WITI's Women Powering Technology Summit

Schedule

Sunday, October 2
Time	Session Title	Speaker(s)
1:30pm - 6:00pm	Registration Opens
2:30pm - 4:15pm	Film Screening: Documentary film screening and Interactive Discussion with Director LeAnn Erickson will launch the WITI Summit on Sunday October 2, 2011. Top Secret Rosies tells the story of a group of female ... For More Details	LeAnn Erickson Associate Professor of Film and Video Production, Temple University
4:15pm - 5:15pm	Opening Keynote	Marissa Mayer CEO, Yahoo
5:30pm - 7:30pm	WITI Founder's Reception The first evening event on the Opening Night of the Women Powering Technology Summit, October 2, features welcoming words from WITI Founder Carolyn Leighton and offers an intimate, networking ... For More Details	Carolyn Leighton Founder/Chairwoman, WITI
Monday, October 3
Time	Session Title	Speaker(s)
7:00am - 8:00am	Continental Breakfast/Networking
8:00am - 10:00am	The World Cafe Led by Anne Adams, Ph.D., the 2011 World Café will engage participants in roundtable Creative Exchange discussions, forming Mastermind teams to strategize best solutions for solving complex business ... For More Details	Anne Adams, Ph.D. President, ACS
10:00am - 10:15am	Break - Exhibits Open (WITI's Expo Area will be open 10:00am-7:00pm for summit attendees and 10:00am-5:30pm for "expo only" attendees.)
10:15am - 10:50am	Giving STEM Roots: Fostering Interest and Overcoming Obstacles In this WITI session, Facebook Director of Engineering Jocelyn Goldfein will discuss the importance of getting more women into STEM, what the key obstacles are, and some changes that would make a ... For More Details	Jocelyn Goldfein Director of Engineering, Facebook
10:50am - 11:00am	WITIStyle Storytelling: Women Creating a Sustainable Future This talk will focus on the role of women in the growing movement to create a sustainable economy. We'll hear about women whose leadership is defining the opportunities, and about women who are ... For More Details	Kathrin Winkler Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, EMC Corporation
11:00am - 11:30am	Sweet Serendipity or Shrewd Strategy? As the adage suggests, luck is when preparation meets opportunity. And, once we put ourselves in a position to take advantage of opportunities, new ones often present themselves. If you've ever ... For More Details	Alicia Abella, Ph.D. Executive Director, Innovative Services Research, AT&T Labs
11:30am - 12:30pm	Networking/Break in Exhibit Area
12:30pm - 1:45pm	Keynote Lunch - Claim Your Career: The 3 Simple Truths to Career Development A personal "brand," a clear view of your options, and an eye for opportunity can make a significant difference in the path your career will take. This panel will address the key factors to mastering ... For More Details	Elizabeth Mayo Head of Department, Laboratory Services, DNV GL Suchitra Subrahmanyan, Ph.D. Managing Director, Business Development, Applied Materials Jennifer Sun Engineering Director, ETCH, Applied Materials
1:45pm - 2:15pm	eMentoring: Boon or Bane? As the world becomes more dependent on electronic communication, human interactions have changed. How significant are these changes? What has been lost and what gained? What issues should you be ... For More Details	Diane Pozefsky, Ph.D. Research Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina
2:15pm - 2:45pm	Re-inventing Education The Internet age has brought about many changes to business as usual, yet education is one of the last industries to shift. Lynda Weinman shares her story of how she leveraged her passion for ... For More Details	Lynda Weinman Co-Founder and Executive Chair, lynda.com
2:45pm - 2:55pm	Stretch Break
2:55pm - 3:05pm	WITIStyle Storytelling: From Wharton to CTO of Cloud Computing: The Many Faces of a Technical Career In this WITIStyle talk, Lauren will describe why it matters to have multi-disciplinary expertise for leadership positions in today's fast paced technology industry . She'll share her journey from ... For More Details	Lauren States Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow, Harvard University
3:05pm - 3:35pm	Get Bold! How To Capitalize on The Social Enterprise Sandy Carter, IBM Vice President, Social Business Solutions Sales and Evangelism is leading a successful career living and advocating in the social enterprise. Consulting with executives from around ... For More Details	Sandy Carter CEO \| CMO \| Ecosystems \| Business Development Information Technology, Silicon Blitz
3:35pm - 3:45pm	WITIStyle Storytelling - THE NO-HOUR WORKWEEK: How To Redesign Your Work to Fit Your Life, Not The Other Way Round Are you a woman tech entrepreneur battling to get your venture funded and operational? Or, running a tech company and wondering if you'll ever have a life? Have an idea for a startup but don't think ... For More Details	Cindy Gallop Founder & CEO, IfWeRanTheWorld
3:45pm - 4:15pm	Networking/ "Authors' Corner" Book Signings
4:15pm - 5:30pm	Intrapreneur/Entrepreneur: What Are The Lessons in Creating a Startup, either Externally or Within a Company? Carnegie Mellon University - Silicon Valley will host this session featuring projects and new business that were either company- or VC-funded. The panel will share challenges and experiences to ... For More Details	Martha Lyons Enterprise Services - Distinguished Technologist, Hewlett-Packard Cindy Padnos Founder and Managing Partner, Illuminate Ventures Ana Pinczuk Vice President, Cisco Systems Sheryl Root Director/Assoc. Professor, Carnegie Mellon, President and CEO, RootAnalysis Steve Rosenberg Associate Director, Silicon Valley Campus, Carnegie Mellon University Scott Russell Adjunct Professor; Managing Director, eCarnegie Tech
5:30pm - 7:00pm	Taste of Technology Reception
7:00pm - 9:00pm	16th Annual WITI Hall of Fame Awards Banquet Honoring key women innovators from science and technology on Monday, October 3rd. This year's honorees are: Alicia Abella, Ph.D.; Ms. Evelyn Berezin; Diane Pozefsky, Ph.D.; Sophie Vandebroek, Ph.D.; ... For More Details	Jolie O'Dell Tech Journalist, VentureBeat;, Master of Ceremonies for the 16th Annual WITI Hall of Fame Awards
Tuesday, October 4
Time	Session Title	Speaker(s)
7:30am - 9:00am	Breakfast/Networking in Exhibit Area (WITI's Expo Area will be open 7:30am-3:30pm for summit attendees and 9:00am-3:30pm for "expo only" attendees.)
9:00am - 9:50am	Keynote: The Future of Work - Are We Ready? To a large extent our workplace shapes our identity; it's where we develop relationships, apply our passion, creativity and best thinking. It can also be maddening and make us feel insignificant. ... For More Details	Sophie V. Vandebroek, Ph.D. COO, IBM Research
9:50am - 10:10am	Getting Women to Think Big While women have certainly made major strides with leadership in business, it's been largely limited to small businesses. According to data projections from The Guardian Life Small Business Research ... For More Details	Sharon Kan Co-Founder and General Manager, Tikatok.com at Barnes & Noble
10:10am - 10:40am	Engineer to CEO and the Survival Skills In Between While we may not be born engineers or CEOs, with hard work and lots of determination, we can train ourselves to excel at any discipline. Julie Schoenfeld, CEO and President at Perfect Market, will ... For More Details	Julie Schoenfeld CEO, PerfectMarket
10:40am - 11:00am	Networking Break
11:00am - 12:00pm	Panel Discussion: Effective Social Media and the Social Enterprise Setting up a Facebook page, LinkedIn account and Twitter handle are components of a successful social strategy but in order to truly reap the benefits of social engagement you must have compelling ... For More Details	Sheigh Crabtree VP of Audience Development, Perfect Market April Dembosky San Francisco Correspondent, Financial Times Miriam McLemore CIO, Market Facing Functions, Coca-Cola Heather Meeker VP of Corporate Communications, GOGII Donna Morris Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Adobe Systems Incorporated
11:00am - 12:00pm	Panel Discussion: Money Matters: Getting the Right Funding In order for ideas to come to life they need the right financial support. This panel discussion will outline and debate all forms of funding, including venture capital, angel investments and ... For More Details	Mona DeFrawi CEO, Equidity Joey Tamer Consultant, Expert, JoeyTamer.com Pemo Theodore Media Producer & Startup Coach, EZebis
11:00am - 12:00pm	Panel Discussion: Moving Target - The Mobile Enterprise Thriving in today's marketplace means you must conduct business on the go and capture your audience wherever they may be. This panel will dive into the mobile landscape to discuss the hardware, ... For More Details	Cheemin Bo-Linn President and CEO, Peritus Partners Laura Chambers Senior Director, Paypal Mobile Cheryl Goodman Senior Director, Qualcomm Inc Amanda McConnell Head of Product, rent.com
12:00pm - 12:30pm	Break/Networking in Exhibit Area
12:30pm - 2:15pm	Keynote Lunch	Maya Baratz Senior Product Manager, ABC News
2:15pm - 3:15pm	Panel Discussion: Expanding Business to New Territories and Securing the Best Talent Internationally As the nation struggles with economic uncertainty and unemployment, the IT industry faces unique challenges in the global marketplace. As some sectors face layoffs and reductions in force, other ... For More Details	Kathy Curtis Senior Manager, Global Relocation, Cisco Deborah Davy Senior Counsel, Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP Margie Jones American Immigration Manager, Intel Corporation Cheree McAlpine General Counsel, Wyse Technology Inc Minal Shah Senior Counsel, Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP.
2:15pm - 3:15pm	Panel Discussion: Lifting the Fog on Cloud Computing It seems the entire tech industry has its head in the Cloud. This panel will discuss the key aspects of transitioning business into the Cloud, from private and 3rd party data storage to data security ... For More Details	Karen Garcia IS&T Chief of Staff, BMC Software, Inc. Nicole Graebner Senior Account Executive, Key Information Systems Dina McKinney Corporate Vice President, Bulldozer Cores Technology Group, AMD Joanne Moretti GM, RADIUS INNOVATION & DEVELOPMENT SVP & CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, Jabil Blue Sky Adrian Ott CEO, Exponential Edge
2:15pm - 3:15pm	Panel Discussion: Starting Your Start-Up: Success Stories from Women Who Took A Chance on Themselves WITI loves a good success story! The entrepreneurs in this session will share their experiences from concept to the launch of their companies and the growth challenges, lessons learned and rewards ... For More Details	Tiffani Ashley Bell CEO & Founder, Pencil You In Angie Chang Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0 Joselle Ho Co-Founder and Creative Director, Miso Media Sandy Jen Co-Founder, Meebo
3:15pm - 3:30pm	Transition break/ Last chance to visit exhibits
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Executive Roundtables: The Business Case for Hiring/Advancing More Women - and Why This event will launch a series of WITI-hosted Executive Roundtables designed to create dialog between industry executives to gain a better understanding of the steps required to facilitate more women ... For More Details	Sheryl Root Director/Assoc. Professor, Carnegie Mellon, President and CEO, RootAnalysis
5:15pm - 7:00pm	VIP Networking Reception and Executive Auction Provides an opportunity to network with top executives from a broad cross section of industries, who will be offering one to one meetings to the highest bidder. A fun event and exciting culmination ... For More Details

* Speakers and Sessions are subject to change

October 2-4, 2011 in San Jose, CA - Schedule

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