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ATTENDEES

7

CONSECUTIVE YEARS

16+

COUNTRIES

85% ENG.

15% PM

Thrive-WiSE Micro Conference is a series of one-day hyper-technical and cultural conference for women+ engineers, technologists, PMs, technical leadership & their allies.

The FIRST and ONLY conference focused exclusively on connecting women+ technologists, PMs, and their male allies through highly technical, hands-on, open-source workshops and with open and safe discussions on workplace culture, this year, we will VIRTUALLY unite an international audience for a sustainable, energizing, inspiring and educational conference of keynotes, hands-on workshops, seminars, panels, Anti-Racism training, networking and fun!

*Women includes all significantly woman-identified people, whatever their journey.

*Attendance is capped at 1000 attendees to ensure a vibrant conference, safe-space and community building/networking

WHAT OUR PAST PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING

A. Welsh

What an amazing line up of world class leaders!

A. Welsh

Member

M.Gupta

The Intro to Rust workshop was very hands-on and taught me a worthwhile skill which I will be able to apply in my day-to-day job as a systems engineer. Moreover, I haven’t been very fortunate to know many female engineers, even fewer especially system engineers, and this conference really helped me meet and connect with other female engineers and learn from them.

M. Gupta

Member

S. Chauhan, Member

Listening to the stories of all the women in Science and Technology was very inspiring, it made me reflect at my life and gave me a path forward on how to approach building my own career. Networking with all the people in the conference helped shed light on the various fields where women are leaving a mark, now I know how to reach out and get the support I need, which was something I’ve struggled with in the past. The small tips that were shared in the talks, made an impact on the approach towards my goals. Thank you!

S. Chauhan

Member
Forge your path + challenge the status quo + thrive in tech

INTERESTED? EXPLORE MORE!

  • Driven and passionate about our technical field

  • Eager to stay abreast of market-leading technologies

  • Dedicated to learning in a comfortable, encouraging environment full of super smart people

  • Focused on skill development, knowledge sharing and community building

  • Excited to meet you!

  • Hands-on with an emphasis on active learning

  • Well-rounded featuring technical talks and workshops on programming languages, Open Source involvement, development frameworks, hardware and devops, and life as a women in tech

  • Educational and inspiring PM (Product/Program/Project Management) seminars/workshops on key current topics

  • Unique opportunity to hobnob with the most technical and driven women technologists in the field

  • Exceptional engagement for networking, recruiting and follow through

  • Innovative Safe-Space panels (created in 2015) to discuss taboo topics

  • Real-world leveraging of talent and experiences of people who are in the trenches, developing, managing, directing and architecting every day

  • Welcoming a diverse cross-section of engineers and technical PMs from all backgrounds to promote idea exchange and understanding

  • Partnering with male allies who support and advocate for technical women (As of 2020, we offer Ally Training for R&D)

  • Engaging employers who sustain, grow and retain today’s talented and hard-working women engineers and technologists

  • Using the power of Open Source methodologies, practices, communities and mindset to address the retention problem

  • Accountability from our sponsors and the tech industry for their workplace practices and metrics to back it up

  • Innovating constantly to deliver services that have measurable impact in moving the needle for retaining technical women (not just recruiting)

PAST KEYNOTES

MARY LOU JEPSEN

Micro Conference, 2015

DON KNUTH

Micro Conference, 2018

RADIA PERLMAN

Micro Conference, 2019

MEGAN CLARKE

Micro Conference, 2019

AANAN CONTRACTOR

vMicro Conference, 2020

SHEILA ROHRA

vMicro Conference, 2020

FARAH ALIBAY

vMicro Conference, 2020

PAMELA NEWKIRK

vMicro Conference, 2020

MINOSHA CHERIAN

vMicro Conference, 2020

LORI HARMON

vMicro Conference, 2020

OCTAVIAN TANASE

Micro Conference, 2021 Q1

ANSHU BHARDWAJ

Micro Conference, 2021 Q1

BEENA AMMANATH

Micro Conference, 2021 Q1

DR. VANDANA SINGH

Micro Conference, 2021 Q2

ERIC HAN

Micro Conference, 2021 Q2

SUZZETTE JASKOWIAK

Micro Conference, 2021 Q2

DR. LORIEN PRATT

Micro Conference, 2021 Q3

PURNIMA PADMANABHAN

Micro Conference, 2021 Q3

MARC SOLSONA PALOMAR

Micro Conference, 2021 Q3

CHERYL AINOA

Micro Conference, 2021 Q3

POOJA ASHOK

Micro Conference, 2022 Q1

LAURA McDONOUGH

Micro Conference, 2022 Q1

SUSAN SCHEER AOKI

Micro Conference, 2022 Q1

MIKE DOSENBACH

Micro Conference, 2022 Q1

Vasanthi-Ramesh
Vasanthi Ramesh

Micro Conference, 2022 Q3

Ishita-Majumdar
Ishita Majumdar

Micro Conference, 2022 Q3

Yuriy-Kocharov
Yuriy Kocharov

Micro Conference, 2022 Q3

Soumi-Datt
Soumi Datta

Micro Conference, 2022 Q3

Amanda-Blevins
Amanda Blevins

Leadership Track
Micro Conference, 2022 Q3

Abhijit-Thosar
Abhijit Thosar

Leadership Track
Micro Conference, 2022 Q3

PAST AGENDA & TOPICS

2022

Keynotes:

    • Vasanthi Ramesh, Vice President, Manageability and Data Protection
    • Ishita Majumdar, Vice President, Data Analytics Platforms
    • Yuriy Kocharov, Head Of Supply Chain and Operations, Industry Products, Amazon Web Services
    • Soumi Datta, VP of Research and Development, Cloud Infrastructure

Technical Workshop:

    • Threat Modeling Basics

Technical Panel:

    • Security – Best practices for building secure products

PM Workshop:

    • Basics of PLG

PM Panel:

    • PLG – Product Led Growth

Safe- Space Panel:

    •  “Benevolent” Allyship and the Role of Societal Norms – According to an HBS

Leadership Track:

  • Keynote Speakers
    • Amanda Blevins, CTO & VP Americas, Office of the CTO, VMware
    • Abhijit Thosar, Head of Research and Design, Amazon
  • Leadership Panel
    • How to become a Senior Leader

Keynotes:

    • Pooja Ashok, VP Product Planning, Strategy & Operations, Walmart Global Tech

    • Laura McDonough, VP, Business Operations, Public Cloud Services, NetApp

    • Susan Scheer Aoki, VP/GM Skyline Proactive Intelligence SaaS, VMware

    • Mike Dosenbach, Dir. of Software Dev., AWS Industry Products, Automotive, Amazon Web Services

Technical Workshop:

    • Containers 101

Technical Panel:

    • Remote Work and Its Challenges

PM Workshop:

    • Real-World Risk Management – Theory vs Practice: Identification, Exploration, Solve

PM Panel:

    • Remote Work and Its Challenges

Safe- Space Panel:

    • Ageism in the Workplace

2021

Keynotes:

    • Dr. Lorien Pratt, Chief Scientist & Cofounder, Quantellia

    • Marc Solsona Palomar, GM, Automotive Technology, Amazon Web Services

    • Purnima Padmanabhan, Senior VP & General Manager, VMware

    • Cheryl Ainoa, SVP Core Retail & Emererging Technologies, Walmart Global Tech

Technical Workshop:

    • Introduction to ML Algorithms

Technical Panel:

    • Cloud Services: What Works Better for You?

PM Workshop:

    • Negotiation to Build Consensus for Success

PM Panel:

    • Program Management Basics

Safe- Space Panel:

    • Microaggressions Part II

Keynotes:

    • Dr. Vandana Singh, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee – Knoxville

    • Eric Han, VP Product Management, NetApp

    • Suzzette Jaskowiak , VP of Enterprise Item, Inventory and Catalog, Walmart Global Tech

Technical Workshop:

    • Intro to Enterprise Blockchain with Hyperledger Fabric

Technical Panel:

    • Cybersecurity: Breaches, Ransomware, and How to Handle the Fallout

PM Workshop:

    • Essential Skills to Manage Teams as a PM

PM Panel:

    • Influence Without Authority

Safe- Space Panel:

    • Microaggressions Part I

Keynotes:

    • Beena Ammanath, Executive Director & Trustworthy Tech Lead, Global Deloitte AI Institute.

    • Octavian Tanase, SVP Engineering, NetApp

    • Anshu Agarwal, CVP Tech Strategy/Monetization, Walmart Global Tech

Technical Workshop:

    • Intro to RUST Part 2

Technical Panel:

    • Getting Hired During Covid

PM Workshop:

    • Essential Frameworks for Product Launch

PM Panel:

    • Work & Balance in the Time of Pandemic

2020

Keynotes:

    • Pamela Newkirk, Author, Diversity, Inc.

    • Minosha Cherian, Principal Engineer

    • Farah Alibay, Systems Engineer, Aerospace Industry

    • Sheila Rohra, SVP, Worldwide Services & Support, NetApp

    • Lori Harmon, VP, Strategic Sales & Customer Success Leader, NetApp

    • Aanan Contractor, VP, Technology, Walmart Global Tech

Lightning Talks:

    • Srinjita Bhaduri, University of Colorado: Supporting Spatial Thinking Skills in Youth

    • Nia Avasarala, Principal Software Engineer SRI: Lightning Talk

    • Elizabeth K. Joseph, Linux Software Engineer: Open Source on the Modern Mainframe

    • Prathyusha Charagondla, Site Reliability Engineer: Algorithmic Bias

    • Shubhi Asthana, Senior Software Engineer: Building Data Analytical Tools for Services

Technical Workshop:

    • Intro to RUST

PM Workshop:

    • The Path from Engineering to PM

PM Panel:

    • Role of Product Manager in R&D

Anti-racism Session:

    • Training Session: Anti-Racism Basics

Space Space Panels:

    • The ‘Impossible’ COVID-19 Balancing Act, Mental Health During COVID-19

Sponsored PM/Tech Talk: 

    • Upkar Lidder, Data Science and AI Developer Advocate: Identify and Reduce Bias in Your ML Pipelines

2019

Keynotes:

    • Radia Perlman
    • Megan Clarke

Tech Talks:

    • Grishma Jena (Community): Deciphering Data Science
    • David Ott – VMware: Quantum Computing and Security Implications
    • Karim Eldefrawy – SRI International: Secure and Privacy Preserving Computation

Safe-Space Panels:

    • Work/Life Merge: Difficult Decisions, Strategies and Support Systems
    • Gaslighting: Detection and Mitigation Strategies

Workshops:

    • Cyrus Hiatt: Python Basics Refresher
    • Van Boughner: Technical Interviewing – Tips/Tricks, Exercises & Mock Interviews
    • Sarah: Workshop – Cybersecurity with Python, Networking Constructs and Pwning

2018

Keynote: Candid and Uncensored chat with Donald Knuth

Tech Talks: 

    • Sarah Cortes: Understanding Darknets – Privacy and Security Tech
    • Elizabeth Joseph: Open Source Tools, Technologies and Best Practices
    • Gloria W: Zwave+Camera+LED+Microphone on one board
    • Meng Chow: 4 Vital Steps to Open Source Success

Safe-Space Panels:

    • Career Paths for hard-core Engineers
    • How to handle a Difficult Manager – Techniques and Tools
    • The Fine Art of Negotiating  your PAY – $$$$
    • Male Allies:  What it means, How to be a Good Ally

 

Workshops:

    • Anand Banik: Intro to Blockchain
    • Rachel Thomas: Intro to Deep Learning

2017

Tech Talks:

    • Gloria W: IOT – Yes, You Can!
    • Mansi N. , Walmart Labs: NoSQL Database Platforms
    • Elizabeth K., Mesosphere: Using DC/OS for Continuous Delivery

Safe-Space Panels:

    • Getting Your Next Job – Groundwork You Need To Do Before You Start Interviewing
    • Company culture that works for YOU (not just the men in your team) – AKA “work/life balance”
    • Promotions, Visibility, Toxic Environments and How to Deal With Them

Workshops:

    • Jeeyun K. – Basics of Machine Learning, Angular 2 and Clarity Framework

2016

Tech Talks:

    • Yashswini K. & Wei H: Data Science – Item Discoverability in Search
    • Ivan Carrero: Swagger.io
    • Te-Yuan H.: A Day in the Life of NetFlix Streaming
    • Neelima M.: Debugging 101
    • Madhuri Y.; Getting Started with Open Source
    • Kevin S.: 10 Things You Need to Know about Electron 

Safe-Space Panels:

    • Hurdles on the Technical Career Ladder
    • Technical Interviewing – Do You Have What It Takes?

Workshops:

    • Anne H: Learning Node.js/Javascript – Making the Switch From Other Programming Languages
    • Anusha R.: Intro to Docker

2015

Keynote:

    • Mary-Lou Jepsen: Fireside Chat in a Safe Space

Tech Talks:

    •  Lindsey B.: Creative Computing with Paper
    • Gloria W.: DevOps – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
    • Nitin B.: Drones as a Hobby
    • Joseph S.: The Rise of Machine Learning
    • Madhuri Y.: Stateful Applications in Containers
    • Tenaya H.: Wearable Tech (Hackathon)
    • Mike U.: Cascading Failures (SRE)
    • Deepa D. & Ramya B.: OFConnect and the Power of CodeChix

Safe-Space Panel:

    • Take Charge – Get out of that Rut !

Workshops:

    • Anne H.: Intro to GO programming Language
    • Magizh T.: Intro to the AngularJS Framework 

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