STAREAST 2025 - Women Who Test Session

Friday, May 2

Alison Wade
TechWell Corp.
WWT1

Introduction to Women Who Test

Friday, May 2, 2025 - 8:30am to 9:00am

Join Alison Wade as she kicks off Women Who Test at STAREAST 2025. Meet new friends, make valuable networking connections, and prepare to embark upon a day full of enriching experiences for women in the testing field.

Dona Sarkar
Microsoft
WWT2

Leading in the Era of AI (Even if You Don’t Feel Expert-ey Enough!)

Friday, May 2, 2025 - 9:00am to 10:00am

How many of you have realized that leading your org, your team and yourself into the AI-era is now YOUR JOB? How many of you feel completely qualified to do that? Yep, same here! It’s a wild and weird and slightly confusing world! Come and join us to learn the 10 step framework of how to get yourself out of your comfort zone and thriving as a leader in the era of AI.

Jessie Shternshus
The Improv Effect
WWT3

Leadership Presence

Friday, May 2, 2025 - 10:30am to 12:30pm

This two-hour workshop extends beyond conventional communication training, offering an interactive exploration of the components that contribute to impactful leadership presence. Participants will gain insights into the strategic elements that elevate their personal and professional brand, ensuring that their messages not only resonate but also command attention. We will focus on the foundational elements of leadership presence and learn to: speak with clarity, authenticity, and confidence, think on the spot, elevate impact through presentation delivery (voice, body, pacing), and ...

Alison Wade
TechWell Corp.
WWT5

Panel—Career Super Powers

Friday, May 2, 2025 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm

Let’s discuss and define the most important career super powers for women. Hear what industry professionals, leaders, and idea disruptors think the important career super powers are for women in 2025 and beyond.