Video: Blockchain Alternative Currencies for Informal Economies in LatAm

Viviana Siless, PhD, Co-founder & CTO @ Quipu Market

Anu Mittal, Senior Software Engineer at Circles.Life

Video: Self-Upscaling 101

Deepali Chouhan, Network Director for Women Who Code, Vancouver Canada, interviews Pooneh Mokariasl, Site Reliability Engineer at Criteo in Paris, France. They discuss the differences and similarities of Pooneh’s engineering roles. They also discuss Criteo’s Voyageurs program and the unique opportunity to explore working with other teams within the company.

Navati Jain (she/her), iOS Developer @ Loblaw Digital, in Toronto and Evangelist at Women Who Code Mobile Track

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw53YMRSuBI&t=177s

A talk on pitching and fundraising by Kinjal Shah, Partner at Blockchain Capital that covers the elements of a VC pitch and the types of questions you'll get, nailing your technical pitch, developing a pitch deck, and tips on the fundraising process itself.

Shwetha Lakshman Rao (she/her) Manager R&D @ VMware

Hope Oluwalolope (she/her) Software Engineer @ Microsoft

Anjali Menon (she/her) Solutions Consultant @ AsiaPac Technology Pte. Ltd. & Leadership Fellow @ Women Who Code

Michie Ang Co-founder @ Inbytes.dev & Director of Women Who Code Manila

In this session, Rachel Church, Senior Software Engineer at Airtable, looks at the research behind code smells, how they affect large development teams, and strategies to address the most critical issues from an objective perspective.

Ever wondered what it’s like working at a startup? Or maybe you work in a startup now and are curious about how other startups operate? Hallie Million talks about what it’s like to be one of the first employees, the differences from working in larger organizations, and the various phases of an early-stage startup!

Alaina Percival, CEO and Co-founder of Women Who Code, sits down with Candice Morgan, board member with Women Who Code and Lead Equity Diversity and Inclusion at Google Ventures. They discuss options around starting capital, the differences between networks and community, and the importance of them both.

Zarreen Reza AI Research Scientist at Volta Charging and Leadership Fellow at Women Who Code shares Mistakes to Avoid as an AI Practitioner in the Industry. She discusses the importance of knowing when AI is actually the appropriate solution, the value of domain expertise on a project, and other key factors in successful AI applications.