WITI Announces Keynote Speakers From Comcast Cable, Intel, SpaceX and NewME Accelerator for Women Powering Technology Summit at the Marriott Santa Clara, June 3-5, 2012
Santa Clara, CA (PRWEB) May 09, 2012-- WITI (Women in Technology International), the leading global trade association for professional, tech-savvy women announced today the keynote speakers and schedule of events for next month’s Annual Women Powering Technology Summit. The Summit takes place at the Marriott in Santa Clara, California, June 3-5, 2012, during National Women in Science and Technology Month.
The Summit will feature keynote presentations from WITI’s Founder and Chairwoman Carolyn Leighton, as well as Dr. Genevieve Bell, Intel Fellow, Intel Labs Director for Intel Corporation; Angela Benton, Founder of NewME Accelerator and Black Web 2.0; and Gwynne Shotwell, President of SpaceX. The Comcast Cable Keynote presentation will feature executives Lysa Dahlin, SVP of Human Resources, John Schanz, EVP and CNO, and Grace Killelea, SVP of Talent for Comcast Cable.
The 3-day Women Powering Technology Summit will present educational, technical and developmental workshops, informative panel discussions as well as thought-provoking speaking engagements with some of today’s most influential and revered leaders in technology and business. Amanda Coolong, host and COO of TechZulu, will return as Master of Ceremonies.
The WITI Summit will span topics such as Social Business, Global Strategy, Data Security, Emerging Markets, Venture Capital and Workforce Diversity. WITI workshops will provide valuable how-to’s and best practices for application and mobile development, social business strategy development, Cloud-focused IT transformation, strategic planning, leadership and career development, funding opportunities for entrepreneurs, self-publishing for authors and more.
“WITI members are key leaders and contributors to technology and business innovation. Every year, our global community of smart, professional, tech savvy women gather at our annual Summit to explore new possibilities, and develop strategies around advancing the business of technology through partnership and collaboration,” said WITI Founder and Chairwoman, Carolyn Leighton. “WITI’s membership, corporate partners, sponsors and Summit attendees represent a powerful network of business advocates and advisors dedicated to the development of women leaders worldwide.”
The Women Powering Technology Summit features revered VIP events such as the Executive Auction fundraising event, Taste of Technology Reception, Founder’s Reception and the prestigious Women in Technology Foundation Hall of Fame Awards, which honors women who have accomplished remarkable feats in their respective fields, in science and technology, while maintaining a dedication to encouraging the advancement of women. Educational and career development events will include the NextGen Micro-Conference on June 4, dedicated to inspiring girls to take an interest in STEM; and the WITI Career Fair presented by JobTarget on June 5, to help jobseekers meet companies dedicated to hiring top women talent.
Keynote Presentations:
Dr. Genevieve Bell, Intel Fellow; Director, User Interaction & Experience, Intel Labs, Intel
Angela Benton, Founder, NewME Accelerator, Founder/Publisher, Black Web 2.0
Gwynne Shotwell, President, SpaceX
Comcast Cable Keynote Presentation:
Lysa Dahlin, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Comcast Cable
Grace Killelea, Senior Vice President of Talent, Comcast Cable
John Schanz, Executive Vice President and Chief Network Officer, Comcast Cable
WITI Summit Workshop Leaders, Speakers, and Panelists:
Maya Baratz, Senior Product Manager, ABC News
Sloane Berrent, Vice President of Digital Marketing, Lippe Taylor
Tara Tiger Brown, Co-founder, Teach Me Stuff
Nancy Cam-Winget, Distinguished Engineer, Cisco
Sandy Carter, Vice President Social Business Evangelism and Sales, IBM
Sophia Chung, Software Engineer, Facebook
JJ DiGeronimo, Author, The Working Woman's GPS
Laura Anne Edwards, Founder, SheCanHackIT.org and Alura Entertainment, LLC
Nicole Enright, VP, Strategic Operations, Avnet
Patricia Florissi, Vice President, Americas & EMEA CTO, Distinguished Engineer, EMC
Jen Friel, Owner/Lifecaster, Talk Nerdy To Me Lover
Cindy Gallop, Founder & CEO, IfWeRanTheWorld
Heather Healy, Vice President and EMC Products Division CIO, EMC Corporation
Joan Hestenes, Platforms IT Leader, Life Technologies
Bess Ho, Founding Partner and Mobile Architect, Archimedes Labs
Jessica Hunt, Senior Vice President and General Manager, HighTable
Brigette Jackson, VP GM Michigan/Indiana, T-Mobile
Michelle Koblas, Director, Information Security, Guardian Analytics
Betty LaMarr, Executive Coach, Nadisa Associates
Cameron Lester, General Partner, Azure Capital Partners
Marina Levinson, Founder and CEO, CIO Advisory Group, LLC
Sonita Lontoh, Head of Corporate Marketing, Trilliant
Amanda McConnell, Head of Product, Rent.com
Kathryn Minshew, Founder & CEO, the Daily Muse
Joanne Moretti, Vice President Sales Excellence & Dean of HP Sales University, Global Sales, Hewlett-Packard
Patricia Nakache, General Partner, Trinity Ventures
Maria Ogneva, Head of Community, Yammer
Stephanie Palmeri, Senior Associate, SoftTech VC
Nicole Perlroth, Reporter, The New York Times
Melanie Polkosky, PhD, Human Factors Psychologist, IBM
Sue Robins, Owner, Ascend Training Solutions
Sheryl Root, President and CEO, Root Analysis; Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon - SV and Stanford University
Rinki Sethi, Security Engineer, eBay
Rachel Sheinbein, Partner, Energy and Materials, CMEA Capital
Lauren States, Vice President and CTO Cloud Computing and Growth Initiatives, IBM Corporate Strategy
Rakel Sölvadóttir, Founder and CEO, Skema
Candice Tal, CEO, Infortal
Pemo Theodore, Media Producer & Startup Coach, EZebis
Patty Toland, Partner, Filament Group, Inc.
Alexia Tsotsis, Senior Editor, TechCrunch
Vivek Wadhwa, Vice President of Academics and Innovation, Singularity University
Ekaterina Walter, Senior Social Media Strategist, Intel
Sharon Wienbar, Managing Director, Scale Venture Partners
WITI will make updates to the schedule of events leading up to the Summit. For the latest information, please visit: http://witi.com/summit.
Event hashtag is #WITISummit.
WITI Summit sponsors include: Amazon, Avnet, Caesars Entertainment, Comcast Cable, FedEX, FICO, GEICO, IBM, JobTarget, LinkedIn, Robert Half Technology, T-Mobile, Thomson Reuters and TiVO.
About WITI
WITI is the world's leading trade association for professional, tech-savvy women committed to using technology, resources and connections to advance women worldwide. With a global network of exceptionally successful women leaders, WITI has established powerful strategic alliances and programs to provide resources, and opportunities within a supportive environment of women committed to helping each other succeed. WITI's mission is to empower women worldwide to achieve unimagined possibilities and transformations through technology, leadership and economic prosperity. For more information, please visit http://witi.com. Follow @WITI on Twitter. Like WomenInTech on Facebook. Add WITI on G+. Active WITI members can also join the WITI LinkedIn Group.
WITI Women Powering Technology Summit: The Most Important Event for Women In Technology Returns October 2-4, 2011
WITI (Women in Technology International), the leading global organization for professional, tech-savvy women, will deliver solid strategies and insights for business expansion, best practices and technology skills, during the Annual WITI Women Powering Technology Summit, which takes place October 2-4th, 2011 in the heart of the Silicon Valley, at the Doubletree by Hilton® Hotel in San Jose, California.
The Women Powering Technology Summit will feature keynote presentations and panel discussions with leading women executives from Adobe, Cisco, EMC, Facebook, HP, IBM, Intel, Meebo, Sprouter and many others. The 3-day Summit will also feature special networking and celebratory events such as the WITI Hall of Fame Awards, WITI Executive Roundtables, WITI Foundation Executive Auction and the WITI NextGen Program.
"Historically, every economic change brings new business opportunities for innovation and transformation. WITI is committed to highly interactive venues which showcase talented smart women providing first-hand knowledge and personal insights involving all aspects of business and technology,” said Carolyn Leighton, Founder/Chairwoman of WITI.
The WITI Women Powering Technology Summit represents the ideal environment for business networking, where individuals and companies alike gain a better understanding of the strategies required to attract professional, tech savvy women. CIOs, executive women and other leaders in technology from around the world converge to collaborate on solutions to technology and business challenges, advance their understanding of emerging platforms and best business practices, as well as how and why to more effectively recruit professional technology-focused women to the executive suite.
WITI Women Powering Technology Summit Highlights:
"Top Secret Rosies"
- 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 mathematicians who, in 1942, helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age.
The 16th Annual WITI Hall of Fame Awards
- Honoring key women innovators from science and technology on Monday, October 3rd. This year’s honorees will be announced later this summer.
The World Cafe
- The 2011 World Café will engage participants in roundtable Creative Exchange discussions, forming Mastermind teams to strategize best solutions for solving complex challenges and hot button issues.
Keynote presentations, panel discussions and new WITIStyle talks
- Speaking engagements with leading executives from companies such as Adobe, Cisco, EMC, Facebook, HP, IBM, Intel, Meebo, Sprouter and many others. Topics will include discussions on Social and Mobile enterprise, Sustainability, Start-Up Success and Global Expansion, Career and Personal Development, Mutual Mentoring and the great need for inspiring interest in careers in science and technology among young women.
WITI NextGen
- This young women’s micro conference on Monday, October 3rd, is designed to encourage young women and girls to consider careers in Science and Technology. Leading women in Technology will teach, mentor and share with students through speaking engagements, mentoring panels, workshops and round table discussions highlighting how these women of note chose their path while reinforcing the importance of demonstrated leadership. The day will feature an opportunity to have lunch with distinguished members of the WITI Board of Advisors and Directors as well as WITI Hall of Fame Honorees.
WITI Executive Roundtables
- This event, on October 4, 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 accepting Board Room and C Level leadership positions.
The WITI Foundation Executive Auction and VIP Reception
- 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 of 3 days of life changing experiences at the WITI Women Powering Technology Summit! The Executive Auction is the WITI Foundation’s annual fundraiser and closes the Annual WITI Summit on the evening of October 4, 2011.
Special group and non-profit rates are available to interested organizations.
To learn more about WITI and the Women Powering Technology Summit, please visit WITI.com/Summit.
About WITI
WITI is the world's leading trade association for professional, tech-savvy women committed to using technology, resources and connections to advance women worldwide. With a global network of smart, talented women and a market reach exceeding 2 million, WITI has established powerful strategic alliances and programs to provide resources, and opportunities within a supportive environment of women committed to helping each other. WITI's mission is to empower women worldwide to achieve unimagined possibilities and transformations through technology, leadership and economic prosperity. For more information please visit http://witi.com.