Engineering Your Future

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KATIE BOFSHEVER

Design Partner, GV

As VP of Digital Media at GV, Katie Bofshever crafts innovative and creative solutions for the digital space, specializing in minority consumers.

2:00pm

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Lightning Talks on Business Goals

Learn to understand and tackle problems from many different points of view. Discussions should highlight business goals, success metrics, technical capabilities and potential challenges, and relevant user research.

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12 pm

Welcome and Introductions

Our VP of Product Marketing, Ingrid Wantuch, kicks off the event with a welcome message.

Location: Blue Room

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Engineering Your Future

Are you a senior software engineer seeking strategic career advancement? Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to gain insights, inspiration, and mentorship on positioning yourself for tech leadership!

May 
16
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2024
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9:00AM
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2:00PM 
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Unlock the next level of your career ✨

As a junior engineer, your path forward seemed clear: progress to software engineer, then senior software engineer. But what comes after that?

 

If you're wondering "what's next?" as a senior engineer, this conference is for you. Listen to the career journeys of women tech leaders who've faced similar challenges and learn insights they wish they had earlier. Explore the essential skills for effective tech leadership and considerations for transitioning from individual contributor to people management.

This is your chance to gain clarity on what's ahead, meet inspiring women leaders who have blazed their own paths, and connect with fellow senior engineers from across the tech industry.

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Speakers

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AJ Oxendine

Staff Engineer/Tech Lead

Pinterest

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Allison Liemhetcharat Ph.D.

Senior Staff Engineer

DoorDash

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Bianca Curutan

Engineering Manager

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Cathy Reilly

Principal Engineer

Circle

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Ei-Nyung Choi

Fractional Chief Technology Officer, tEQuitable

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Emily Leathers

Leadership & Executive Coach

Exceptional Leadership

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Heidi Williams

Chief Technology Officer

Murmuration

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Joy Ebertz

Principal Software Engineer

Split

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Shama Keskar

Innovator

VoxAI

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Shareen Islam

Software Engineering Leader

Choice Hotels International

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Sri Koneru

Director of Engineering

Confluent

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Tessa Jones

Senior Software Engineer

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Tina Wright

Area Tech Lead

Grammarly

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Vibha Rathi

Executive Director, Head of Climate Engineering, MSCI Inc.

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Vanessa Towers

VP, North America Head of Technology

Thoughtworks

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Whitney Steward

Senior Customer Success Technical Architect, Confluent

Mentors

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Adell Hanson-Kahn

Founder

Attuned Chat

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Ramya Anantharaman

Senior Engineering Manager

Aruba

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Igor Zagre


Founder and Head Coach

Igor Zagre & Associates, Inc.

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John Cline

Director of Engineering

Level All

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Mason Tang

Engineering & Management

Coach

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Megan M. Yee

Associate Director, Product

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

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Nic Frick

Career Coach

Nic Frick Coaching

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Andrew Coven

Vice President of Software Engineering, Linqia

Schedule

9 am - 9:50 am

Navigating Executive Communication & Securing Support

Do you struggle to gain buy-in from executives? Join us for tactical tips and strategies you can employ to communicate upward and get backing for your upcoming initiatives. 

Shama Keskar, CTO, VoxAI
Shareen Islam, Engineering Manager, Choice Hotel

Emily Leathers, Leadership & Executive Coach, Exceptional Leadership

10 am - 10:45 am

Is People Management the Right Path for Me?

Are you considering a move to people management? Our inspiring panelists will share about their own management journeys, and practical advice on how to get started. 

Bianca Curutan, Engineering Manager

Sri Koneru, Director of Engineering, Confluent

Vibha Rathi, Head of Climate Engineering, MSCI

10:45 am - 11:00am

Confluent Coffee Break ☕️

Hear from our conference sponsor, Confluent, on how to harness the power of data streaming with Apache Kafka®. 

Whitney Steward, Customer Success Technical Architect, Confluent

11 am - 11:50 am

Mastering the Art of Tech Leadership & Influence

Level up your leadership potential! Learn tactical tips on what it takes to drive consensus and collaboration across teams. Bring your questions!  

Tina Wright, Area Tech Lead, Grammarly
Joy Ebertz,  Principal Engineer, Split

Vanessa Towers, VP, North America Head of Technology, Thoughtworks

12 pm - 12:50 pm

Elevating Your Career: From Senior to Staff Engineer and Beyond

What's next after Senior Engineer - people management, tech lead, advancing to staff engineer? Learn what it takes to succeed as a senior individual contributor and learn valuable skills that will help you along your path.

AJ Oxendine,  Staff Engineer & Tech Lead, Pinterest

Allison Liemhetcharat, Sr Staff Engineer, DoorDash

Cathy Reilly, Principal Eng, Circle
Ei-Nyung Choi, Fractional CTO, tEQuitable 

1 pm - 1:45 pm

Mentoring Circles

Our mentors are here to answer your questions! Sign up during registration to connect with our panel of WEST mentors on engineering, tech leadership, career planning and more.


Key Learning Tracks & Topics

• Mastering the Art of Tech Leadership & Influence
• Deciding Between Individual Contributor and People Management Roles
• Elevating Your Career: From Senior Engineer to Staff Engineer and Beyond
• Navigating Executive Communication and Securing Support

Enhance your user ex1perience and build brand equity with your design vernacular.

The Minimal NYC

Introducing The Minimal NYC. An app that connects you to people who are willing to trade lives. For real. Ever wonder what it’d be like to be a music teacher in Nashville? A children’s book illustrator in Brooklyn? A human rights activist in DC?


It’s a social network that facilitates real life swaps: you go to someone’s city, live in their home, hang with their friends and family, do their jobs, attend their events and activities. Yes, it’s totally intense… and it’s totally thrilling. Call us crazy, but we don’t think the best memories are made in the comfort zone.

 
Come check us out at the party (and sign up for The Minimal NYC account at one of our stations while you’re at it). Bottom line: it’s a startup launch. Good times will be had by all.

Speakers

Faizaan Ghauri

Design Partner, The Minimal NYC

Faizaam Ghauri founded The Minimal NYC in late 2012 at the height of the mobile advertising boom. In just 3 years, the agency has emerged as the premier provider of unique mobile ad solutions and has won more creative awards than any agency in North America.

JESSICA ANNAS

Design Partner, Sparkwave Media

Jessica Annas has studied the art of complex data design for more than a decade. Data Designer at Sparkwave Media, Annas works with the company's roster of Fortune 500 brands to make data more beautiful, relatable, and accessible across every screen.

ASHTON AJAYI

VP Of Product Experience, Pixel Palace.

Ashton Ajayi leads sustainability initiatives at Pixel Palace, an agency founded on helping companies make good money while doing good things. He primarily focuses on inventing custom business models for companies who want a higher purpose without sacrificing profit.

Past Conference Speakers

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August Menahan

August Menahan will be speaking about their experience working as an event marketer.

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Minnie Redding

Minnie Redding will be speaking about their experience as an art director and organizer of design events.

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Reggie Quartz

Reggie Quartz will be speaking about their experience as marketing director.

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Agenda

9:00am

welcome

Morning Keynote

Attend small group workshops about mobile ads, mobile responsive site and mobile app development. Learn about the rapid rise of mobile browsing (and what that means to us) in our interactive globe installation. And hear from Faizaam Ghauri , Founder of The Minimal NYC, about how to get caught up -- and then get ahead.

10:25am

Define

Jessica Annas Defines the User Journey

We’re capturing more data than ever before. And we’re doing it more precisely. But we’re still not using data to its full potential. Used well, numbers can teach us about each other, inspire our creativity and help us take risks and innovate in our work.

12:00pm

Diverge

Ashton Ajayi Discusses Diverge Methods

Ashton Ajayi of Pixel Palace will explain how marketers can use our insights and knowledge about the customer to influence and improve the bigger business strategy.

1:15pm

Decide

Chris Logan Reviews Decide Methods

Everyone’s focusing on it, but it’s not a focused word. What does it mean exactly? Why does it matter? And how do we do it right? Attend small group workshops about mobile ads, mobile responsive site and mobile app development. 

“Such targeted amazing content for female engineering leaders. I was really blown away by the quality of the speakers and content. Great work!”

Madelyn R.

Senior Software Engineer

Pinterest

“The WEST Summit empowered me to build a resilient career through continuous learning, adaptability, and personal branding. It highlighted the importance of authentic negotiation and a healthy work-life balance with self-care and inclusivity. Exploring the speakers' diverse paths helps me find my passion, and knowing I'm not alone fuels my journey. I'm committed to growth and building a strong network. WEST Summit is my launchpad.”

Rathi T. 

Data Science and Backend Software Engineer

Linqia

Engineering Your Future

Gain actionable insights and strategies from top women leaders on how to advance in your individual contributor career path and get connected with inclusive companies that are actively hiring!


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We are looking to partner with inclusive companies to bring this conference to life!

To learn more about sponsorship packages, please email interest@joinwest.org.

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The Minimal NYC

Introducing The Minimal NYC. An app that connects you to people who are willing to trade lives. For real. Ever wonder what it’d be like to be a music teacher in Nashville? A children’s book illustrator in Brooklyn? A human rights activist in DC?


It’s a social network that facilitates real life swaps: you go to someone’s city, live in their home, hang with their friends and family, do their jobs, attend their events and activities. Yes, it’s totally intense… and it’s totally thrilling. Call us crazy, but we don’t think the best memories are made in the comfort zone.

 
Come check us out at the party (and sign up for The Minimal NYC account at one of our stations while you’re at it). Bottom line: it’s a startup launch. Good times will be had by all.

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