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With Lauren Nemeth (CRO, Nextdoor), Kanika Chaturvedi (Program Mgr Loon, Google X), Suzanne Yuen (Dir. Data Science, Salesforce), Fatema Kothari (Dir., Girls in Tech), Shali Goradia (Dir. Security Product, Salesforce).
Nextdoor HQ, 875 Stevenson St, #700, San Francisco
Jul 10 (Tue) , 2018 @ 06:00 PM
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Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Join Girls in Tech & Nextdoor for a speaker series & networking eventin which some of the best & brightest female leaders in technology will share their unique stories about thriving in tech.

Hear from a panel of dynamic leaders in techology from top Bay Area companies, including Salesforce, Google, Nextdoor, & Verizon.
Engage in honest discussions about being a tech leader, successstrategies for every phase of your career, & steering through challenges & unseen barriers on the way to the top.
Enjoy networking with other women in tech from some of Silicon Valley's most exciting tech companies & organizations.
Relax with some delicious hor d'oeuvers & drinks :)


Panelists:


Lauren Nemeth- Chief Revenue Officer at Nextdoor
Lauren Nemeth is the Chief Revenue Officer at Nextdoor, the free & private social network for neighborhoods. Nemeth joined Nextdoor from Amobee, a leading global digital marketing technology company, where she served as Chief Revenue Officer. Prior to that, Nemeth held the same role at Turn following her tenure as Chief Operating Officer at URX, the predictive mobile search engine, acquired by Pinterest in 2016.


Kanika Chaturvedi- Program Manager, Loon at Google X
As a Program Manager for Loon, Kanika works on scaling operations to work towards Google's mission of providing network to rural areas of the world that currently don't have access to the internet. Kanika has worked on multiple Google products such as AdWords, YouTube, & Google Asisstant.


Suzanne Yuen - Director, Data Science at Salesforce
Suzanne is the Director of Data Science at Salesforce.org, a social enterprise that embodies Salesforce's 1-1-1 Model of the Integrated Philanthropy. Salesforce.org empowers tens of thousands of nonprofits & educational institutions through technology, grants, & volunteering programs. In her spare time, she enjoys rock climbing & also founded WomenForData.org, & not-for-profit helping women break into & succeed in the professional data space (i.e. Data Scientists, Data Analysts, etc).



Fatema Kothari - Director at Girls in Tech & Technical Program Manager at Verizon
Fatema Kothari is responsible for leading efforts at Verizon to design & deploy new infrastructure to expand internet connectivity. She brings 10+ years of engineering & leadership experience in the networking industry, & has worked on mobile operator networks in seven countries! Fueled by her passion to bridge the digital divide & bring internet access to underserved communities, Fatema currently also serves as Vice President for the non-profitSF Bay Area Internet Society.


Shali Goradia - Director, Security Product & Program Management at Salesforce
Shali leads a tem responsible for strategic planning & delivery of government customer needs enabling growth in the Public Sector business. This includes product offerings & security comliance frameworks such as FedRAMP High & Department of Defense IL4+. Pior to joining Salesforce, she was the Director of Identity & Access Product Management at Visa. Shali's passionate about building diverse tems. She believes women should advocate & support each other. Brinign women into technology roles & leadership is the key to change.

About Nextdoor
Nextdoor is the free & private social network for neighborhoods used in over 175,000 neighborhoods nationwide. On Nextdoor, neighbors create private websites for their neighborhoods where they can ask questions, get to know one another, & exchange local advice & recommendations.

We hope to see you there! All proceeds from the event go to Girls in Tech. Check us out here:https://girlsintech.org/
 
 
 
 
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