Pocket AI and IoT: Turn Your Phone Into a Smart Fitness Tracker
Want to learn more about trends like AI, IoT and wearable tech? In this workshop, we engage beginner and intermediate participants interested in getting started with sensors, data acquisition, sensor…
Tech Leaders Building Diverse Teams
Are you a leader ready to take the next big step to move your team forward? Would you like to see how hiring diverse people and creating an inclusive culture helps grow healthy teams and build…
Automate A Business Process with Point And Click Tools
Still relying on humans to take routine actions? Let's automate that to keep data cleaner, everyone informed, and your people focused on important work. Dive into this fun workshop on Process Builder…
Firebase MLKit – AI in Android town!!
Machine Learning Kit (ML Kit) is new in Firebase and it can help you integrate AI-powered features in your apps without implementing complicated algorithms. In this presentation, you will learn how…
Big Data & Machine Learning: With Great Data Comes Great Responsibility
Big data, machine learning, smart devices. We are hearing these terms used more and more frequently, but do we really understand what they are and the implications of these advances in computing? How…
The Remote Teams Toolkit: Tips on Leading from Afar
As of 2019, the number of companies with remote workforce is getting bigger — 66% of companies allow remote work and 16% are fully remote. In our digital world, managing a distributed and remote…
DIY Accessibility Testing
In 2018, we saw 2,258 web accessibility lawsuits filed in federal court under Title III of the ADA. As companies scramble to ramp up their understanding of web accessibility (and their legal…
Empathy is a Technical Skill
Empathy is a technical skill. Don’t worry. You read that correctly. While empathy is often cited as a critical “soft skill,” it doesn’t stop there. Empathy is also an incredibly technical topic that…
Navigating the Workforce After Coding Bootcamps
A panel of speakers will discuss their experiences in the following areas: 1. Requirements and time commitments for completing bootcamps 2. Finding careers after bootcamps 3. Transitioning into the…
Next Level Career Networking: Easy Tips To Maximize Your Conference Attendance
Attending the right conference – like the Women In Tech Summit - can be a game changer for your career. While the immediate career benefits are obvious (networking with potential employers and…
Real Relationships: Understanding a New Framework for Building Community, Success and Happiness through the Digital World
You use social media platforms such as LinkedIn to look for jobs. But, what if instead, you use them as a thought leadership or community building tool? What happens is you become an authority and…
Take Your Shopping to a Whole New Level – An eCommerce Primer
This session will present the eCommerce landscape. Starting high level with what it is and the different kinds (B2C, B2B), why it's important, current challenges and trends, and the technology…
A Fresh Approach To Branding Yourself On LinkedIn
This session will be a lesson in how to grow your brand on LinkedIn with a smart strategy combining paid ads, groups, and fresh and original content. We'll discuss how you can create your own…
Alexa…
As the universe of IoT continues to grow at a rapid pace, our abilities to interact with these devices can be useful. As an added bonus, developing these skills can be fun too! I’ll take you through…
Building an Organization and Culture for Developer Innovation
This session will cover -Challenges with keeping big tech systems running while also wanting to be disruptive. -How an innovation lab can be built amidst this to get the best of both worlds -Share…
Digital Discrimination: Cognitive Bias in Machine Learning
With increasing regularity we see stories in the news about machine learning algorithms causing real-world harm. People's lives and livelihood are affected by the decisions made by machines. Learn…
Developing Resilience
Transformation using technology, managing change within organizations, and remaining resilient through it all.
Grow others to grow yourself: Lessons Learned going from Tech Lead to Manager to Director
It might seem obvious that to grow in your career you need to help others grow as well, but I’ve had to learn some surprising lessons when moving from an engineering lead position up to an…
Network Transformation in a “cloudy” World
Do you use Zoom, Dropbox, Office365, Salesforce, Github at work ? Are you a remote worker or do you work from home ? How has the shift to cloud and saas applications transformed enterprise networks ?…
Technology Is the Key to Innovation, and Every Company Is a Tech Company.
Wall Street Journal technology columnist Christopher Mims recently wrote that “Every company is now a tech company.” He’s correct. Any organization that uses technology – whether it’s logistics…
Little Squares, Big Impact: Using Post-It Notes to Step Up Your Problem-Solving Skills
No matter what our role is in technology, we each have problems to solve. Unfortunately, some of these problems can become incredibly complex as we work across different teams and silos and with…
Phishing – Threats, Trends, and Tactics
Have you ever wondered how that shady looking phishing email landed in your inbox? (How did they get my name? How did they know I use Bank of America? etc.) And how does anyone possibly make money…
Moving to Continuous Deployment – Lessons Learned
HOVER’s journey to Continuous Deployment has been one of experimentation, failing, learning, and success. This talk will describe the transformation that was necessary for the company, engineering…