Summit General

The 2021 vNCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award Celebration honors Dr. Glayds West, a pioneer in GPS technology. Be a part of a candid conversation on inspiring the next generation of […]

Lisa D. Cook is Professor of Economics and International Relations at Michigan State University. She was the first Marshall Scholar from Spelman College and received a second B.A. in Philosophy,

CNN Host and Dream Corps Founder Van Jones created #YesWeCode to find real solutions. Housed at Dream Corps Unlimited, #YesWeCode is working to help 100,000 young adults of color –

LUCY SANDERS: Hello, everyone. My name is Lucy Sanders and I’m the CEO of NCWIT. And, before I came to NCWIT, which is housed at the University of Colorado, I

[audience applauding] LISA CHANG: Thank you Lucy, good afternoon everyone. It’s a pleasure to be here. This is Turner’s first active year in participation of NCWIT, and we’re delighted to

BRENDA ALLEN: Good afternoon. AUDIENCE: Good afternoon. BENDA ALLEN: Oh good, you all knew it wasn’t rhetorical. [laughing] So take a look. Is that what a nerd or geek looks

DR. AARON KAY: I’m gonna talk to you about some recent research that I was invited to discuss, that I think you’ll find relevant to the kinds of issues that

Ed Lazowska: Great, thank you for joining us this morning. I’m Ed Lazowska, I’m from the University of Washington, and I have to say it’s a real honor and pleasure

[audience chatting] BOBBY SCHNABEL: Let’s see, good morning. Good morning so we’re going to get started. I’m Bobby Schnabel. I’m one of the three cofounders of NCWIT along with Lucy

JEFFREY FORBES: Thank you. So I’m Jeff Forbes. I’m going to be the emcee for the Flash Talks. I’m from the National Science Foundation. And NCWIT is really excited to

[indistinct chatter] [upbeat music] [indistinct chatter] JEFFREY FORBES: Alright welcome back. Alright have a seat so welcome back to this year’s edition, the third edition of Flash Talks. Flash Talks

[upbeat music] LUCY SANDERS: All right, so I’m gonna turn the floor over to Telle Whitney our co-founder. This is the first time you’ve taken the stage, so she is

[audience chattering] LUCY SANDERS: Good afternoon, everybody. Hello? [audience responding] Ann Lisowska, so nice to see you. [audience laughing] How we doing? [audience responding] Alright, well, happy birthday to all

[upbeat music] LUCY SANDERS: I’m sitting here looking at this, not knowing exactly what to do with it, but… AUDIENCE MEMBER: Big green button. LUCY SANDERS: The big green button,

[upbeat music] RONNIE CAROPRESO: All right, good afternoon everybody. [applause] It’s always great to be first because you get a round of applause whether you do anything or not. [audience

[upbeat music] LUCY SANDERS: Okay, Hi! I’m Lucy Sanders and CEO– Yay clapping! Thank you. Thank you. I’m the CEO and co-founder of NCWIT the National Center for Women and

[upbeat music] LUCY SANDERS: Good afternoon everybody and welcome. I’m Lucy Sanders I’m the CEO of the Nation Center for Women and Information Technology, or NCWIT. I’m very happy to

[upbeat music] BOBBY SCHNABEL: I’m Bobby Schnabel, and on behalf of my fellow co-founders of NCWIT, Lucy Sanders, who’s the CEO of NCWIT, and Telle Whitney, who’s the CEO of

CATHERINE ASHCRAFT: So thank you so much for coming to the panel on male advocates and influencers. Welcome. Glad to have you. And as many of you may know by

[upbeat rock music] [audience applause] [enthusiastic applause] JEAN SAMMETT: Thank you very much for all the kind words and for the honor. I must confess that when I first, was

[upbeat music] [upbeat music] [upbeat music] [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter] BOBBY SCHNABEL: Good morning! [indistinct chatter] And welcome back to the third day of the NCWIT Summit, thanks again to

[applause] [upbeat music] MARIA BELLO: Thank you so much, Carrie. Thank you Andrea. Thank you Lucy. What an incredible, incredible event. I’m not really the biggest technologist in the world.

RUTHE FARMER: Carrie Van Heyst and Andrea Guendelman. [audience applauding] ANDREA GUENDELMAN: I don’t see very much, but… Welcome to a kick off event for DevelopHer Toy and Game Challenge.

[upbeat music] RUTHE FARMER: Last year I got a Ruthe Farmer slide. It’s a bummer. [audience laughs] So, welcome everyone to the Souther California Awards for Aspirations in Computing. It’s

LUCY SANDERS: Andrea Jung, everybody. [audience claps] ANDREA JUNG: Hi everybody. It’s just a privilege to be here. Thank you very much, Lucy, for your kind words. As I said,