WASHINGTON D.C. GLOBAL SUMMIT 2019

April 30, 2019 - Embassy of Italy | May 1st, 2019 - La Maison Francaise Embassy of France

WASHINGTON, D.C. GLOBAL SUMMIT

Where The Business World Meets

Our Washington, D.C. Global Summit is an intimate one day event featuring CEO’s. C-Suites, CDO’s, innovators, and global thought leaders, special keynotes, dynamic speakers and panelists. Refreshments and lunch will be provided. Seating is limited for this premier event!

Programming includes:

  • Main Stage with over 40 speakers!
  • Hiring Humans Career Fair and Expo
  • Mentor Magic Sessions
  • Resume Review Lounge
  • VIP Lounge
  • And more!

JOIN US FOR 2019 | #WeAreFuture

#WeAreFuture is our theme of 2019.

Wonder Women Tech is here for the future, and we’re building the next generation of leaders, changemakers, innovators, futurists and visionaries to ensure a better Earth and a culture of belonging and humanity.

We are also adding another location for our conference: The State of Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil.

Washington D.C.

May 1st, 2019

London

Virtual Summit TBA

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LatinX Summit

Aug. 29th ~ 31st, 2019

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Long Beach

Nov. 7th ~ 9th, 2019

MASTERS OF CEREMONY

Karen Maria Alston

Karen Maria Alston

Founder

Spectrum Circle

Andromeda Peters

Andromeda Peters

Psychotherapist and Miss United States 2018

Legislative Women -- Brazil

Joana Darc

Joana Darc

State Deputy of the State of Amazonas

Party of the Republic - PR

Mayara Pinheiro

Mayara Pinheiro

State Deputy of the State of Amazonas

Progressive Party - PP

Therezinha Ruiz

Therezinha Ruiz

State Deputy of the State of Amazonas

Brazilian Social Democracy Party - PSDB

Alessandra Campêlo

Alessandra Campêlo

State Deputy of the State of Amazonas

Brazilian Democratic Movement - MDB

Morning Keynote

Shashrina Thomas

Shashrina Thomas

Vice President

TRI-COR Industries, Inc., Former Chief of Staff to Congress Woman, Terri Sewell

Jessica Renier

Jessica Renier

Senior Counselor, Terrorist Financing & Financial Crimes

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Chris Michel

Chris Michel

Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Americas at Bloomberg LP

SPEAKERS

Lisa Mae Brunson

Lisa Mae Brunson

Founder

Wonder Women Tech

Brianna Machado Rush

Brianna Machado Rush

Co-Producer

Wonder Women Tech

Darrin Cunningham

Darrin Cunningham

President and Fonder

MDCResults and nDatalign Technologies

Renata Vasconcelos

Renata Vasconcelos

Senior Policy Director, Brazil-U.S. Business Council., U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Grant Erhuanga

Grant Erhuanga

Founder & CEO

Innovazing

Jessica Renier

Jessica Renier

Senior Counselor, Terrorist Financing & Financial Crimes

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Nico Hawkeye

Nico Hawkeye

CEO

Hawkeye Global, Inc.

Kristina Francis

Kristina Francis

President

EsteemLogic

Raquel Breternitz

Raquel Breternitz

Senior Designer

Pivotal Labs

Ogay Irono

Ogay Irono

Founder/President

TIS Foundation

Melissa Murphy

Melissa Murphy

Senior Manager of U.S. Regulatory Technology

Scotiabank

Omi Bell

Omi Bell

Founder/CEO

Black Girl Ventures

Celine Ho

Celine Ho

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

World Bank Group on Financial Inclusion and Digital Economy (Latin America & the Caribbean region)

Ijeoma Genevieve Mbamalu

Ijeoma Genevieve Mbamalu

Assistant Deputy Commissioner

Technology, New York City Department of Social Services

Niyati Shah

Niyati Shah

Senior Advisor

Gender and Social Inclusion

Lisa Magill

Lisa Magill

Co-Founder/Head of Product

Aleria PBC

Stephanie J. Bagot

Stephanie J. Bagot

Senior Attorney

FINCA Impact Finance

Manuela

Manuela

Program Management Consultant, Office of the Chief Information Officer

World Bank Group

Kenya Pierce

Kenya Pierce

Co-President and COO

Inglot VB

Lindiwe Matlali

Lindiwe Matlali

Founder, CEO

Africa Teen Geeks

Reisha Raney

Reisha Raney

CEO, Encyde

Saleema Vellani

Saleema Vellani

Co-Founder & COO, Innovazing

Christine Souffrant Ntim

Christine Souffrant Ntim

Founder, Haiti Tech Summit

Sage Franch

Sage Franch

Co-founder & CTO

Crescendo

Johanna Salazar

Johanna Salazar

Executive Producer and Co-Founder

Two Goats

Cara Pelletier

Cara Pelletier

Director of Diversity, Equality & Belonging

Ultimate Software

Maria Magdalena Sandoval Donahue, Ph.D.

Maria Magdalena Sandoval Donahue, Ph.D.

Founder

Think Ubiquitous, LLC

Taharah Saad

Taharah Saad

Vice President

Arab American Women’s Business Council and Infotainment Quality Engineer at Ford Motor Company

Seth Smiley-Humphries

Seth Smiley-Humphries

Director, Global Diversity and Inclusion

Lenovo

Mahshad Haeri

Mahshad Haeri

Customer Engineering Manager

Google Cloud

Kenyatta Powers

Kenyatta Powers

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Maryland Department of Human Services

Katie Burke

Katie Burke

Associate Manager of Technology Initiatives

Dow Jones

Karene Richards

Karene Richards

Finance Chair

National Governing Board of the Association of Women in Science

Dale Pfeifer

Dale Pfeifer

CEO & Founder

Goodworld

Cory Darden Milam

Cory Darden Milam

Director of the Office of Innovation

The Food and Drug Administration

Nnennaya Udochu

Nnennaya Udochu

Analog Engineer

Intel

Victoria L. Bowens, CDP

Victoria L. Bowens, CDP

Associate Director, Diversity and Inclusion for the Director, Diversity Management Operations Center

Department of Defense

Anubha Maneshwar

Anubha Maneshwar

Founder of GirlScript Foundation, Entrepreneur

Ananda Leeke

Ananda Leeke

Chief Mindfulness Officer & Founder

Ananda Leeke Consulting

Afua Bruce

Afua Bruce

Director of Engineering for New America's

Public Interest Technology Program

Kellen Dunning

Kellen Dunning

Director of Government and International Relations

Wonder Women Tech

Mentors

Shalonda Ingram

Shalonda Ingram

Proforma R&E Graphics

Lucy Caldwell

Lucy Caldwell

Principal

Mockingbird Lab

JULIE MELONI

JULIE MELONI

Senior Engineering Manager

Improbable

Saleheh Vahaji

Saleheh Vahaji

Adjunct Professor at George Washington University

Saleema Vellani

Saleema Vellani

Co-Founder & COO, Innovazing

Sophie Gairo

Sophie Gairo

Software Engineer

VMware

AGENDA

Tue, Apr 30 - Embassy of Italy

Day 1

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

“Fitted for the Future”
Work Wear Selection Score a free outfit from Modcloth to get you ready for success at the Wonder Woment Tech Global Summit! Outfit selection is first come, first served with sizes ranging from XS – 4X!

Embassy of Italy Auditorium:

We will start at 6 PM SHARP.

6:00 PM – 6:15 PM

Keynote Speaker – “Junior Champions and Sponsoring Up”

Jessica Renier, Senior Counselor at U.S. Department of the Treasury

6:15 PM – 6:45 PM

#WeAreFuture Mentor Magic Panel Discussion
This speaker and panel series will feature women who are paving the way in STEAM industries. We will take a deep dive and reveal our most vulnerable stories around leadership, “failures”, our pathway through our career and development, and the insights and mentors that have carried us along the way. 

Moderator: Lisa Mae Brunson, Founder, Wonder Women Tech

Panelists:
Kellen Felix Dunning, Government and International Relations, Wonder Women Tech
Saleema Vellani, Co-Founder & COO, Innovazing
Jo Amato-Tuck, Global Partner Development Manager, Microsoft
Ogay Irono, Founder and President of TIS Foundation

6:45 PM – 7:15 PM

Q&A Facilitator: Brianna Machado, Co-Producer, Wonder Women Tech

7:15 PM – 8:00 PM

Network Mixer and Close

Wed, May 1 - Embassy of France

Day 2

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Registration and Networking

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM — Mindful Sessions,  Ananda Leeke, Chief Mindfulness Officer & Founder, Ananda Leeke Consulting

10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Morning MC: Andromeda Peters, Psychotherapist and Miss United States

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM
#WeAreFuture: A Year of Discovering The Future of Innovation
Lisa Mae Brunson, Founder, Wonder Women Tech 

10:10 AM – 10:15 AM
MC Welcome

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
The Future of Diversity & Inclusion is Calling
Seth Smiley-Humphries, Director, Global Diversity and Inclusion, Lenovo

10:35 AM – 10:55 AM
The Future of Transportation: How far have we come and where are we going. Scooters, Rideshare, Self-driving vehicles
Sarah Haynes, Co-founder, C0-CEO & Chairwoman Bolt Mobility Corporation 

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM — Keynote: Chris Michel, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Americas at Bloomberg LP

11:35 AM – 12:05 PM
PANEL: Future of Workplace Culture: Why Cultivating Belonging Matters
Moderator: Grant Erhuanga,
Co-Founder & CEO of Innovazing, Co-Founder & CEO at Mavasive Leadership Institute 
Carolyn Jean S. McMillon, Executive Leader, Office of Equity and Employee Support Services, Department of Homeland Security (USSS)
Cara Pelletier, Director, Diversity, Equality & Belonging, Ultimate Software
Manuela Dimuccio Gonzalez, Co-Founder World Bank Group Women’s Network & Program Management Consultant, Office of the Chief Information Officer, World Bank Group
Jo Amato-Tuck, Global Partner Development Manager, Microsoft

12:05 PM – 12:10 PM
Mindful Moment
Ananda Leeke, Chief Mindfulness Officer & Founder, Ananda Leeke Consulting

12:10 PM12:20 PM
Getting to Equal
Niyati Shah,
Senior Advisor, Gender and Social Inclusion

12:20 PM12:30 PM
Building a Top 4% Woman-Owned Business: Managing and Competing Against Men in STEM
Reisha Raney, CEO, Encyde

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch Break and Mentor Magic Sessions

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Afternoon MC: Karen Alston, Founder, Spectrum Circle

1:30 PM2:00 PM
PANEL: A Multilingual Conversation: The Legislative Women in Brazil Who Are Making History and Policy
Moderator: Renata Vasconcelos, Senior Policy Director, Brazil-U.S. Business Council., U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Alessandra Campêlo, State Deputy of the State of Amazonas
Mayara Pinheiro, State Deputy of the State of Amazonas
Therezinha Ruiz, State Deputy of the State of Amazonas
Joana Darc, State Deputy of the State of Amazonas

2:00 PM2:30 PM
PANEL: The Global Landscape: What Innovators Around the World Are Building
Moderator: Katie Burke, Technical Evangelist, Dow Jones
Lindiwe Matlali, Founder, Africa Teen Geeks
Christine Souffrant Ntim, Founder, Haiti Tech Summit
Stephanie Bagot, Senior Attorney at FINCA Impact Finance

2:30 PM – 2:40 PM Everyone Should Be Able to Use Your Product! Inclusive, Accessible Software        

Raquel Breternitz, Senior Designer, Pivotal Labs

2:40 PM3:10 PM
PANEL: Refusing To Be Hidden Figures: Black Engineers Who Run The World
MODERATOR: Darrin Cunningham, Founder and President, Capital One
Cory Milam, Director of the Office of Innovation within the Office of Information Technology & Management at The Food and Drug Administration
Kenyatta Powers, Chief Information Officer (CIO) Maryland Department of Human Services
Nnennaya Udochu, Analog Engineer, Intel
Afua Bruce, Director of Engineering for New America’s Public Interest Technology Program

3:10 PM3:40 PM
PANEL: Beyond the Millennium: How Far Will Technology and Innovation Go?
MODERATOR: Ijeoma Genevieve Mbamalu, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Homelessness Technology, New York City Department of Social Services
Mahshad Haeri, Customer Engineering Manager, Google Cloud Services
Johanna Salazar, Co-Founder, Two Goats

Emma Mankey Hidem, Founder & CEO, Sunnyside VR

Jacoby DuBose, Founder, Utopia Incubator

3:40 PM – 3:50 PM Empathy Across Borders: Using Technology to Foster Belonging in the Globalized Workplace
Sage Franch, Co-founder & CTO of Crescendo

3:50 PM – 4:10 PM – Keynote: Shashrina Thomas, Vice President at TRI-COR Industries, Inc., Former Chief of Staff to Congress woman, Terri Sewell

4:10 PM – 4:15 PM
Mindful Moment
Ananda Leeke, Chief Mindfulness Officer & Founder, Ananda Leeke Consulting

4:15 PM – 4:45 PM
PANEL: An Honest Look At the Fintech Revolution: The Future of Currency
Moderator: Karene Richards, Finance Chair of the National Governing Board of the Association of Women in Science
Dale Pfeifer, Founder & CEO, Goodworld
Melissa Murphy, Senior Manager, Head of U.S. Regulatory Technology, Scotiabank
Celine Ho, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), World Bank Group on Financial Inclusion and Digital Economy in Latin America & the Caribbean region

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM – Fireside Chat 
Saleema Vellani, CEO, Innovazing
Niko Hawkeye, CEO, Hawkeye Global, Inc.

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
PANEL: The Future is Female: Women Who Are Creating A Legacy in STEAM
Moderator: Shelly Bell, Founder/CEO, Black Girl Ventures
Kenya Pierce, Co-President and COO for Inglot VB
Maria Magdalena Sandoval Donahue, Ph.D., Founder, Think Ubiquitous
Victoria Bowens, Associate Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Management Operations Center, Defense Human Resources Activity
Lisa Mae Brunson, Founder, Wonder Women Tech
Taharah Saad, VP of the Arab American Women’s Business Council & Infotainment Quality Engineer at Ford Motor Company

5:30 PM
Closing Remarks with Embassy of France

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Networking

#WeAreFuture

Hiring Humans Career Fair and Expo

Open and Free to the Public

11:00 AM - 4:30 PM

10:30 AM
Registration Begins

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Resume Review Lounge
A space 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.
Stacy Garnett, U.S. Army Veteran/Recruiter for Feddata
Kristina Francis, President, EsteemLogic
Lynn Blyden, Senior Recruiter, FM Talent Source

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Mentor Sessions: Session One
Sophie Gairo, Software Engineer, VMware
Saleheh Vahaji, President of the DC Chapter of Persian Women in Tech & Adjunct Professor at George Washington University
Shalonda Ingram, Proforma R&E Graphics

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Mentor Sessions: Session Two – (Three Tables)
Saleema Vellani, Co-Founder & COO, Innovazing
Lisa Magill, Co-Founder + Head of Product, Aleria PBC

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Mentor Magic: Session Three (Three Tables)
Lucy Caldwell, Principal, Mockingbird Lab
Julie Meloni, Senior Engineering Manager, Improbable

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Mentor Sessions: Session Two – (Three Tables)
Saleema Vellani, Co-Founder & COO, Innovazing
Lisa Magill, Co-Founder + Head of Product, Aleria PB

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Mentor Magic: Session Three (Three Tables)
Lucy Caldwell, Principal, Mockingbird Lab
Julie Meloni, Senior Engineering Manager, Improbable

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, Mentor Magic Sessions, Resume Review Lounge, 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 a wide range of expertise, from engineering, STEAM, C-suite, management, being a founder, 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 interview process.

REGISTER FOR WWT GLOBAL SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON DC

Early Bird pricing will end on March 15th.

$0
HIRING HUMAN CAREER FAIR
  • Your FREE Hiring Humans career fair ticket includes free access to the career fair, mentor magic sessions, and resume review lounge ONLY.
  • Upload your resume with Jobbio Job board below to get in front of the companies participating in Hiring Human.
$199
GENERAL ADMISSION
  • General admission to the Global Summit gets you access to entire conference: mentor magic sessions, Hiring Humans Career Fair, and resume review lounge.
  • General admission includes refreshments and lunch.
$249
VIP GLOBAL SUMMIT
  • VIP Global Summit ticket gets you all of the General Admission privileges and the access to the VIP lounge where you can mix and mingle with other VIPs and speakers.
  • You'll also receive a VIP goody bag and lunch is included.

MEDIA GALLERY

VENUE INFORMATION

La Maison Francaise Embassy of France
4101 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007

 

The Embassy of France in Washington, D.C., is the primary French diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 4101 Reservoir Road, Northwest, Washington, D.C., just north of Georgetown University. The embassy opened in 1984.

Embassy of Italy
3000 Whitehaven St NW, Washington, DC 20008

 

The Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Italian Republic to the United States. The original Italian diplomatic mission to the United States following Italian unification was founded by Baron Saverio Fava.

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