (c)(3) nonprofit that raises funds and awareness for kids impacted by rare bone marrow and blood disorders.

Panel # 4

Topic

Igniting Passion: Unleashing Your Potential and a New Era in Tech

Description

The panel discussion showcased the pivotal role of passion, purpose, and leadership in the tech industry. The panelists’ insights provided valuable lessons on fostering innovation, empowerment, diversity, and inclusion, adapting to change, overcoming challenges, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance, making it an informative and inspiring discussion for both aspiring and seasoned tech leaders.

Yulia Pavlova

Director Technology Innovation
Thomson Reuters

Yulia Pavlova is the Director of Technology Innovation at Reuters News Agency. With over 10 years of experience in Applied Research and Development, Yulia leads an Applied Innovation lab at Reuters that focuses on AI/ML enhancements and MLOps lifecycle of enterprise products. She develops new technological opportunities to improve the company’s offerings and works cross-functionally with business partners and stakeholders to ensure business and customer impact.

One of her recent achievements is the development of a customer-facing AI tool for Reuters video content that generates automated time-coded transcripts, translation of many languages into English, and identification of public figures. This tool is part of the Reuters Connect service, which offers access to over 600,000 videos, six live streams, and 23 million pictures from Reuters journalists.

Panel # 2

Topic

Empowering Journeys: The Path to Tech Executives

Description

The panel discussion is expected to provide a comprehensive view of leadership in the modern corporate landscape, touching upon personal growth, resilience, empowerment, diversity, innovation, and the challenges of digital transformation. The diverse experiences and strategies shared by the panelists will offer valuable insights for both aspiring and current leaders in various industries.

Rama Akkiraju

VP, Enterprise AI & Automation
NVIDIA

Rama Akkiraju has 20+ years of leadership experience at IBM as an IBM Fellow and Master Inventor. Formerly CTO of IBM Watson AI Operations, Rama developed AI services such as Personality Insights, Tone Analyzer, Emotion Analysis, and Sentiment Analysis. She holds a master’s degree in Computer Science and an MBA from New York University.

Rama has co-authored 100+ technical papers, holds 50+ issued patents and 25+ pending, and has received multiple awards, including being named one of Forbes ‘Top 20 Women in AI Research’ in 2017. In 2022, Rama was named ‘USA Industry Innovator of the Year 2022’ by Women in AI and ‘AI Industry Leader of the Year 2022’ by Women Leaders in Data & AI (WLDA).

Panel # 2

Topic

Empowering Journeys: The Path to Tech Executives

Description

The panel discussion is expected to provide a comprehensive view of leadership in the modern corporate landscape, touching upon personal growth, resilience, empowerment, diversity, innovation, and the challenges of digital transformation. The diverse experiences and strategies shared by the panelists will offer valuable insights for both aspiring and current leaders in various industries.

Jessica Wakefield

VP of Engineering and Operations
PlayStation

Jessica Wakefield is the VP of Engineering & Operations at Sony Interactive Entertainment. She leads globally diverse teams who deliver the PlayStation platform facilitating business operations, empowering decision-making, and providing crucial insights for PlayStation products and services. With over 100 million monthly active users, 47 million active subscribers and 15 million daily concurrent users for a $16+ billion-dollar business.

As a site leader and global lead for the Women @ PlayStation eNet/Employee Resource Group (ERG), she is also a notable cultural champion making PlayStation the best place to play and work. Prior to SIE, Jessica was with Intuit where she held key roles in the Consumer Tax Group and TurboTax Online Banking capabilities for Intuit. While at Intuit she went to USC’s Marshall School of Business and obtained her MBA, with an emphasis in Globalization.

In addition, Jessica is an active volunteer at her daughter’s school, Vice President of the San Diego Children’s Museum Board, and CEO of the Loving Amber Foundation, 501 (c)(3) nonprofit that raises funds and awareness for kids impacted by rare bone marrow and blood disorders.

Panel # 4

Topic

Igniting Passion: Unleashing Your Potential and a New Era in Tech

Description

The panel discussion showcased the pivotal role of passion, purpose, and leadership in the tech industry. The panelists’ insights provided valuable lessons on fostering innovation, empowerment, diversity, and inclusion, adapting to change, overcoming challenges, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance, making it an informative and inspiring discussion for both aspiring and seasoned tech leaders.

Stacy Mill

VP of IT and CISO - Run the entire IT Dept and Cybersecurity for Corporate systems
Nashville Electric Service

Stacy Mill is the VP of IT and CISO at Nashville Electric Service, responsible for all IT strategy and execution across corporate systems, including cybersecurity. She has built global teams across several industries and has held leadership roles in the State of Kansas, Spirit AeroSystems, KAR Global, and Yum. Stacy has a background in security and serves on the boards of various organizations. She enjoys spending time with her family and mentoring emerging leaders.

Panel # 4

Topic

Igniting Passion: Unleashing Your Potential and a New Era in Tech

Description

The panel discussion showcased the pivotal role of passion, purpose, and leadership in the tech industry. The panelists’ insights provided valuable lessons on fostering innovation, empowerment, diversity, and inclusion, adapting to change, overcoming challenges, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance, making it an informative and inspiring discussion for both aspiring and seasoned tech leaders.

Surbhi Kaul

VP, Global CX
Juniper Networks

With 20 years of experience leading product design, development, and strategy in Fortune 500 companies, Surbhi has built and led product and engineering teams at Google, YouTube, Netflix, and Cisco. She has launched successful products that use AI and machine learning. Currently, Surbhi leads Juniper’s Customer Experience charter, focused on creating omnichannel engagements and ML-based support capabilities. Surbhi has degrees from IIT Kanpur, Texas A&M University, and Harvard Business School. She also leads Global Inclusion & Diversity initiatives at Juniper and supports the IIT community.

Panel # 2

Topic

Empowering Journeys: The Path to Tech Executives

Description

The panel discussion is expected to provide a comprehensive view of leadership in the modern corporate landscape, touching upon personal growth, resilience, empowerment, diversity, innovation, and the challenges of digital transformation. The diverse experiences and strategies shared by the panelists will offer valuable insights for both aspiring and current leaders in various industries.

Christine Sarros

SVP, Product Development
Oracle

Christine has been with Oracle and previously SUN Microsystems for more than 25 years. As Senior Vice President of Oracle’s Enterprise Engineering organization, she is responsible for Oracle’s internal cloud transformation and delivery of multiple cloud services. Her team partners with enterprise and development organizations across the company to evolve on-premises services into native cloud solutions and leads our global migration program. In addition, Christine delivers traditional IT services for our more than 170,000 global employees.

Panel # 3

Topic

Women in Leadership: Career Evolution in the Tech Industry

Description

Diverse companies excel, boasting better performance, a knack for attracting top-notch talent, highly engaged employees, and impressive retention rates. Yet, in the tech realm, women still find themselves in the minority. Change, the driving force behind progress, calls for transformation and innovation, which, in turn, rely heavily on diversity. This dynamic forms a continuous cycle, one that particularly highlights the crucial role of women leaders in tech. Women, with their unique perspectives and experiences, have a distinctive lens through which they view and approach challenges, making them trailblazers and innovators.

Sudha Raghavan

SVP, Developer Platform
Oracle

Sudha is an engineer and product VP in the Oracle Cloud Observability and Developer LifeCycle Services organization. She manages teams that run large scale distributed services used by 1000s of engineers every day. Her inclusive leadership has led to her directs being one of the most diverse teams in Oracle.

She is also a founding committee member of the Oracle Women’s Leadership (OWL), Seattle chapter and runs several mentoring rings. She has an Masters in Computer Science and has worked at Microsoft. She is a goal-driven leader hoping to attract more women into leadership positions.

Panel # 3

Topic

Women in Leadership: Career Evolution in the Tech Industry

Description

Diverse companies excel, boasting better performance, a knack for attracting top-notch talent, highly engaged employees, and impressive retention rates. Yet, in the tech realm, women still find themselves in the minority. Change, the driving force behind progress, calls for transformation and innovation, which, in turn, rely heavily on diversity. This dynamic forms a continuous cycle, one that particularly highlights the crucial role of women leaders in tech. Women, with their unique perspectives and experiences, have a distinctive lens through which they view and approach challenges, making them trailblazers and innovators.

Petek Utku

Vice President - OCI Technical Operations
Oracle

Petek Utku is the Vice President of OCI Technical Operations at Oracle. In this role, Petek drives the pursuit of operational excellence within Enterprise Engineering and OCI cloud classic, ensuring unparalleled support and world-class operations for internal and external customers. Petek is a technology executive with 25+ years of experience who has developed high-growth IT strategies and led global teams in finance, investment, technology, and cloud companies. Prior to joining Oracle, Petek was the Vice President of Global Infrastructure Services at Riverbed Technology, where she headed Enterprise Architecture and Corporate Hybrid Infrastructure. Petek also held senior positions at Barclays Global Investors-BlackRock and Dow Jones.

Panel # 3

Topic

Women in Leadership: Career Evolution in the Tech Industry

Description

Diverse companies excel, boasting better performance, a knack for attracting top-notch talent, highly engaged employees, and impressive retention rates. Yet, in the tech realm, women still find themselves in the minority. Change, the driving force behind progress, calls for transformation and innovation, which, in turn, rely heavily on diversity. This dynamic forms a continuous cycle, one that particularly highlights the crucial role of women leaders in tech. Women, with their unique perspectives and experiences, have a distinctive lens through which they view and approach challenges, making them trailblazers and innovators.

Hepsi Premkumar

Vice President of Strategy and Operations
Cisco

Hepsi Premkumar is the Vice President of Strategy and Operations and Chief of Staff to the General Manager of Cisco AppDynamics and Full-Stack Observability. In her role, she is responsible for navigating and driving transformative and business-critical initiatives for the organization. Hepsi manages strategy, technical program management, data insights, business operations, university hiring and talent training, and internal and executive communications teams. Hepsi has been with Cisco for 15 years and was most recently the Senior Director of Cisco Cloud Networking Technical Program Management and Operations. She also serves as the Chair of Howard University’s Computer Science and Engineering Industry Advisory Board, representing Cisco.

Panel # 1

Topic

Breaking Through: The Journey from Within

Description

This panel discussion will offer valuable insights into the personal journeys of successful tech industry leaders, their strategies for self-confidence and resilience, approaches to embracing change, promoting diversity and inclusivity, and balancing innovation with stability in an ever-evolving industry, serving as a timeless source of practical advice for aspiring professionals in the tech sector.

Rebecca Carter

Head of Data Science
Gusto

Becca Carter has been a hands-on data practitioner and a data leader in different capacities over the past decade. She is currently the Head of Data Science at Gusto and has previously worked at eBay and McKinsey. She earned her PhD from UC Berkeley, studying the evolution and cognition of a group of spiders on the Hawaiian Islands. She’s also passionate about prison reform and co-founded a nonprofit called Bonafide that helps people return to society following lengthy prison sentences.

Panel # 1

Topic

Breaking Through: The Journey from Within

Description

This panel discussion will offer valuable insights into the personal journeys of successful tech industry leaders, their strategies for self-confidence and resilience, approaches to embracing change, promoting diversity and inclusivity, and balancing innovation with stability in an ever-evolving industry, serving as a timeless source of practical advice for aspiring professionals in the tech sector.

Kirsten Holte

Vice President, Cloud Compliance & Assurance
Oracle

Kirsten Holte is the Vice President of Cloud Compliance & Assurance at Oracle, where she leads a global team that drives all compliance and assurance programs for Oracle Cloud. Her teams are the “keepers of customer trust” for Oracle Cloud, enabling internal and external customers to meet the needs of highly regulated markets and industries through a portfolio of products and programs that provide visibility into the ever-changing and cutting-edge technologies of a hyperscale cloud. Kirsten has over 20 years of compliance and regulatory experience, including over 10 years in the cloud ecosystem, and is one of the founders of OCI’s cloud assurance journey.

Panel # 3

Topic

Women in Leadership: Career Evolution in the Tech Industry

Description

Diverse companies excel, boasting better performance, a knack for attracting top-notch talent, highly engaged employees, and impressive retention rates. Yet, in the tech realm, women still find themselves in the minority. Change, the driving force behind progress, calls for transformation and innovation, which, in turn, rely heavily on diversity. This dynamic forms a continuous cycle, one that particularly highlights the crucial role of women leaders in tech. Women, with their unique perspectives and experiences, have a distinctive lens through which they view and approach challenges, making them trailblazers and innovators.

Shatabdi Sharma

VP, Global Application Services
PVHCorp

As Ecommerce Director for PVH, I accelerated platform delivery for a shifting eCommerce business. I led tech innovations, compressed delivery timelines, and ensured platform stability. I pioneered the agile DevOps model for packaged Websphere Commerce Suite. I mobilized platform delivery vendors and collaborated with partners to integrate next-gen machine learning solutions. I consolidated vendors, integrations, and technology platforms across PVH brands like Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Speedo. I streamlined technology and platforms across regions to save costs and achieve synergies.

As VP of Application Engineering Services, I built a multi-tenant, scalable, and optimized Application Services Organization. I created efficient support models from complex customized apps to configurable packages like SAP, JDA, Centric, GTNexus, VMS, etc. I shifted from reactive to predictive, flexible, and responsive support, enabling self-correction and auto-healing for repetitive incidents.

Panel # 4

Topic

Igniting Passion: Unleashing Your Potential and a New Era in Tech

Description

The panel discussion showcased the pivotal role of passion, purpose, and leadership in the tech industry. The panelists’ insights provided valuable lessons on fostering innovation, empowerment, diversity, and inclusion, adapting to change, overcoming challenges, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance, making it an informative and inspiring discussion for both aspiring and seasoned tech leaders.

Eileen Krepps Page

SVP Digital Innovation
InVision Communications

Eileen leads InVision Communication’s Digital and Technology Innovation team, ensuring that digital activations and experiences are executed to the highest standards. With over 20 years of experience crafting breakthrough digital solutions for Fortune 1000 brands, she combines strategy, creativity, and technical insight to create proprietary technology installations (such as apps and custom CMS), virtual experiences, and digital campaigns for brands like DuPont, Siemens, Amway, Fresenius Kabi, and Oracle.

Panel # 2

Topic

Empowering Journeys: The Path to Tech Executives

Description

The panel discussion is expected to provide a comprehensive view of leadership in the modern corporate landscape, touching upon personal growth, resilience, empowerment, diversity, innovation, and the challenges of digital transformation. The diverse experiences and strategies shared by the panelists will offer valuable insights for both aspiring and current leaders in various industries.

Emily Tell

Head of Digital Transformation
Bison & Bird

Head of Digital Transformation at Bison and Bird, a top 15 Canadian professional services start-up, Emily helps companies navigate digital transformation while prioritizing user experience. Emily’s solutions may involve technology, data analysis, process mapping, customer journey maps, and change management tactics. She has won awards for her people-centered solutions and technology adoption rates, including the LinkedIn Talent Award.

Emily is passionate about elevating women in the workplace and helping companies innovate and succeed. She is known for her strategic insights, creative problem-solving, and ability to lighten the mood in any meeting.

Panel # 4

Topic

Igniting Passion: Unleashing Your Potential and a New Era in Tech

Description

The panel discussion showcased the pivotal role of passion, purpose, and leadership in the tech industry. The panelists’ insights provided valuable lessons on fostering innovation, empowerment, diversity, and inclusion, adapting to change, overcoming challenges, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance, making it an informative and inspiring discussion for both aspiring and seasoned tech leaders.

Charmaine Tang

President
ORCA AG

Charmaine Tang is the President of ORCA AG, a Swiss tech company that helps global families, investment companies, corporates, and other complex entities. ORCA was founded six years ago and has clients in 20 countries. Charmaine is also an advisor to Gore Range Capital, a VC firm based in New York and Dallas, and on the Board of Advisors for Klosebuy, a Florida-based marketing technology platform company. She is based in Dallas, Texas, and is passionate about making the world a better place, especially for women and girls.

Charmaine graduated from NYU with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting and has certificates from Harvard Business School and FIT. She has been recognized for her leadership in business and civic organizations, including the Texas Women’s Foundation Board of Directors and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Board of Governors.

Panel # 1

Topic

Breaking Through: The Journey from Within

Description

This panel discussion will offer valuable insights into the personal journeys of successful tech industry leaders, their strategies for self-confidence and resilience, approaches to embracing change, promoting diversity and inclusivity, and balancing innovation with stability in an ever-evolving industry, serving as a timeless source of practical advice for aspiring professionals in the tech sector.

Jessica Lair

Director of Engineering / COO
Sephora

After 10 years, I traded in concerts and the maestro for code when I left my life as an opera singer and learned Javascript, HTML, and CSS. Now, I work as a senior leader in technology. Outside of my 9-5, I work on 2 separate things;I am on the professional board of a non-profit in San Francisco that caters to juvenile justice and foster system-involved youth and we provide the tools and support they need in order to get out of the system and stay out of the system. The second is being the COO of an art installation startup, Sonic Sphere. It is a 360-degree spherical concert hall with immersive and spatialized sound technology and a custom lights program leveraging Reaper, LX, javascript, and c#.

Panel # 1

Topic

Breaking Through: The Journey from Within

Description

This panel discussion will offer valuable insights into the personal journeys of successful tech industry leaders, their strategies for self-confidence and resilience, approaches to embracing change, promoting diversity and inclusivity, and balancing innovation with stability in an ever-evolving industry, serving as a timeless source of practical advice for aspiring professionals in the tech sector.

Amy Yee

SVP & Chief Digital Transformation Officer
SE Health

As SVP & Chief Digital Transformation Officer at SE Health, Amy leads the development, execution, and delivery of SE Health’s digital strategy. She oversees digital enablement, transformation, IT/IS, and innovation teams. Amy is passionate about transforming healthcare through technology and change. With a degree in electrical engineering, she has a background in venture capital, consulting, and healthcare. Amy is an accomplished speaker and board member, recognized for her innovation and leadership.

Panel # 2

Topic

Empowering Journeys: The Path to Tech Executives

Description

The panel discussion is expected to provide a comprehensive view of leadership in the modern corporate landscape, touching upon personal growth, resilience, empowerment, diversity, innovation, and the challenges of digital transformation. The diverse experiences and strategies shared by the panelists will offer valuable insights for both aspiring and current leaders in various industries.

Blair Ethington

VP, Buyer Experience & Focus Categories
eBay

Blair is an experienced product leader who has built both consumer and enterprise products reaching 100s of millions users cumulatively for leading companies such as Meta, Sam’s Club/Walmart and eBay. She has grown profitable high-growth startups through acquisition and led multiple Fortune 50 companies through digital transformation and scale. She takes a consumer-focused and data-driven approach to solve problems at scale by building teams and delivering impactful solutions. Blair is excited by the challenges of change management, org design and building teams. She has an in-depth knowledge of commerce, retail, marketplaces, gaming, social media, advertising and finance and a track record of building and managing 100+ person product and engineering teams.

Panel # 1

Topic

Breaking Through: The Journey from Within

Description

This panel discussion will offer valuable insights into the personal journeys of successful tech industry leaders, their strategies for self-confidence and resilience, approaches to embracing change, promoting diversity and inclusivity, and balancing innovation with stability in an ever-evolving industry, serving as a timeless source of practical advice for aspiring professionals in the tech sector.