Come see our top 10 session picks from 2024 as we explore 2024's theme 'Digital X Human'. We explore how the two forces are interacting and influencing each other, and how they can be leveraged to create a better future for all of us. Delve into the potential benefits and risks of this convergence and identify new opportunities for innovation and growth.
See our highlights of #EWiT24
1. Avril Couper - Women in Technology: Navigating the AI Revolution
Speaker
Avril Couper, Senior Director, Solution Engineering, Salesforce
The AI revolution is transforming how we work, from the speed at which tasks are completed to our overall work experience. As AI continues to significantly impact the flow of work and ultimately transform industries, having a foundational understanding of this transformative technology is beneficial for everyone.
In this session Avril Couper explores the promises and challenges of AI and equips you with the tools needed for your AI journey. This knowledge will not only benefit you but also empower others within your organization and communities to harness the full value of AI.
2. Panel: Booking.com - Navigating the Future: AI & Data, Travel & Empowering Women in Tech
Speakers
Ashley Bellview, Senior Director, Communications, Booking.com
Lucie de Nooij, Director Data, AI and Insights, Booking.com
Dee Samra, Global Director of Data & AI Governance, Booking.com
The panel dicusses how AI becomes increasingly integrated into our personal and professional lives, discover how a human-centric AI strategy can enhance, rather than replace human capabilities.
They delve into the considerations behind deploying AI drawing on their experiences in the competitive and rapidly evolving world of travel technology. In an era where smartphones, travel apps, and digital route planners have already simplified our journey planning, what's next on the horizon? Learn how thoughtful integration of AI and other technologies can elevate not only your travel experiences, but how we can all make it easier for everyone to experience the world.
Our panel will discuss the most critical skills for the future workforce, and how women can position themselves at the forefront of change and innovation. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and strategies for navigating and shaping your career and the future of technology!
3. Sheila Gemin - Embracing AI: A Pathway to Enhanced Human Capabilities
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Sheila Gemin, Global Head of Corporate Technology, ING
The AI revolution is reshaping work dynamics, presenting both opportunities and challenges. Generative AI is rapidly transforming industries like healthcare, energy, and education, enhancing productivity and customer relationships.
In this session Shelia Gemin discusses all of this awhile also addressing some of the realities of our moment, a digital skills gap remains, with many lacking essential skills for AI adoption. The landscape calls for trusted experts and ethical frameworks, urging individuals to engage actively in their AI journey and develop responsible plans for implementation.
4. Ester Le Roux - Career Agility in Tech: Authentic Leadership Skills for Individual Contributors & Managers
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Ester Le Roux, Competence Lead and Software Engineer, Hexaware
Ester Le Roux presents an inspiring session about how to unlock your leadership potential and inspire those around you with a dynamic blend of adaptability, authenticity, empathy, and technical prowess. This session invites current and aspiring leaders, innovators, and technology enthusiasts to refine their leadership skills, navigate career transitions, and influence the future of technology with confidence.
Join her in exploring how emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, and self-awareness can transform team dynamics and foster a culture of innovation and trust in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.
5. Panel: Femke Anna van Zanten, Grace O'Brien, Rachel van Bommel,& Christel Karsten - Inclusion for Impact: How to Make Digital Human Again
Speakers
Femke Anna van Zanten, Former Group Director, Meta
Rachel van Bommel, Producer, Millstreet Films
Christel Karsten, Director FinTech Strategy, Booking.com
Grace O'Brien, Creative Director, AKQA
The Panel discuss the importance of authenticity in their careers and the challenges women encounter in the creative industry. The need to look beyond what is apparent to uncover an untapped reservoir of talent and experience, beyond diversity of gender.
What future lies beyond AI, which new dimensions are leading us, and how do we keep human touch and perspective? In a world where we all have access to the same tools and models, the unique brilliance of humans will remain the magical factor.
Digital for humanity, not the other way around. In our tech world, inclusiveness and diverse teams are vital for staying ahead. The conversation goes on to addresses the unintended consequences of tech innovations like social media and dating apps, emphasising the necessity of maintaining a human perspective amidst rapid advancements.
6. Noha Shafik & Christianne Wisse - AI for a Greener Tomorrow: Driving Sustainable Change
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Noha Shafik, Prinicipal Engineering Manager, bol.
Christianne Wisse, Data Scientist, bol.
Noha Shafik & Christianne Wisse help us to discover how AI can revolutionise sustainability in this keynote. Learn essential strategies for AI success, understand the balance of value and risks, and explore practical applications. Join us to see how women in tech are leading the charge towards a sustainable future with AI solutions.
We care deeply about our planet and AI is here to stay. By harnessing AI, we can tackle big environmental challenges and create a better future. This session will show how you can lead impactful projects, drive positive change, and use AI to make a real difference. Let’s stay ahead in technology and sustainability and work together to protect our world.
7. Sherifa Hady - Interconnected Reality through Secure AI Powered Networking
Speaker
Sherifa Hady, Vice President World Wide Midmarket & SMB Sales, HPE Aruba Networking
Sherifa Hady dicusses how the network is the foundation for digital transformation, fusing digital innovation with human interaction. Achieving AI solutions, Digital Twins, and data collection for automation requires a scalable, adaptable, and secure network. For the EU, compliance with the new NIS2 directive is crucial. This session explores the transformative power of technology in reshaping human experiences, interactions, and possibilities through secure AI-powered networking.
She goes on to dicuss central theme of 2024 "Human X Digital" and how encapsulates our physical reality with our digital future, recognizing technology's role in reshaping human experiences. By exploring this theme, we aim to demonstrate how leveraging AI across networks can be achieved securely.
8. Panel: ASML - Learning to Survive and Thrive: Lessons for a Long Career in Tech
Speakers
Cristina Monteiro, Chief Human, Resources Officer, ASML
Tabitha Esteves Rosa, Mechatronics Design Engineer, ASML
Sinem Guven, Head of Internal Audit, ASML
Colette Legein, Senior Manager System Engineering DUV, ASML
Annelieze Potgieter, Manager Supplier Operations for Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, ASML
Careers are increasingly long and they’re played out against the backdrop of the accelerating digital transformation of work. Learning agility, adaptability and personal resilience are necessary capabilities to survive and succeed. Staying in the game is tough, and even more so for women, who pay lasting penalties for childbearing and caring duties and continue to bear the effects of discrimination throughout their careers. And yet, successful women are all around us. Against this backdrop, how do we set ourselves up to ensure fulfilling careers in the tech sector?
In this session, Cristina Monteiro, ASML’s CHRO, will draw out the lessons and insights learned from 3 successful ASML women, reflecting different parts of the ASML value chain, and representing early career, middle and senior career stages. They will discuss their own adaptation through the digital transformation that has changed their work, share the enabling factors in their success so far/at different stages, and present strategies for career stage navigation in the tech context. They’ll also share their personal predictions for the future of work, and how workplaces need to shift to really work for everyone.
9. Svava Bjarnadóttir - Navigating the Labyrinth: Advancing Women in Tech Leadership
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Svava Bjarnadóttir, Tech Lead, Picnic Technologies
As tech becomes a bigger and more integral part of our lives, it is imperative that the people making decisions about it represent the people using it. Women are 50% of the population, but in Europe they occupy only around 5% of the executive positions and 11% of the managerial positions in tech. If we want technology to improve equality rather than worsen it, we need to understand what obstacles are currently preventing women from obtaining these positions, and how to remove them.
In this session Svava Bjarnadóttir dicusses why is tech leadership such a male-dominated space, even more than tech in general? And what should companies do about it? Exploring how, rather than seeing gender inequality as a "glass ceiling" that women have to break through, the path to leadership is more like a labyrinth. There are many ways to navigate the labyrinth, and there are obstacles along the way. This session explains what actions companies can do to support women through this journey, but also what they can do to help them once they reach their goals.
10. Emma Roata - The Algorithm for Success: Smart Moves to Make It Happen
Speaker
Emma Roata, Senior Manager, Engineering Automotive, Harman
In the ever-evolving landscape of engineering and digital transformation, it’s all too common to find ourselves swept up in the whirlwind of daily tasks, meetings, and customer presentations. Amidst the hustle and bustle of delivering milestones and analysing requirements, it’s easy to lose sight of our own career progression.
Before we know it, another year has flown by, and we’ve been so focused on the present that we’ve neglected to nurture our future. We can find ourselves stuck in the same role with additional responsibilities.
In this session Emma Roata discusses a different approach. What if we became intentional about our career paths, our goals, and our aspirations? By making smart moves, suddenly the journey becomes less about simply keeping up and more about forging ahead with purpose and clarity.