Taking on the World: Women in Tech
Sponsored by Microsoft and CLEARink
The electronic display industry is filled with female pioneers and professionals who have made outstanding contributions to technology - and Display Week 2018 offers you the chance to hear their unique perspectives about what makes it tick at the Women in Tech forum.
Grab a front row seat on Wednesday, May 23 at 4 p.m. in Room 408B to learn from these iconic women:
Robinne Burrell
Chief Digital Product Officer
Redflight Mobile/Redflight Innovation |
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| Over the past decade, Robinne has been at the forefront of technology and emerging media, having worked with brands spanning digital, interactive, mobile and social experiences. She led product development and strategy at Amazon/IMDb, and myspace during its peak and Match.com/Tinder. Through her company, Redflight Innovation - an interactive development company located in Los Angeles and Johannesburg - she has built digital products for NBC’s The Voice, Comedy Central and Steven Spielberg’s The VR Company, among others. Robinne was also an on-air correspondent at the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama, covering the logistical technology used during the ceremonies. Standard and Poor’s identified her as part of the “Society of Industry Leaders” and Hollywood Reporter named her as part of “The Next Generation of Industry Execs.” She is the first African-American woman to be nominated for an Emmy in VR. |
Poppy Crum, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist at Dolby Laboratories
Adjunct Professor, Stanford University Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics and Program in Symbolic Systems |
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| At Dolby Laboratories, Dr. Crum directs the growth of internal science, responsible for integrating neuroscience and sensory data science into algorithm design, technological development, and technology strategy. At Stanford, her work focuses on the impact and feedback potential of new technologies, including gaming and immersive environments (such as AR/VR) on neuroplasticity and learning. She is a U.S. representative and vice-chair to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and a member of the Stanford Research Institute Technical Council. Dr. Crum is also a 2018 recipient of the Advanced Imaging Society’s Distinguished Leadership Award and a 2017 recipient of the Consumer Technology Association’s Technology and Standards Achievement Award for work towards the introduction of over-the-counter hearing-aid devices. She has also been named to Billboard Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential female executives in the music industry. |
Rosalie Hou
CEO
ELIX Wireless Charging Systems, Inc. |
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| Rosalie Hou, CEO of ELIX Wireless Charging Systems, led the Emerson Process Management in China, a $300 million business, before joining ELIX. She worked with Emerson from 1995 to 2016, and and held various positions. She was also a business leader in Rosemount Analytical, Inc. and its sales leader in East China. |
Nadya Ichinomiya
Director of Information Technology, Sony Pictures
Co-founder, Women in Tech: Hollywood |
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| As Director of Information Technology at Sony Pictures, Ms. Ichinomiya acts as a product manager for her group, leading teams that create world-class mobile apps and websites to support television shows like Outlander, Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, and Shark Tank. Four years ago, she co-founded Women In Technology: Hollywood, a cross media and entertainment initiative with 1600+ members from all the major studios. She was also the co-chair of Women in Technology at Sony Pictures. In 2016, during the Asian American Women’s Achieving Success Symposium, she received a Certification of Acknowledgement from Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, as the thought leader of both influential groups. Ms. Ichinomiya also received a leadership award from Women in Cable Telecommunications, and in 2017 was named one of Innov8Tiv’s “Top 50 Visionary Women in Tech to Watch.” She is the CEO and founder of Solve For Equality by 2025 in Hollywood and Technology Initiative, which has the mission to disrupt discrimination and racism in these two industries, creating an environment where everyone has a voice and no one is left out. |
Jeanine Jue
Head of Developer Evangelism
Samsung SmartThings Cloud |
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| Jeanine Jue holds a master's degree in computer science from Boston University and a graduate certificate in cybersecurity. She has more than 18 years of engineering experience in the government and surveillance space as well as startup sectors. Ms. Jue taught iOS development and Ruby on Rails at several universities, and is also a technical mentor/advisor for accelerators in Silicon Valley. |
Tara Akhavan,
Founder and CTO, IRYStec
Marketing Vice-Chair, Society of Information Display
Moderator |
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| Tara Akhavan is a technology entrepreneur. She is the founder and CTO of IRYStec a Series-A startup based in Montreal. She has raised and helped raise more than $8 million in angel and VC funding. Prior to founding IRYStec, she was awarded for scaling an Operations and Maintenance Center (OMC) product in the telecommunications industry - from analyze and design to deployment - in a 3GPP mobile network with 20 million subscribers. Ms. Akhavan holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, a master’s degree in artificial intelligence and a Ph.D. in image processing and computer vision from Vienna University of Technology. |
Register today to hear from these accomplished leaders. Immediately following the event will be a wine and cheese reception, where you can personally chat with the panelists and connect with colleagues from around the world.