You are Invited!
According to IDC, opportunities in the cloud will exceed $300B by 2020 from infrastructure technology spending alone. Adding other areas of digital innovation including quantum computing, ambient technology, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence extends the technology opportunity into multi-trillions of dollars with vast, ever-changing social and economic impact. This shift is also referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The opportunities in the cloud are both impressive and daunting. To ensure women are at the forefront of this tectonic shift, Women in Cloud is driving community-led initiative supporting female technology entrepreneurs. Via private-public partnerships with innovative companies and leaders in tech Women in Cloud creates access to partnership opportunities, programs that accelerate business growth in the cloud and strategic alliances that advance the success of women in tech.
Why Should You Consider Attending This Event
“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin” – Tony Robbins, Author, Philanthropist, Life Coach
Women are key drivers of economic growth. As we continue to draw light on the importance of inclusion in the tech industry to close the gender gap and allow for more diverse concept creation, we will focus on Action – one of the primary pillars of Women in Cloud. By accessing the resources needed to launch and sustain businesses and grow our careers, we will address the economic inclusion to co-develop and co-market solutions by providing women the tools, knowledge, and networks they need to build a successful cloud business an reach their full potential. 2020 is the year to take ACTION.
At the Women in Cloud Summit you’ll be connected with cloud industry leaders, women-led cloud companies and allies of all types. Our goal is to help women gain access to opportunities, resources and acceleration programs that help grow careers and business. This year we as a community will take ACTION for the growth of women-led tech companies!
All genders and allies of women in tech entrepreneurs and community are welcome to participate in the Summit.
The Summit explores:
- Access to Enable New Innovations: Provide ways to leverage and adopt cloud technologies to innovate
- Mastry of Personal Leadership & Cloud Skills: Give women access to personal and cloud-related skills development
- Networking with Executives, Subject-Matter Experts, & Innovators: Accelerate ideas and access to resources including strategic partnerships
- Customer Acceleration: Identify new ways to acquire customers & drive customer obsession
Here’s what’s new in 2020:
- Thought Leadership Incubator: Speaker Readiness Program
- Extended Executive Roundtables: Pre-Registration Requirement & 1.5 hour Meeting Time
- Inclusion Lounge: Added Networking & Panel Discussions Opportunity
- Session Tracks: Business, Technical, and Leadership Tracks
- Pitch Competition: Four finalists will present their B2B cloud-ready solutions for a chance to win a laptop and PR promotion
- Innovation Hacks: Budding entrepreneur roundtable experience to develop innovation hacks to tackle UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
Preliminary Summit Agenda to be announced October 2019
We will build a full day of keynotes, breakouts, lightning talks and workshops in the areas of business, technical, and leadership acceleration. Full agenda will be published in December 2019.
Address:
Microsoft Conference Center, Building 33
16070 Northeast 36th Way
Redmond, WA 98052
United States
Date and Time:
Sat, January 25, 2020
8:00 AM – 7:30 PM PST
Contact:
Raisa Noelle
raisa@womenincloud.com
206-201-2657
SPECIAL HOTEL RATES
Women in Cloud has secured a special discounted rate at Aloft Seattle Redmond or Element Seattle Redmond for guests of the Annual Summit. The deadline to book for this price is January 1, 2020. To take advantage of this exclusive price, click here to book your room
Special Hotel Rate Start Date: Thursday, January 23, 2020
Special Hotel Rate End Date: Monday, January 27, 2020
Last Day to Book: Monday, January 1, 2020
Hotel(s) offering our special group rate:
- Aloft Seattle Redmond for $99 USD per night
- Element Seattle Redmond for $109 USD per night
CALL FOR SPEAKERS
Women In Cloud provides speakers with a global stage to enable cloud opportunities. Call for speakers including keynote conversations, panel discussions, one-on-one interviews, spotlights, and executive roundtables focused on accelerating impact for women entrepreneurs and leaders in the cloud is now open. We invite thought leaders, innovative thinkers, entrepreneurs, and industry influencers to apply to speak at Women in Cloud Summit 2020.
First round selections will be made by October 15, 2019. Applications submitted after that date will be reviewed by November 15, 2019.
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS

Gavriella Schuster

Thai Lee

Amy Nelson

Sandy Carter

Melanie Posey

Chaitra Vedullapalli

Gretchen O’Hara

Carrie Francey

Karen Fassio

Jenna Lange

Wendy White

Jacqueline Touma

Madhu Kochar

Jill Angelo

George Sifakis

Deena Pierott

Kristin Miller

Sarah Blankinship

Razia Richter

Eduardo Kassner

Heather Brewer

Amy Protexter

Tay & Val

Barb Darrow

Becky Washam

Margaret Dawson

Ioanna Stanegloudi

Lori Stutsman

Sharon A. Davison, Ph.D.

Rebecca Lovell

Melody Biringer

Kylie Schleicher

Tim Crawford

Nancy G Watt

Monica Kumar

Heidi Sales Toussaint

Sean Jazayeri

Christine Bongard

Toni Colman

Swarna Podila

Lauren Cooney

Karli Barokas

Kristina Bergman

Sage Lavine

Leena Porwal

Lisa Lindberg

Madhu Singh

Kelly Sparks

Hollie Choi

Katie McLean

Stacey Sargent

Lika Dutta

Jennifer Didier

Evan Richman

Madinah Ali
PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE & EXPERT ROUNDTABLE FACILITATORS

Christina Storm, Google Cloud

Dave Willis, CVP Microsoft

Coco Brown, Founder Athena Alliance

Feyzi Fatehi, CEO Corent Technology

Gillian Muessig, Sybilla Masters Fund

Ram Dutt, CEO of Meylah

Kathy Visser-May, VP SAP

Lyndsey Zwart, Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft US Sub

Julie Chase, Founder, Dream Job Catcher

Tad Richardson, Founder Sodo Mofo Designs

Jacqueline Farrington, Founder, Farrington Partners

Casey McGee, VP Microsoft

Ed Fassio, Customer Success Manager, Microsoft

Lori Stutsman, Founder, EMM Marketing

Jim Brisimitzis, Quake Capital Partners, Managing Partner
BECOME A SPONSOR
Women In Cloud offers a platform to create impactful benefits for you and your company while making a big difference in our communities. Leverage the following benefits while reaching an audience of 1500+:
- Brand Visibility & Community Goodwill
- Targeted Marketing & Consumer Perception
- Content Strategy & Audience Insights
- Efficient Lead Generation
- Sales Goals
- Business Relationships & ROI
For more information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Raisa Noelle at raisa@womenincloud.com
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Our dynamic contributing network composition engages a dedicated community that comes together to advance the mission to create access and acceleration for everyone by taking action to advance leadership and entrepreneurship.
WIC volunteers contribute their time, skills, and expertise by serving on various experiences in the month leading up to the summit and providing on-the-ground support during the summit.
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