Event
Tech Workforce of the Future: Women and Minorities
September 26, 2019
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
NYIT Auditorium on Broadway
New York, NY
New York Institute of Technology's Women’s Technology Council, a newly formed group of women leaders whose goal is to empower and inspire others within the university community and beyond, invites you to its full-day conference, “Tech Workforce of the Future: Women and Minorities.”
Network with industry professionals, share ideas on how to enhance your career journey, connect with a mentor, find your voice, and be heard. Topics include:
- New Careers and Technology
- Leadership in Business and Entrepreneurship
- Millennials and Gen Z Career Needs
- Research on Gender and Minorities
- Networking and Mentoring Sessions
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Agenda
8:30 a.m. |
Registration |
9 a.m. |
Opening Remarks Nada Marie Anid, Ph.D., Vice President, Strategic Communications and External Affairs, New York Institute of Technology |
9:05 a.m. |
Welcome Address Hank Foley, Ph.D., President, New York Institute of Technology |
9:20 a.m. |
Panel I: Research around gender and minorities Moderator: Junius J. Gonzales, M.D., M.B.A., Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs, New York Institute of Technology Panel: Nada Marie Anid, Ph.D., Vice President, Strategic Communications and External Affairs, New York Institute of Technology Howard Bell, General Manager, Hobsons Starfish Nadia Islam, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Section for Health Equity, Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine |
10:05 a.m. |
Break |
10:30 a.m. |
Keynote: New Careers and Technology Edie Weiner, President and CEO, The Future Hunters |
11 a.m. |
Panel II: Tech Careers Moderator: Joyce Brocaglia, Founder and CEO, Alta Associates Panel: Lauren C. Anderson, Former FBI Executive and International Consultant Shamla Naidoo, Managing Partner, IBM Global Security Services Caroline Watteeuw, Founder, Innovation Through Technology |
11:45 a.m. |
Keynote: Entrepreneurship Jonathan Dambrot, Entrepreneur, and Growth CEO, Founder, and Board Member |
12:05 p.m. |
Panel III: Leadership in Business & Entrepreneurship Moderator: Deborah Verderame, Principal, AIA, ASID, LEED AP, President, Verderame Cale Architecture, PLLC Panel: Juuhi Ahuja, Founder and CEO, Wise Men Group Dan Ferrara, D.O., Northeast Regional President, Alteon Health Dari Marder, Co-Founder, Creative Playground |
12:50 p.m. |
Lunch |
1:45 p.m. |
Panel IV: Millennials and Gen Z Career Needs Moderator: Charlotte Whitmore, Co-Founder and CEO, Wisdomist Panel: Ceree Eberly, Board Director, Qualfon Corporation, Retired Chief People Officer, Coca-Cola Neha J. Joshi, Group Innovation Officer, Accenture Security Noshin Raisa, Junior, Electrical and Computer Engineering Major, New York Institute of Technology Davia B. Temin, President and CEO, Temin and Company, Inc. |
2:30 p.m. |
Keynote: Mentoring in Business, on Boards and in Public Policy Catherine A. Allen, New York Institute of Technology Trustee and Founder and CEO of The Santa Fe Group |
2:50 p.m. |
Open Discussion |
3 p.m. |
Speed Mentoring Session: Round Robin Mentors: Lisa Argrette Ahmad, Strategy Consultant Diane T. Ashley, CEO, DTA Diversity Counts Joyce Cacho, CAMS, Independent/Corporate Board Director, C-suite Executive Laurie Cantileno-Lillis, Customer Success Director, Cisco Systems Jennifer S. Cohen, Managing Partner, Songmasters LLC Galina Datskovsky, Ph.D., CRM, FAI, CEO, Vaporstream Emily Irving, Vice President RQA – Third Party Risk Management, BlackRock. Younghee Kim-Wait, Executive Director, Alexandra William Foudation Anne Lim O'Brien, Vice Chairman, Heidrick & Struggles Regan McCarthy, Ph.D., Senior Partner, Songmasters LLC Jaye Smith, President/CEO, Breakwater Consulting, LLC |
3:50 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
4 p.m. |
Reception |
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