A conversation about Women, Success, and Allyship

The health and well being of the BAIA community and partners are our top priorities. Due to the growing concern around the coronavirus (COVID-19), and in alignment with the best practices laid out by the CDC, WHO and other relevant entities, BAIA has decided to postpone the event to a later date.

Tickets will be available again as soon as the new date is confirmed. In the meantime, you can keep supporting BAIA and get access to all events for one year through a supporter membership.

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The second edition of our event dedicated to the celebration of women and their success will feature a keynote by Simone Bianco on how to build teams based on diversity while being an ally, defined as a person who belongs to a dominant group and takes action to challenge the status quo and promote inclusiveness and social justice.

Following the presentation on allyship, we will welcome Italian women on stage to talk about how they navigated their industry, while they will tell their stories and share tips and advice to the audience, through the help of writer and journalist Sheila Pierce Ortona.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Simone Bianco, Research Staff Member

Member of the department of Industrial and Applied Genomics, and of the AI and Cognitive Systems organization, Simone is also a TED speaker, leader of one of the five projects that will change the world according to IBM, and a honorary visiting lecturer for the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He also serves as site director for the NSF funded Center for Cellular Construction, a collaborative initiative between UC San Francisco, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, SF State University and the SF Exploratorium.

PANELISTS

Adriana Scalora, Founder & CEO at Channel Momentum

Adriana is the founder of Channel Momentum, a boutique consulting firm focused on building successful partnerships in Technology. She has spent over a decade helping solution providers, including top Silicon Valley companies like Okta and Pure Storage gain market share by creating and executing partner go-to-market strategies and channel programs globally. Adriana holds workshops and consults high-profile clients on partnerships. She is also a mentor, coach, and philanthropist.

Cristiana Guiducci, VP Immunology and Oncology Research at Nurix Therapeutics

Dr. Guiducci received her Bachelor and master’s degree in molecular biology from University of Rome, Italy and her Ph.D. in immunology from the Open University of London, UK. She did her Postdoc in cancer immunotherapy at the National Tumor Institute in Milan, Italy. She currently manages a group of scientists responsible for the design and execution of Nurix research programs. Prior of joining Nurix, Dr. Guiducci directed all the foundational preclinical research leading to the development of the Dynavax lead oncology assets.

Giulia Angi, Global Head of Creator Growth & Communications Marketing at YouTube

Giulia is a growth and marketing manager with more than a decade of international experience across tech, media and healthcare. In her role as global head of creator growth at YouTube, she developed deep expertise in turning user insights into audience growth programs. Giulia is passionate about how technology can improve patient care and has been an advisor to healthcare startups. In her spare time, you can find her cycling in Marin or hosting weekly dinners, including famous Oscar parties.

MODERATOR

Sheila Pierce Ortona - Writer and Journalist

Sheila’s work has appeared in various publications, including The Financial Times, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post Italia, Vogue Italia, and Interior Design. Beyond her home state of New York and her adopted country of Italy, she has lived in Belgium and Israel. Married to an Italian and the mother of two children, she is eternally working on a memoir that she hopes to complete once her kids grow up.

AGENDA

5:45pm: Doors open - Networking

6:45pm-7pm: Opening remarks by BAIA and Domitilla Caputo from SAP.io Foundry

7pm-7.15pm: Keynote by Simone Bianco, IBM

7.15pm - 8pm: Panel and Q&A

8pm - 8.30pm: Closing remarks and Networking

8.30pm: Event ends

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Drinks and appetizers will be served.

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