Meet + Network with American Express’ Women Tech Leaders in Phoenix
If you are a Phoenix based tech professional and you would like to attend this event, please email your name and URL to events@powertofly.com to be considered for an invite.
PowerToFly is very happy to be back in Phoenix to host a special invite-only evening featuring women tech leaders at American Express on Thursday, February 27th. And best of all? You're invited!
PowerToFly events with American Express are diverse gatherings that create lasting connections for attendees and often result in hires. On this special evening, you'll have the opportunity to network with top women in your field, as well as team members from American Express and PowerToFly. As a bonus, we're offering complimentary headshots from a professional photographer at the start of the evening.
The event will take place on Thursday, February 27th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm (check-in begins at 5:30 pm) at 18850 N. 56th Street, Phoenix.
We Had a Blast with American Express in Sunrise, Florida
PowerToFly has been fortunate to partner with American Express on past events from New York to London so we were thrilled to return to Sunrise, Florida on August 27th, to host a brand new night of networking and tech talks featuring American Express' women tech leaders and allies.
PowerToFly's Dionna Smith-Keels hosted the event, which took place at Amex's gorgeous (and huge) complex in Sunrise, Florida, which is just thirty minutes from Fort Lauderdale. As our guests arrived, they had plenty of time to network, enjoy refreshments and take part in our complimentary headshot photo station.
After some brief opening remarks from Dionna, Adrianna Bailey - VP, Software Engineering at American Express began the evening with warm welcome remarks, diving deeper into the company culture at American Express that truly sets it apart.
Next up, we were treated to a tech talk entitled "Machine Learning: Unstructured Content Organizer" which was hosted by Amex's Prasad Kanvinde and Valencia Steiger. The audience followed up the talk with plenty of probing questions.
The centerpiece of the evening was a panel discussion where Adrianna was joined by four colleagues to discuss their current projects and career journeys. Our panel then concluded with ample time to take questions from the audience and for our panelists to share career advice. Our esteemed speakers included:
- Ileana Figueroa - VP, Technology
- Lisa Meisenbacher, VP, Technology
- Dean Vocaturo - VP, Network Engineering & Optimization
- Man Chon (Kevin) U - VP, Technology
The night wasn't over yet! Our guests stuck around to mingle and network with our speakers and hiring leaders while everyone walked away with fun goodie bags of Amex swag.
Getting ready for the night to begin!
A delicious spread.
PowerToFly's Dionna Smith-Keels kicks off the event.
Keynote Address speaker Adrianna Bailey
Adrianna welcomes our guests.
Our amazing panel.
Another look at our panel.
Our panel took questions from the audience.
Top off the night with some delicious treats.
Meet American Express’ Women Tech Leaders in Sunrise
If you are a tech professional in the Sunrise, Florida area and you are interested in attending this event, please email events@powertofly.com to be considered for an invite.
PowerToFly is thrilled to host women-in-tech events with American Express in cities as diverse as New York, Phoenix and London. These gatherings create lasting connections for attendees, and often resulted in hires! We're excited to be partnering with American Express on our second evening of networking and tech talks in Sunrise on Tuesday, August 27th.
Since this is an invite-only event, you'll have the opportunity to network with top women in your field, as well as team members from American Express and PowerToFly. As a plus, we're offering complimentary headshots from a professional photographer at the start of the evening.
The event will take place on Tuesday, August 27th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm (check-in begins at 5:30 pm) at 1500 NW 136th Avenue, Sunrise.
A Look at Our Evening with American Express in NYC
Over the course of several months, PowerToFly has had the perfect partner in American Express, a company that truly goes the extra mile when it comes to diversity and inclusion. We've presented several events together across the US (and one in London) and on June 11th, PowerToFly was thrilled to to partner with American Express on a new event held at their New York headquarters.
Attendees mingle at the start of the event
PowerToFly's Milena Berry
American Express' Colleen Doyle delivers the night's keynote address
Colleen Doyle
A product demo of Amex Go, presented by Astu Patel
Astu Patel
The evening's panel discussion
American Express' Hitesh Seth and Marian Berndt
American Express' Ilene Eng and Colleen Doyle
American Express' Katrina Roberts
Taking questions from the audience
The event featured plenty of time to network
Attendees had the chance to network with members of the American Express team
Some of the evening's speakers from American Express
Fun with the American Express team
