WIT Connect Virtual Conference
We hope you enjoyed our week-long celebration of diversity, inclusion, equality and belonging in tech. Check out the sessions from this week below.
Salesforce
What to Do When You Don't Have a Seat at the Table
So many people, especially women and minorities, have all experienced what it is like to be the ‘only’ in a room. This talk from Molly Ford, Senior Director of Global Equality Programs at Salesforce, shares personal vignettes and stories from the World’s Most Innovative Company (according to Forbes) as she shares her solution for what one should do when they don’t have a seat at the table. In her role at Salesforce which is also one of Fortune’s Best Companies to Work for eight years in a row, she is responsible for shaping and sharing the company’s core value of Equality and evangelizing the Salesforce culture. Molly Ford is the Senior Director of Global Equality Programs at Salesforce. In this role, she is responsible for shaping and sharing the company’s core value of Equality and evangelizing the Salesforce culture.
Keynotes
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Leading Through Challenging Times
Ishita Majumdar, Vice President, Analytics Platform and Products
Reality Bytes
Jenn Lee, Software Development Manager
Do Not Lose the Fight Against Stress at Work
Seda Unal Calargun, Engineering Manager
Crisis Resilience: Optimizing for Developer Productivity & Retention
Helen Altshuler, Engineering Manager, Google Maps
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Company Presentations
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Monday.com
The Rise of Low-code/ No-code Platforms
Lam Research
Innovation at the Atomic Scale
AWS
Fostering an Inclusive Mindset with Mechanisms
XPO Logistics
Tech That Moves
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Panels
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Applying Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
The Courage to Lead: Inner Dimensions of Culturally Conscious Leadership
Applying Emotional Intelligence to the Tech Workplace
Five Ways Tech is Changing the World in 2020
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Guest Speakers
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Jean Case
The Importance of Being Fearless: Leading, Innovating and Overcoming Obstacles in Times of Crisis
Amory Borromeo
Designing Your Roadmap: Creating the Career of your Dreams
Marisella Bodrero
How to change careers successfully during uncertain times and what shifts to make first
SC Moatti
The Secret to Creating Tech Products Used by Billions
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