<p>Here's a brief looking at the evening:</p><ul class="ee-ul"><li>After our attendees had a chance to network, PowerToFly's Chief Revenue Officer <strong>Caroline Turner </strong>kicked off the evening by introducing Microsoft Senior Director <strong>Rich Neal </strong>who formerly welcomed our guests, as well as <strong>Aileen Allkins, </strong>Microsoft's Corporate Vice President - Customer Service & Support, who recorded a video introduction. </li><li><strong>Dana Knipp, </strong>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. </li><li>The night then transitioned to an wide-ranging panel discussion featuring several of Microsoft's women leaders including <strong>Linda Harrell</strong>, Supportability PM; <strong>Kristin Thomas</strong>, Support Engineer Manager; <strong>Nikki Gregg</strong>, WW Support Leader Exchange & Outlook; <strong>Charlene Douglas</strong>, Senior Content Exp Manager; and <strong>Brooke Lowry,</strong> Global D&I Manager.</li><li>Our panel also welcomed questions from our insightful audience. </li><li>The evening concluded with more opportunities for attendees to network over food and drinks. </li></ul><div>Microsoft is invested in women-focused organizations, seeking out women-owned suppliers, and providing support to women once they are employees at Microsoft. Their employee network Women@Microsoft reaches over twenty thousand people worldwide. Microsoft's ongoing diversity partnerships include the Anita Borg Institute, National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), and MentorNet.</div><div>Visit <a href="https://powertofly.com/companies/microsoft-corporation" target="_blank">Microsoft's page on PowerToFly</a> to learn more about their open roles, benefits and diversity initiatives.<span class="redactor-invisible-space"></span></div><div><br></div>
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A full house at Charlotte's The Big Chill
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Senior Director Rich Neal welcomes our attendees.
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Dana Knipp, WW Capability and Capacity Leader at Microsoft, sits down for a one-on-one chat with PowerToFly's Caroline Turner.
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Attendees enjoy a video about women in CSS.
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Our panel featuring some of Microsoft's wonderful women leaders.
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Our panel takes questions from the audience.
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A great evening of learning and networking.
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