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Thursday, February 26
Starting Successful Hour
6:00 pm â 9:00pm // Beaux Cafe Castro
Monday, February 27
The Primary Event
8:30am // Gates Start â Castro Theatre
9:30am â 11am // Glorious Morning Sessions // Castro Theatre
Welcome // Leanne Pittsford, Founder, Lesbians Whom Tech
Let’s Get This Summit Started // Erica Anderson, Twitter & Danielle Moodie Mills, Emcees
Damaging the Bro Code // Dominique DeGuzman, Computer Software Engineer, Twilio
From Data Geek to Emerging commander to âPeople Focused’ management // how-to Emerge from the Shadows Christy Gaughan, Director of promotional Science, Genentech
Can development resolve Gun Violence // Pia Carusone, past main of team to Congresswoman Gabby Giffords
Day Keynote
Unpacking confidentiality, Rose Hayes, technology Director at Google & Board of administrators at Transgender Law Center
As soon as we speak about confidentiality, we usually utilize most of exactly the same vocabulary we used to explore safety. So how exactly does this impact the targets we put, the concerns we ask, in addition to answers we give. What’s lacking from the point of view which comes along with the safety mentality?
11:00am // Simply Take A Break â You Need It
11:30am // Breakout Lounge Sessions // (locations given)
Women in Tech Lounge // Qbar // Sponsored by Indiegogo
Hacker’s Lounge // Beaux Bar // Sponsored by Amazon
Profession & Connection Lounge // paid by Linkedin
11:30am // later part of the day Main Stage Sessions // Castro Theatre
UX Research and Design: The Human part of technical, Aga Bojko, Director of User analysis, Indiegogo
Sponsorship Actually Enough: Why Technical Organizations Tend To Be Failing To Attract Feminine Engineers, Adria Richards
Through the Most Winning Kickstarter venture Ever to a Gaming Empire // How One Entrepreneur Re-imaged how we Gamble Games, Julie Uhrman, Founder & President, OUYA
Thanks to suit your Service. Welcome to Basic, Vanessa Vinson
Just how one queer females is wanting to make it in tech after providing her country.
The near future Genetic Screening // Emily Conley, 23andMe
Fireside Chat // How Badass Women Can Be Solving Tech’s Diversity Challenge
Moderated by Danielle Moodie Mills & Aisha Moodie Mills
Kimberly Bryant, Black Girls Code
Tina Lee, Mother Coders
Aliya Rahman // System Director, Code for Progress
12:30pm // Get Your Grub On // Lunch Breakouts
Meal Breakouts Sessions*
Lunch enrollment will open up shortly!
Songs Technical // Managed by Pandora
Coders Connect // Hosted by Twilio
Tech energy Lesbians Q & A // Hosted by SnapChat
Decoding Startup Equity payment // Hosted by Robasciotti & Associates, Inc
Ignite Meal Classes // Hosted by Optimizely
*For meal, might select one in the breakout classes in places across the Castro theatre, each on a special subject. Lunch enrollment will open quickly!
2:00pm // Afternoon Sessions // Castro Theatre
How Automated Software, Quantitative Analytics & Formulas Make Investment Planning More Obtainable For Millennials, Ali Rosenthal, Vice-president of Strategic Partnerships, Wealthfront
How Coaching Transgender Girls Tech Skills is actually Preserving Life // Miss Angelica Ross, Founder TransTech
Lesbians Just Who Tech Entrepreneur Pitch Session
Four remarkable queer women entrepreneurs will pitch the firms and applications they’re developing, before a panel of judges such as investors and business owners.
Entrepreneurs
Riana Lynn, Food Trace
Katy Atkinson, DataSnap
Monica Taher, ClipYap
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Judges
Robyn Exton, Founder, Dattch
Kathrina Manalac, Y Combinator
Alexis Ohanian, Co-founder, Reddit
2:00pm // Afternoon Lounge Sessions // (places specified)
In depth plan of breakout periods coming soon!
Feamales in Tech Lounge // QBar // Sponsored by Indiegogo
Hacker’s Lounge // Beaux pub // Sponsored by Amazon
Job & relationship Lounge // Sponsored by Linkedin
3:15pm // City Director Lesbians Exactly Who Technical Meetup!
// QBar
Jess Ainlay, Chicago
Caroline Young, Boston
Jennifer Oslislo, Portland
3:30pm // simply take A Break + Have A Drink // actually, You Deserve It
4:00pm // Keynotes & Afternoon Sessions // Castro Theatre
Keynote Meeting
Kara Swisher, Creator, Re/code.net
Marc Benioff, CEO, Salesforce.com
Keynote Ignite Program
Girls Against Humanity, Kate Stayman-London, Lead Storyteller, Change.org
The way I turned into a VC inside my 20’s, Sarah Kunst, companion, Fortis Partners
Just how a Brazilian Lesbian Convinced Bill Gates to Start Expedia, Soraya Bittencourt, Product and computer software technology Executive
The Future of Cellular Phone Wellness Technical, Meg Columbia-Walsh, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Inverse Mobile Phone
Keynote Interview
Megan Smith, Main Tech Officer, US
Leanne Pittsford, Founder, Lesbians Who Tech
5:30pm // which is A Wrap // High Fives
5:30pm After Party: Cocktails + Conversation // Hell Yeah // The Cafe (Hosted by Yelp, advancement computer software & Mandrill)
Saturday, March 28
Hackathon // Mozilla Offices SF
Registration not far off!
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Workshop Track // Github Soma Workplaces
Registration coming soon!
9:30am morning meal
10:30am â 12:00pm // Morning Sessions
Before you decide to Lean in // comprehending the Neuroscience of Change, Tamera Schmidt, Director product sales quality at VMware & Neuro Coach
Your own Gut as a Culture-Changing appliance, Ginger Chien, Lead person in Specialized Staff/Data service tool Architect at AT&T Mobility
Individual PR: Generating and Handling The Brand, Elissa Beth, CTO/Co-Founder at Glimpse Labs
The Magic of Speaking In Public // Holley Murchison, Rhetoric Mentor, Oratory Magnificence
Where to find Your Best chat // Cloe Shasha, Ted connect Programs Producer at TED
Seafood Bowl Coaching
Dani Rukin, CPCC, PCC, Management Development and Job Coach
Rajkumari Neogy, CEO at iRestart
12:30pm â 2:00pm // Lunch period
Hacking the Technical Workforce
Mary Scotton, Main Designer Evangelist at salesforce.com
Ayori Selassie, Sr. Answer Engineer, Sales Engineer, Platform Specialist at
salesforce.com
Ladies and underrepresented minorities are hacking the technology workforce. It’s been over annually since Silicon Valley tech businesses posted their own dismal range stats. In response, we have now viewed an increasing society of entrepreneurs and programmers modifying the tech landscape, one Hackathon/Conference/Company at the same time. looking for a female to join us to learn these achievements tales and ways to carry out these cheats within workplace.
2:00pm // Afternoon Classes
The Ingredients of Technical Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur Q & A
Janelle S. Allen, Creator at Learnwise.co
Jessica McGlory, Creator at Industry Anticipate Project
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Simple tips to Grow Your Business & The Customer Base
Ari Isaacman Astles, Director of Growth, NY Times
Lisa Sullivan-Cross, VP Growth, Pandora
Maud Pasturaud, Smartphone & Commerce Growth Expert
Handling Stealth Barriers to Diverse Participation and improved creativity, Dr. Catherine Ashcraft through the nationwide Center for females & that (NCWIT)
Come discover a few of the concealed barriers and refined biases that frequently stop companies from hiring top talent. Within this interactive demonstration, Dr. Catherine Ashcraft from nationwide Center for Women & that (NCWIT), will discuss exactly how people and companies can properly address these undetectable obstacles so that you can better attract and retain the diverse talent that’ll drive potential innovation. Attendees will learn about real strategies and resources they are able to utilize for applying these methods within their companies.
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Brunch Dual Union
Registration just around the corner!
Wish to have LesbiansWhoTech all through the year in your area? You should begin a feminist maker/hackerspace where you can spend time with folks you like each week! Discover how dual Union developed a women-centered, queer-positive, feminist neighborhood working area and how you might do the same your area. Listen to a job interview with two beginning members of dual Union exactly how they found a space, signed the rent, and liberated a 3D printer. We are going to serve a light brunch with vegan and gluten-free choices.
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Lesbians Which Bike
Registration not far off!
Sunday, March 1
Closing Brunch
Registration just around the corner!
Look out for revisions for the agenda as registration will open for breakout and week-end activities from inside the upcoming days. The Dattch rebate is
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25per cent discount on the tickets
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