Get
ready for our Digital Women symposium on Friday! It's the first and
biggest event women-focused LA event with more than 70 women startup
CEOs, VCs, investor speakers (and 5 guys) at the just-opened Cross
Campus Pasadena. Women and men are invited to join interactive
discussions on how to increase women in tech, entertainment and startups
with panels, workshops, a Startup Showcase and TechZulu Tech Crawl to
visit local startups.
Register at
http://digitalwomen.eventbrite.com
FRIDAY MARCH 6 @ CROSS CAMPUS PASADENA
11a-12p Registration: Check-in and Networking
12p-12:15p Opening Remarks by Kevin Winston, Digital LA, Founder
12:15p - 1p Intro to Pasadena's Tech Scene (Main Stage)
Leaders in Pasadena's tech scene will give an overview o itscommunity,
and discuss issues in increasing women in tech and LA tech jobs.
- Moderator: Jennifer Chang, TechSparks, Founder
- Andy Wilson, Rexter, CEO, Founder, and Innovate Pasadena founder.
- Lu Feng, OpenX, Director of PMO
- Julie Schoenfeld, Strobe CEO, OEwaves founder, former CEO of Perfect Market
- Petra Wennberg-Cesario, Interactivism, Partner. UX Design
- Brian Nolan, Sellbrite, CEO/Cofounder
- Michael Slavin, Privio, CEO/Founder
12:15 - 1p Starting Your Biz: Tips from Female Founders (Boardroom).
Startup founders give three tips on things they wish they knew starting their biz.
- Moderator: Lori Schwartz, StoryTech, Managing Partner.
- Ashley Crowder, VNTANA, CEO / Founder of hologram startup
- Lissy L'Amoreuex, Ignition Creative, Managing Director, Digital
- Tina Hay, CardBlanc, CEO. Reloadable payment app; serial entrepreneur
- Jessica Willison, Enrou, CCO & Co-founder
- Kelsey Doorey, Vow To Be Chic, CEO, Founder.
1p - 1:30p Keynote Chat (Main Stage, speaker TBA)
- Moderator: Shira Lazar, What's Trending, Co-Founder and Host
1:30p-2:15p Women VCs Investors (Main).
Women VCs and Investors discuss what they are looking for, tips for women
- Moderator: Robyn Ward, UTA, New Media Ventures
- Kara Nortman, Upfront Ventures, Partner
- Barbara Boxer, BELLE Capital USA, Partner
- Alyse Killeen, Investor, March Capital Partners
- Melinda Moore, Investor, Crowdfunder CMO
- Erin Flynn, Ackrell Capital (SF based)
1-2p "Speaking While Female: Manterruptions in the Boardroom" (Boardroom)
"What I think I hear you saying is..." Many womenhave been in situations
where male colleagues, intentionally or not, undermine our voice in meetings.
Time Magazine's article "How Not to be 'Manterrupted' in Meetings" introduced this
important topic. Hear women executives on how they speak up and get heard.
- Moderator: Bettina Sherick, formerly Fox, SVP Int'l Digital Strategic Marketing
- Kasha Stewart, Fox.com, Manager - Product Development
- Gary Goldstein, Producer of Pretty Woman, Under Seige, Mothman Prophecies
- Suzanne Marks, PADV Pasadena Advertising, President
- Kat Schotthoefer, Heavenspot, SVP, Social Media
2:15p - 3p How to Find Your CTO, Developers, or DIY? (Main)
How do you find your CTO, build your developer team, or DIY develop yourself?
- Moderator: Sophia Viklund, backCODE Founder, PyLadies Founder
- Magdalena Paluch, BCG Digital Ventures, Lead Human-Centered Design
- M. Alex O. Vasilescu, CSO, Tensor Vision; Assoc. Dir, UCLA Computer Vision Lab
- Ning Ning Yu, Title: V.P, Taboola-x R&D
- Tara Tiger Brown, Co-founder, KitHub and Co-founder, CPO, Connected Camps
- Yangyang Cheng, Founder and CEO of Yoyo Chinese
2:15p - 3p Achieving Real Work Life Balance in a Lean-In World (Boardroom)
How do startup founders balance their startup work and family life?
- Moderator: Nicole Jordan, Radix Collective, Founder
, - Myra Marayag, Defy Media, VP, Sales
- Kara Weber, Entrepreneur and Advisor
- Ann Marie Michaels, Village Green Network, Founder CEO
- Sharon Ann Lee, CultureBrain, Founder; Maker City LA, Co-Creator
3 - 4p My Startup Story. Women CEOs and Founders will share their stories (Main)
of how they got started, funding, built their team(15 min each).
- Nanxi Liu, Enplug, Founder.
- Espree Devora, WeAreLATech, Founder
- Elvina Beck, PodShare, Founder.
- Babette Pepaj, Bakespace, CEO Founder.
3 - 4p Creating Community. How can women use online / offline tools
to create a community and support each other.
- Lala Castro, Latina Geeks, Founder / GigaSavvy
- Kara Dake, Girls Raising, LA Chapter Head
- Jedd Gold, Artkive, CEO / Founder. Created app / community for moms
- Chelsea Schwartz, High Voltage Magazine, Founder
4 - 4:45p What Can I Do Now to Increase Women in Tech (Main)
Panelists will discuss action steps women and men can take now!
We won't just talk about the problem, we will come up with action steps.
- Moderator: Beverly Jackson, Yahoo!, Senior Director/ Social Marketing
- Max Powers, TeleSign, Senior VP of Business Operations
- Noel Bahamon, StyleHaul, SVP, Strategic Partnerships
- Meghana Bhatt, FEM Inc, VP Data Science and Co-Founder
- Amanda Coolong, Context and Narrative, Founder
- Gabrielle Kessler, Omnia Media, Head of Integrated Marketing
4 - 4:45p Pitch Practice and Impromptu Speaking (Boardroom)
1) Practice pitching your startup in 30 seconds, 1 min, 5 min.
2) Since some public speaking opportunities can happen without notice,
we will practice impromptu speaking for 2 minutes
- Patricia Galea, Ogilvy, EVP and Head of LA Office
- Rachel Scotto, Scotto Consulting. Clients: Sony Pictures, Disney
4:45 - 5:30p Increasing Women in Entertainment and Tech (Main)
What can be done to increase women in tech
entertainment, in movies, TV, web series, music, and games, both in
front of the camera and in writing, developing, director producer roles?
The focus will be more on action steps we can all take, rather
thanstats or articles documenting the issue we know exists.
- Moderator: Amber J Lawson, Comedy Gives Back, Founder
- Shannon Gans, New Deal Studios, Co-Founder.
Interstellar work won VFX Oscar
- Jenni Powell, Producer on Lizzie Bennett Diaries, New Media Rockstars
- Robin Jones, Universal Pictures, Story Analyst
- Patty Rangel, METAVERSEproductions, Producer
5 - 6p Social Media Tips for Business and Personal (Boardroom)
Social media for startups is key. How do you increase followers?
Social media also raises additional issues for women:
- Marsha Collier, author, radio personality, 106K @MarshaCollier followers
- Mona Hanna, Michelman & Robinson, LLP, Partner
- Margaret Brown, ANROMA, Social Business Advisor
- Victoria White, Dish Nation, Director of Web and Socia
- Asya Shein, Fusicology, Founder / Publisher of events site.
- Alex Frons, Moviepilot, Director of Digital Strategy
5:30-6:15p Startup Showcase: Women founders will pitch to a panel of judges
Startups:
- MediaMark, Ginger Zumaeta, Verified Moviegoer tracks moviegoers
- ShoppingQuizzes.com, Jennie Wong. Interactive quizzes on shopping
- Pelv-ice, Jill Bigelow. Pelv-ice is a pelvic medical device
- Drago Data, Shann Dornhecker. Drago Data is an archaeology app
Moderator: Rynda Laurel, Catalyst, @rynda
Judges:
- Nanea Reeves, TextPlus, President and COO
- Ghen Laraya, Digital Turbine, VP, Business and Legal Affairs.
6 - 7p Closing Remarks and Cocktail Hour. TechZulu TechCrawl begins
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