VIRTUAL SUMMIT 2022
September 13th -15th
FREE
HIRING HUMANS CAREER FAIR
- Your FREE Hiring Humans career fair ticket includes 2 days of free access to the career fair, mentor magic sessions, and resume review lounge ONLY. Upload your resume below to get in front of the companies participating in Hiring Humans.
$25
VIRTUAL SUMMIT
- General admission to the National Conference gets you access to entire event: keynote speakers, panel discussions, mentor magic sessions, Hiring Humans Career Fair, and resume review lounge.
$149
EARLY BIRD VIP
- Upgrade your ticket for the VIP Experience and get access to parties and special events and perks during WWT conference, along with access to the entire event: keynote speakers, panel discussions, virtual sessions, mentor magic, Hiring Humans Career Fair, and resume review lounge.
VIRTUAL SUMMIT 2022
September 13th -15th
About this event
September 13th – 14th join us for two days of important talks, panel discussions, and fireside chats centered around the future of Tech and Innovation, the Metaverse, Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and most importantly – positive Social Impact! Choose between a range of workshops, virtual booths, and enjoy opportunities to network and connect with our global ecosystem.On September 15th join us for a Cultural Celebration, where we will come together to celebrate humanity, engage in meaningful conversations, enjoy great food, live music and art, network, and hear from powerful speakers, who have crafted the art of storytelling, and impact!We are collaborating with our Community and Wonder Women Tech Partners to co-create a unique and powerful experience that will Innovate. Empower. Ignite. and Amplify!
2022 VIRTUAL SUMMIT AGENDA
MC: Miriam Haart — Star of My Unorthodox Life on Netflix, Faking It Podcast Host, +Body CTO
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Reimaging Your Impact: What We Learned By Pivoting & Rebuilding
Speaker: Lisa Mae Brunson
Title: Founder, Wonder Women Tech
Speaker: Baiba Žiga
Title: Leadership Coach and Strategy Director, Wonder Women Tech
10:35 AM – 10:50 AM: TBA
Speaker: Chanel Power
Title: Founder & CEO of Mentor Me Collective
10:55 AM – 11:20 AM: Panel Discussion:The Future Of NFT Panel
Moderator: Nina Archie
Title: Innovation Leader Startup Advisor
Panelist: Abraham J. Williamson
Title: Attorney & Advisor
Panelist: Sheila Collins
Title: Startup Advisor
Panelist: Howard Jean
Title: Consultant of Black Meta Agency
11:30 AM – 11:45 PM: Bringing Adaptive Fashion Into The Spotlight
Moderator: Baiba Žiga
Title: High-performance Leadership Coach & Strategy Director, Wonder Women Tech
Speaker: Isaac Harvey
Title: Disability Advocate & President, Wheels & Wheelchairs
Speaker: Kathryn Paylor-Bent
Title: Adaptive Fashion Designer & Founder and CEO, Seated Sewing
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM: The Metaverse: Designing A New Global Paradigm
Speaker: Pico Velasquez
Title: CEO of VIIRA
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM: Redefining DEIB from the Bathroom to Boardroom
Speaker: Celia Sandhya Daniels
Title: Founder and CEO of Rebekon Consulting LLC.
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM: Rehumanizing the Future of Work
Speaker: Ambriel Pouncy
Title: Global Head of People and Culture at Intertrust
5 Ways to Repurpose Content for Social Media
Speaker: Jessica Joy Reveles
Title: CEO, J Squared Communications
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM: Panel Discussion: Civic Innovation Panel
Moderator: Lisa Mae Brunson
Title: Founder, Wonder Women Tech
Panelist: Tracy Colunga
Title: Civic Engagement Director, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation
Panelist: Mai-Ling Garcia
Title: Digital Services Director, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation
Panelist: Amanda Daflos
Title: Executive Director, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University.
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM: Mindful Moment
Presenter: Ananda Leeke
Title: Thriving Mindfully Coach & Author
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm: The Superpower That is Technology: How I Used Engineering To Escape From a Fundamentalist Religion and Build a Life in The Outside World.
Speaker: Miriam Haart
Title: Faking It Podcast Host, +Body CTO, Star of My Unorthodox Life on Netflix
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm: 10 Step Recipe for a Successful Technical Lead
Speaker: Supriya Lal
Title: Software Engineer, Commerce Platform at Yelp
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm: Women & Community in Web3
Speaker: Marisa “Ritzy Periwinkle” Estrada
Title: Founder of Ritzy Periwinkle, Partner | Senior Creative Director of Angles,
Equity Partner of Hola Metaverso
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: The Recipe for Wellness
Speaker: Cheryl Adams
Title: Senior UX Design PM for Skilling at Microsoft
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Dudes, Do Better: Dismantling Toxic Masculinity At Work
Speaker: Jeff Harry
Title: Positive Psychology Play Speaker
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Presented by Alexa Shopping: Developing Harmony and Well-Being in Work, Relationships, and Self!
Moderator: Corliss Collier
Title: Head of Product Management, Amazon Alexa Shopping
Panelist: Sakina Adeeb
Title: Sr. Manager, Amazon Alexa Shopping
Panelist: Renga Arunachalam
Title: Senior Development Manager, Amazon Digital Content & Commerce Services
Panelist: Lisa Spencer
Title: Sr. Mgr.-Product Marketing, Amazon Alexa Shopping
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm: Metaverse in B2B Markets – A Combination of Social Communication, Hands-on-Training and Digital Twins
Speaker: Dr. Mika Luimula
Title: Research Group Leader
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM: Intentioning: Why It’s Your Superpower
Speaker: Gloria Feldt
Title: Co-Founder & President, Take The Lead and former President, Planned Parenthood
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM: Talk Title: BlackLine: Who We Are and What We’re About
Speaker: Tamara Underwood
Title: VP Inclusion, Equity & Diversity, Blackline
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM: TBA
Speaker: Barbara Braun
Title: Principal Director, Corporate Chief Engineers Office at The Aerospace Corporation
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM: Why ARE Brands Failing to Drive Adoption in Web3?
Speaker: Florcy Morisset
Title: Founder and Business Strategist at CryptoFlossing
Speaker: Dominique Aubry.
Title: Founder & CEO of Growth Founder
5:00 PM: STEM From Dance Performance featuring the STEM From Dance Troupe
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM: Reimagining Joy for Black and Brown Girls
Speaker: Yamilée Toussaint Beach
Title: Founder @ CEO of STEM From Dance
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM: TBD
Speaker: Elena Christopoulos
Title: Commissioner, City of Santa Monica
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM: The Ripple Effect of You
Speaker: Ashley M. Williams
Title: Founder & CEO of RIZZARR
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM: The 3 M’s of the Metaverse Creator Economy
Speaker: Jules Dudko
Title: Founder & CEO of FrequenC
12:00 PM – 12:15 AM: Vocal Empowerment For The Underestimated Leader
Speaker: Elena Joy Thurston
Title: Founder & Corporate Consultant, Pride and Joy Foundation
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM: In The Metaverse: Game Shows For The Win!
Speaker: Pooky Amsterdam
Title: CEO / Founder PookyMedia LLC
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM: Is Inclusion For Everyone?
Speaker: Maureen Goldin
Title: Healthcare and Life Sciences Customer Success Director at Microsoft
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM: ReImagining Self-Care
Speaker: Desiree Rew
Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
1:00 PM — 1:15 PM: How to use Databricks SQL for Analytics on Your Lakehouse
Speaker: Pearl Ubaru
Title: CEO & Founder of SiSTEM Tutoring Agency
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM: Career Hacks: Tips on Navigating Your Career
Speaker: Angela V. Harris
Title: CEO and Founder, 2638 Management Group, LLC
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM: Playing to Win: Why Successful Businesses Operate Like Winning Athletic Teams
Speaker: Penny Melquist
Title: Director of Business Development, Crown Bioscience
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM: Security and Privacy Risks of AI. How can you identify, mitigate and prevent it?
Speaker: Priya Mohan
Title: Senior Associate, Technology Risk Management at KPMG
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM: Full-Bodied Success Mastery for Top Performance
Speaker: Avital Miller
Title: Galactic Experiences Creator
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM: Uniting the physical and digital worlds with great experiences
Speaker: Daisy Leak
Title: Director of Production, Magnopus
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM: TBA
Speaker: Kathleen (Kate) McQuade
Title: Director Marketing, P360
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM: Building a Workplace that Cares about Women
Speaker: Netta Jenkins
Title: DEI Leadership Expert
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM: Negotiation Tips – Get What You’re Worth!
Speaker: Krystina Nguyen
Title: CEO & Founder of Dream Job Pursuit, Startup Marketing Consultant
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM: Why Powerful Women are Scary
Speaker: Robin Buckley
Title: Executive Coach, Insights Group Psychological & Coaching Services
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM: Logistics of Philanthropy – the How?
Speaker: Kavya Krishna
Title: CEO, Society of Women Coders
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM: 5 Lessons From My First Year As A Product-Tech-Lead
Speaker: Darja Gutnick
Title: Co-founder and CEO at Bunch
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM — LIVE: Opening Remarks: The Joy Factor
Speaker: Lisa Mae Brunson
Title: Founder, Wonder Women Tech
Speaker: Baiba Žiga
Title: Leadership Coach and Strategy Director, Wonder Women Tech
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM: Opening Keynote Talk: Brand Elevation: 4 Power Moves to Take Your Brand to the Next Level
Speaker: Felicia Davis
Title: Brand Strategist & Founder l Black Women’s Collective
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM: Women of Color in Tech: Qualified But Overlooked
Speaker: Trina L. Martin
Title: CEO and Founder of Trina L. Martin International
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM: The Metaverse – Why It Matters, What Is It And How Can Businesses Leverage It?
Speaker: Shubhra Kathuria
Title: Metaverse, NFT and Foundry Leader | EY Wavespace
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM: Building A Virtual World – The Equametaverse – To Create An Equal Real World For Everyone.
Speaker: Lea Jovy-Ford
Title: Founder & CEO of Diverse Leaders Group
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM: Product Management Today
Speaker: Prachi Sahoo
Title: Director of Product Management, Blackline
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM: Women and Inclusive Leadership: What We Give and What We Need
Speaker: Dr. Sandra Upton
Title: Founder and Chief DEI Strategist, Upton Consulting Group (UCG)
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM: Using Behavior Design to Build a Cybersecurity Culture
Speaker: Anna Collard
Title: SVP of Content Strategy & Evangelist for KnowBe4 Africa
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM: Resilient Women Leadership
Speaker: Ankita Sharda
Title: Cloud Customer Experience Lead
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM: Why Women Must Rule the Metaverse
Speaker: Kelly Ann Collins
Title: Founder and CEO of Vult Lab
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM: Becoming the Warrior: Be Successful Without Having to Compromise or Assimilate
Speaker: Jenn Donahue
Title: U.S. Navy Captain (ret), Engineer
1:00 PM – 1:10 PM: Mindful Moment
Presenter: Ananda Leeke
Title: Thriving Mindfully Coach & Author
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM: The Future of Filmmaking: AI for Volumetric Capture and Reconstruction
Speaker: Ilke Demir
Title: Sr. Staff Research Scientist, Intel Corporation
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM: The Mental Model for Launching your Next Idea
Speaker: Amber Brown
Title: Group Product Manager, Twitter
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm: Influence Without Power
Speaker: Jenna Cantwell
Title: Senior Manager, Global Payment Operations, Meta
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Political will. DEI requires action
Speaker: Susan Lang
Title: Founder & CEO of XIL Health
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Could 3D Meetings Create More Inclusion for Women in the Workplace?
Speaker: Edel Joyce
Title: Senior Product Lead for Webex Hologram.
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Designing for the Future: Immersive Tech and the Metaverse
Moderator: Mariah Howard, MS
Title: Founder, Global Business Strategist
Panelist: Dr. Jasmine Berry
Title: AI Research Scientist, University of Michigan
Panelist: Clorama Dorvilias
Title: Product Manager at Meta Reality Labs
Panelist: Monet Quarles, MsM
Title:CEO of Duchess Consulting LLC.
Panelist: Natasha Rabsatt
Title: Founder & CEO, NAR Creative LLC
3:00-4:00 PM: Live Workshop – The Percentage Project
Speaker: Stephanie Tang
Title: CEO of The Percentage Project
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM: Predicting and Shaping Habits Using Behavioral Science
Speaker: Collette Eccleston, Ph. D.
Title: Senior Vice President, Behavioral Science, Material
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Data Governance
Speaker: Siroui Mushegian
Title: VP, Information Technology, Blackline
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM: Key Note Speaker: Fostering Intentional Leadership To Build An Inclusive Workforce
Speaker: Sienna Brown
Title: Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at PowerToFly
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM: Let’s Talk About Race
Speaker: Evan Moss
Title: Engineering Project Manager, Apple
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM: Building A Culture of Wellness in Tech
Speaker: Future Cain
Title: Founder and CEO of Future of SEL
5:00 PM: Closing Talk
5:15 PM – STEM From Dance Performance featuring the STEM From Dance Troupe
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM: Design System of Change
Speaker: Parisa Bazl
Title: Head of UX at Commvault
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM: How to Use People Data in Organizational Decision Making
Speaker: Ulduz Berenjforoosh Azar
Title: People Analytics Expert
12:00 PM – 12:15 AM: Building Inclusive Products
Speaker: Huma Hamid
Title: Product Manager, Cisco
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM: The Female Founder Playbook.
Speaker: Meghan Gaffney
Title: Co-Founder & CEO of Veda
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM: Finding & Using Your Voice to Create Transformation
Speaker: Victoria Meyer
Title: President at Progressio Global & Host of The Chemical Show Podcast
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM: Who Is Marketing To Whom In The Metaverse? Consumer Versus Brand Identity In Web3
Speaker: McKenna Sweazey
Title: Author of How To Win Friends and Manage Remotely
1:00 PM — 1:15 PM: How Women in Tech Can Manage the Recruitment Process to Evaluate the Right Role and Organization to Grow Their Career.
Speaker: Jody Robie
Title: SVP & Shareholder, Talent Works
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM: Interactive Marketing: Using Live Streaming to Drive Revenue
Speaker: Frost Li
Title: Founder & CEO of Social Chat
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM: The Power of a Job Share Model: Engaging Untapped Talent and Redesigning the Future of Work.
Speaker: LaToria Pierce
Title: CEO & Founder of Handoff
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM: Equitable, Anti-Racist Leadership to Innovate, Impact, and Influence
Speaker: Samara Hakim
Title: Founder and President, CulturGrit, LLC
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM: Transactional Transformation & New Opportunities for Women: Eliminating Payment Threats, Cybertheft & Bias in a Post-COVID Marketplace
Speaker: Monica Eaton-Cardone
Title: COO, Cofounder, Owner of Chargebacks911
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM: Changing Your Story in Tech
Speaker: Christine Chapman
Title: Senior Software Engineer Manager, Carbon Health
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM: Riding the Highs and Lows: Navigating Bad Mental Health Days in the Workspace
Speaker: Ashu Ravichander
Title: Manager, Product Management at Workday
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM: How AI and Smart Technology Save Lives Worldwide and Promote Gender Equity
Speaker: Gabrielle Lanouette
Title: Full-Stack Machine Learning Engineer at Orbis International
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM: Rehumanizing the Future of Work
Speaker: Ambriel Pouncy
Title: Global Head of People and Culture at Intertrust
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM: The Purposeful Innovator
Speaker: Carnellia Ajasin
Title: CEO & Founder of Mind Katalyst
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM: Do’s and Dont’s of Professional Networking
Speaker: Bianca Curutan
Title: Engineering Manager at Stride
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM: Be Your Own Cheerleader
Speaker: Kara Branch
Title: Founder and CEO at Black Girls Do Engineer
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM: TBA
Speaker: Rita Mounir
Title: Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Allthenticate
Join Wonder Women Tech for a Cultural Celebration that will unite our global ecosystem, sponsors and partners, and the Long Beach Community which serves as our home base to continue to create meaningful impact for women, BIPOC, and the underrepresented in Entrepreneurship, STEM, and the Arts.
We’re partnering with Our Generation Cares (OGC), an LGBTQ+ and Latina owned organization whose mission is to help urban, disadvantaged youth and young adults achieve success through paving realistic opportunities towards entrepreneurship, rewarding career paths, and the arts.
Together we are passionate about creating safe inclusive spaces where all generations in our communities can support, belong, and connect.
We’re co-creating an evening of powerful talks and conversations, live music, cultural experiences, art, tapas and drinks, networking, and connecting!
Who is attending? We’re hosting 300 of our WWT Conference attendees, a curated list of industry professionals and Scholarship award recipients, VIPs, and our beloved sponsors, partners, and stakeholders.
Where? We’re transforming Coco Beach Presents (an indoor and outdoor restaurant and venue) in Long Beach into a space where we can celebrate the Wonder Women Tech community, and embrace culture!
When? Thursday, September 15th, 2022 from 6 PM – 10 PM
The Agenda Outline:
Hosted by: Miriam Haart, Star of “My Unorthodox Life” on Netflix, and youngest Stanford Professor
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Arrival and Networking
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Live Musical Performance
6:30 pm – 6:45 pm: Welcome and Introductions
6:45 pm – 7:00 pm: Sponsor Keynote
7:00 pm – 7:20 pm: Live Music Performance
7:25 pm – 7:45 pm: Fireside Chat with Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation and Director/CIO, Technology and Innovation Department, City of Long Beach
7:45 pm – 8:00 pm: Speaker
8:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Award & Recognition and OGC Introduction
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm: Panel Discussion
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Live Music/Networking/Raffle Winner Announcements
We hope you can join us for an incredible evening and to help us celebrate 9 years of Wonder Women Tech Impact and ring in the next chapter of our global vision!
RSVP as soon as possible. Space is limited!
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/266400981507/?discount=CELEBRATION
VIRTUAL SPEAKERS
Krystina Nguyen
CEO & Founder of Dream Job Pursuit, Startup Marketing Consultant
Gig Wage/Dream Job Pursuit
Marisa Estrada
Founder of Ritzy Periwinkle Partner | Senior Creative Director of Angles Equity Partner of Hola Metaverso
Miriam Haart
Faking It Podcast Host, +Body CTO, Star of My Unorthodox Life
Stanford University/ My Unorthodox Life on Netflix
OUR MAGIC PROGRAMS
Hiring Humans
Career Fair
Our Hiring Humans Career Fair and Expo is always FREE and features a range of activities and programs designed to help you #LevelUp in your career and life. Candidates and Companies can interact via our Jobbio Jobs Board online. Enjoy expo and career fair booths; round table workshops, and in select conferences–a speaker series!
Mentor Magic
Sessions
Enjoy intimate round table discussions with your favorite Mentor. Each mentor is carefully curated and offers expertise from STEAM fields to C-suite, management and being a founder; the range is quite fast!
Junior
Innovation Camp
We are creating a legacy for future generations to gain access to education, career development, mentorship and workshops to expose K-12 and young innovators to STEAM industries. We work with unified school districts, nonprofits, and organizations to provide activities such as coding workshops, Scratch, design, DIY projects, and more!
Resume Review
Program
We want to see you put your best foot forward. We’ve created space in all of our conferences where recruiters and hiring managers from top technology, IT recruiting and management firms will be on hand to review resumes, answer your burning questions, and have 1:1 discussions to prepare you for the career fair and the interview process.
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