2019 Tech It Out Speakers & Topics

• WICT Champions – Shane Portfolio
  • How Tech can Leverage Diversity and Inclusion to Win
• Morning Keynote – Dr. Davidson
  • Leadership/Facing Challenges Head On
• Panel Discussion – Maria Rothschild (Moderator) with Kate Tummarello (Engine,) Debbie Fitzgerald (CableLabs,) Chris May (Comcast,) Manish Jindal (Charter)
  • Oh Gs! Wired and Wireless at the Edge
• Tech Talk – Eilisa Reed, Woman in Technology Winner
  • Perspectives from the Engine Room: IT Operations at a Major Cable Operator
• Tech Talk – Daisy Henderson, Young Woman in Technology Winner
  • Being a Young, Ambitious Woman in Tech
• Tech Talk – Sarah Vergara
  • Near Future Video and Behind the Tech
• Fireside Chat – Leslie Ellis interviewing Stephanie Mitchko
• Show & Tech Demo – Jodi Robinson
  • Demo Tech House
• Leadership Talk – Cynthia Carpenter
  • Dare to Shine
• Tech Talk – Rebecca Rusk
  • Ethics in Design – How do we Keep Human-Centered Design Human?
• Tech Talk – Mona Kessel
  • How to Communicate Effectively in Male-Dominated Fields
• NextGen – Shreya Nallapati
  • Never Again Tech – Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Detect Markers of Mass Shootings
• Tech Talk – Lisa Schwab
  • The Innovator vs The Entrepreneur: Why we Need Both
• Keynote Speaker – FlyGirl

2018 Tech It Out Agenda

• 8:00am – 8:45am: Registration and Breakfast
• 8:45am – 8:50am: Opening Remarks
• 8:50am – 9:00am: Reimagining the News, Kyle Clark, Reporter for 9News
• 9:00am – 9:30am: Interview with Suma Nallapati, CIO for State of Colorado
• 9:30am – 9:45am: Tech Talk #1 with Laura Moche, IP Video/IP Streaming for Charter
• 9:45am – 10:00am: Break
• 10:00am – 10:15: Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock
• 10:15am – 10:25am: Tech Talk #2 with Cathleen T. Quigley, Technology Leader, Innovator, & Motivator
• 10:25am – 10:35am: An Interview with Leslie Ellis and Cathleen T. Quigley, Technology Leader, Innovator, & Motivator
• 10:35am – 10:50am: Break
• 10:50am – 11:35am: Show and Tech Panel

Moderator:
Leslie Ellis, President for Ellis Edits

Panelists:
Patti Loyack, VP of IP Services for Comcast
Josh Seide, VP of Comcast Innovation Labs
Kat Schelonka, Data Engineer for Wicket Labs
Daisy Henderson, Software Engineer for Comcast

• 11:35am – 11:45am: Tech Talk #3 with Elena Ritchie, GVP of Video Content Management for Charter
• 11:45am – 12:25pm: Networking & Lunch; Student Breakout Session (upstairs)
• 12:25pm – 1:00pm: Extended Tech Talk with Danielle Shoots, VP of Business Operations for Comcast
• 1:00pm – 1:30pm: The Power of Equity: Women Leading the Way with Nita Mosby Tyler, PhD., Chief Catalyst for The Equity Project
• 1:30pm – 2:00pm: Fireside Chat with Shane Portfolio, SVP of Engineering for Comcast, and Nita Mosby Tyler, PhD., Chief Catalyst for The Equity Project
• 2:00pm – 2:10pm: Tech Talk #4 with Jane Rhodes Wolf, Chief Security Officer for Charter
• 2:10pm – 2:30pm: Break
• 2:30pm – 2:45pm: Tech Talk #5 with Kathy Kirchner, SVP of Xfinity Mobile
• 2:45pm – 3:55pm: Keynote with Colette Carlson, Human Connection Expert
• 3:55pm – 4:00pm: Closing Remarks