Shaping the Future of Tech and Business
Sponsored by Vista Equity Partners and Robert F. Smith ’94
Program Emcees
Renè Lumley-Hall ’06, Board Member, African American Alumni Association (4A)
Michael Robinson ’01, Assistant Dean, Engagement, Admissions
8:00–8:40 a.m.
Registration
8:45–9:40 a.m.
Vista Equity Partners’ Opening Panel: Building Inclusion into Tech: How Diverse Workforces will Create More Holistic AI Tools
Moderator: Robert F. Smith ’94, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Vista Equity Partners
Speaker: Shannon Bracken, Senior Vice President, Vista Equity Partners
Speaker: Amy Kadomatsu, CEO, COMPLY
Speaker: Cory Munchbach, CEO, BlueConic
9:50–10:45 a.m.
Alumnae Panel: Why Increasing Representation Across the Tech Ecosystem Matters
Moderator: Alison Albeck Lindland ’08, Chief Marketing Officer, Movable Ink
Speaker: Laura Kornhauser ’17, CEO and Co-Founder, Stratyfy
Speaker: Jane Mosbacher Morris ’12, Founder and CEO, TO THE MARKET
Speaker: Alicia Syrett ’07, Chair of the Board of Directors of Digimarc (NASDAQ: DMRC) and Founder of Madam Chair
10:55–11:40 a.m.
Fireside Chat
With Professor Ashli Carter, Lecturer, Management Division and Sallie Krawcheck ’92, CEO and Co-Founder, Ellevest
11:50–12:45 p.m.
Alumnae Panel: Innovation and Leadership in Product Development
Moderator: Elizebeth Varghese ’07, Partner, Space Economy Acceleration Leader at Deloitte
Speaker: Carly Bigi ’17, Founder and CEO, Laws of Motion
Speaker: Shar Caesar Douglas ’13, Head of Marketing, TIDAL
Speaker: Jeanine Heck ’07, Senior Vice President, Product Development, Comcast
12:45–1:45 p.m.
Networking Lunch
Sponsored in partnership with Columbia Business School's Women's Circle