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Women Talk: Conferences (Boston)
a panel of brilliant women sharing their experiences and advice for speaking at tech and design conferences

Thursday, June 14th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Women Talk Design is on a mission to see diverse speakers on stage. In this panel discussion, we've invited incredible women who have spoken at design and tech conferences and public events to share their experiences. Learn how they got their first speaking engagement, what conferences they attend, how they prepare for giving a talk, and what advice they have for those getting started. We hope you'll leave inspired to share your own ideas and experiences, and get out there and speak.

Agenda:

6:30 - 6:50 - Meet and mingle
6:50 - 8:15 - Panel & Q&A
8:15 - 8:30 - More networking

Panelists:

Bobbie Carlton

Bobbie is the founder of Carlton PR & Marketing, Innovation Nights and Innovation Women, is an award-winning marketing, PR and social media professional. In 2010 she was called one of the “Ten Bostonians who have done the most for the startup community”, and in 2011 she was a recipient of a Mass High Tech All-star award. In 2015 she was named a Boston Business Journal Woman to Watch. In 2017 she was named a PR Gamechanger by PR News.

Carlton has more than 30 years of experience in public relations and marketing, including stints as the head of global PR for large public companies like Cognos and PTC, the head of marketing for a girl brand focused on positive role models for tweens, and work with various agencies in the Boston market. Follow Bobbie on Twitter as @BobbieC or @WomenInno

Meena Kothandaraman

With 25 years of experience, Meena has consulted to emphasize the strategic value of customer experience across product, space and service. Apart from her core consulting practice, Meena has lectured in the Bentley University Human Factors and Information Design (HFID) graduate program in her 15-year tenure. She has helped the program to stand as one of the top human factors/user experience programs worldwide. She holds an M.S. in Information Resources Management from Syracuse University and a B.Com. in MIS from the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Apart from work, Meena has written a children’s book, hosts a cooking show, and is a South Indian classical violinist. She has firmly maintained a strong work-life balance, and has her two children and husband to thank for making life so rich. Meena definitely speaks Canadian, among other languages!

Loe Lee

Loe is a designer at HubSpot, a mom, a blogger and an artist. Before living in Cambridge, she lived in The Bay Area for 8 years working for Art.com, Marketo, IdeaScale, and various startups. She started giving design talks this year and has been doing things on stage since 2010-fronting Loe & the Nastys, a neosoul jazz ensemble. Her favorite part of design is the people and culture around it. Her favorite meal is dim sum.