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Leadership Beyond Borders

Leadership Beyond Borders

Tuesday at 3 PM Pacific

July 16th 2019: Tech Strategy-Women who are setting the vision

The tech industry takes pride in changing the world of work, but it is further away from achieving gender equality than other industries. Looking at top companies, the leadership positions that women hold waver around 25 %. In school, girls get better grades than boys. So why do women not pursue technology at the university level, where technology has one of the highest gender disparities in course subjects? Is it because there is a lack of role models for women in the technology sector? As part of our Women in Technology series, we like to look at women who are role models in technology

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Jacqueline Cook

Jacqueline Cook is the Chief Strategy Officer at Vendasta Technologies. She works with the rest of the executive team in developing and communicating the company's corporate strategic initiatives and is responsible for driving a growth mindset through alignment, focus, and execution cross-functionally across the organization. She is an alumnus of The Next Canada, Canada's premier entrepreneurial leadership initiative. She co-founded and was CEO of Triumf Mobile Rewards: a tablet and smartphone-based platform to customize loyalty rewards programs. She has been a speaker at events such as Tejo Talks, sponsored by Canada's Embassy to Portugal as part of Web Summit, TEDx UofS and WE DAY
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Anna Tavares

As Vendasta’s Director of Strategy, Anna Tavares for Vendasta, a technology leader located in Canada. She is responsible for developing, managing, and assisting with the implementation of projects that support Vendasta’s vision and short and long-term growth plan as well as ensuring cross-functional team collaboration. Besides being a strategy aficionado, Anna is passionate about female empowerment and gender equality. Anna has been nominated for a YWCA Women of Distinction Awards for her work as the chapter founder and past president of the Young Women in Business (YWiB) Chapter in the University of Saskatchewan. Anna currently serves on the board of directors of the United Way of Saskat
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https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2671/leadership-beyond-borders 19/04/2024 01:00 19/04/2024 02:00 Leadership Beyond Borders https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2671/leadership-beyond-borders The tech industry takes pride in changing the world of work, but it is further away from achieving gender equality than other industries. Looking at top companies, the leadership positions that women hold waver around 25 %. In school, girls get better grades than boys. So why do women not pursue technology at the university level, where technology has one of the highest gender disparities in course subjects? Is it because there is a lack of role models for women in the technology sector? As part of our Women in Technology series, we like to look at women who are role models in technology. In this episode, we not only speak to two women in technology but two women who are setting the strategy and vision for their company. Tech Strategy is one of the most demanding fields in technology, and the vision and creativity women are contributing is changing the future. Listen to these two women who tell us their story and how they think women can add to technological advance. VoiceAmerica | Talk Radio | Online Talk Radio studio@voiceamerica.com false DD/MM/YYYY Add to Calendar
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