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Thursday, February 26
Beginning Happy Hour
6:00 pm â 9:00pm // Beaux Cafe Castro
Tuesday, March 27
An Important Occasion
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 Understand This Summit Started // Erica Anderson, Twitter & Danielle Moodie Mills, Emcees
Damaging the Bro Code // Dominique DeGuzman, Software Engineer, Twilio
From information Geek to Emerging Leader to âPeople Focused’ management // how-to Emerge from Shadows Christy Gaughan, Director of Marketing Science, Genentech
Can development resolve Gun Violence // Pia Carusone, Former main of Staff to Congresswoman Gabby Giffords
Day Keynote
Unpacking confidentiality, Rose Hayes, technology Director at Google & Board of Directors at Transgender rules Center
Whenever we discuss privacy, we generally use most of the same language we use to explore security. How might this influence the targets we arranged, the concerns we ask, in addition to responses we give. What is lacking from the viewpoint which comes in addition to the protection frame of mind?
11:00am // Take Some Slack â You Need It
11:30am // Breakout Lounge Sessions // (areas given)
Women in technical Lounge // Qbar // paid by Indiegogo
Hacker’s Lounge // Beaux club // Sponsored by Amazon
Profession & relationship Lounge // paid by Linkedin
11:30am // belated Morning principal Stage Sessions // Castro Theatre
UX analysis and Design: the human being part of technical, Aga Bojko, Director of consumer Research, Indiegogo
Sponsorship Isn’t Really Adequate: Why Tech Companies Tend To Be Failing Woefully To Attract Female Designers, Adria Richards
From the majority of Successful Kickstarter Campaign ever before to a Gaming Empire // exactly how One Entrepreneur Re-imaged the manner by which we Enjoy Games, Julie Uhrman, creator & President, OUYA
Thanks for Your Provider. Introducing Entry Level, Vanessa Vinson
Just how one queer ladies is wanting to make it in technology after providing the woman country.
The near future Hereditary Testing // Emily Conley, 23andMe
Fireside Chat // Exactly How Badass Ladies Are Solving Tech’s Diversity Challenge
Moderated by Danielle Moodie Mills & Aisha Moodie Mills
Kimberly Bryant, Ebony Babes Code
Tina Lee, Mom Coders
Aliya Rahman // Program Director, Code for Advancement
12:30pm // get the Grub On // Lunch Breakouts
Lunch Outbreaks Sessions*
Lunch enrollment will start shortly!
Songs Technical // Hosted by Pandora
Coders Connect // Managed by Twilio
Technical Power Lesbians Q & A // Hosted by SnapChat
Decoding Startup Equity Compensation // Hosted by Robasciotti & Associates, Inc
Ignite Lunch Classes // Hosted by Optimizely
*For meal, you will pick one in the breakout sessions in locations round the Castro theatre, each on yet another subject. Meal enrollment will open up shortly!
2:00pm // Afternoon Sessions // Castro Theatre
Exactly how Automated Software, Quantitative Analytics & Algorithms Make Financial Thinking More Obtainable For Millennials, Ali Rosenthal, Vice-president of Strategic Partnerships, Wealthfront
How Training Transgender Ladies Technical Skills is actually Keeping Resides // Lose Angelica Ross, Founder TransTech
Lesbians Just Who Tech Entrepreneur Pitch Program
Four amazing queer women business owners will pitch the businesses and programs they truly are constructing, before a section of judges such as traders and entrepreneurs.
Business Owners
Riana Lynn, Food Trace
Katy Atkinson, DataSnap
Monica Taher, ClipYap
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Judges
Robyn Exton, Creator, Dattch
Kathrina Manalac, Y Combinator
Alexis Ohanian, Co-founder, Reddit
2:00pm // Afternoon Lounge Sessions // (areas specified)
In depth schedule of breakout periods coming soon!
Feamales in technical Lounge // QBar // backed by Indiegogo
Hacker’s Lounge // Beaux pub // Sponsored by Amazon
Profession & Connection Lounge // paid by Linkedin
3:15pm // City Director Lesbians Just Who Technical Meetup!
// QBar
Jess Ainlay, Chicago
Caroline Teenage, Boston
Jennifer Oslislo, Portland
3:30pm // just take some slack + Have a glass or two // truly, You need 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 Treatment
Ladies Against Humanity, Kate Stayman-London, Contribute Storyteller, Change.org
The way I became a VC within my 20’s, Sarah Kunst, mate, Fortis associates
How a Brazilian Lesbian sure Bill Gates to start out Expedia, Soraya Bittencourt, Product and computer software Engineering Executive
The ongoing future of Mobile Phone Health Technical, Meg Columbia-Walsh, Creator and Chief Executive Officer, Inverse Mobile
Keynote Meeting
Megan Smith, Fundamental Technology Officer, United States Of America
Leanne Pittsford, Creator, Lesbians Who Tech
5:30pm // that is A Wrap // tall Fives
5:30pm After Party: Cocktails + Conversation // Hell Yeah // The Cafe (Hosted by Yelp, introduction program & Mandrill)
Saturday, February 28
Hackathon // Mozilla Offices SF
Registration just around the corner!
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Workshop Track // Github Soma Practices
Registration coming soon!
9:30am morning meal
10:30am â 12:00pm // Morning periods
Just before Lean in // comprehending the Neuroscience of Change, Tamera Schmidt, Director Sales quality at VMware & Neuro Coach
Your Gut as a Culture-Changing Tool, Ginger Chien, Lead person in Specialized Staff/Data Services Device Architect at AT&T movement
Individual PR: Making and Handling Your Own Brand, Elissa Beth, CTO/Co-Founder at Glimpse Labs
The Magic of Public Speaking // Holley Murchison, Rhetoric Mentor, Oratory Glory
Where to find the best Talk // Cloe Shasha, Ted connect Programs Producer at TED
Seafood Bowl Coaching
Dani Rukin, CPCC, PCC, Leadership Development and Job Mentor
Rajkumari Neogy, President at iRestart
12:30pm â 2:00pm // meal Session
Hacking the Tech Workforce
Mary Scotton, Principal Designer Evangelist at salesforce.com
Ayori Selassie, Sr. Solution Engineer, Revenue Engineer, System Professional at
salesforce.com
Ladies and underrepresented minorities tend to be hacking the technology staff. It has been over per year since Silicon Valley technology companies published their unique disappointing diversity statistics. As a result, we have viewed an ever growing neighborhood of business owners and code writers modifying the tech landscaping, one Hackathon/Conference/Company at a time. Join us to listen these achievements tales and ways to implement these hacks inside place of work.
2:00pm // Afternoon Periods
The constituents of Tech Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur Q & A
Janelle S. Allen, Creator at Learnwise.co
Jessica McGlory, Founder at Business Anticipate Project
A lot more quickly
How to Expand Your Company & Your Own Customer Base
Ari Isaacman Astles, Director of Development, NY Times
Lisa Sullivan-Cross, VP Growth, Pandora
Maud Pasturaud, Cellphone & Business Development Specialist
Addressing Stealth Barriers to Diverse Participation and improved advancement, Dr. Catherine Ashcraft from the nationwide Center for ladies & IT (NCWIT)
Come discover many of the undetectable obstacles and refined biases that frequently avoid companies from employing top skill. Within interactive demonstration, Dr. Catherine Ashcraft from nationwide Center for Women & that (NCWIT), will talk about just how people and organizations can successfully deal with these undetectable obstacles to be able to much better attract and wthhold the diverse skill that’ll drive future innovation. Attendees will learn about concrete tricks and methods capable make use of for implementing these techniques within their businesses.
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Brunch Double Union
Registration not far off!
Want to have LesbiansWhoTech throughout the year in your city? You will want to start a feminist maker/hackerspace where you can go out with folks you like each week! Find out how dual Union produced a women-centered, queer-positive, feminist community workshop and how you can do the same in your geographical area. Tune in to an interview with two founding people in dual Union exactly how they found a place, finalized the lease, and liberated a 3D printer. We’ll provide lighting brunch with vegan and gluten-free solutions.
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Lesbians Exactly Who Bike
Registration coming soon!
Sunday, March 1
Closing Brunch
Registration not far off!
Look out for revisions on the schedule as subscription will open up for breakout and week-end events in upcoming times. The Dattch discount is
LWTDATTCH
. Take time to use it during registration for a
25per cent discount on your passes
!