Just last year Dattch creator, Robyn Exton, came to San Francisco to pitch a lesbian relationship application during the inaugural Lesbians Exactly who technical Summit. She got the interest on the full screen of judges and all 700 feamales in the competition. This present year she’ll be on one other side of the table and a new selection of innovators will pitch their ideas to buyers and business owners alike. We’re extremely pleased to give you a
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Thursday, February 26
Starting Happy Hour
6:00 pm â 9:00pm // Beaux Cafe Castro
Saturday, February 27
The Primary Event
8:30am // Gates Open â Castro Theatre
9:30am â 11am // Glorious Morning Sessions // Castro Theatre
Welcome // Leanne Pittsford, Creator, Lesbians Who Tech
Why don’t we Fully Grasp 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 chief to âPeople Focused’ management // Ideas on how to Emerge from Shadows Christy Gaughan, Director of advertising Science, Genentech
Can tech resolve Gun Violence // Pia Carusone, past main of team to Congresswoman Gabby Giffords
Morning Keynote
Unpacking confidentiality, Rose Hayes, Engineering Director at Bing & Board of administrators at Transgender Law Center
Once we explore privacy, we generally speaking make use of most of similar vocabulary we use to talk about safety. How might this impact the goals we arranged, the questions we ask, and also the responses we provide. What is lacking through the point of view which comes together with the security mentality?
11:00am // Simply Take Some Slack â You Deserve It
11:30am // Breakout Lounge Sessions // (places given)
Ladies in technical Lounge // Qbar // paid by Indiegogo
Hacker’s Lounge // Beaux club // Sponsored by Amazon
Career & Connection Lounge // backed by Linkedin
11:30am // belated Morning principal level Sessions // Castro Theatre
UX Research and Design: the human being Side of technical, Aga Bojko, Director of User analysis, Indiegogo
Support Actually Adequate: Precisely Why Tech Companies Tend To Be Failing To Bring In Feminine Engineers, Adria Richards
Through the the majority of effective Kickstarter venture Actually ever to a Gaming Empire // How One Entrepreneur Re-imaged how we Gamble Games, Julie Uhrman, creator & CEO, OUYA
Thanks to suit your Provider. Thanks for visiting Entry-level, Vanessa Vinson
Just how one queer women is trying to really make it in tech after providing her nation.
The Future Hereditary Evaluating // Emily Conley, 23andMe
Fireside Chat // Exactly How Badass Women Are Solving Technical’s Diversity Challenge
Moderated by Danielle Moodie Mills & Aisha Moodie Mills
Kimberly Bryant, Black Babes Code
Tina Lee, Mother Coders
Aliya Rahman // System Director, Code for Advancement
12:30pm // get Grub On // Lunch Breakouts
Meal Outbreaks Sessions*
Lunch enrollment will open up quickly!
Songs Tech // Managed by Pandora
Coders Connect // Managed by Twilio
Tech Power Lesbians Q & A // Hosted by SnapChat
Decoding Startup Equity payment // Hosted by Robasciotti & Associates, Inc
Ignite Meal Periods // Hosted by Optimizely
*For lunch, you will select one associated with the breakout classes in places all over Castro theatre, each on another topic. Meal registration will open eventually!
2:00pm // Afternoon Sessions // Castro Theatre
How Automated Software, Quantitative Analytics & Algorithms Make Financial Preparing Much More Accessible For Millennials, Ali Rosenthal, Vice-president of Strategic Partnerships, Wealthfront
Exactly how Coaching Transgender Women Technical Skills is Saving Lives // Lose Angelica Ross, Founder TransTech
Lesbians Just Who Technical Entrepreneur Pitch Program
Four amazing queer women entrepreneurs will pitch the companies and applications they truly are creating, in front of a section of judges such as traders and business owners.
Entrepreneurs
Riana Lynn, Foods Trace
Katy Atkinson, DataSnap
Monica Taher, ClipYap
Even more eventually!
Judges
Robyn Exton, Founder, Dattch
Kathrina Manalac, Y Combinator
Alexis Ohanian, Co-founder, Reddit
2:00pm // Afternoon Lounge Sessions // (locations given)
In depth schedule of breakout classes just around the corner!
Ladies in Tech Lounge // QBar // backed by Indiegogo
Hacker’s Lounge // Beaux pub // Sponsored by Amazon
Career & Connection Lounge // Sponsored by Linkedin
3:15pm // City Director Lesbians Which Tech Meetup!
// QBar
Jess Ainlay, Chicago
Caroline Young, Boston
Jennifer Oslislo, Portland
3:30pm // Take a rest + have actually A Drink // Really, 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 Session
Females Against Humanity, Kate Stayman-London, Lead Storyteller, Change.org
How I turned into a VC within my 20’s, Sarah Kunst, lover, Fortis associates
Just how a Brazilian Lesbian certain Bill Gates to start out Expedia, Soraya Bittencourt, Product and computer software technology Executive
The continuing future of Smartphone Wellness Technical, Meg Columbia-Walsh, Founder and CEO, Inverse Portable
Keynote Interview
Megan Smith, Chief Technology Officer, United States
Leanne Pittsford, Founder, Lesbians Which Tech
5:30pm // that is A Wrap // High Fives
5:30pm After celebration: Cocktails + discussion // Hell Yeah // The Cafe (managed by Yelp, advancement computer software & Mandrill)
Saturday, February 28
Hackathon // Mozilla Offices SF
Registration coming soon!
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Workshop Track // Github Soma Workplaces
Registration coming soon!
9:30am break fast
10:30am â 12:00pm // Morning Sessions
Just before slim in // comprehending the Neuroscience of Change, Tamera Schmidt, Director revenue quality at VMware & Neuro mentor
The Gut as a Culture-Changing Software, Ginger Chien, contribute person in Technical Staff/Data providers tool Architect at AT&T movement
Individual PR: Creating and Controlling The Brand, Elissa Beth, CTO/Co-Founder at Glimpse Labs
The Magic of Speaking In Public // Holley Murchison, Rhetoric Coach, Oratory Glory
How to locate your very best chat // Cloe Shasha, Ted Associate tools Producer at TED
Fish Bowl Training
Dani Rukin, CPCC, PCC, Leadership Development and Career Mentor
Rajkumari Neogy, Chief Executive Officer at iRestart
12:30pm â 2:00pm // meal treatment
Hacking the Tech Workforce
Mary Scotton, Principal Developer Evangelist at salesforce.com
Ayori Selassie, Sr. Remedy Engineer, Income Engineer, System Specialist at
salesforce.com
Ladies and underrepresented minorities tend to be hacking the technology workforce. It has been over per year since Silicon Valley tech companies posted their particular dismal assortment statistics. As a result, we have now viewed an ever-increasing area of business owners and coders altering the tech landscape, one Hackathon/Conference/Company at the same time. Join us to listen these success tales and the ways to implement these hacks inside office.
2:00pm // Afternoon Classes
The Ingredients of Technical Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur Q & A
Janelle S. Allen, Founder at Learnwise.co
Jessica McGlory, Creator at Business Anticipate Project
Even more soon
Simple tips to Grow Your Company & Your Own Client Base
Ari Isaacman Astles, Director of Growth, NY Times
Lisa Sullivan-Cross, VP Development, Pandora
Maud Pasturaud, Cellphone & Business Growth Specialist
Dealing with Stealth Barriers to Diverse Participation and improved advancement, Dr. Catherine Ashcraft from the nationwide Center for ladies & that (NCWIT)
Arrive find out about a number of the hidden obstacles and subdued biases that often avoid businesses from choosing leading skill. Within this entertaining demonstration, Dr. Catherine Ashcraft through the nationwide Center for females & that (NCWIT), will talk about just how people and organizations can properly address these undetectable barriers to better attract and retain the varied talent that drive potential innovation. Attendees will learn about tangible techniques and methods they’re able to make use of for implementing these techniques within their companies.
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Brunch Dual Union
Registration not far off!
Want to have LesbiansWhoTech throughout the year in your city? You should start a feminist maker/hackerspace where you could hang out with folks you prefer weekly! Learn how Double Union produced a women-centered, queer-positive, feminist community working area and just how you might carry out the same in your geographical area. Pay attention to a job interview with two beginning members of dual Union how they found a space, finalized the rental, and liberated a 3D printer. We are going to serve lighting brunch with vegan and gluten-free choices.
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Lesbians Just Who Bike
Registration just around the corner!
Sunday, March 1
Closing Brunch
Registration not far off!
Look out for revisions into schedule as enrollment will open for breakout and weekend occasions for the impending times. The Dattch discount is
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