WITS & Wisdom

The Women in Tech Summit
WITS & Wisdom

A podcast sharing insights, innovations & inspiration from the award-winning Women in Tech Summit. Join host Gloria Bell, founder of the Women in Tech Summit and the Inspiring Tech Foundation, as she sits down with the sponsors, speakers and knowledge-seekers of the WITS community to inspire, connect and inform anyone who wants to get to grips with the tech industry.

  1. 08/07/2024

    Where Robots are Going: Robotics and SLAM with Denise Wong

    In this episode, Gloria chats with Denise Wong, a WITS Speaker and Senior Tech Lead for Localization at Boston Dynamics. They dig into a sample of the fascinating projects Denise’ has worked on, from reflecting on her research as a student to envisioning a future for the field.

    14 min

  2. 05/22/2024

    Creating Community: A WITS & Wisdom Recap

    In this special miniseries we’re revisiting the first three episodes of WITS & Wisdom, featuring WITS speakers and supporters Isabelle Kent, Bobbie Carlton, and Amy Cliett. In discussions with host and WITS founder Gloria Bell, our guests cover three different ways to participate in the WITS community, and break down the opportunities, insights and connections that keep them each coming back.

    50 min

  3. 04/30/2024

    Sharing The Secret Sauce: Leslie Chapman

    In this episode, recorded live at WITS Northeast in 2023, Gloria checks in with Leslie Chapman, an individual contributor for Comcast, WITS speaker, and winner of not one, but two Emmy awards. They trace how Leslie connected her love of coding with a passion for TV, demystify the day-to-day of being an individual contributor and envision an empowering future for women in tech.

    22 min

  4. 03/14/2024

    Engaged, Excited & Growing: Grace Francisco

    In this episode, recorded live at WITS northeast in 2023, Gloria re-connects with Grace Francisco, WITS Speaker and Chief Technical Marketing officer of Pangea. The two chat about Grace's wealth of experience both behind keyboards and in front of audiences, and how she got her start both as a technologist and as an advocate for women in tech.

    22 min

  5. 02/14/2024

    Led By Curiosity: Swathi Young

    In this episode, recorded live at WITS Midatlantic 2023, Gloria catches up with AI expert, WITS Speaker and corporate leader Swathi Young about her day-to-day work as a CTO, the soft skills that have brought her there, and the passion for tackling tough problems that guided her along the way.

    18 min

  6. 01/17/2024

    Architecture & Stewardship: Data Governance with Lauren Maffeo

    In this episode, Gloria gets technical with Lauren Maffeo, author of Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up and a speaker at WITS Mid-Atlantic, 2023. They break down the job of a service designer, elaborate on what data architecture actually means, and explain why even non-tech professionals should care.

    18 min

  7. 12/13/2023

    A Builder at Heart: Denise Wong

    In this episode, Gloria connects with WITS speaker and robotics engineer Denise Wong to discuss the early roots of her love for electronics, trace the path she’s followed as a woman in STEM, and celebrate the communities she’s found along the way.

    19 min

  8. 10/25/2023

    Some Good PR for Humanity: Cyberpsychology with Mayra Ruiz-McPherson

    In this episode WITS speaker & cyberpsychologist Mayra Ruiz-McPherson sits down with Gloria to discuss what this emerging discipline entails in both theory and in practice. They dig into the clues, context and corrections that cyberpsychologists can offer in our increasingly AI-enabled world, and the unexpected reasons humanity, as a concept, needs advocates.

    19 min
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A podcast sharing insights, innovations & inspiration from the award-winning Women in Tech Summit. Join host Gloria Bell, founder of the Women in Tech Summit and the Inspiring Tech Foundation, as she sits down with the sponsors, speakers and knowledge-seekers of the WITS community to inspire, connect and inform anyone who wants to get to grips with the tech industry.

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  • Creator
    The Women in Tech Summit
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023
  • Show Website
    WITS & Wisdom

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