Working Conference Agenda WWiT 2021

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9:00am to 4:30pm - Networking
Throughout the conference, all attendees will have the opportunity to hang-out in our "Lobby," getting oriented to the virtual space. This will be open all day. We will have open hours for meetups and time scheduled for specific topic discussions. These will run in parallel to the breakout sessions. Details to follow.

9:30 am to 10:00 am - Speed Networking

You won't get to meeting everyone, but you will get to connect with some new folks to build your network.

10:00 am to 10:50 am - Welcome and Opening Keynote - To Be Revealed.

10:50am to 11:00am - Break/Networking/Meetups/Lobby

11:00am to 12:00pm - Breakout Session choices #1

Breakout sessions will fall into Professional, Personal, and Technical. All sessions will be recorded for later viewing.

 Professional: Amplifying Your Job Search with Jeff Ton
How do you approach a job search? What strategies work best? Discover step-by-step methods to success from one of the leading voices in business.

Searching for your next job can be difficult for even the most accomplished professional. When it comes to finding your dream job, old strategies and tactics no longer work. Whether you’re currently in transition and seeking employment, you are entering the job market for the first time, or you are currently working and have decided it is time for a new challenge, learn some of the proven strategies of success for landing your most sought-after role.

In this session you will learn: 

● Keeping a Transition Journal - how it can ignite your search and keep you motivated

● Leveraging your Personal Brand - Using your brand to identify roles that make work more meaningful

● The Power of Your Network - Understanding and unleashing your network

● Your Target Market - Identifying companies that have your job

Technical: Algorithmic Justice with Krista Ewing, Senior Learning Systems Professional, Humana
Have you considered how AI systems are developed? And, who develops them? And, how much agency, we as users have in AI environments? Krista will talk about the impacts of AI biases. And provide resources to help us shift the AI ecosystem towards equitable and accountable AI. 

12:00pm to 12:30pm - Lunch Break

You are welcome to continue networking during this time, but do get up, move, and eat something.

12:30pm to 1:20pm - Breakout Session choices #2

 Personal: Transformations - Working from Home Panel Discussion, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Moderated by Dr. Anna Stumpf, with Panelists Antoinette Mann and Loren McCrady.

Professional: The Power of Allyship, with Samaria Chicas, Associate, JP Morgan Chase, and Efosa Ogbomo, Senior Product Solution Advisor.
What does it mean to be an ally? Join Efosa and Samaria for this breakout session where we'll review the meaning of allyship, what actions we can all take to be better allies, and have an open discussion on the power of active allyship in the workplace.

1:20pm to 1:30pm - Break/Networking/Meetups/Lobby

1:30pm to 2:20pm - Breakout Session choices #3

Professional:   A Model for Having Difficult Conversations with Ray Sylvester.

Technical: Ethical and Humane Use of Technology with Christina Zhang, Manager, Ethical and Humane Use of Technology at Salesforce

Learn How and Why the Office of Ethical and Humane Use at Salesforce was founded, our guiding principles, and key focus areas of our work across product policy, design, and development. We'll then dive deeper into our product ethics work, or what we like to call "Ethics by Design." 

2:20pm to 2:30pm - Break/Networking/Meetups/Lobby

2:30pm to 3:30pm - Closing Keynote

Bringing it all together, Final Raffles, and thank you.

-Optional-

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm - Lobby Networking