ACM-W global leadership presents “Celebrating Technology Leaders“, a webinar series highlighting the stories of successful technical women who are leading diverse careers in the technology industry. During these hour long conversations, we provide “career coaching“ and “leadership advice“ to students and early career professionals. We aim to inform our audience about the multitude of careers open to them, enabling them to take educated next steps in their professional journeys.
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Do you have suggestions, comments, or feedback? Feel free to reach out to the series host and ACM-W Standing Committees’ Chair, Bushra Anjum.
Latest session
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Empowered by Support: Communities, Connections and Careers for Women in Tech
When? February 15, 2023, 12:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Whether you are a student or an experienced engineering leader, a robust network, an opportunity for peer learning, the prospects of mentorship, and a crowd-sourced catalog of career opportunities, are vital for your personal and professional progression.
In this episode of “ACM-W Celebrating Technology Leaders,” we invite senior women technologists who have devoted decades of their lives, either as full-time careers or as passionate volunteers, to creating and nurturing empowering communities for technical women.
Join our panel with host Bushra Anjum, as we:
1. Introduce you to the various support and learning communities for women in tech that you can join based on your individual goals and career stage.
2. Inspire you to create such spaces yourself, where you can empower others and nurture a sense of belongingPanelists
Nidhi Gupta | CEO & Co-Founder, SheTO
Rose Robinson | Executive Tech Consultant
Kathleen Fisher | VP of Engineering, OwnTrail
Farah Ali | VP Technology Growth Strategy, Electronic Arts
with host Bushra Anjum | Director Data Science & Analytics, Doximity
Previously …
- Empowered by Support: Communities, Connections & Careers – Part 3
Part 1 – Introductions and impact of communities in career Part 2 – Initiatives and communities for women We continue with Kathleen’s journey in a startup. Kathleen, please tell us more about OwnTrail, which you were a member of before you joined the team. Now, you’re the VP. So, how did that journey play out?
- Empowered by Support: Communities, Connections & Careers – Part 2
Part 1 – Introductions and impact of communities in career Continuing our discussion, could you talk more about your own initiatives? What are also some other initiatives that are available for free for anyone? Are there any other communities you can recommend to our audience members? Nidhi: For SheTO, there’s no membership; it’s free. The
- Empowered by Support: Communities, Connections and Careers for Women in Tech
When? February 15, 2023, 12:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada) Register here Whether you are a student or an experienced engineering leader, a robust network, an opportunity for peer learning, the prospects of mentorship, and a crowd-sourced catalog of career opportunities, are vital for your personal and professional progression.In this episode of “ACM-W
- Resilience and Overcoming Adversity: The CTO Journey
When? October 26, 2022, 12:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada) Watch On Demand The office of CTO oversees everything from technology vision and strategy, to architecture, innovation, development, and infrastructure. In this episode of “ACM-W Celebrating Technology Leaders,” we invite C-suite technology leaders, women with diverse experiences, to share their stories of grit
- ACM-W Webinar Demystifies Blockchain Technology: What’s the big deal?
Blockchain technology is a mysterious topic for many. Is it a network? A database? A cryptography algorithm? Is it the same as cryptocurrency? In episode 10 of “ACM-W Celebrating Technology Leaders,” we aimed to demystify blockchain technology with the help of leading women technologists in the field. The panellists for this session were: ♦ Lisa