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2021 Keynotes and
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Aparna Bawa

Aparna Bawa

Chief Operating Officer & Interim Chief Legal Officer at Zoom

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Aparna brings to Zoom an expertise in building operations and infrastructure for rapidly growing technology companies. She serves as our Chief Operating Officer. Prior to this, she wa... Learn more

Haben Girma

Haben Girma

Keynote Speaker - Human Rights Lawyer and Author

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Haben is the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School and is a human rights lawyer advancing disability justice. She was named a White House Champion of Change by Pr... Learn more

Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher

Keynote - Host, Sway and Contributing Opinion Writer, The New York Times; Co-Host, Pivot, New York Media

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Kara Swisher is the host of “Sway,” the new twice-weekly interview podcast about power by New York Times Opinion. She has been a contributing Opinion writer since 2018. Over her c... Learn more

Layshia Clarendon

Layshia Clarendon

Keynote - WNBA Basketball Player and Advocate

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Selected #9 overall in the 2013 WNBA Draft, Layshia is currently the point guard for the Minnesota Lynx. Recently re-elected to a second term as WNBPA Vice President she helped negoti... Learn more

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2020 Keynotes and
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Serena Williams

Serena Williams

Opening Keynote

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Serena Williams exemplifies courage, beauty, power, and style, and she has overcome insurmountable odds to win 23 career Grand Slams. Her remarkable tennis achievements combined with ... Learn more

Megan Rapinoe

Megan Rapinoe

Closing Keynote

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Co-captain of the US Women’s National Team and two-time World Cup Champion, Megan Rapinoe is an inspiring leader who most recently led the USWNT to the 2019 Women’s World Cup win.... Learn more

Marian Croak

Marian Croak

Keynote Speaker

VP, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Learn more

Marian Croak is the Vice President of Site Reliability Engineering for Ads, Corporate Engineering and YouTube, at Google, Inc. Marian joined Google in late 2014 after retiring from AT... Learn more

Dr. Lisa Su

Dr. Lisa Su

Technical Leadership Abie Award

Sponsored by Capital One Services, LLC Learn more

Lisa is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). AMD is powering the future of high-performance computing and visualization through its microprocesso... Learn more

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2019 Keynotes and
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Aicha Evans

Aicha Evans

Keynote Speaker

Chief Executive Officer, Zoox Learn more

Aicha Evans, Chief Executive Officer at Zoox, is reimagining mobility in dense urban environments and redefining the customer experience through the creation of the first purpose-buil... Learn more

Erin MacLeod

Erin MacLeod

Featured Speaker Panelist

Senior Director for Product and Privacy Counsel, Ancestry Learn more

Erin MacLeod is a Senior Director at Ancestry, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, where she leads a team of lawyers supporting Product and advises on privacy a... Learn more

Tal Niv

Tal Niv

Featured Speaker Panelist

Vice President of Law & Policy, GitHub Learn more

Tal Niv is the Vice President of Legal & Policy at GitHub. In her role she is responsible for the legal, community moderation, and public policy teams — working to advocate with... Learn more

Marie Wieck

Marie Wieck

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General Manager, IBM Blockchain Learn more

In her more than 25 years with IBM, Marie Wieck has held a variety of technical and executive roles in IBM’s hardware, software, and services units. She is passionate about innovati... Learn more

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2018 Keynotes and
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Justine Cassell

Justine Cassell

2018 Speaker

Associate Dean of Technology Strategy and Impact Carnegie Mellon Learn more

Justine Cassell is the Associate Dean of Technology Strategy and Impact at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, and the Director Emerita of the Human Computer I... Learn more

Jessica O. Matthews

Jessica O. Matthews

Founder & CEO, Uncharted Power

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Jessica O. Matthews is the Founder & CEO of Uncharted Power, an award-winning renewable power company that specializes in harnessing the energy from motion to create entire ecosys... Learn more

Padmasree Warrior

Padmasree Warrior

CEO & Chief Development Officer, NIO U.S.

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Padmasree Warrior is the CEO & Chief Development Officer of NIO U.S. She also serves as the Chief Development Officer of NIO and is a member of its board of directors. She is resp... Learn more

Joy Buolamwini

Joy Buolamwini

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Joy Buolamwini is a computer scientist and poet of code who uses art and research to illuminate the social implications  of artificial intelligence. She founded the Algorithmic Justi... Learn more

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2017 Keynotes and
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Dr. Deborah Berebichez

Dr. Deborah Berebichez



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Keynote Speaker Chief Data Scientist, Metis Co-host, "Outrageous Acts of Science"... Learn more

Maureen Fan

Maureen Fan



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Keynote Speaker CEO and Co-founder, Baobab Studios... Learn more

Melinda Gates

Melinda Gates



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Keynote Speaker Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation... Learn more

Ayanna Howard

Ayanna Howard



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2014 Winner of the Grace Hopper Celebration A. Richard Newton Educator ABIE Award... Learn more

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2016 Keynotes and
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Ginni Rometty

Ginni Rometty



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Wednesday Keynote President and CEO, IBM Chairman, IBM Board of Directors.... Learn more

Latanya Sweeney

Latanya Sweeney



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Wednesday Keynote Professor, Harvard University Editor-­in-­Chief, Technology Science Director and founder, Data Privacy Lab... Learn more

Marc Benioff

Marc Benioff



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Friday Keynote Chairman and CEO, Salesforce... Learn more

Megan Smith

Megan Smith



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Wednesday Afternoon Plenary Speaker Chief Technology Officer, United States of America... Learn more

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2015 Keynotes and
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Hilary Mason

Hilary Mason



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Wednesday Keynote Founder, Fast Forward Labs... Learn more

Clara Shih

Clara Shih



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Wednesday Afternoon Plenary CEO & Founder, Hearsay Social... Learn more

Manuela M. Veloso

Manuela M. Veloso



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Friday Keynote Herbert A. Simon University Professor, Carnegie Mellon University... Learn more

Janet George

Janet George



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Friday Afternoon Plenary Fellow & Chief Data Scientist - Big Data and cognitive computing, SanDisk... Learn more

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