GA201: Diversify Tech: Building the Future IT Workforce

GA201: Diversify Tech: Building the Future IT Workforce

Teresa Carlson - Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon Web Services & Alison Robinson - Associate Vice President & Deputy CIO, University of Maryland & Devika Chawla - Director of Engineering, Netflix & Tony Prophet - Chief Equality Officer, Salesforce & Leah Gilliam - VP of Education and Innovation, Girls Who Code

In this session, learn about efforts to diversify IT, from programs in high schools all the way up to diversity among top-level executives. Regardless of where you are in your career, this session dives deep to speak to you about the changing tech landscape. Through successes and failures, speakers candidly discuss how everyone can help in changing the ratio to attract a more diverse workforce and create a culture of inclusion. Bring your questions, network with peers, and be inspired by both women and men making an impact in non-profit, enterprise and government sectors.
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