Featured Speaker(s)

Moderator: DeeDee Lavinder is a Senior Software Engineer at Elastic. The juxtaposition of analytical thinking and creative problem solving is where she is happiest and she's thrilled about finding that sweet spot in technology. Previously, she led the life of an entrepreneur and small business owner managing a community-focused store for new families. She spends her time outside of work gardening, reading, and tending three small people. She also volunteers as a Director of Women Who Code and as an OWL facilitator for 5th graders and their parents.

Lisa Smith - Engineering Manager - Zapier: Lisa Smith is an engineering manager for Zapier and the Founding Director of the Raleigh-Durham Chapter of Women Who Code. She's been every kind of developer and engineer and been working with code since before there was a Google. Lisa speaks to companies and organizations about her passions - inclusion and diversity in recruiting and retention. She lives with her partner and their children, loves gaming, crafting, and cooking untested recipes for large unsuspecting groups of friends.

Alan Yiu - Manager, Product Management - Airtable: Alan leads Airtable's Platform team and was one of the first product managers to join the company. He's a big believer in the power of great tools, which is what drew him to Airtable. Prior to Airtable, he was a Director of Product at Quora, where he led teams focused on content and engagement.

Camille Esposito - Sr. Brand Designer - Webflow Camille is a senior brand designer at Webflow where she focuses on web design and co-leads the design team's DEI initiatives. She's been using Webflow and other no code tools for five years - before Webflow, she worked at Getaround where she was a key player in migrating their marketing site from traditional development into Webflow. She lives in San Francisco with her dachshund and rapidly growing collection of plants.