Summit Plenary

Closing Plenary: Dr. Khalia Braswell Event held in the afternoon on May 19th, 2023 Dr. Braswell is an award-winning technologist whose personal mission is to make social change using technology. […]

Joanne Cohoon Memorial Plenary: Brad McLain, PhD Event held in the morning on May 19th, 2023 Inclusive Leadership Through Transformative Experience Design Transformative experiences are our most important life events,

The NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award recognizes technical women whose lifetime contributions have significantly impacted the landscape of technological innovation, amplifying the importance of capitalizing on the diverse perspectives that girls and women can bring to the table. In this session, we celebrate the 2022 recipient, Frances “Poppy” Northcutt.

Nationally recognized DEI scholar and expert Dr. Damon A. Williams leads this discussion on Inclusive Excellence, strategic diversity leadership, and allyship in learning environments and in the workplace, and offers simple, yet effective strategies for how leaders can level-up from bystander to up-stander.

Lack of influence in key innovation processes results in what we term a powertilt phenomenon — that is, a differential distribution of power and influence along lines of gender, race, and other intersecting social identities. We present findings from our study examining what counts as power and how it operates on technical teams.

In this live talk, Dr. Julie Battilana discusses the fundamentals of power, debunks the common myths surrounding it, and reveals how to harness power for positive impact in our lives and in the world.

NORA NEWCOMBE: Okay, well thank you very much. It’s really a pleasure to be here. I remember well that panel where I met Lucy. And, actually, there’s a picture of

[upbeat music] JANE MARGOLIS: David Neal is a social and behavioral psychologist specializing in behavior change. His academic research focuses on understanding basic mechanisms of habitual control in daily life

[upbeat music] VALERIE TAYLOR: So now I’ll take the opportunity to introduce Ben Eater. Ben is the Lead Exercise Developer at Khan Academy, which is a non-profit education platform dedicated

SHELLEY CORRELL: It’s great to be here with you today. NCWIT is an organization that’s objectives and missions very much resonate with the objectives of my own research as I

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[upbeat music] MAGGIE NEALE: Well thank you for the opportunity to speak about one of my favorite topics, which is negotiation. A lot of laughter in the room. You know

[upbeat music] VALERIE TAYLOR: So welcome to our panel on Leveling the Playing Field with MOOCs, I’m happy to have our distinguished panelists here. So we have Ben Eater, Lead

[upbeat pop-rock music] BOBBY SCHNABEL: So, welcome back. We’ll give people a minute or so to find their seats. I hope you all had a great day of workshops. You

[upbeat music]    BOBBY SCHNABEL: Hi. As that picture says, I’m Bobby Schnabel. I’m one of the three co-founders of the National Center for Women and Information Technology, along with

[audience applauds] [upbeat music] DONNA BRAZILE: Thank you, thank you. I have to tell you, Bobby, that was a very kind and gracious introduction, and thank you so much. As

BOBBY SCHNABEL: Good morning. I’m afraid that I don’t have any Photoshopped family pictures to show you. I can report to you, however, that the trails outside the resort are

MO PHONG: And we’re not done yet, so it was a great reminder for all of us that we also have a role to play and we are in the

LUCY SANDERS: Okay, here comes the next plenary. I was told that yesterday when I Opened the summit, I actually said something like, “And at this summit we’re going to

[upbeat music] DARON GREEN: Hi there, thank you. My name is Daron Green, and I’m in charge of the research operations and academic relations team at Facebook, I look after

[upbeat music] Man: A break for lunch, all right. Now?  Woman: Not yet, don’t do it.  [upbeat music]  JEFF FORBES: Hello, hope you guys had a very good lunch.  [audience

About the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Melinda Gates is the Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a passionate supporter of getting more women and girls into

[upbeat music ] [audience applauding] LUCY SANDERS: Oh, that’s horrible. Hello. Audience: Hello. LUCY SANDERS: Oh, good, good, good. Hi, I’m Lucy Sanders, I’m the CEO and co-founder of NCWIT

From everyday apps to complex algorithms, technology has the potential to hide, speed, and deepen discrimination, while appearing neutral and even benevolent when compared to racist practices of a previous

Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works—sharing her ability to “think in pictures,” which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss.