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Women In Tech Festival
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SILICON VALLEY FORUM PRESENTS
2021 Women In Tech Festival
3-Day Hybrid Event from October 13-15,
The Glasshouse - San Jose, CA
Apply to Speak: Take the Stage IRL!
Apply to Lead a Workshop: Take the Virtual Stage!
#SVFWiTF21 #SVFWomenTechFest
TICKET TYPES
All-Access IN-PERSON Pass (3-DAYS) Includes:
• 2 in-person days of keynotes, power talks, panels, pitch competition & in-person networking
• Continental breakfast for 2 days
• Complimentary lunch for 2 days
• Coffee, tea, snacks, & refreshments for 2 days
• Access to cocktail party & mixer
• 1 virtual day of talks, workshops, networking, recruiting & career development
• 1 day of a virtual yoga session to kick off the day with intention!
All-Access VIRTUAL Pass
(3-DAYS) Includes:
• 2 virtual days of keynotes, power talks, panels, pitch competition & networking
• 1 virtual day of talks, workshops, networking, recruiting & career development
• 3 days of a virtual morning yoga session to kick off the days with intention!
One-Day VIRTUAL Pass
(1-DAY) Includes:
• 1 virtual day of talks, workshops, networking, recruiting & career development
• 1 day of a virtual yoga session to kick off the day with intention!
About the event
“Amazing Festival! Raw, Real and Refreshing. Speakers shared great tools and tips for thriving as founders, leaders in tech.” –Festival attendee
Silicon Valley Forum’s annual Women in Tech Festival celebrates women in STEM, business, and leadership who work to inspire, engage, and empower other women. The Women in Tech Festival invites ALL women (as well as anyone who supports the advancement of women and believes in the importance of diversity) to join together for three full days virtually and in-person of inspiring talks, keynotes, startup pitches, thought-provoking discussions, educational workshops, career mentorship and networking.
At the Women in Tech Festival, you’ll create lasting connections and exchange ideas in a welcoming, supportive and fun environment.
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2021 Diversity Sponsor Available
Sponsor our “Diversity Scholarship” this year and gift free tickets to women of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds!
Last year, our Diversity Sponsor was able to gift 150+ tickets to women from underrepresented communities, including Black, Latinx, & American Indian!
If you are interested, someone from our Women in Tech Festival team would love to chat with you.
Riana Lynn
Founder & CEO, Journey Food
Sarah Kunst
Managing Director, Cleo Capital
Minda Harts
CEO and Author, The Memo LLC
Pat Wadors
Chief People Officer, Procore
Goldie Chan
Global Speaker, Strategist and Writer
Sarah Kunst
Founder and CEO of madeBOS
Adiba Barney
Author, Former CEO, Metastatic Breast Cancer Advocate at METAvivor
Elizabeth M. Adams
Stanford University Race & Technology Fellow
Panelists & Power Talks
Jomayra Herrera
Senior Associate, Cowboy VC
Sheela Sukumaran
Partner & Technology Industry Leader, Mercer
Diana Albarran
Technical Partner to VP of Systems Engineering, Maxar Technologies | Cofounder of Latinas in STEM Foundation
Pat Wadors
Chief People Officer, Procore
Goldie Chan
Global Speaker, Strategist and Writer
Martha Hernández
Founder and CEO of madeBOS
Adiba Barney
Author, Former CEO, Metastatic Breast Cancer Advocate at METAvivor
Elizabeth M. Adams
Stanford University Race & Technology Fellow
Jen Cohen
VP of Core Engineering, Toyota Research Institute
Kathryn Ross
Managing Director, Accenture Ventures NA Lead
Linda Pouliot
CEO and Founder, Dishcraft Robotics
Maria Oliveira Tamellini
CoFounder and COO, GamerSafer
Pashara Black
Events & Community Outreach Manager, StrongKey
Alley Lyles
Marketing Director, FemTech Focus
Melinda Briana Epler
Founder & CEO, Change Catalyst
Aruna Ravichandran
VP/CMO, Webex Collaboration Cisco
Zoe Share
CEO, Schmooz Media
Samara Mejia Hernandez
Founding Partner of Chingona Ventures
Tina Eskridge
Sr. Director of Marketing, Microsoft
Lorraine Vargas-Townsend
Chief People Officer at A Cloud Guru
Lizanne Vaughan
SVP, Chief People Officer, Getty Images
Kristina Jones
Author | Founder & CEO of Guardianlane.com
ShaKeia Kegler
Founder of GovLia & Code To Eat
Kunbi Tinuoye
Founder & CEO, UrbanGeekz.com
Charu Sharma
Film Producer, Real Moms of Silicon Valley Host, Working Mothers Podcast I Tech Entrepreneur I Startup Advisor I Investor
Poonam Mor Sigroha
Principal Software Engineering Manager, Microsoft
Brittiney Jones
Diversity Consultant, Oracle
De’Havia Stewart
Business Strategist, Accenture
Susan Hailey
Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, OpenText
What's New at the 2021 Women in Tech Festival?
We’re formulating sessions around career development that will give you actionable items and key insights designed to enhance your soft and technical skills as well as prepare you for the next stage of your career.
We will have company recruiting booths so you can meet your next employer, find your next gig!
Meet Our Past Pitch Competition Winners
In 2021 This Could be You!
Fiona Edwards Murphy
2020 Winner
CEO and CoFounder, ApisProtect
Riana Lynn
2019 Winner
Founder, Journey Foods
Pree Walia
2018 Winner
Founder, Preemadonna
Kristina Bingham Jones
2017 Winner
Founder, Court buddy
Pitch Application is
Now Open!
“Thank you for all your support, feedback and belief over the past few months. We really appreciate the events that you’ve organized – they’ve helped me become a much stronger presenter and boarded our network.” – Pitch Company
2021 Agenda - Coming Soon!
DAY 1: In-Person
Time - 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Hosted at the Glasshouse in San Jose, CA
DAY 2: In-Person
Time - 9:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Hosted at the Glasshouse in San Jose, CA
More details to come soon!
DAY 3: Virtual
Time - 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Hosted virtually via Zoom!
Join Our Volunteer Team!
This year our 3-DAY festival will be a hybrid event from October 13-15, 2021— with 1 virtual day and 2 in-person days.
For the in-person days we would love some extra hands, whether that be helping us as a greeter, a stage manager, an emcee or a casual photographer snapping pics, and more! We would love to have you join us!
Please fill out the application form below!
2021 Sponsors
- Silver Sponsors
- Networking Platform
- Community Partners
- Companies Attending
Justification Letter
If you need a bit of extra support to convince your employer to sponsor your ticket to the Women in Tech Festival, download our official Justification letter to help make your case.
