In the tech industry, where the only constant is change, the companies and individuals who survive the longest are those who have learned to reinvent themselves over and over again by learning to thrive in chaos and uncertainty. This talk explores the multifaceted nature of resilience, offering actionable principles for navigating the rapidly shifting landscape of technology. We’ll delve into how individual contributors can build resilience amid frequent tech updates and shifts.
We’ll also discuss strategies for maintaining composure and clarity when faced with organizational upheaval, leadership transitions, or unexpected layoffs. Through personal stories of overcoming adversity, you'll learn how to cultivate a resilient mindset that can weather any storm - and how to build a more resilient culture in your organization. Finally, we’ll explore the exciting yet daunting challenge of guiding teams through the adoption of AI, turning uncertainty into opportunity.
Whether you’re facing technological changes, organizational turbulence, or personal challenges, this session provides the tools and inspiration needed to stand the test of time.
Speaker
Kathleen Vignos
VP, Software Engineering @Capital One, Previously Engineering Director @Twitter and @WIRED, Mentor, Facilitator, Speaker, 25+ Years in Tech
Kathleen Vignos has spent 25+ years working at tech companies and startups in Silicon Valley. She currently serves as VPE in the Card Tech organization at Capital One, leading large scale transformation projects leveraging cloud, serverless, and AI/ML. Previously in her 6 years at Twitter, Kathleen led teams working on promoted tweet ML review, tweet translation, abuse tooling, and infrastructure automation across on-prem, Google Cloud, and AWS environments. Prior to Twitter, Kathleen led the engineering department at WIRED through complete site and infrastructure redesign and was lead engineer for projects like Apple News. Kathleen and her spouse enjoy living, working, and running long distances in San Francisco, and they cheer on their two adult children as both break into the tech industry. She blogs at kathleencodes.com.
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Date
Monday Nov 18 / 01:35PM PST ( 50 minutes )
Location
Seacliff ABC
