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“Leveling Up: Becoming a Manager of Managers” — Girl Geek X Elevate (Video + Transcript)
You thought that becoming a manager was a huge challenge – until you become a manager of managers! Join this seasoned panel of women as they share the insights, tips, pitfalls and victories on their journey from a manager to a leader.
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“The Next Million” — Girl Geek X Elevate (Video + Transcript)
As a background check company, the default design is to exclude people – but at Checkr, we have a high-level company goal to get one million more people into the workforce. We believe everyone deserves a fair chance to work. At Checkr, we know first hand how difficult it may be for individuals with prior criminal history to find employment. We want to help provide fair chances for people with conviction histories. In this talk, we will discuss how working at a mission-driven company is core to the work that product, engineering, and design do every day.
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“Checkr Coffee Break: Fair Chance Hiring”: Margie Lee-Johnson with Checkr (Video + Transcript)
As we look at 2020, are your company’s hiring practices set up for successful fair-chance hiring in this critical moment in our history? In this session, you’ll learn about today’s hiring landscape, understand that women are the fastest growing populations in our prisons, and uncover your potential business impact and increased ROI through fair chance hiring.
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“Military Transition: Vets in Tech” — Girl Geek X Elevate (Video + Transcript)
In this session, female vets will share their stories and experiences transitioning into the world of tech. With varied backgrounds, careers, roles, and branches, vets are hardly a monolith and their stories are as varied as they are similar. Join us as they share the challenges and upsides of their amazing journeys.
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“Intel AI Coffee Break: Making Connections at Work”: Banu Nagasundaram with Intel AI (Video + Transcript)
In this session, Banu Nagasundaram will share how optimizing connections to win is like Candy Crush at work.
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“In AI, Human Goodness Matters”: Julie Shin Choi with Intel AI (Video + Transcript)
Julie Shin Choi, VP and GM of the AI Platforms and Research Marketing team, will share her personal journey and discuss driving AI relevance and understanding. Her mission is to help organizations obtain the hardware and software tools to build AI applications that can solve problems at massive scale.
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Girl Geek X Microsoft Hardware Lightning Talks (Video + Transcript)
When you think about Microsoft, hardware seldom comes to mind. Yet in the South Bay, the teams rooted in this sector of technology are growing. They are focused on delivering products and innovations in Silicon, HoloLens, and Azure Stack Edge.
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Girl Geek X Bloomberg Engineering Panel Discussion, Fireside Chat, and Lightning Talk (Video + Transcript)
The Bloomberg Engineering Girl Geek Dinner featured a panel discussion on “How to Thrive in Open Source Communities,” a fireside chat on “Taking an Employee Resource Group (or Community) from Idea to Impact” and a lightning talk on “How to Find Your Dream Job in Tech.”