#WICSummit2020: Did you ever wish you got "TRUSTED ACCESS" with Global Industry Leaders. Learn About #CloudExecConnect

I would personally wish to avail 'Trusted Access' every time I attend an event. However, it rarely happens at events because it seems to be available only for the top sponsors or influential individuals. Do you know that feeling of not getting access to connect and engage with executives in a meaningful way?

An opportunity was lost. A dream was not realized. A slow path to success.

What if you got an opportunity to have an intimate lunch experience with Global Industry Leaders who want to create trusted access to help you accelerate your growth trajectory.

What will you do? Will you attend that event? That is the choice you need to make for yourself.

Here is how Women In Cloud community flipped that narrative. WIC community came together to collaborate with Global Industry leaders to host an intimate learning experience at our Global Summit. Our intention was to create #ExecCloudConnect experience that we made it accessible for every attendee at our Summit.

Last year, we launched #CloudExecConnect: Executive Roundtable at the Women In Cloud Summit. Over 250 people got access to meet 25 executives in our community and it changed the lives and was rated as #1 experience for the people who were at the table.

What we learnt was that every executive and attendee at the table created "Trusted Access" for each other to unlock opportunities. It was transformative.

Some of them are still in touch with each other and got opportunities to collaborate with each other. #CloudExecConnect is an intimate experience and gives you the opportunity to join an organic conversation around an idea or topic hosted by an executive.

You get a chance to understand their point of view, validate an idea, get feedback on a challenge you are presently facing and/or gather meaningful insights from an executive at the table with different experiences and perspectives. The intent is to help you create a bigger circle of access.

With popular demand, we are bringing this experience again. We have over 35+ executives who have raised their hands to facilitate meaningful conversations. What a treat for the attendees. I am so excited to expand the experience this year.

So, Drum Roll Please: Here are executives and topics they will be facilitating conversations to create Trusted Access for you.

• Cynthia Tee, Nordstrom, CVP of Engineering, Leading Change
• Amy Protexter, Insight, CMO, Inside Out: The Story of a Brand
• Margaret Dawson, RedHat, CVP, Women Empowering Women
• Karen Cone, MastersFund, Partner, Board Awakenings on the Cloud
• Evaristus Mainsah, IBM, General Manager, Building a culture of Male Allyship - the IBM Experience
• Brandon Lee, Canada Consulate General, Equality Fund - Funding Feminist Futures
• David Willis, Microsoft, Corporate VP : Driving Tech Intensity, building the right talent for the future
• Renee Bergeron, Ingram Micro, EVP, Bridge the Success Gap: Developing a Cloud Distribution Strategy that Works
• Ali Spain, MSA, Executive Director, The New Networking Playbook
• Dee Dee Walsh, CEO, Mobilize.NET, How to keep up with the constantly changing tech industry (plus what's the tech that matters in 2020?)
• Dan Langille, Archive360, Director, An Open Discussion on Why and How to Co-sell with Microsoft
• Akhtar Badshah & Genevieve Tremblay, Catalytic Innovators Group, Founder & CEO, Becoming a Force for Change
• Mike Lents, Service Now, Vice President, Delivering Amazing Customer and Employee Experiences
• Gavriella Schuster, Microsoft, CVP, Master Class leadership – How to create an ecosystem to enable your success
• Gillian Muessig, MasterFund, CEO, Angels & VCs are Lying to You: Why & What to Do About It
• Colleen O'Brien, M12, CMO, Getting more women entrepreneurs to target the enterprise
• Jennifer Davis, Boeing, Director, Women as Leaders: Stay true to yourself
• Christine Puccio, F5, Vice President, What is your brand?
• Tanya Loh, M12, Director, Minding the Gap: Improving Equality and Equity in Venture
• Ram Dutt, Meylah, CEO, Exploring Cloud Business Models
• Don Jones, HCL, Vice President, Women in Leadership
• Tejas Dixit, Microsoft, Sr. Director, Make your startup journey a success every time
• Rebecca Jones, Bridge Partners, Cheif Revenue Officer, Better Together: Partnering for Growth
• Ellie Wu, SAP, Sr. Director, Untangling the Customer Cluster
• Sharan Hildebrand, Hitachi, Vice President, Achieving Your Goals Through Accountability
• Michelle Pruitt, SAP, Sr. Director, Managing bullies at work
• Sharmin Banu, Green Leaf Coaching, CEO, You were asked to show more leadership - What do you do?
• Sherlaender Phillips, Microsoft, Vice President, Growth Mindset in Action
• Barry Russell, Global VP of Cloud, F5, Asking for Access and Sponsorship
• Ryan Neal, Blueprint Technologies, CEO, Are you a leader of value?
• Gina Fratarcangeli, Accenture, Managing Director, Stop Climbing, Start Lifting.
• Kim Smith, IBM, Vice President, Cross-Sector Multicloud Co-Innovation
• Tamara McBride, Microsoft, Director, Growing Your Career in Cloud
• Monika Panpaliya, Boeing, Sr. Director, Hit Reset
• David Totten, CTO, Microsoft, Ethics for AI Innovation
• Tracey Petoris, Microsoft, Sr Director, Leading Crucial Conversations with Confidence
• Tim Crawford, CIO Strategic Advisor, Brainstorming to create a level playing field

So, what should be your action: If trusted access is important for you, then register yourself and show up for yourself. Women In Cloud 2020 Summit is happening on Jan25th in Redmond Washington, and I’m personally inviting you to join an intimate conversation with Global Industry Leaders.

My TED Talk on creating economic access in the age of digital transformation is available. Thank you so much taking time to watch it. I look forward to seeing you at the #WICSummit2020.