2024 Austin Virtual Accelerate Conference Recap

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VIRTUAL

CONFERENCE

Austin Virtual 2024

Event

Overview On February 22, 2024, over 400 top female engineers were able to virtually network with prestigious companies in the Austin , TX , area that are committed to fostering diversity and gender equity in the workplace . Through virtual keynotes , panel discussions , and info sessions , conference attendees engaged in meaningful and inspiring conversations about the impact of women in tech . Austin , TX

Highlights

402 Heart Emoji Reactions

45 1:1 Unique Engagements

341 Chat Messages

253 Total Attendees

414 Database Members

Attendee

Demographics

23% South Asian

19% Black / African American

18% White / Caucasian

17% Pacific Islander

10% Chose Not to Disclose

8% LatinX / Hispanic

of our conference attendees identified as an underrepresented ethnicity .

Multi - Racial

3%

Middle Eastern or North African

2%

Attendee

Experience

of our conference attendees had 5 or more years of experience in their field .

of our conference attendees had a Bachelor ’ s Degree or higher .

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47% Bachelor ’ s

32% 2-4 Years

45% Master ’ s

27% 5-8 Years

PhD

5%

15% 9-12 Years

Certificate / Associate ’ s

3%

26% 13+ Years

23% Software Engineer

18% ML , DevOps , Architects , Big Data

10% UI / UX Design

8% Data Science

5% CEO / CTO / VP / Director

36% Other ( Product / Project )

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Sponsors

EVENT

Sessions

Pilar Schenk COO of Strategy , Planning , and Operations for Global Specialists Cisco Out of Your Shell and into Your Swagger : Confidently Bring Your Whole Self to Work

Clare Dussman Director of Digital Trust United Airlines Fly into the Future : AI - Powered AIrline

Raleen Gagnon Chief Executive Officer TalentEdgeAI Cracking the Compensation Code

Trish Batson Author and USAA Lead Agilist Activate Your Influence : A Different Way to Lead

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Panels

Systems That Deliver : Toyota ’ s Pursuit of Modern , Impactful , and Agile Solutions

Sinae Kim Senior Principal Manager , Integrated Vehicle Systems Engineering at Toyota

Al Davis Manager , Workforce Strategy & Operations / OneTech at Toyota

Debbie West Group Manager , Cybersecurity Risk & Operations Management / OneTech at Toyota

Kamal Distell VP Data , Analytics , Platforms and Data Science / OneTech at Toyota

Helping Your Colleagues Find Purpose Within the Workplace

Erin Anderson Owner & Founder Your Brand Networker , LLC

Clarice Nist Vice President IT Zimmer Biomet

Thomas Ryan - Lawrence Founder & Executive Director Q + Equality Foundation

Julia Rock CEO Rock Career Development

Jessica Mendenhall Head of People Swish Analytics

Disruptive Innovation : Preparing for the Next Wave of Technology Disruptors

Vinuta Hosur Senior Engineering Manager Shipt

Amy Czuchlewski Sr . Director , Mobile Engineering Foot Locker

Dr . Anmol Agarwal Security Researcher Nokia

Revathi Pillai SVP , Chief Engineering Officer Mutualink , Inc

AWARDS

Ceremony

TOP 25 TALENT ACQUISITION LEADERS 2024

Adonis Wooten - Herron North America Diversity Recruiting Lead Accenture

Adrian Russo VP of Talent Swish Analytics

Carli Chiodo Senior Program Manager , Talent Brand GitLab

Katie Korrison Manager , Diversity Recruitment Abbott

Loni Olazaba Talent Acquisition Professional

Sheila Adasczik AVP , Talent Acquisition Corporate Recruitment LPL Financial

Mayokia Fowler Global Talent Acquisition & DEIB Professional

Nikisha Ramsey Director Talent Acquisition United Airlines

EVENT

Anecdotes

“ Thank you for the insight into the pay gap and the motivation to go out and seek a higher salary and stand up for ourselves and get paid fairly . “

“ This is such an inspiring panel ! thank you ladies for sharing !”

“ Congratulations to you all . And thanks to all the speakers for their powerful 🙌 and motivating exchanges . 👏👏 ”

“ This was an amazing experience . So much to learn , opportunities to meet other talented women and companies . Thanks ”

“ This was great ! I ' m so grateful that I was able to join and for the all the connections .“

“ Thank you so much ! It ' s been an incredible experience , and we ' re thrilled that you found the exchanges powerful and motivating . The speakers truly brought valuable insights to the table . Here ' s to continued inspiration and growth for all of us ! 🙌 ”

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