Peek Inside CXO’s Glass Tower - Examine Key Technology Issues in the Virtual and Real World
June 5, 2023
Summer Kickoff Mix & Mingle
June 21, 2022
Security Alphabet Soup
December 14, 2021
Better or Worse: The Impact of Unconscious Bias at Work
September 15, 2021
WITI OC Virtual Mix and Mingle
June 16, 2021
REMOTE WORK/LIFE - How to Effectively Balance and Lead
May 12, 2021
The Evolution of Telemedicine: Looking at the future of Digital Health
March 17, 2021
CXO Mentoring Circles - Senior Executives share their Secrets
November 12, 2020
While the event was advertised as a networking event, the number one topic of conversation was, "Are we going to have a speaker to learn about diffuse awareness?"
On February 21, 2019, WITI Orange County hosted Susan Inouye, Executive Coach/Bestselling Author in Leadership Development and Organizational Change, to speak to a group of 60+ men and women about working and leading the next generation. Read more... October is national cybersecurity awareness month. WITI Orange County joined the bandwagon by hosting a cybercrime event at Zillow Group facility located in Irvine on October 11, 2018.
On June 21, 2018, WITI Orange County held its summer Mix and Mingle networking event outdoors at the Eureka Building in Irvine, CA. With summer fading fast and fall approaching, one might wonder why publish a recap now about an event that occurred in the past?
On May 22, 2018, WITI Orange County (WITI OC) held its Fourth Annual Executive Mentoring Circle. For those unfamiliar with mentoring circles, an executive sits at a table with 8-10 attendees.
What is CyberCrime and how can you protect yourself against it?
OC Recap - The Value of Mix and Mingle Networking
WITI OC May 22nd recap: Leadership Mentoring Circle: Executives Share their Secrets
Summer Mix and Mingle
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Interested in getting ADVICE from an executive on leadership, career advancement, technology?
Win a one hour One-On-One session with one of these great mentors!
Gain insight, wisdom, and hard-earned lessons without going through the pain.
Ask ANY Question?
There will be three rounds of 20-minute mentoring, an unforgettable evening to take away key learnings.
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For this Blockchain event, an amazing panel of women was invited to Essex Property Trust offices to discuss their initiatives/efforts in the Blockchain ecosystem.
* Get a leg up on understanding - What is Blockchain?
* What is ICO (initial coin offering) and how does it relate to Blockchain?
* How much of a digital disrupter is Blockchain in the Financial World?
* Is Blockchain going to be the backbone of our future currency?
* What is the difference between Blockchain and Cryptocurrency?
* How does cryptography relate to Blockchain?
* What is mining?
* Learn about smart contracts, ICO laws and regulations, and blockchain governance.
Sponsored by: Solugenix
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On February 22nd, 2018 WITI OC presented Mischa Martineau, founder and president of Martineau Systems, and developer of I AM Who I Say I AM™ - Believe and Achieve curriculum.
Learn how to 'stand out and be seen' to receive the recognition and opportunity for promotion based on your contributions and accomplishments.
Learn how to be at the forefront of management's radar when a new project happens!
Learn the difference between personal success and team success.
Practice techniques to articulate your unique value and step into the realization of the new you!
Sponsored and Hosted by: iHerb
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Recap WITI Orange County of January 18, 2018 event titled Strategies to Re-Launch/Launch your Career
Finding a job these days is not just filling in an online application, submitting a resume, and waiting by the phone for that interview phone call. You have to work to be noticed.
Come rest and relax and unwind before the holidays take over! Great networking opportunity.
Men are always welcome and encouraged to attend all WITI events! Bring a friend! Great raffle prizes.
Sponsored by: KORE1
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WITI Orange County's September panel event focused on digitization of enterprise and, it is clear, that today's digital world is just too complex to run on intuition
DATA in the 21st Century is like OIL in the 18th Century; an immensely untapped valuable asset. Like oil, for those who can feel, touch and see DATA’s fundamental value, they can unleash and reap huge rewards. DATA IS KING.
Every revolution has its counterrevolution �" that is a sign the revolution is for real. Who is going to come out on top of the Data war?
Your career success is no longer limited by local competition. Learn how the global economy impacts your success as the world of business and technology are colliding.
What is the result? Opportunity. Amazon's recent purchase of Whole Foods is an example of a digital company acquiring a brick and mortar corporation. Is managing a digital company the same as a brick and mortar company?
Learn how you can grow your career in this new global economy and help your CXOs overcome these challenges.
Join us in our Mix & Mingle event to expand your network & build friendships.
Do you run on low or high Octane?
Low Octane: Unwind. Relax. Take a load off your feet. Shoot some pool with us. Enjoy the Summer! Mix & Mingle with other professional technical women and men in technology and adjacent fields.
High Octane: Are you a high energy person ready to do some 'Speed Mingling'? Come and bring plenty of business cards to network to your hearts content.
Either way, come Mix and Mingle with WITI Orange County!
Sponsored and Hosted by: Centercode
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On May 18th 2017, thirteen busy executives (Presidents, CIOs, CISOs, VP of ITs) from all over Southern California took time out of their busy schedule to 'speed mentor' 100+ attendees.
Spend an evening with CXO level executives in an intimate setting as you rotate through three 20-minute sessions along with 8-10 attendees per executive circle.
Topics range from career coaching, budgets, project schedules, outsourcing, or any number of other subjects.
Come join us for one of our premier events of the year....CXO Mentoring Circles! Spend an evening with CXO level executives in an intimate setting as you rotate through three 20-minute sessions along with 8-10 attendees per executive circle.
Topics range from career coaching, budgets, project schedules, outsourcing, or any number of other subjects.
Thursday May 18th at 6pm at The Capital Group campus on 6455 Irvine Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618
Members can win a personal CIO mentoring hour.
Join this panel discussion on digital labor and the future of work.
What is amplified intelligence?
What is robotic process automation?
How can you leverage these new technologies to help your business?
Sponsored by: Kforce
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WITI Orange County kicked off 2017 with 80+ enthusiastic women and men with a Will Marre (SMART Power Academy) event discussing the need for women in the new business paradigm.
Join WITI Orange County and WIll Marre for a SMART Power Seminar on "Why Women Need to Lead".
There is overwhelming evidence that teams and organizations perform better when more women are leading.
Brain science confirms that women's thinking versatility and social intelligence are a huge advantage in highly competitive, high-pressure situations.
Learn how to influence more effectively ("Jedi Mind Tricks") and increase your impact at work and at home.
Hear experiences of women who use newly learned skills to change organizational strategy, product development, priorities, customer experiences and culture.
Men are always welcome and encouraged to attend all WITI events.
Sponsored by: PointB
Hosted at: Capital Groups
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In recognition that October is National Cyber Security month, WITI Orange County hosted a 'Cyber Security and Privacy' event on October 20, 2016. We were honored to have Haiyan Song, Senior Vice President for Spunk's Security Markets, and Sheryl A. Hanchar, Vice President and CISO for HireRight, as panelists.
The evening kicked off with a word of thanks to our sponsors, Resources Global Professionals and Splunk. Sandy Marshall, Founder and CEO of Project Scientist (projectscientist.org) also provided an overview of their wonderful non-profit organization that helps connect and engage young girls into the field of Science.
In partnership with SCSIM (Southern California Society of Information Management), thirteen executives took time from their busy schedules to participate in our Leadership Mentoring event on May 19, 2016. Read More...
Two-year olds are notorious for asking questions as they explore their universe. As an adult, after the umpteenth time being asked Why, we are annoyed and react emotionally with 'because it is so' to end the conversation
WITI Orange County attendees got a chance to meet Amelia (from IPsoft), Geminold F. (first robot actress)
Attached are the pictures from our January event - now posted on Flikr. What a wonderful group of women!
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On November 12th, WITI Orange Country Network hosted a Holiday Mix & Mingle with an all-important and timely topic: De-Stress for Success®. The event was a great way to close out a fruitful year for Orange County Network and help our members and attendees to pick up some tips on de-stress from two highly qualified experts.
As we approach 2016, here's a look back at some of the WITI OC events in 2015.
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The evening began with an innovative introduction from our sponsor Dell. Lenka Vanek, Sr Director Software Development R&D provided insight into what innovation means at Dell and in the real world.
Did you know that women (age 16 years and over) make up 52% of the US workforce? And that 9 out of 10 women need to work. Read More...
Did you know there is Women's History Month? An eye opening question our moderator Michelle Bergquist, CEO & Co-Founder of Connected Women of Influence, asked the audience.
The evening started with a warm introduction of our guest speaker, Dr. Nila G. Betof, by Kalpana Ramakrishnan from KPMG.
On the evening of April 16th, 17 C-level executives (CIOs, COOs, VPs of IT, etc.), wearing their Teflon suit, stepped into one big room containing 120 willing attendees...
At our March 19th OC WITI event, our guest speakers presented different points of view on how the IT/Business Relationship is perceived by the Business, IT, and/or vendor side.
WITI OC kicked off the New Year by joining forces with PWU (Professional Women United) to help attendees learn how to tailor their image, including clothing, hair, makeup and accessories.
Be a Geek and Get a Fashionable Wearable for your Holiday Mix and Mingle
Starting off the Orange County WITI evening, speaker Dave Whelan, CMO of STEMP, asked 'Who is wearing a Wearable?' Only 3 hands were raised out of a group of 50.
On the night of October 16th, Monique Svazlian, the Founder of Highest Path Consulting, and more than 40 professional women gathered together at Trace3's Irvine office.
Data scientist is called the sexiest job in the 21st century! In this era of exploding information, big data is more than a buzz word. It's closer to you and me than you realize!
With over 80 people in attendance at the Eureka Building in Irvine, CA. Helen Norris, Vice President and CIO, Chapman University (and a former WITI Network Director for Sacramento) kicked off...
In order to drive the collective performance of a team, organizations today require leadership on all levels, regardless of role or position. To help achieve this end, WITI Orange County was delighted to host Michelle Parish of Parish Partners LLC, an executive consulting firm.
The quest for developing quality software that is delivered on time, within budget, bug free, and meets customer satisfaction is the holy grail for software development teams. Definitely this session was for geeks (and so is this summary).
A taste of the future - 'SMAC' dab in the midst of emerging technology. WITI Orange County's March event was well attended as the group explored trends in SMAC (Social, Mobility, Analytics and Cloud). Four panelists kicked off with 7 minutes of personal tech passion.
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