Watch Our Virtual Event with Leaders in the Microsoft Azure Data Organization
On April 30th, PowerToFly closed out the month by hosting a virtual event featuring some of the inspiring female leaders and male allies being the Microsoft Azure Data organization.
Hosted by PowerToFly's Lauren Hagerty, speakers from Microsoft included:
- Sonali Gururaja, Partner Group Engineering Manager
- Elnata Degefa, Principal Software Engineering Manager
- Yadi Reyes, Software Engineer II
- Amy Yuan, Principal Group Engineering Manager
- Kati Iceva, Principal Group Software Engineering Manager
- Zella Henderson, Senior Software Engineer
- Ashwin Shrinivas, Partner Director Engineering
An Evening with Microsoft Women in Azure AI
If you are a tech professional in the greater Seattle area and you'd like to attend this event, please email events@powertofly.com to be considered for an invite.
Microsoft has partnered with PowerToFly to present an intimate networking event to hear from a panel of business & technology leaders from the Microsoft Azure AI Platform organization who will discuss their career journeys and current projects.
The event will take place on Wednesday, September 25th from 6pm to 8pm at Microsoft, 11025 NE 8th Street, 12th Floor, Bellevue.
Agenda (Subject to Change):
- 6:00pm - Check-In & Networking over Light Food & Drinks
- 6:25pm - Kick-Off from PowerToFly
- 6:30pm - Keynote Address by Ria Kapila, Chief of Staff
- 6:40pm - Tech Talk by Aniththa Umamahesan, Program Manager
- 6:55pm - Panel Discussion featuring leaders from Microsoft
- Julie Stevenson, Data Scientist
- Sindhura Bandhakavi, Principal Software Engineering Manager
- Sophia Liu, Data Scientist
- Vinitra Swamy, Software Engineer
- 7:15pm - Audience Q&A
- 7:30pm - Networking Continues
PowerToFly has been thrilled to partner with Microsoft on several past events. Check out photos from a past gathering in Seattle HERE. Here's what one attendee shared: "I brought my daughter who is also in IT. It was a wonderful evening for both of us. We loved the panel and they did make us feel that MS is now a more inviting place for women. We are now seeking employment at MS. The greatest thing about the evening was the opportunity to hang out with a room full of women IT professionals. How refreshing!"
Whether you are looking for new opportunities (Microsoft is hiring!) or you just want to network with your peers, we hope you can attend this special mini-retreat.
About Microsoft Azure AI Platform: Microsoft's objective is to make Azure AI the best platform for 1st and 3rd party customers. We want to enable our customers to easily develop systems of intelligence anywhere: in the Azure cloud, on edge devices, and offline. Our customers expect our services to deliver the promise of the cloud: that is, to deliver globally available, compliant, secure, performant, scalable AI that can be deployed in high-volume enterprise applications. Through teamwork we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world for the better. To learn more about our values and commitment to Diversity, Environment and Innovation click here.
About PowerToFly's Events: All RSVP'd attendees are welcome, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, or age. If you require assistance to fully participate in this event, please email hi@powertofly.com, and we will contact you to discuss your specific needs.
Unfortunately, PowerToFly and Microsoft cannot admit outside recruiters to this particular event. Please email hi@powertofly.com if you have any questions about this policy.
Invite-Only Evening with Microsoft Cloud + AI Organization
This will be a great event for Software Engineers, Cloud Evangelists and Technical Program Managers. If you would like to be considered for an invite, please email hi@powertofly.com.
Microsoft has partnered with PowerToFly to present an exclusive, invite-only event to hear from Charlotte Yarkoni, Corporate Vice President of Commerce + Ecosystems, and a panel of women leaders from the Microsoft Cloud + AI organization.
The event will take place on Wednesday, October 10th from 6pm to 8pm at The Collective, located at 400 Dexter Avenue North in Seattle.
Agenda (Subject to Change):
- 6:00pm - Check-In & Networking over Light Food & Drinks
- 6:20pm - Kick-Off from PowerToFly's Chief Revenue Officer Caroline Turner
- 6:25pm - Keynote Address by Charlotte Yarkoni, Corporate Vice President - Commerce + Ecosystems, Cloud + AI.
- 6:40pm - Panel Discussion featuring from Microsoft:
- Ashley McNamara, Principal Cloud Developer Advocate
- Angie Anderson, Director of Software Engineering
- Natalia Mackevicius, Director Program Management
- 7:00pm - Audience Q&A
- 7:30pm - Networking Continues
This will be a great event for Software Engineers, Cloud Evangelists and Technical Program Managers. to network with your peers and learn what Microsoft is building. You can follow our keynote speaker Charlotte Yarkoni on Twitter @cyarkoni and panelist Ashley McNamara on Twitter @ashleymcnamara.
About our Events: All RSVP'd attendees are welcome, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, or age. If you require assistance to fully participate in this event, please email hi@powertofly.com, and we will contact you to discuss your specific needs.
Unfortunately, PowerToFly and the company it is holding an event on behalf of cannot admit outside recruiters to that particular event. Please email hi@powertofly.com if you have any questions about this policy.
About Microsoft: Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Through teamwork we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world for the better. To learn more about our values and commitment to Diversity, Environment and Innovation click here.
An Inside Look at Our Event with Microsoft
PowerToFly partnered with Microsoft to present an invite-only evening of discussions and networking with Microsoft's women leaders in CSS and beyond. The August 9th event took place at The Big Chill in Charlotte, North Carolina and also included plenty of opportunities for our attendees mingle with both the Microsoft team and their peers over some delicious food and drink.
Here's a brief looking at the evening:
- After our attendees had a chance to network, PowerToFly's Chief Revenue Officer Caroline Turner kicked off the evening by introducing Microsoft Senior Director Rich Neal who formerly welcomed our guests, as well as Aileen Allkins, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President - Customer Service & Support, who recorded a video introduction.
- Dana Knipp, WW Capability and Capacity Leader for Azure at Microsoft, sat down for a illuminating fireside chat that touched on her personal career journey and life at Microsoft.
- The night then transitioned to an wide-ranging panel discussion featuring several of Microsoft's women leaders including Linda Harrell, Supportability PM; Kristin Thomas, Support Engineer Manager; Nikki Gregg, WW Support Leader Exchange & Outlook; Charlene Douglas, Senior Content Exp Manager; and Brooke Lowry, Global D&I Manager.
- Our panel also welcomed questions from our insightful audience.
- The evening concluded with more opportunities for attendees to network over food and drinks.
A full house at Charlotte's The Big Chill
Senior Director Rich Neal welcomes our attendees.
Dana Knipp, WW Capability and Capacity Leader at Microsoft, sits down for a one-on-one chat with PowerToFly's Caroline Turner.
Attendees enjoy a video about women in CSS.
Our panel featuring some of Microsoft's wonderful women leaders.
Our panel takes questions from the audience.
A great evening of learning and networking.