In the era of fast growing technology, mere possession of skills is not enough. Apart from having what it takes to be a tech geek, it is important enough to grab the right opportunities when they knock at your door.
Living in a male dominated society, these opportunities do not knock often, but when it does come, make sure you make the most of it. All those women out there in the society who “s passion is technology, The Geek angel Summit is THAT one hell of an opportunity.
The Geek Angels is a non – profit, one-stop hub for women involved in the tech field. It provides a platform to learn, share, ideate, innovate, collaborate and develop solutions for the problems in this world. It allows women to work with people from varied fields and learn cutting edge technologies. They help the participants to get the best of the time spent which in turn propels their career prospects.
This year on the 16th of April 2016, The Geek Angels Summit is all set to happen again. As part of the summit, there will be
- Workshops – to strengthen your technical skills in latest technologies from the workshops delivered by eminent industry experts in a complete interactive mode
- Inspiring power talks & Panel – get inspired from the amazing power talks by the most powerful women in the tech industry. Every journey begins with a small step driven by inspiration
- Great Networking opportunities – Mentors, Angels Investors, Coders and Gurus. It”s all about networking
- The Hackathon – Prove your mettle by solving a problem. Get noticed & hired by availing Internship opportunities at the summit
Agenda –
08: 30 AM – 9:30 AM – Registrations, Tea and snacks
9:30 AM- 10:00 AM – Keynote: Believing in journey
10:00 AM – 10: 15 AM – Keynote: Opening note
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Talk: Building a tech focused personal brand for your IT career
11:00 AM – 11: 45 AM – Panel: “Women Helping Women: The stories, the tech, the steps you can personally take to make a difference”
11: 45 AM – 12: 10 PM – Talk by Ananda shankar Jayant
01: 00 PM – 01: 45 PM – Lunch break
02:00 PM – 02: 25 PM – Talk: Cyber Security – Are you at Risk?
02: 25 PM – 03: 20 PM -Panel: Emerging Technologies BigData Analytics & Cloud Computing.
03: 20 PM – 03: 40 PM – Talk: IoT- Don”t miss the next tech revolution
03: 40 PM – 03: 55 PM – Talk: Maker Revolution
04: 00 PM – 04: 10 PM – Talk: End with confidence
04: 10 PM – 05: 00 PM – Networking session followed by Tea and Coffee / Drinks
The speakers are going to not only educate the women, but being there will also give you a chance to learn from experience. The speakers list for this year”s summit includes –
- Mamata Vegunta – HR director, Invesco
- Radhika Meenakshi Shankar – Founder, Wise Owl Consulting
- Ramesh Loganatham – MD, Progress Software
- Ananda Shankar Jayant – Dancer, Tedx Speaker
- Shruthi Kamath – Ethical Hacker
- Shwetha Mehatha – Fitness Athlete
- Anamika Singh – Cyber security consultant, IronWasp
- Bhavana Khatri – Psychologist, Soft skills trainer
At the end of the day though, it”s up to us women to make our lives brighter. Like they say, opportunities are like sunrises, if you wait too long, you miss them. The Geek Angels is your sunrise, here and now, and you”d better not miss it.
Event Details
When – 16th April 2016
Where – Progress Software, Madhapur, Hyderabad
Time – 09: 00 AM onwards
You can buy your ticket by clicking here.
PS: If you are student who is planning to attend the event, you can get 25% off on your registration. Click here for more details . The Geek Angels team is looking for volunteers to help them at the event. If you would like to volunteer, please click here to apply.
