2017 NCWIT Summit on Women and IT

Where Conversations Lead to Change

The NCWIT Summit is the world’s largest annual convening of change leaders focused on significantly improving diversity and inclusion in computing. Educators, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and social scientists from across industries and disciplines (both men and women) participate in this one-of-a-kind opportunity. NCWIT is the trusted source for research-based strategies that facilitate reform in computing classes and technical organizations; the Summit sets the stage for NCWIT member representatives, notable field experts, and renowned guests to present and learn about leading-edge practices, to network and form partnerships, and to provide encouragement and inspiration for one another.

“I always learn from both presenters and other attendees -- either a new perspective on something I'm struggling with or a new idea about how to tackle different challenges. [NCWIT challenges] me to think differently and act differently... It's also a very engaging conference; we don't just sit back and listen, we work.”

NCWIT Summit Attendee

Speakers

Lecia Barker, Ph.D.

Lecia Barker is an NCWIT Senior Research Scientist and is...

Daniela Marghitu

Dr. Daniela Marghitu is a professor in the Computer Science...

Avis Yates Rivers

Avis Yates Rivers is the President and CEO of Technology...

Lucy Sanders

Lucy Sanders is CEO and Co-founder of the National Center...

Ruthe Farmer

Ruthe Farmer has focused her efforts on diversity and inclusion...

Wendy DuBow, Ph.D.

Wendy DuBow is a Senior Research Scientist and the Director...

Catherine Ashcraft, Ph.D.

Catherine Ashcraft is a Senior Research Scientist with the National...

Cathy Hawley

Cathy Hawley is a Sr. Director of People Development at...

Dalene King

Dalene King is a Global Diversity & Inclusion Manager at...

Amy Gurley

Amy Gurley is the global program lead for Bank of...

Lee Wills-Irvine

Lee Wills-Irvine leads Global Diversity & Inclusion at Qualcomm. Her...

Sylvia Martinez

Sylvia Martinez is a maker, mom, engineer, and co-author of...

Jane Margolis

Jane Margolis is a Senior Researcher at UCLA Graduate School...

Emmanuel Schanzer

Emmanuel Schanzer is a CS-expat, having spent several years as a...

Jill Denner, Ph.D.

Jill Denner, PhD, is a senior research scientist at Education,...

Linda Ott, PhD

Dr. Linda M. Ott received her PhD in computer science...

Telle Whitney

Dr. Telle Whitney served as President and CEO of ABI...

Scott McCrickard

Scott McCrickard is an Associate Professor in the Department of...

Renee Fall

Renee Fall is project manager of the Commonwealth Alliance for...

Eric Bradford

Eric T. Bradford is the Managing Director of the Information...

Cheryl Swanier, Ph.D.

Dr. Cheryl A. Swanier is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at...

Tracy Camp

Tracy Camp is the Department Head and Professor of Computer...

Sharon Simmons

Sharon Simmons is the Computer Science Department Head at James...

Maureen Biggers, Ph.D.

Dr. Maureen Biggers, Co-founder and Executive Director, of the Indiana...

Bobby Schnabel

Bobby Schnabel is a Professor of Computer Science at University...

Martha Kosa

Martha Kosa has been a faculty member in the Department...

Shalini Kesar

Shalini Kesar is Associate Professor in Information Systems, department of...

Sneha Veeragoudar Harrell

Sneha Veeragoudar Harrell, Ph.D., is a Research Scientist at the...

Elsa Macias

Education: Ph.D. Policy Analysis, Arizona State University Areas of Expertise:...

Sapna Cheryan

Dr. Sapna Cheryan is an associate professor of social psychology...

Enobong (Anna) Branch

Enobong Hannah Branch is the Associate Chancellor for Equity &...

Brenda J. Allen, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita Brenda J. Allen (Ph.D., Howard University) served for...

Deborah Keyek-Franssen

Watch Deborah Keyek-Franssen’s Summit interview here Deborah Keyek-Franssen, Ph.D. is...

Valerie Taylor

Dr. Valerie Taylor is the holder of the Royce E....

Pooja Nath Sankar

Pooja (Nath) Sankar is the founder and CEO of Piazza,...

Kimberly Bryant

Kimberly Bryant is the Founder and Executive Director of Black...

Terry Hogan

Terry Hogan is the President and CTO at NCWIT. Her...

Cameron Wilson

As Director of Public Policy for ACM, Cameron Wilson develops...

Jeffrey Forbes

Jeff Forbes is a Program Director for the Education and...

Stephanie Weber

Stephanie Weber is the NCWIT Director for Regional Initiatives where...

Wendy Hawkins

Wendy Hawkins is Executive Director of the Intel Foundation. The...

Stacy Smith

Stacy L. Smith’s research focuses on children’s responses to mass...

Patricia Deyton

Patricia H. Deyton is the Director of the Center for...

Michael Lach

Michael Lach is the Director of STEM policy and Strategic...

Maggie Johnson

Maggie Johnson is Director of Education and University Relations for...

Lynette Kvasny

Lynette Kvasny received her Ph.D. in Computer Information Systems from...

David Evans

David Evans has taught two large open courses for Udacity, including...

Carol Dweck

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is a leading researcher in the...

Jan Cuny

Since 2004, Jan Cuny has been the Program Officer for...

Mike Younkers

Mike Younkers, Senior Director of Systems Engineering for Cisco’s US...

Eileen Sweeney

Eileen, now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, led the Motorola...

Ben Eater

Ben Eater is the Lead Exercise Developer at Khan Academy,...

Jean Sammet

Jean E. Sammet is a retired computer scientist and programmer...

Carleen Beste

As manager of Corporate Citizenship, Carleen Beste is responsible for...

Cassidy Williams

Cassidy Williams is a computer science undergraduate at Iowa State University....

Matthew Blakely

Born and raised in and around Chicago, Matt Blakely has...

Cheryl Calhoun, Ph.D.

Cheryl Calhoun currently serves as Dean of Educational Centers and...

Hadi Partovi

Hadi Partovi is the co-founder and president of Code.org. A Harvard...

Tony Hey

As Vice President in Microsoft Research, Tony Hey is responsible...

Paula Golden

As Executive Director of the Broadcom Foundation and Director of...

Alvaro Monge

Dr. Alvaro Monge has earned BS (UC Riverside, 1991), MS,...

Rebecca Dohrman

Education: Ph.D. Organizational Communication, Purdue University Areas of Expertise: Qualitative...

Sheryl Sorby

Sheryl Sorby is Visiting Professor in the Engineering Education and...

David Neal

David is a social and behavioral psychologist specializing in behavior...

Colleen Lewis

Colleen Lewis is the McGregor-Girand Associate Professor of Computer Science...

Tim Faiella

Tim Faiella is the Content Director for the National Center...

Kyla McMullen

Watch Dr. Kyla McMullen’s Summit interview here Dr. Kyla McMullen...

Richard Ladner

Richard E. Ladner is a Professor in the Department of...

Perry Fizzano, Ph.D.

Perry Fizzano earned a B.S. degree in computer science from...

John Paxton

John Paxton received a B.S. degree in computer science from The...

Brad McLain, Ph.D.

Dr. Brad McLain is a social scientist interested in the...

Karen Ashcraft, Ph.D.

Karen Lee Ashcraft is a professor of organizational communication at...

Mo Fong

Mo has been at Google for over 10 years and...

Ann Lorbes

Ann Lorbes serves as the lead for Diversity and Inclusion...

Janice Zdankus

Janice Zdankus is Vice President of Quality in Hewlett Packard...

Cameron Fadjo

Cameron Fadjo, PhD is the Founder and CEO of the...

Alberto I. Roca, PhD

Dr. Alberto I. Roca is Founder and Executive Director of...

Lyn Swackhamer, Ph.D.

Lyn Swackhamer is the Director of Aspirations Evaluation with the...

Ruha Devanesan

Ruha Devanesan specializes in creating access for the disenfranchised through...

Heather Pon-Barry

Heather Pon-Barry is a Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of...

Matthew R. Rantanen

As the Director of Technology for the Southern California Tribal...

Melissa Harris-Perry

Melissa Harris-Perry is the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake...

Chris Stephenson

Dr. Chris Stephenson is the Head of Computer Science Education...

Benjamin F. Jones

Benjamin F. Jones is a Professor of Strategy and the...

Matt Wallaert

Matt Wallaert is a Behavioral Scientist working at the intersection...

Mizuko Ito

Mizuko Ito is a Cultural Anthropologist of Technology Use, examining...

Moritz Hardt

Moritz Hardt is a senior research scientist at Google Research....

Kortney Ziegler

Kortney Ziegler, PhD, is the Founder of Trans*H4CK, an organization...

Alicia A. Lebrija Hirschfeld

Alicia A. Lebrija Hirschfeld is Executive President of Fundación Televisa...

Cynthia Solomon

Cynthia Solomon’s focus has been on creating fun-filled, thoughtful, personally...

Gregory M. Walton

Greg Walton is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Stanford...

Madeline Di Nonno

Madeline Di Nonno is the CEO of the Geena Davis...

Patricia Russo

Pat Russo is a technology-industry veteran who has spent her...

Sherri L. Sanders, Ph.D.

Sherri Sanders serves as the Director of Higher Education Initiatives...

Susan M. Armstrong

Susan M. Armstrong started at Qualcomm working on Globalstar and...

Dr. Chris Wood

Dr. Chris Wood is an Associate Professor in the Educational...

Dr. Celine Latulipe

Dr. Celine Latulipe is an Associate Professor in the Department...

Sarah Provencal

Sarah Provencal is a director, teacher, and actor. She earned...

Sarah T. Dunton, M.Ed.

Sarah T. Dunton is the Director of Expanding Computing Education...

Luz M. Gonzalez

Luz M. Gonzalez is Senior Vice President of Solutions Delivery...

‘Aspirations in computing’ award goes to student at Mount St. Mary in Watchung

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‘Black Girls Code’ Aims to Reboot Diversity in Tech

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‘Brave, Not Perfect’ Speaks To The Scarcity Of Women In Tech

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‘Bro Culture’ at Start-Ups Keeps Talented Women Out: Harvey Mudd President

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‘Hidden Figures’ Set in ’60s, but Diversity in Tech Still Rare Today

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‘Programming Is Problem Solving’: Local Senior Conducts STEM Camp for Girls

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‘Source of pride’: High school junior wins national computer science award

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‘TECHNOLOchicas’: Una Campaña Para Involucrar En Las Carreras TecnolóGicas a Jóvenes Latinas

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‘This Is The Opportunity Our Ancestors Dreamed Of’

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‘A Force to Be Reckoned with’: Topeka High Senior Wins Computing Award

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Slides

¿Por qué deberían los jóvenes considerar carreras en computación y tecnología de la información?

Spanish version of Why Should Young People Consider Careers in Computing...

¿Qué camino en computación es el adecuado para mí?

Encuentra el camino más adecuado para tu vocación. Esta tarjeta...

“Changing the Narrative About Aging, Tech, and Innovation” by Janine Vanderburg | Presentation Slides

Additional Resources and References Project Implicit is a non-profit organization and...

“Fostering a Culture of Respect, Inclusion, and Engagement” by Paul L. Marciano | Presentation Slides

10 Actionable Ways to Actually Increase Diversity in Tech

Tech’s diversity problem is not new information, especially to those...

2.0 TECHNOLOchicas Posters – Set of Ten (11″x17″)

Set of ten TECHNOLOchicas 11″x17″ posters.

2014 NCWIT Summit – Plenary I, Negotiation for Change Leaders by Margaret “Maggie” Neale

2014 NCWIT Summit – Plenary II, Engaging Men to Support Women in Technology, STEM and Life in General by Michael Kimmel

2014 NCWIT Summit – Workshop Slides by Adrianna Kezar

Slides from Adrianna Kezar’s workshop, “Creating Change and Motivating Others...

2014 NCWIT Summit – Workshop Slides by Anna Giraldo-Kerr

Slides from Anna Giraldo-Kerr’s workshop, “Micro Actions, Macro Impact: Managing...

“#YesWeCode: Race, Gender & The Digital Divide” with Van Jones | Video Playback

CNN Host and Dream Corps Founder Van Jones created #YesWeCode...

“A Queer Endeavor: Inclusive K-12 Education” With Dr. Bethy Leonardi and Dr. Sara Staley

Want to learn about creating cultures that are affirming of...

“A Queer Endeavor: Queering Leadership” With Dr. Bethy Leonardi and Dr. Sara Staley

Want to learn about creating cultures that are affirming of...

“Change Leadership: A Call for Courageous Action” with Dr. Jane Goodall | Video Playback

[Video] It’s been an amazing journey. This life of mine....

“Changing the Narrative About Aging, Tech, and Innovation” with Janine Vanderburg | Video Playback

BRAD: Well hello everybody. May the 4th be with you....

“Connecting Generations” with Ruzena Bajcsy and Eshika Saxena | Video Playback

2020 Collegiate Award Winner Eshika Saxena interviews 2020 NCWIT Pioneer...

“Conversations for Change” with Lisa D. Cook | Video Playback

Lisa D. Cook is Professor of Economics and International Relations...

“Different Kinds of Minds” by Temple Grandin | Video Playback

Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about...

“Fostering a Culture of Respect, Inclusion, and Engagement” with Paul L. Marciano | Video Playback

Creating an inclusive workplace culture with highly engaged team members...

“Harnessing Power for Positive Impact” With Dr. Julie Battilana

In this live talk, Dr. Julie Battilana discusses the fundamentals...

2017 NCWIT Summit Program

Download the printed program, containing detailed information about 2017 Community Award recipients and more.

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2017 NCWIT Summit Supporters

We would like to give a huge thanks to 2017 NCWIT Summit Silver Sponsors Brad Feld and Amy Batchelor and Johnson & Johnson, Bronze Sponsor Ernst & Young LLP, as well as Woot Math for providing financial support.