Interop is coming to Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas Nevada on May 6th-10th 2013. It is the biggest show of the year for the Technology Industry and I am so excited to attend!
There are so many companies I want to check out & speakers I want to hear, so excited was I to get my Interop planner, so I could peruse all of the different exhibitors, and check out what workshops and presentations I may want to attend.
I wondered, whom if any women were going to be presenting…Women in Technology is a small group, in comparison to the men in the STEM industry, but it is a hot topic & more girls are investigating the possibility of a future in this arena. I myself, belong to many Women in Technology groups like Women in Technology International (WITI) the world’s leading trade association for tech-savvy women. Today, WITI is the premiere global organization empowering women in business and technology to achieve great heights in the industry.
With a global network of savvy smart, talented women and a market reach exceeding 2 million, WITI has powerful programs and partnerships that provide networking connections, resources, opportunities and a supportive environment of women committed to helping and supporting each other.
“WITI’s mission is to empower women worldwide to achieve unimagined possibilities and transformations through technology, leadership and economic prosperity.”
I also belong to Girls in Tech LV (a local chapter of www.girlsintech.com), Women 2.0 and countless others. I recently mentored girls who were participating inwww.blackgirlscode.com, an innovative nonprofit, introducing girls of color between 7 and 17 to coding. This was held at the INEVation Center which is part of Switch Communications and the SuperNap. This is a local Nevada company & will be on the Interop expo floor.
So, as I looked for my sisters in IT who would be speaking at Interop, I was pleasantly surprised to find women at the helm of some of the largest technology companies!
Like keynote speaker:
Bethany Mayer | Senior Vice President and General Manager, Networking | HP
Bethany Mayer is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the HP Networking business unit, which has grown 8 consecutive quarters and delivers $2.5B in annual revenue for HP. In this role, she oversees the group’s worldwide business operations, with a focus on expanding its market share position as a leading networking supplier in the market. Prior to her general manager role, Bethany was responsible for worldwide marketing and alliances for Enterprise Business Group. I decided to go through the entire roster of events and workshops, so see how many women were in fact “running the show” and here is what I found in:
Workshops:
Laura Chappell, Founder of Wireshark University
Robin Garreiss, Executive Vice President & Founder of Nemertes Research
Barb Goldworm, President & Chief Analyst FOCUS
Robin Garreiss, Executive Vice President & Founder of Nemertes Research
Barb Goldworm, President & Chief Analyst FOCUS
Under Conference Tracks, I found:
How to Select a Public Cloud Provider, Margaret Dawson, VP & Cloud Evangelist HP
Under Collaboration:
Disruptive Trends in Enterprise Video, Joan Vandermate, and VP of Product Marketing for VidYo
Under Mobility:
The Next 5 Years, Lisa Phifer, President of Core Competencies
Under Networking:
Maureen (Mo) Rozenhart Worldwide Systems Manager for Ixia Beware The Firewall My Son! The jaws That Bite, The Claws That Catch! Michele Chubirka AKA Mrs. Y of Healthy Paranoia Podcast/Packet pushers
Under Virtualization:
Crash Course, servers, desktops and private Clouds part 1 & 2 with Barb Goldworm Lessons Learned on the Road from Server Virtualization to Private Cloud with Barb Goldworm
Virtual and Cloud for SMB/SME organizations “How Do They Apply?” with Barb Goldworm
BCDR-Leveraging Virtualization for the Biggest Challenges=Bigger Reward for IT with Barb Goldworm
What Workspace Choices (Virtual, Cloud, Mobile, BYOD) Do We Really Need/ with Barb Goldworm
Virtual and Cloud for SMB/SME organizations “How Do They Apply?” with Barb Goldworm
BCDR-Leveraging Virtualization for the Biggest Challenges=Bigger Reward for IT with Barb Goldworm
What Workspace Choices (Virtual, Cloud, Mobile, BYOD) Do We Really Need/ with Barb Goldworm
Others presenters include:
Leena Joshi from Splunk
Events open to all attendees are:
Free Half Day SSCP Credential Clinic presented by ISC, Gwen Bettwy, President of Tactical Security Inc.
As well as:
To BYOD or Not to BYOD, Nicole Tanzillo, Director IT Product Marketing for Spiceworks
When I researched who was putting on this monster of an IT show, I found that the majority of the folks running the show were women also!
Programs:
Jennifer Jessup, GM UBM
Emily Johnson Program Specialist UBM
Madeline McCaffrey Content Coordinator UBM
Emily Johnson Program Specialist UBM
Madeline McCaffrey Content Coordinator UBM
Exhibit Sales:
Ally Thorndike, Marketing Director Techweb
Kristi Ibello Senior Marketing Manager techweb
Diana Pivacek, Sales Intelligence and Operations Specialist techweb
Kristi Ibello Senior Marketing Manager techweb
Diana Pivacek, Sales Intelligence and Operations Specialist techweb
Operations:
Sarah McGinness Senior Operations Manager UBM
Lora Pereira Executive Operations Manager UBM
Lora Pereira Executive Operations Manager UBM
InteropNet:
Valerie Bojarski, InteropNet Program Manager UBM
Also, the countless women who are company owners at the exhibitor booths!
I was elated that it would not just be STEM men & booth babes! As a new YBLTV Anchor, I will be covering the event, and look forward to hearing and speaking with these dynamic Women in IT!
