EVENT SCHEDULE:
9:00 a.m.: Venue Opens
10 a.m.: General Sessions
11 a.m.: Networking Break
11:15 a.m.: Breakout Sessions
12:15 p.m.: Networking Break
12:30 p.m.: General Sessions Resume
1:30 p.m.: Networking Reception
2:00 p.m.: Venue Closes
Conference Program:
9:45 – 9:58 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Christina Aguilera, President, WiTH Foundation
Guy Finley, President, MESA and Executive Director, WiTH
9:58 – 10 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Vanita Patel, Vice President, IBM Sales, Converge
10 – 10:30 a.m.
KEYNOTE: Stories from a Tech-Informed Diversity Journey
Our opening keynote sits at the cross-section of civic innovation, open data, and education. Jeanne Holm, Chief Data Officer and Mayor’s Senior Tech Advisor for the City of Los Angeles, will kick off this exciting event by framing the day’s themes around tech, leadership and diversity. Jeanne will share how data and analytics have informed Los Angeles’ programs and will provide practical advice on starting your own organization’s diversity and equity journey.
Jeanne Holm, Senior Tech Advisor and Chief Data Officer, City of Los Angeles
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Leading Through COVID-19: Remote Work Now and Beyond
The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies to reassess their approach to remote work, be it expanding their established capabilities or just starting a program out of necessity. What are the needs and ramifications of this new reality, from technology to legal to culture? What will this mean for the future of remote work, even as the coronavirus pandemic abates? This session addresses remote work challenges most impacting your organization and the best practices to get people safely back to work.
Moderator: Nadya Ichinomiya, Chairwoman, WiTH Foundation and Executive Director, Head of Agile Center of Excellence, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Panelists:
Vicki Dobbs Beck, Executive in Charge, ILMxLAB
Jess Lewis, Senior Experience Cloud Solutions Consultant at Adobe
Erin McPherson, Head of Content Acquisition, Strategy & Programming, Verizon
11 – 11:15 a.m.
NETWORKING BREAK
11:15 – 12:15 a.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Industry experts share innovative ideas, processes, or perspectives in an intimate way with the audience who are free to choose which topic/area they find most interesting. Sessions will address key areas on four separate tracks: Professional Development, Mentoring & Networking, Community and Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
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- 11:15 a.m. SESSION 1
- 11:45 a.m. SESSION 2
12:15 – 12:30 p.m.
NETWORKING BREAK
12:30 – 1 p.m.
KEYNOTE: Driving Social Impact and Empowering Women of Color in the Media and Tech Worlds
A fireside chat with Jeanine D. Liburd, who in her role as Chief Social Impact and Communications Officer for BET Networks, is curating and leading initiatives that aim to empower and measurably impact the Black community. We will hear how she is working with the network’s corporate communications, social responsibility and events teams to drive change
Jeanine Liburd, Chief Social Impact & Communications Officer, BET Networks (a subsidiary of Viacom Inc.)
Interviewed by: Lori H. Schwartz, Principal, StoryTech
1 – 1:30 p.m.
Moving Through Critical Times: A Conversation with WiTH’s Women’s Leadership Award Winners
This ever-changing world is challenging management assumptions and best practices at an astonishing rate. During this session, we’ll look at the skill sets needed today to manage remote teams, implement new technologies, inspire communication, and maintain a strong and supportive culture. Women’s Leaderships award winners will share their stories of how their work and approaches have evolved.
Moderator: Theresa Miller, Treasurer, WiTH Foundation and Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Lionsgate
Panelists:
Susan Cheng, Executive Vice President, Content Technology & Operations; Founder/Leader Internal Diversity & Inclusion Steering Group, WarnerMedia
Cindy McKenzie, Chief Information Officer, Deluxe Entertainment Services Group
1:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Christina Aguilera, President, WiTH Foundation
Guy Finley, President, MESA and Executive Director, WiTH
1:30 – 2 p.m.
NETWORKING RECEPTION
