Keynotes:

• • Suguna Subramaniam,VP of Payments and Fraud, Walmart
  • May Wang, Ph.D., CTO, IoT Security, Palo Alto Networks
  • Sheryl Genco, Ph.D, VP Advanced Technology Group, Ericsson
  • Matt Abrahams, Author “Think Fast, Talk Smart”, Award winning Podcast Host,
    Lecturer, Stanford GSB

Leadership Keynote Panel:

• • AI Ethics, Sustainability and Leadership

Technical Workshop:

• • Vulnerability Detection and Mitigation (5G-Security)

Technical Panel:

• • Security in the Age of AI

PxM Workshop:

• • Mastering Product Management for Intelligent Automation and Gen AI

PxM Panel:

• • AI Tools That Are Actually Helpful

Safe- Space Panel:

• • Dealing with Toxic Coworkers – Tips/Techniques on How to Behave and What to do

Keynotes:

• • Dheeraj Pandey, CEO, DevRev
  • Susan Gudenkauf, Vice President, VMware
  • Alpana Varma, VP, Product, Item & Inventory, Walmart
  • Karen Myers, Dir. AI Center, SRI International

Technical Workshop:

• • Intro. to Gen AI

Technical Panel:

• • How will AI Affect my Engineering Job?

Tech Talk:

• • The Current State of Quantum Computing

PM Workshop:

• • Using AI tools to increase Productivity

PM Panel:

• • How will AI affect my PM job?

Safe- Space Panel:

• • Privacy/Security in the age of AI

Leadership Panel

• • Leading a Multi-generational Workforce

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:

• • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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