Women Entrepreneurs and Digital Networking

Monique Jeanne Morrow, mmorrow@cisco.com, Twitter: @mjmorrow• CTO –Evangelist-New Frontiers-Engineering

December 9 2015

1.Observations2.Call to Action

OBSERVATIONS

L'entreprenariat tech se féminise!

The United States ranks first in the world again at 82.9, eight points ahead of 2nd-ranked Australia (74.8).

This year, the UK, Denmark, and the Netherlands climbed into the top five, displacing Sweden, France,

and Germany. All six of these European countries have strong ecosystems for female entrepreneurs, so even small changes can result in year-to-year rank shifts. 47 of 77 nations still score below 50 points – an indication that these countries must pursue significant changes in order to reduce barriers for female entrepreneurs.

Chile outperforms the rest of Latin America and ranks #15 – among the top nations in the world for female entrepreneurship.

Many Latin American countries saw large declines over last year; Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Panama all dropped by at least 5 ranks.

Female Entrepreneur Index

What works is the power of the AND men,

millenials….To encourage more women to become leaders in the technology sectorInspiring Fifty which showcases female role models.

Call to Action

If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.

– Marian Wright Edelman

Aspiring for A Supercritical Human Elevated Economy [SHE] integrating human values is an opportunity to

innovate for jobs. This will mean more flow of ideas, more flow of innovation, and much more possibilities of

expansion.

SuperCritical Human Elevated [SHE] Economy

A CELEBRATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP,

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

TWO ORGANIZATIONS … ONE MISSION

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Empowering Women InTechnology & Entrepreneurship Through

Increased Visibility, Community, and Resources

YOUR BRAND

A MESSAGE FROM SHERYL SANDBERGChief Operating Officer,

FacebookThis event brings together two things I’m really passionate about - Women And Entrepreneurship.

I wrote “Lean In” and founded Lean In(dot) org because I believe that the world will be a better place when half our countries and half our companies are run by women. And the women that will be celebrated (at Lady Pitch Night) are helping us get closer to that goal. They’re also helping to build the economy, since entrepreneurship is the best driver of economic growth everywhere around the world.

We need more entrepreneurs and I believe that we need more women entrepreneurs to continue this kind of growth. Having organizations like Girls in Tech and role models like the women participating in Lady Pitch Night will help us get closer to a stronger economy and a more equal and just world. A world in which more young girls grow up believing that they too can turn their ideas into prosperous companies and create a world in which they will be celebrated for doing so.

Thank you to Girls in Tech and the amazing work you do to foster female entrepreneurship around the world.

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LADY PITCH NIGHT HISTORYIt Started With Paris

• Launched in 2011 as an event for France’s female-led startups.

• Has evolved into “Girls in Tech European Lady Pitch Night,” open to candidates from across Europe.

• Last year (2014) the event received 178 applications from 22 different countries, including France, the UK, Ireland, Luxemburg, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Turkey, Israel, Finland, Bulgaria, Latvia, Denmark, Armenia and many more.

• Girls in Tech “European Lady Pitch Night” is now the biggest pan-European competition for female-founded startups.

• With its success in Europe, the seeds have been planted to hold a high-profile “Lady Pitch Night (COUNTRY)” in (CITY) … and provide a tremendous platform for hundreds of talented women to showcase their innovation skills, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit.

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ABOUT GIRLS IN TECHFounded in 2007, Girls in Tech (GIT) is a global organization focused on the Engagement, Education and Empowerment of influential women in technology. As women with the capacity to inspire and lead, it’s the organization’s desire to sustain an institution that focuses on the promotion, growth and success of entrepreneurial and innovative women in the technology space.

Headquartered in San Francisco, California USA, Girls in Tech currently has 50 chapters around the world and over 25,000 members.

GIRLS IN TECH PROGRAMS AND KEY INITIATIVES:

▪Catalyst Conference▪Lady Pitch Night▪Bootcamps▪Hackathons▪XChange▪GIT Work▪GIT M (Mentorship Programs)

▪ GIT W: Professional Women▪ GIT U: University-Aged Women▪ GIT NX: Next Generation Girls

▪Global Classroom (Education & Mentorship of Women & Girls in Tech, Entrepreneurship & STEM)▪GIT UP (Targets Underserved Populations Around the World by Offering Training & Career Opportunities).

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ADRIANA GASCOIGNEGIRLS IN TECH FOUNDER & CEO

No stranger to growing brands and building amazing companies, Adriana has also served in Executive roles at RxMatch, (VP of Product Marketing)  and QwikCart SPI, (CMO), Ogilvy & Mather (VP of Digital – Intel), and SecondMarket (VP of Marketing), the largest secondary trading platform, where she was responsible for branding strategy, event production and digital media efforts.

Adriana has not only worked in the technology start-up space for companies like, Indiegogo, Roost, Algentis, Democracy.com, Swyft, Vitagene, ImpulseFlyer, Poliwogg, hi5 (Tagged), SocialGamingNetwork (SGN), Jambool’s SocialGold (Google), PressFriendly, and GUBA, but also serves as a Strategic Advisor. NexTravel, StartupStockExchange, Involver (Oracle), Numiyo Technologies, Palindrome Advisors, CharityBlossom, DooChoo, and Change.org are some of the organizations she has had her hand in.

In 2009, Adriana launched SmittenWithMittens, which is now The YOUniform Project, a philanthropic program providing fair trade uniforms and educational resources to children in developing countries. She is also the founder of HelpLearn.Asia, an eLearning platform for small and medium-sized businesses in Singapore.

Adriana holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Economics from the University of California at Davis, received a certification from El Tecnologico de Monterrey in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and participated in Semester at Sea, University of Pittsburgh in 1997.

Adriana is also fluent in Spanish.Photo courtesy of: Ziv Gillat

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GIRLS IN TECH BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Elizabeth DavidsonCo-Founder,

Diamius Multinational

Monique MorrowCTO, Evangelist New Frontiers

Development and Engineering at CiscoSandy Carter

General Manager, IBM EcosystemsAnd Social Business Evangelism

Fran MaierBoard Director of GE Capital Bank,

Founder of TRUSTe and Co-Founder of Match.com

Darrell MockusCTO, CPP Innovation Labs

Bev CrairVP and General Manager

Storage Group, Intel

Lawdan ShojaeeCEO, Axosoft

Lori McLeeseVP of Human Resources, Automattic

Donna Boyer Chief Product Officer, Blurb

Denise TerryCEO and Co-Founder EmbraceHer Health

Adriana Gascoigne Founder & CEO, Girls in Tech

Jonathan AbramsFounder & CEO, Nuzzel

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THANK YOU!WE LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING A HIGH-IMPACT

LADY PITCH NIGHT SPONSORSHIP WITH YOU … AND WELCOME YOU TO THE GIRLS IN TECH FAMILY!

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Simply put, once women connect, they engage; once then engage, they embrace; once they embrace, they drive.And that’s the future.It is the Internet of Women!