Surviving the Digital Transformation (Workforce needs)

## Gilda Alvarez

Gilda graduated from the University of Central Florida with MIS and Computer Science degrees. She has over a decade of experience in Enterprise Information Technology for several Fortune 500 companies. She has specialized in database design, implementation, and optimization with an emphasis on high availability and business continuity. She has designed and performed security audits, database health checks, capacity planning, resource utilization analysis, and database migrations, and Big Data implementations for organizations like IBM, Disney, IRS, US federal defense agencies, Marriott, Deloitte, Skytouch Technology (ChoiceHotels), and many others.
She’s a big advocate of technical and leadership education in her community. She leads the information technology committee for ALPFA (Association of LATINO Professionals for America in Orlando as well as a Chapter Leader for PASS (Professional Association of SQL Server). These associations have allowed her to bridge the gap in IT Technical skills in the Latino community and mentor many Latino women in technology.
SURVIVING THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Digital Transformation is turning into the Darwinism of corporations and a lot of emphases is placed on what strategies companies should take to survive. What we are not doing is preparing the workforce. Join me to unravel the emerging technologies and learn to identify the technical needs and roadmaps for the future of work.