Please Note the new date of April 19, 2024 and update your RSVP as required
We all have the power and the responsibility to impact the future of technology and society, with AI as a major part of shaping our world. What will that future look like? And how will we build it? We can use our skills, creativity and passion to create positive change and solve the problems that matter to us and our communities. We can also inspire the next generation of women in tech who will continue to impact the future with their own ideas and innovations.
As we celebrate IWD 2024, we encourage our community to reflect on the following questions: What are you working on that will make a difference in the world? How are you using your skills and talents to create a better future for all? Ultimately, we can dream big and be bold when we “Impact the Future”
Join us on April 19th at Google Playa Vista to discuss some of the answers to these questions.
Agenda
1:30 PM: Women in AI Panel
Panel of Women in AI
Moderated by Michelle Brenner
2:30 PM: Arianna Cano
The UX of Generative AI: Critical Design Perspectives
3:30 PM: Jane Yang
Introduction to AI's Impact on the Future of Work
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Speakers
Arianna Cano - Blue Shield of California (Senior UX Designer)
Arianna Cano is a Senior UX Designer on Blue Shield of California’s Health Innovation Technology team, passionate about designing human-centered solutions for a better future. Her previous experience includes research, design, and prototyping for AI and MR applications in collaboration with Intel and Meta. Her approach to design is critical, empathetic, and research-driven.
Jane Yang - Aspecta (Head of Growth)
Head of Growth at Aspecta, Building the Next-generation of Identity Ecosystem
Panelists
Elizabeth Rothman - Attorney & Advisor (XRSI.org)
Elizabeth Rothman is an attorney, advisor, and author based in Los Angeles, California. With more than a decade of legal experience, she specializes in intellectual property, contracts, healthcare, and the emerging technology space. Elizabeth advises businesses, funds, and policymakers on the implications of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and extended reality technologies. In addition to…
Aqsa Fulara - Google (Product Manager)
Aqsa Fulara is a product manager at Google Ads working on machine learning models for ads measurement. Her experience on AI/ML products spans across Google Cloud and Assistant from launching new products and scaling them to delivering customer and business value. She enjoys beaches and learning new languages when not working.
Naila Khan - Google (Engineering Manager)
Naila Khan, an Engineering Manager at Google Ads, is on a mission to revolutionize customer support using AI. With over 20 years of industry experience in software engineering, she is currently leading a team that develops AI-powered features to deliver faster, more accurate resolutions, making a measurable difference in customer support experiences. A champion for diversity, Naila advocates f…
Lauren Konchan - Google (AI/ML Customer Engineer)
Sarah Asmaro - Google (Account Executive)
Sarah Asmaro serves as an Account Executive and Private Equity & Venture Capital Advisor under Google’s Global Business Solutions team. Aligned directly to clients and firms, she partners with private and publicly backed companies to leverage her expertise in Google's cutting-edge AI solutions and private equity investment growth strategies to empower private equity firms and their portfol…
Moderator
Michelle Brenner - Netflix (Senior Software Engineer)
Michelle Brenner (she/her) is a Senior Software Engineer with 13 years of experience. She started in engineering support and now leads large-scale development projects. A Philadelphia native who currently calls Los Angeles home, she is an art school graduate and a self-taught engineer. During her career, she has most enjoyed creating software that enables others to succeed, from digital artist…
Hosts
Marsha Swallow - TargetClose (Technical Project Manager)
Emily Anderson - Blue Shield of California (Application Developer / Programmer)
Emily has a background in social work and technology, making her uniquely qualified to translate and liaise between two groups with very different terminology and perspectives. She's heavily involved in the developer community as a Women Techmakers Ambassador - Culver City, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Columbia, SC & Twin Cities, MN Chapters and as GDG Organizer - Culver City, CA…
Siena Aguayo - Tapcart (Staff Software Engineer)
Siena is a staff software engineer and team lead with experience in full-stack web and Android, currently working at Tapcart in Santa Monica. Her professional passions include unit testing and reasonably architected code. She is a co-organizer of GDG LA Android. A Los Angeles native, Pokémon master, and international public speaker, Siena enjoys playing video games, knitting, and studying Japa…
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Partners
TargetClose (https://www.targetclose.com)
TargetClose is a rapid development and testing service with full microsite and landing page creation capabilities.
Google@Women (https://about.google/belonging)
Aspecta (https://aspecta.id/)
Every Aspect of Your Builder Adventure
Gretel (https://Gretel.ai)
The synthetic data platform for developers.
Generate artificial datasets with the same characteristics as real data, so you can develop and test AI models without compromising privacy.
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