“There’s always a tension between one’s individual self—one’s million data points—and the statistical breakdown of your existence. It’s the awareness of this tension that I navigate each day.” I wrote this in response to the reveal that black employee representation across Splunk’s U.S. offices was only 3%. #RepresentationMatters and having a “seat at the table” are critical frameworks and tactics to improve diversity, and this panel discussion brings together a diverse cross-section of Splunkers to further explore these topics. Specifically, panel participants will use there statistical data points (e.g., 3%) as a foil to reflect on how they’ve leveraged their individual motivations to push for and create change within their particular role. We intend for the audience to leave stirred by the ideas this conversation will open up, and moved to ask themselves what they can do to create change or elevate others who’ve been underrepresented in their workplace.

Speaker(s)
Keegan Dubbs, Senior Product Manager, Splunk
Kara Gillis, Director of Product Management, Splunk
Christopher Russell, Product Marketing Manager, Splunk
Marvin Green, Principal Product Manager, Mobile, Splunk
Alyssa Niles, Product Marketing Manager, Splunk
Vidhi Agrawal, Principal Product Manager, Core products portfolio, Splunk

Slides PDF link - https://conf.splunk.com/files/2019/slides/FND1745.pdf?podcast=1577146202

Product: Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Cloud

Track: Foundations/Platform

Level: Good for all skill levels