WWCode CONNECT 2017 – Speakers, Sponsors and Stories
Written by WWCode HQ
CONNECT 2017 is Women Who Code's premier technical event, bringing together distinguished speakers from some of the most innovative companies in the world to share their wisdom and expertise in a series of talks covering topics ranging from Big Data and AI to career advice, diversity, and industry culture.
Women Who Code CONNECT 2017 is taking place THIS SATURDAY, April 26th, at Twitter HQ in San Francisco, CA.
CONNECT is an event designed to inspire and empower attendees to achieve the next level in their careers while arming them with the tools that they need to achieve success. By celebrating the talents and accomplishments of a diverse range of industry leaders, we hope to create an environment where everyone feels that they can succeed. This is the new culture of tech, where inclusion and support drives innovation and industry.
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WWCode CONNECT 2017 in SF is the flagship event of the WWCode Global CONNECT Event Series which includes already conferences in Atlanta, GA, and Bangalore, India.
WWCode CONNECT Agenda and Speakers
Full Agenda Here
Full Speaker List Here
This year we have an incredible line-up of industry experts who will be sharing their insights on innovation, the industry, and the future of tech.
Keynote Speakers
Welcome to CONNECT 2017!
Alaina Percival, CEO and Board Chair of WWCode
Jennifer Tacheff, VP of Partnerships & Growth at Women Who Code
Rising in the Pursuit of Equality
Dr. Mona-Lisa Pinkney, Sr. Director, Governance, Risk, Compliance & Engagement Management Corporate Information Security at Nike, Inc.
Security
Mary Ann Davidson, Chief Security Officer at Oracle
Zassmin Montes de Oca, CTO Women Who Code
Where do I fit in AI?
Amara Keller, AI Developer Advocate at Intel
Organizations Rising Up with Data
Jessica Lachs, Head of Business Operations and Analytics at DoorDash
The Physics of Big Data
Jennifer Fraser, Director Data Center Engineering at Twitter
Understanding Performance at Scale
Alice Yuan, Software Engineer at Pinterest
Inside Scoop on Engineering Your Career
Merline Saintil, Head of Operations, Product & Technology at Intuit
Cathryn Posey, Founder of Tech Superwomen
The Future of Data Science
Pinar Donmez, Principal Applied Scientist at Microsoft
Intentionally Erratic: Taking chances creates unpredictably wonderful paths
Clara Liang, Director of Product at AirBnB
The Ship! Culture
Stacey Yan, Senior Manager, Mobile Delivery Lead at Capital One
The Future of Women in Tech
Amy Gershkoff, Chief Data Officer at Ancestry
Empathy – The Unsung Hero of Leadership
Kallol Das, VP of Engineering at Invoice2go
Thank You Leaders
Joey Rosenberg, Global Leadership Director, Women Who Code
Aviary Room
DevOps for Developers
Briana Crabb, Software Engineer at Capital One and Director at Women Who Code- Richmond
Rationality & Software Development
Julia Clavien, Product Manager at Data Republic
The Beauty of Math behind Distributed Systems
Verónica López, Engineer at Ardan Labs
Usable, Scalable DevOps
Kate Heddleston, Founder & CEO at Opsolutely
Wombat-Driven Understanding: An Interactive Guide to Using npm
Raquel Vélez, Engineering Manager at npm, Inc
Subline: How To Reduce Costs and Defend Your Users
Luba Yudasina, Software Engineer at AirBnB
Compliance, Quality, and Viability
Meng Chow, Ph.D., PMP, Open Source Program Manager at VMware
Transforming the Wild West into Civilized Coders
Lauren Cipicchio, Engineering Manager at Bridgewater
Harnessing the Power of Customer Feedback
Aradhana Vaidya, Engineer, Cloud Rendering at Autodesk
3D Printing: Synesthesia and Music
Kaitlyn Hova, Senior UX Developer at Women Who Code and Co-founder of Hova Labs
Sponsors
WWCode CONNECT is a kind of magic. It brings people together from around the world to learn, to share, to learn, and to CONNECT. However none of this is possible without the generous contributions of our sponsors. It is their comittment to diversity in tech and support for Women Who Code that allows us to host this event, and run all of the programs and initiatives that we offer to help engineers get ahead in tech.
THANK YOU!
Platinum Level
Twitter
Inspire Level
Capital One, VMWare
Propel Level
Accenture Technology, Atlassian, SumoLogic, TIBC
CONNECT Level
Autodesk, Air BNB, Galvanize, Google, Groupon, Hulu, Luna, Lyft, Mozilla, Plex, Skyhigh, Nike, Women Techmakers, Yelp.
Past CONNECT Conferences
This is the third year in a row that Women Who Code has put on the CONNECT Conference. At past events we've had incredible speakers, memorable moments, and inspirational takeaways. Below we've listed some articles and news stories celebrating those highlights, in anticipation of the amazing things to come as CONNECT 2017 approaches.
#ApplaudHer
A chance for women, and male allies, to celebrate their accomplishments and those of their peers as they continue to drive and fuel the innovations of technology.
#WWConnect2016
A look back at some of the highlights from CONNECT 2016.
Reflections on #WWConnect2016
WWCode CONNECT 2016 told through narrative, tweets, slides, and notes. A multimedia way to experience this past conference.
Regina Wallace Jones
A recap of the incredible keynote speach given by Regina Wallace Jones, Head of Security Operations at Facebook.
6 secrets for success in the tech industry: Advice from the Women Who Code conference in Seattle
Waste Your Time – Natalya Shelburne