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Thursday, March 26
Beginning Happy Hour
6:00 pm â 9:00pm // Beaux Cafe Castro
Friday, February 27
The Key Event
8:30am // Doorways Start â Castro Theatre
9:30am â 11am // Glorious day Sessions // Castro Theatre
Welcome // Leanne Pittsford, Founder, Lesbians Which Tech
Let us Fully Grasp This Summit Started // Erica Anderson, Twitter & Danielle Moodie Mills, Emcees
Breaking the Bro Code // Dominique DeGuzman, Program Engineer, Twilio
From information Geek to Emerging chief to âPeople Focused’ authority // just how to appear through the Shadows Christy Gaughan, Director of promotional Science, Genentech
Can development Solve Gun Violence // Pia Carusone, Former main of Staff to Congresswoman Gabby Giffords
Morning Keynote
Unpacking confidentiality, Rose Hayes, Engineering Director at Google & Board of Directors at Transgender rules Center
Whenever we discuss confidentiality, we usually make use of much of exactly the same vocabulary we use to explore safety. How might this influence the targets we arranged, the questions we ask, and responses we provide. What is lacking through the point of view which comes combined with security frame of mind?
11:00am // Simply Take A Rest â You Need It
11:30am // Breakout Lounge Sessions // (areas given)
Women in Tech Lounge // Qbar // paid by Indiegogo
Hacker’s Lounge // Beaux club // Sponsored by Amazon
Career & Connection Lounge // paid by Linkedin
11:30am // belated day principal Stage Sessions // Castro Theatre
UX Research and Design: the human being Side of technical, Aga Bojko, Director of User analysis, Indiegogo
Support Isn’t Really Enough: The Reason Why Tech Companies Are Failing Woefully To Draw In Female Designers, Adria Richards
Through the Many profitable Kickstarter venture Actually ever to a Gaming Empire // exactly how One Entrepreneur Re-imaged the Way We Enjoy Games, Julie Uhrman, creator & President, OUYA
Thank-you for Your Provider. Thank you for visiting Basic Level, Vanessa Vinson
Exactly how one queer ladies is wanting to make it in technology after serving her nation.
Tomorrow Genetic Testing // Emily Conley, 23andMe
Fireside Chat // Just How Badass Ladies Are Solving Tech’s Diversity Problem
Moderated by Danielle Moodie Mills & Aisha Moodie Mills
Kimberly Bryant, Dark Babes Code
Tina Lee, Mother Coders
Aliya Rahman // System Director, Code for Advancement
12:30pm // get Grub On // Lunch Breakouts
Lunch Breakouts Sessions*
Lunch enrollment will open eventually!
Songs Technical // Hosted by Pandora
Coders Connect // Hosted by Twilio
Technical energy Lesbians Q & A // Hosted by SnapChat
Decoding Startup Equity payment // Hosted by Robasciotti & Associates, Inc
Ignite Meal Classes // Managed by Optimizely
*For lunch, you will select one of this breakout sessions in areas around the Castro Theater, each on a special subject. Lunch registration will open soon!
2:00pm // Afternoon Sessions // Castro Theatre
Just how Automatic Software, Quantitative Analytics & Formulas Are Making Economic Planning A Lot More Accessible For Millennials, Ali Rosenthal, Vp of Strategic Partnerships, Wealthfront
Just how Coaching Transgender Girls Tech Skill is Saving Everyday Lives // Lose Angelica Ross, Creator TransTech
Lesbians Whom Tech Entrepreneur Pitch Period
Four remarkable queer women business owners will pitch the firms and programs they can be creating, in front of a panel of judges such as traders and business owners.
Business Owners
Riana Lynn, Foods Trace
Katy Atkinson, DataSnap
Monica Taher, ClipYap
A lot more eventually!
Judges
Robyn Exton, Founder, Dattch
Kathrina Manalac, Y Combinator
Alexis Ohanian, Co-founder, Reddit
2:00pm // Afternoon Lounge Sessions // (locations given)
Detail by detail plan of breakout sessions coming soon!
Women in Tech Lounge // QBar // backed by Indiegogo
Hacker’s Lounge // Beaux Bar // Sponsored by Amazon
Profession & relationship Lounge // paid by Linkedin
3:15pm // City Director Lesbians Which Technical Meetup!
// QBar
Jess Ainlay, Chicago
Caroline Younger, Boston
Jennifer Oslislo, Portland
3:30pm // Take A Break + have actually A Drink // actually, You Deserve It
4:00pm // Keynotes & Afternoon Sessions // Castro Theatre
Keynote Interview
Kara Swisher, Founder, Re/code.net
Marc Benioff, Chief Executive Officer, Salesforce.com
Keynote Ignite Period
Ladies Against Humanity, Kate Stayman-London, Lead Storyteller, Change.org
How I turned into a VC inside my 20’s, Sarah Kunst, Partner, Fortis Partners
How a Brazilian Lesbian certain Bill Gates to Start Expedia, Soraya Bittencourt, item and program Engineering Executive
The Future of Mobile Health Technical, Meg Columbia-Walsh, Founder and CEO, Inverse Smartphone
Keynote Interview
Megan Smith, Chief Development Officer, U . S .
Leanne Pittsford, Creator, Lesbians Which Tech
5:30pm // which is A Wrap // High Fives
5:30pm After Party: Cocktails + Conversation // Hell Yeah // The Cafe (Hosted by Yelp, introduction Software & Mandrill)
Saturday, March 28
Hackathon // Mozilla Offices SF
Registration just around the corner!
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Workshop Track // Github Soma Practices
Registration coming soon!
9:30am break fast
10:30am â 12:00pm // Morning periods
Before you Lean in // comprehending the Neuroscience of Change, Tamera Schmidt, Director income quality at VMware & Neuro mentor
Your Gut as a Culture-Changing appliance, Ginger Chien, Lead Member of Specialized Staff/Data service tool Architect at AT&T movement
Individual PR: Generating and Controlling Your Own Brand, Elissa Beth, CTO/Co-Founder at Glimpse Labs
The Secret of Public Speaking // Holley Murchison, Rhetoric Coach, Oratory Magnificence
How to Find Your Best Talk // Cloe Shasha, Ted Associate Programs Producer at TED
Fish Bowl Coaching
Dani Rukin, CPCC, PCC, Leadership Development and Career Coach
Rajkumari Neogy, Chief Executive Officer at iRestart
12:30pm â 2:00pm // Lunch Session
Hacking the Technical Workforce
Mary Scotton, Main Designer Evangelist at salesforce.com
Ayori Selassie, Sr. Answer Engineer, Product Sales Engineer, System Specialist at
salesforce.com
Ladies and underrepresented minorities tend to be hacking the technology workforce. It’s been over a year since Silicon Valley technology companies published their particular disappointing range stats. Responding, we have now observed an expanding society of business owners and programmers changing the tech landscape, one Hackathon/Conference/Company at any given time. Join united states to listen these achievements stories and the ways to implement these cheats in your place of work.
2:00pm // Afternoon Classes
The constituents of Technical Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur Q & A
Janelle S. Allen, Creator at Learnwise.co
Jessica McGlory, Founder at Business Anticipate Project
Even more quickly
Tips Increase Your Company & Your Own Number Of Customers
Ari Isaacman Astles, Director of Development, NY Times
Lisa Sullivan-Cross, VP Growth, Pandora
Maud Pasturaud, Cellphone & Commerce Growth Specialist
Approaching Stealth Barriers to Diverse Participation and Enhanced Innovation, Dr. Catherine Ashcraft from the National Center for females & IT (NCWIT)
Appear understand some of the concealed obstacles and delicate biases very often avoid organizations from choosing leading skill. In this entertaining presentation, Dr. Catherine Ashcraft from National Center for ladies & IT (NCWIT), will go over just how individuals and businesses can efficiently address these hidden obstacles to be able to better attract and wthhold the diverse skill that may drive potential invention. Attendees will learn about real methods and resources they may be able utilize for implementing these procedures within organizations.
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Brunch Dual Union
Registration just around the corner!
Want LesbiansWhoTech all through the year in your area? You will want to start a feminist maker/hackerspace where you could hang out with individuals you like every week! Understand how Double Union developed a women-centered, queer-positive, feminist area workshop and how you could do the exact same in your geographical area. Pay attention to an interview with two beginning people in Double Union on how they discovered an area, finalized the rent, and liberated a 3D printer. We’re going to provide lighting brunch with vegan and gluten-free possibilities.
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Lesbians Whom Bike
Registration not far off!
Sunday, March 1
Closing Brunch
Registration not far off!
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