Girls in Tech Discusses “The Women Driving Social Media” a Special Panel for Social Media Week 2011 San Francisco
Social Media Week (SMW) is here again taking place from February 7 – 11, 2011 across 14 cities internationally, including London, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, São Paolo, Paris, Rome and Hong Kong. Owned and operated by New York based Crowdcentric Media, LLC, Social Media Week is a “distributed conference,” on a global platform that connects people, content, and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media.
Delivered primarily through a network of internationally hosted biannual conferences and online through social and mobile media, Social Media Week brings hundreds of thousands of people together every year through learning experiences that aim to advance our understanding of social media’s role in society and explore new opportunities in how we as a society connect and communicate. For more info about Social Media Week visit: http://socialmediaweek.org/sanfrancisco/
As part of the SMW activities for San Francisco, Girls In Tech presents a special panel, “The Women Driving Social Media”, that explores how women have and continue to impact and transform the social media landscape. Kara Swisher, co-producer and co-host of All Things Digital, a major high-tech conference with interviewees such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and many other leading players in the tech and media industries will moderate the discussion. Joining her is an empowering line up of panelists including Cathy Brooks, Producer and Host of The Conversation, a live talk show on which industry leaders and average folks share their experiences and stories, Jory Des Jardins, Co-Founder of BlogHer, Christine Herron, Director at Intel Capital and a Venture Advisor at 500 Startups and Shaherose Charania, Advisor at Opinno, an open innovation network for growth stage start-ups across web, mobile, cleantech and biotech, and the Co-Founder and CEO of Women 2.0, a network and pre-incubator for woman-led start-ups in Silicon Valley.
Event Details: “The Women Driving Social Media” Panel
Date: Tuesday February 8, 2011
Time: 12 noon to 2 p.m.
Place: PeopleBrowsr, 474 Bryant San Francisco, CA 94107
Tickets: http://gitsocialmediaweek.eventbrite.com/
Women are dominating the social web and representing the greatest number of influencers on Facebook, Twitter, various blog platforms and all around the social media. For women, social media presents opportunities to innovate, lead, and reach the top of their professions. Our successful women panelist will discuss how to not underestimate your abilities and move forward in your career.
Our event moderator:
Kara Swisher – she currently co-produces and co-hosts All Things Digital, a major high-tech conference with interviewees such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and many other leading players in the tech and media industries. The gathering is considered one of the leading conferences focused on the convergence of tech and media industries. Previously, Ms. Swisher worked as a reporter at the Washington Post. She is also the author of “aol.com: How Steve Case Beat Bill Gates, Nailed the Netheads and Made Millions in the War for the Web,” published by Times Business Books in July 1998. The sequel, “There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere: The AOL Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for a Digital Future,” was published in the fall of 2003 by Crown Business Books.
Our panelists:
Cathy Brooks – The owner of consulting firm in San Francisco.Cathy now helps companies and individuals navigate new technologies with the purpose of leveraging these platforms to tell stories. Through workshops and consulting services, Cathy walks clients through the story-telling process and towards the deep engagement that comes from authentic communication. Every week Cathy brings these discussions to life on The Conversation, a live talk show on which industry leaders and average folks share their experiences and stories. The program, for which Cathy is Executive Produce and Host, puts technology in human terms, and lets the audience interact via text chat and phone.
Jory Des Jardins – Co-Founder of BlogHer. She develops strategic relationships with Fortune 500 brands and leads innovative campaigns to integrate contextual marketing and advertising into communities of women interested in every topic, from food, health and family to business, finance and technology. Prior to co-founding BlogHer, Jory helped high-technology start-ups Pluck and Rojo launch successful blog syndication initiatives and produced Third Age’s network of bloggers. Jory serves on the advisory boards of RSS company FeedBlitz and Juno Baby. And she serves on the Board of Directors of the Internet Advertising Bureau.
Christine Herron – Director at Intel Capital and a Venture Advisor at 500 Startups. Previously, Christine was a Principal with First Round Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm, and a Director at Omidyar Network. Prior to Omidyar Network, Christine held operational roles with Mission Research, NetObjects, and Microsoft, and was the founder and CEO of Mercury2. She started as an investor with Geocapital Partners, where she funded early Internet and network infrastructure businesses including Netcom and AXON Networks.
Shaherose Charania- Shaherose is passionate about open innovation in mobile and telephony startups. She is currently an advisor at Opinno, an open innovation network for growth stage startups across web, mobile, cleantech and biotech. Shaherose is perhaps best known as the CoFounder and CEO of Women 2.0, a network and pre-incubator for woman-led startups in Silicon Valley. She has led its growth to include tens of thousands of participants, hosting monthly educational and networking workshops and engaging entrepreneurs and investors from top Venture Capital firms and Angel circles. Over the years she has seen over 300 early stage startups through Women 2.0 and has a strong interest in supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Join us for our special panel event!
Snacks and beverages will be provided, please feel free to bring your own lunch.
