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2008 WEBINAR SERIES FOR TECHNICAL WOMEN LEADERS
Presented by Invent Your Future and The Anita Borg Institute for Women
and Technology
Women Leading Innovation – September 18, 2008, 11:30am-12:30pm PT
Innovation may be today's buzzword but it has always been integral to every
organization's culture, often serving as its key competitive advantage. As women
rise in leadership positions in technology companies, how have they created a
culture that can foster and sustain innovation in their companies? Gain a better
understanding of how to manage and leverage innovation in your career and
organization.
SPEAKERS:
MODERATOR:
The Webinar Series is a joint, fee-for-service program of the Anita Borg Institute for
Women and Technology, a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization, and Invent Your
Future Enterprises, a woman-owned, for-profit company. All Webinar proceeds are
divided equally between the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and
Invent Your Future Enterprises.
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2008 WEBINAR SERIES FOR TECHNICAL WOMEN LEADERS
Presented by Invent Your Future and The Anita Borg Institute for Women
and Technology
Women Leading Innovation – September 18, 2008, 11:30am-12:30pm PT
Innovation may be today's buzzword but it has always been integral to every
organization's culture, often serving as its key competitive advantage. As women
rise in leadership positions in technology companies, how have they created a
culture that can foster and sustain innovation in their companies? Gain a better
understanding of how to manage and leverage innovation in your career and
organization.
SPEAKERS:
MODERATOR:
The Webinar Series is a joint, fee-for-service program of the Anita Borg Institute for
Women and Technology, a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization, and Invent Your
Future Enterprises, a woman-owned, for-profit company. All Webinar proceeds are
divided equally between the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and
Invent Your Future Enterprises.
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Award winning journalist Sydnie Kohara brings more than two decades of
experience to her position as news anchor at CBS-5/ KPIX TV. She has lived and
reported in Asia, Europe and the U.S.
Kohara is no stranger to the world of technology. She was the founding host of
CNBC Asia’s first show about the Internet, “dot.com”, in 1997 and later anchored
CNBC’s “CNET News.com”, exploring the people and personalities driving the tech
revolution.
Kohara was part of the KGO-TV newsroom which won the both the George Foster
Peabody Award and the Edward R. Murrow Award for coverage of the 1989
earthquake, two of the highest honors bestowed in U.S. broadcast journalism.
She has been selected to participate in this year’s Asian American Journalists
Association Executive Leadership Program.
experience to her position as news anchor at CBS-5/ KPIX TV. She has lived and
reported in Asia, Europe and the U.S.
Kohara is no stranger to the world of technology. She was the founding host of
CNBC Asia’s first show about the Internet, “dot.com”, in 1997 and later anchored
CNBC’s “CNET News.com”, exploring the people and personalities driving the tech
revolution.
Kohara was part of the KGO-TV newsroom which won the both the George Foster
Peabody Award and the Edward R. Murrow Award for coverage of the 1989
earthquake, two of the highest honors bestowed in U.S. broadcast journalism.
She has been selected to participate in this year’s Asian American Journalists
Association Executive Leadership Program.
Sydnie Kohara
News Anchor CBS5 / KPIX TV
News Anchor CBS5 / KPIX TV
Kim Perdikou
Executive Vice President & General Manager,
Infrastructure Products Group, Juniper Networks
Executive Vice President & General Manager,
Infrastructure Products Group, Juniper Networks
Kim Perdikou joined Juniper Networks in August 2000 and serves as Executive Vice
President of the Infrastructure Products Group (IPG). She is responsible for driving
IPG's strategy, innovation, and product development and also serves as general
manager of the Service Provider Business Team, a cross-functional unit comprised
of product development, marketing, sales, support, and business operations. This
unit is tasked with the development of the business strategy and integrated plans
to drive all elements of success for the service provider market segment.
Prior to this role, Perdikou served as Juniper's CIO for five years, driving the
company's global information systems strategy. Prior to joining Juniper Networks,
Perdikou was CIO at Women.com, where she built the IT infrastructure and sales
operations function. Perdikou was also Vice President of Global Networks at
Reader's Digest for six years and held leadership positions at both Knight Ridder and
Dun & Bradstreet. She holds a bachelor's degree in Computing Science and
Operational Research from the University of Paisley in Scotland, and two master's
degrees: one in Education from Jordanhill College in Glasgow, Scotland, and a
second in Information Systems from Pace University in New York.
President of the Infrastructure Products Group (IPG). She is responsible for driving
IPG's strategy, innovation, and product development and also serves as general
manager of the Service Provider Business Team, a cross-functional unit comprised
of product development, marketing, sales, support, and business operations. This
unit is tasked with the development of the business strategy and integrated plans
to drive all elements of success for the service provider market segment.
Prior to this role, Perdikou served as Juniper's CIO for five years, driving the
company's global information systems strategy. Prior to joining Juniper Networks,
Perdikou was CIO at Women.com, where she built the IT infrastructure and sales
operations function. Perdikou was also Vice President of Global Networks at
Reader's Digest for six years and held leadership positions at both Knight Ridder and
Dun & Bradstreet. She holds a bachelor's degree in Computing Science and
Operational Research from the University of Paisley in Scotland, and two master's
degrees: one in Education from Jordanhill College in Glasgow, Scotland, and a
second in Information Systems from Pace University in New York.
Aglaia Kong
Vice President, Fellow, Symantec Software Corp
Vice President, Fellow, Symantec Software Corp
Aglaia Kong is the Chief Architect for the Storage & Availability Management Group
at Symantec. She also holds the honorable title of Symantec Fellow, the highest
technical achievement award. She is responsible for architecture and technology
directions for products such as VERITAS Storage Foundation products, VERITAS
Cluster Server, and Command Central Storage.
The Storage & Availability Management Group delivers enterprise level storage
management and virtualization infrastructure software to ensure data center is
highly available from storage, server to application. In her 10 years with the
company, Aglaia has initiated, designed, implemented and delivered more than 10
different products. She has also led various efforts to ensure that products are well
integrated for better customer experience.
Aglaia participates in many programs to help mentor and grow the next generation
of technical leaders. She has over 10 patents.
at Symantec. She also holds the honorable title of Symantec Fellow, the highest
technical achievement award. She is responsible for architecture and technology
directions for products such as VERITAS Storage Foundation products, VERITAS
Cluster Server, and Command Central Storage.
The Storage & Availability Management Group delivers enterprise level storage
management and virtualization infrastructure software to ensure data center is
highly available from storage, server to application. In her 10 years with the
company, Aglaia has initiated, designed, implemented and delivered more than 10
different products. She has also led various efforts to ensure that products are well
integrated for better customer experience.
Aglaia participates in many programs to help mentor and grow the next generation
of technical leaders. She has over 10 patents.
