LinkedIn Learning Demo
Interested in refreshing your skills during your job search? Join LinkedIn and San Francisco’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development to learn how to utilize online learning and training tools to make sure you can stay relevant, gain new skills and land that dream job.
Krysti Specht, Sr. Workforce Development Specialist at Office of Economic and Workforce Development
Rachel Miller-Hee, Customer Success Manager at LinkedIn
Agenda
- Doors Open10/15 - Breakout Room 1, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
- Present with Impact (and encourage others to speak up)!10/15 - Breakout Room 1, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AMWorkshop
Tina Jackson & Joy Leach - On the Spectrum: Did You Wear Your Filter to Work Today?10/15 - Breakout Room 1, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AMWorkshop
Lisa Abeyta - Debugging the Technical Interview: Tips for Interviewers10/15 - Breakout Room 1, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PMWorkshop
Lus RC Mendel - How to Ensure an Inclusive Recruiting Process for the New Wave of Nontraditional Candidates.10/15 - Breakout Room 1, 12:30 PM - 12:40 PMSolo Talk
Paria Rajai - The Role of Machine Learning in Building a Diverse Workforce10/15 - Breakout Room 1, 12:40 PM - 12:50 PMSolo Talk
Nidhi Gupta - The Challenges of Measuring Offensiveness10/15 - Breakout Room 1, 12:50 PM - 1:00 PMSolo Talk
John Cheng - Doors Open10/15 - Breakout Room 2, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
- More Than Meets The Eye: A New Direction for Conversations on Disability10/15 - Breakout Room 2, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AMWorkshop
Jessie Wusthoff - Demystifying Microaggressions10/15 - Breakout Room 2, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AMWorkshop
Alex Locust - Using Agile to Facilitate Organizational Change10/15 - Breakout Room 2, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM(workshop - sponsored by Pivotal)
Albrey Bristo-Brown & Lindsey Siegel - Doors Open10/16 Main Stage, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
- Welcome10/16 Main Stage, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AMMelinda Briana Epler & Wayne Sutton
- John Maeda10/16 Main Stage, 9:15 AM - 9:35 AMFireside Chat
Moderator: Wayne Sutton - Fireside Chat with KR Liu and Molly Ford10/16 Main Stage, 9:35 AM - 9:55 AM(fireside chat, sponsored by Salesforce)
Moderator: Melinda Briana Epler - Nidhi Kalra10/16 Main Stage, 10:00 AM - 10:25 AMFireside Chat
Moderator: Melinda Briana Epler - Building Inclusive Products10/16 Main Stage, 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM(panel, sponsored by Yelp)
Lia Garvin, Morgan Gore, Sunday Parker, and Jeana Alayaay. Moderator: Wayne Sutton - Executive Panel: Cyber Security and Culture with Symantec Executives10/16 Main Stage, 10:55 AM - 11:20 AMPanel
Sheila Jordan, Amy Cappellanti-Wolf, Greg Clark, Samir Kapuria. Moderator: Melinda Briana Epler and Wayne Sutton - Trauma, Resilience and Self-Determination: Stories from Women of Color Entrepreneurs10/16 Main Stage, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PMPanel
Michelle Kim, April Fenall, and Brooklyn Wright. Moderator: Danielle DeRuiter-Williams - Lunch on Your Own (Explore the City)10/16 Main Stage, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- How Technology Can Remove Biases from Hiring10/16 Main Stage, 1:30 PM - 1:55 PMPanel
Lauren Ryan, Mehul Patel, and Tigran Sloyan. Moderator: Wayne Sutton - Building Inclusive Startup Ecosystems10/16 Main Stage, 1:55 PM - 2:20 PM(panel, sponsored by Kauffman Foundation)
Lori Pourier, Christie Pitts, Chris McLemore, and Jared Wiener. Moderator: Wayne Sutton - Black Men in Tech: What’s Missing from the Conversation?10/16 Main Stage, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PMPanel
Ajene Green, Willie Jackson, and Xavier Cunningham. Moderator: Maurice Wilkins - Executive Panel: Allyship: Women Empowering Women in the Workplace10/16 Main Stage, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PMPanel
Racquel Russell, Rebekah Bastian, Annie Rihn, and Aldona Clottey. Moderator: Melinda Briana Epler and Wayne Sutton - 30min - Afternoon Break10/16 Main Stage, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
- Barbara H. Whye10/16 Main Stage, 4:00 PM - 4:20 PMFireside Chat
Moderators: Melinda Epler & Wayne Sutton - Focus on Solutions: We are here. What's Next?10/16 Main Stage, 4:20 PM - 4:50 PMClosing Planel
Lauren Jackman, Danny Allen, Tina Sandford, and Katrina Jones. Moderator: Melinda Briana Epler, and Wayne Sutton - Closing Statments10/16 Main Stage, 4:50 PM - 5:00 PMMelinda Briana Epler & Wayne Sutton
- Happy Hour Sponsored by Credit Karma10/16 Main Stage, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
- Career Fair Starts10/17 Career Fair, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PMMeet with recruiting teams from 40+ tech companies and schools. Also, free headshots available on the Mezzanine Level!
- Doors Open10/16 Breakout Room 1, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
- Recruiting Partnerships with Higher Education10/16 Breakout Room 1, 10:00 AM - 10:25 AMPanel
Orlando Harris, Dr. Gordon S. Swartz, Monique Pascual, and Chris Brooks. Moderator: Laura Moran - Understanding and Addressing Intersectionality10/16 Breakout Room 1, 10:30 AM - 10:55 AMPanel
Miriam Aguirre, Dom Brassey, Angel Lewis, and Aubrey Blanche, - Collaborating for True Change10/16 Breakout Room 1, 10:55 AM - 11:20 AMPanel
Stephanie Lampkin, Carolyn McGourty Supple, Mimi Fox Melton, Tammy Cho, and Maria Salamanca. Moderator: Elizabeth Ames - Building Great Technology Companies While Making Portland Stronger10/16 Breakout Room 1, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PMPanel
Catalin Wong, Lauren Espinosa, and Jenny Berkedal. Moderator: Jared Wiener - Lunch on Your Own (Explore the City)10/16 Breakout Room 1, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- Inclusive Design for AR and VR10/16 Breakout Room 1, 1:30 PM - 1:40 PMSolo Talk
Ran Tao - Why Every Blockchain Project Should Be A Social Impact Project10/16 Breakout Room 1, 1:40 PM - 1:50 PMSolo Talk
Daisy Ozim - We Are Our Ancestors Wildest Dreams: How Virtual Reality is Empowering Students to Dream Big10/16 Breakout Room 1, 1:50 PM - 2:00 PMSolo Talk
Kai Frazier - Ethics of Artificial Intelligence10/16 Breakout Room 1, 2:00 PM - 2:10 PMSolo Talk
Laura Montoya - Protecting Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence10/16 Breakout Room 1, 2:10 PM - 2:20 PMSolo Talk
Danielle Cass - Drafting Ethical Principles for Immersive Products10/16 Breakout Room 1, 2:20 PM - 2:30 PMSolo Talk
Rebecca Ackermann - An Unexpected Trojan Horse - Using Autism as Your Secret Weapon in Improving Outcomes for All Underrepresented Groups10/16 Breakout Room 1, 2:30 PM - 2:40 PMSolo Talk
John Marble - How Invisible Disabilities Impact Performance, Tenure in Tech & Entrepreneurship - Ability In Tech Track10/16 Breakout Room 1, 2:40 PM - 2:50 PMSolo Talk
Jes Osrow - Real Stories of Students with Disabilities - Ability In Tech Track10/16 Breakout Room 1, 2:50 PM - 3:00 PMSolo Talk
Naitik Mehta - Disability is Diversity10/16 Breakout Room 1, 3:00 PM - 3:10 PMSolo Talk
Tiffany Yu - The Four Key Lessons I Learned While Transforming Our Company Culture and Creating A Diverse Team10/16 Breakout Room 1, 3:10 PM - 3:20 PMSolo Talk
Ryan Carson - Raising the Bar10/16 Breakout Room 1, 3:20 PM - 3:30 PMSolo Talk
Aubrey Blanche - 30min - Afternoon Break10/16 Breakout Room 1, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
- Happy Hour Sponsored by Credit Karma10/16 Breakout Room 1, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
- Doors Open10/16 Breakout Room 2, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
- Examining Apprenticeship Programs10/16 Breakout Room 2, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AMPanel
Orrian Willis, Sivan Levaton, Vikrum Aiyer, Latejah Whittaker, and Adrian Nam. Moderator: Tiffany Price - Times Up Tech: Taking Action10/16 Breakout Room 2, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PMPanel
Stephanie Lampkin, Carolyn McGourty Supple, Mimi Fox Melton, Tammy Cho, and Maria Salamanca. Moderator: Elizabeth Ames - Lunch on Your Own (Explore the City)10/16 Breakout Room 2, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- Inclusion Driving Global Impact: Lessons for All10/16 Breakout Room 2, 1:30 PM - 1:55 PMPanel
Adimone Abili, and Enhao Li. Moderator: Maica Gil - Diversity Myopia: How D&I Shortsightedness Could Set Your Company Up for A Crisis and What To Do About it.10/16 Breakout Room 2, 2:00 PM - 2:10 PMSolo Talks
Lily Jampol, PhD - Inclusive Communications: So Everyone On Your Team Can Bring Their Best Selves To Work10/16 Breakout Room 2, 2:10 PM - 2:20 PMSolo Talk
Steve Workman and Gabriel Ramos - The Fishbowl: A New Way to Facilitate Difficult Conversations10/16 Breakout Room 2, 2:20 PM - 2:30 PMSolo Talk
Steven Huang - A Workforce Revolution: Shattering the Glass Ceiling for Working Moms10/16 Breakout Room 2, 2:30 PM - 2:40 PMSolo Talk
Ritu Narayan - How Returnships Find Hidden Talent and Create More Gender and Age Inclusive Cultures10/16 Breakout Room 2, 2:40 PM - 2:50 PMSolo Talk
Tami Forman - Q&A with Ritu Narayan and Tami Forman10/16 Breakout Room 2, 2:50 PM - 3:00 PMQ&A Time
Moderator: Lauren Jackman - How Smart City Technologies Can Improve Quality of Life10/16 Breakout Room 2, 3:00 PM - 3:10 PMSolo Talk
Dr. Jaana Remes - Accessibility is for Everyone10/16 Breakout Room 2, 3:10 PM - 3:20 PMSolo Talk
Matthew Ström - Democratizing Information10/16 Breakout Room 2, 3:20 PM - 3:30 PMSolo Talk
Aloka Penmetcha - 30min - Afternoon Break10/16 Breakout Room 2, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
- Happy Hour Sponsored by Credit Karma10/16 Breakout Room 2, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
- Career Coaching10/17 - Breakout Room 1, 11:30 AM - 3:00 PMMeet with career coaches and mentors for advice about your career path, resume, and more.
- Debugging the Technical Interview: Tips for Candidates during Coding Interviews10/17 - Breakout Room 2, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PMWorkshop
Lus RC Mendel and Shane Skikne - Interview Success Skills10/17 - Breakout Room 2, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PMWorkshop
Jill Wesley - Launch Your Career10/17 - Breakout Room 2, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PMWorkshop
Amanda Townsend - LinkedIn Learning Demo10/17 - Breakout Room 2, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PMDemo
Krysti Specht and Rachel Miller-Hee - Speaker and Sponsor Dinner at AdobeMonday - 10/15, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM