Last year Dattch founder, Robyn Exton, found bay area to pitch a lesbian date app from the inaugural Lesbians which Tech Summit. She got the interest for the full section of judges as well as 700 ladies in the crowd. This season she’ll be on one other area of the table and a completely new lineup of innovators will pitch their unique tips to investors and entrepreneurs identical. We’re very pleased to give a
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Thursday, March 26
Beginning Successful Hour
6:00 pm â 9:00pm // Beaux Cafe Castro
Saturday, February 27
The Main Event
8:30am // Doors Start â Castro Theatre
9:30am â 11am // Glorious day Sessions // Castro Theatre
Welcome // Leanne Pittsford, Creator, Lesbians Whom Technical
Let’s Have This Summit Started // Erica Anderson, Twitter & Danielle Moodie Mills, Emcees
Breaking the Bro Code // Dominique DeGuzman, Computer Software Engineer, Twilio
From Data Geek to growing commander to âPeople Focused’ management // how-to appear through the Shadows Christy Gaughan, Director of promotion Science, Genentech
Can tech resolve Gun Violence // Pia Carusone, past fundamental of Staff to Congresswoman Gabby Giffords
Day Keynote
Unpacking Privacy, Rose Hayes, Engineering Director at Bing & Board of administrators at Transgender Law Center
Once we mention privacy, we typically use much of the exact same vocabulary we use to discuss safety. How exactly does this impact the objectives we put, the concerns we ask, and solutions we provide. What is actually missing from the viewpoint that comes combined with the security mind-set?
11:00am // Get A Rest â You Deserve It
11:30am // Breakout Lounge Sessions // (locations given)
Women in Tech Lounge // Qbar // Sponsored by Indiegogo
Hacker’s Lounge // Beaux pub // Sponsored by Amazon
Job & Connection Lounge // Sponsored by Linkedin
11:30am // belated Morning Main Stage Sessions // Castro Theatre
UX analysis and Design: the human being part of Tech, Aga Bojko, Director of User analysis, Indiegogo
Support Actually Sufficient: Precisely Why Tech Businesses Tend To Be Failing To Attract Female Designers, Adria Richards
Through the the majority of effective Kickstarter venture ever before to a Gaming Empire // exactly how One Entrepreneur Re-imaged the Way We Gamble Games, Julie Uhrman, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, OUYA
Thank you to suit your Provider. Introducing Basic, Vanessa Vinson
Exactly how one queer females is attempting to make it in tech after helping the woman country.
The near future Genetic Screening // Emily Conley, 23andMe
Fireside Chat // How Badass Women Can Be Solving Tech’s Diversity Difficulty
Moderated by Danielle Moodie Mills & Aisha Moodie Mills
Kimberly Bryant, Ebony Babes Code
Tina Lee, Mom Coders
Aliya Rahman // System Director, Code for Advancement
12:30pm // Get Your Grub On // Lunch Breakouts
Meal Breakouts Sessions*
Lunch subscription will start shortly!
Music Tech // Managed by Pandora
Programmers Connect // Managed by Twilio
Tech Power Lesbians Q & A // Hosted by SnapChat
Decoding Startup Equity Compensation // Hosted by Robasciotti & Associates, Inc
Ignite Lunch Periods // Managed by Optimizely
*For lunch, might choose one regarding the breakout periods in locations across the Castro theatre, each on another topic. Lunch enrollment will open shortly!
2:00pm // Afternoon Sessions // Castro Theatre
Just how Automated Computer Software, Quantitative Analytics & Formulas Are Making Economic Thinking Much More Easily Accessible For Millennials, Ali Rosenthal, Vp of Strategic Partnerships, Wealthfront
Exactly how Coaching Transgender Women Technical Skills is Conserving Everyday Lives // Skip Angelica Ross, Creator TransTech
Lesbians Which Tech Entrepreneur Pitch Program
Four remarkable queer ladies entrepreneurs will pitch the companies and applications they’re creating, facing a screen of judges including buyers and business owners.
Business Owners
Riana Lynn, Food Trace
Katy Atkinson, DataSnap
Monica Taher, ClipYap
More quickly!
Judges
Robyn Exton, Founder, Dattch
Kathrina Manalac, Y Combinator
Alexis Ohanian, Co-founder, Reddit
2:00pm // Afternoon Lounge Sessions // (locations given)
Detailed plan of breakout classes coming soon!
Ladies in Tech Lounge // QBar // paid by Indiegogo
Hacker’s Lounge // Beaux club // Sponsored by Amazon
Profession & relationship Lounge // paid by Linkedin
3:15pm // City Director Lesbians Exactly Who Technical Meetup!
// QBar
Jess Ainlay, Chicago
Caroline Teenage, Boston
Jennifer Oslislo, Portland
3:30pm // get a rest + Have a glass or two // Really, You Deserve It
4:00pm // Keynotes & Afternoon Sessions // Castro Theatre
Keynote Interview
Kara Swisher, Founder, Re/code.net
Marc Benioff, CEO, Salesforce.com
Keynote Ignite Period
Females Against Humanity, Kate Stayman-London, Lead Storyteller, Change.org
The way I became a VC in my own 20’s, Sarah Kunst, companion, Fortis Partners
Just how a Brazilian Lesbian certain Bill Gates to start out Expedia, Soraya Bittencourt, Product and Software Engineering Executive
The continuing future of Portable Health Technical, Meg Columbia-Walsh, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Inverse Mobile Phone
Keynote Meeting
Megan Smith, Fundamental Development Officer, United States
Leanne Pittsford, Creator, Lesbians Exactly Who Tech
5:30pm // That’s A Wrap // High Fives
5:30pm After celebration: Cocktails + Conversation // Hell Yeah // The Cafe (managed by Yelp, advancement program & Mandrill)
Saturday, March 28
Hackathon // Mozilla Offices SF
Registration coming soon!
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Workshop Track // Github Soma Offices
Registration not far off!
9:30am morning meal
10:30am â 12:00pm // Morning Sessions
Before you Lean in // Understanding the Neuroscience of Change, Tamera Schmidt, Director revenue quality at VMware & Neuro mentor
Your Gut as a Culture-Changing appliance, Ginger Chien, contribute Member of Technical Staff/Data service Device Architect at AT&T movement
Individual PR: Creating and Managing Your Brand, Elissa Beth, CTO/Co-Founder at Glimpse Labs
The Secret of Presenting And Public Speaking // Holley Murchison, Rhetoric Mentor, Oratory Magnificence
What are your very best chat // Cloe Shasha, Ted connect tools Producer at TED
Seafood Bowl Training
Dani Rukin, CPCC, PCC, Leadership Development and Job Mentor
Rajkumari Neogy, Chief Executive Officer at iRestart
12:30pm â 2:00pm // meal Session
Hacking the Technical Workforce
Mary Scotton, Main Designer Evangelist at salesforce.com
Ayori Selassie, Sr. Solution Engineer, Revenue Engineer, Platform Specialist at
salesforce.com
Ladies and underrepresented minorities are hacking the tech workforce. This has been over per year since Silicon Valley technology businesses published their own disappointing assortment stats. In response, we have now observed an increasing neighborhood of business owners and coders modifying the tech landscaping, one Hackathon/Conference/Company each time. Join all of us to know these achievements tales and the ways to put into action these hacks in your work environment.
2:00pm // Afternoon Classes
The Ingredients of Technical Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur Q & A
Janelle S. Allen, Founder at Learnwise.co
Jessica McGlory, Founder at Field Anticipate Project
More eventually
How-to Grow Your Business & Your Number Of Customers
Ari Isaacman Astles, Director of Development, NY Times
Lisa Sullivan-Cross, VP Development, Pandora
Maud Pasturaud, Smartphone & Business Development Specialist
Dealing with Stealth Barriers to Diverse engagement and Enhanced Innovation, Dr. Catherine Ashcraft from National Center for Women & that (NCWIT)
Appear find out about certain hidden barriers and understated biases that often prevent companies from hiring leading skill. Inside entertaining speech, Dr. Catherine Ashcraft through the nationwide Center for Women & IT (NCWIT), will talk about just how individuals and companies can effortlessly deal with these concealed obstacles so that you can much better attract and wthhold the diverse talent that may drive potential development. Attendees will discover about real tricks and resources they’re able to make use of for applying these procedures within their organizations.
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Brunch Dual Union
Registration coming soon!
Want to have LesbiansWhoTech all year round in your city? It is advisable to begin a feminist maker/hackerspace where you could spend time with folks you want each week! Understand how Double Union developed a women-centered, queer-positive, feminist society workshop and how you can do the exact same your location. Hear an interview with two founding people in Double Union on how they found an area, signed the lease, and liberated a 3D printer. We shall offer a light brunch with vegan and gluten-free possibilities.
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Lesbians Which Bike
Registration just around the corner!
Sunday, March 1
Closing Brunch
Registration coming soon!
Look for revisions towards agenda as enrollment will start for breakout and weekend events inside the impending days. The Dattch discount is
LWTDATTCH
. Make sure to use it during enrollment for a
25% discount on the passes
!
