Conference:  KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2022

Authors: Mike Bufano

2022-10-27

The presentation discusses a human-centered approach to allyship and DEI in tech/STEM, focusing on challenging questions about how individuals show up in a given environment or situation.

• Introduction and accessibility information
• Land acknowledgement
• Introductions and positionalities
• Defining disability and highlighting diversity among disabilities
• Models of disability and ableism
• Intersectionality and tools for being a better ally
• Resources for further learning

Conference:  KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2022

Authors: Savitha Raghunathan, Divya Mohan

2022-05-18

Staying home has erased the line between work and life for many folks in the tech industry and around the world. Initially the extra commute time was utilized by many, including the speakers, for learning new tools, skills, and technologies. This boon eventually turned out to be a double-edged sword with overcommitting at or/and outside work leading to an overall feeling of overwhelming stress. In this talk, Divya & Savitha will share their own experience with overcommitting over the course of the pandemic and reflect on how they could have handled it better. At the end of the session, attendees will walk away knowing when to stop saying yes and how to draw their own boundaries thereby reclaiming their work-life balance.Click here to view captioning/translation in the MeetingPlay platform!

Conference:  KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2021

Authors: Heather Joslyn, Aparna Dhinakaran, Elenore Bastian, Sophia Vargas, Colleen Coll

2021-10-13

Overcoming obstacles and imposter syndrome in the workplace

• Delegating responsibilities to the team can help overcome lack of expertise in a new role
• Being realistic about one's strengths and focusing on what one is passionate about can lead to success as a manager
• Imposter syndrome is common in the workplace, especially for those in new roles or positions
• It is important to remember that nobody knows everything, especially in new and rapidly evolving technologies like cloud native and Kubernetes

Conference:  Transform X 2021

Authors: Jean-Denis Greze, Jag Duggal, Nima Ghamsari

2021-10-07

Melisa Tokmak (GM, Scale AI) moderates a discussion with Nima Ghamsari (CEO, Blend), Jag Duggal (CPO, Nubank), and Jean Dennis Greze (CTO, Plaid). Together, they discuss the evolution of financial services as companies race to put customer experience at the center of their focus while trying to reduce risk in the age of Machine Learning.