WICxInspire

Connecting Female Founders with Microsoft and their Channel Partners

Held in tandem with Microsoft Inspire, WICxInspire is a signature networking experience from Women in Cloud with thought-leadership power talks, business bootcamp and curated business development to connect women tech founders and showcase their technology solutions with enterprise buyers, investors, and influencers.

Presented by: Kyndryl

Secure Your Spot

#WICxInspire has 2 Ticket Options to make it easy to engage

  • General Admission – $50: Get full event access all programming in the #WICxInspire event
  • Corporate Pass – $500: Unlock Special Benefits & Premium access and for 5 guests to all programming at the 1-day #WICxInspire event inclusive of special sponsor benefits

Why Attend

Leadership & Professional Development

Inspirational thought leadership talks focused on leadership, cloud innovation and professional development.

Co-Selling with Microsoft and Their Channel Partners

Learn best practices about the programs, tools, and resources available to help you engage with Microsoft and their channel partners

Strategic Business Development & Networking

Strategically connecting women tech entrepreneurs and leaders across the global tech market to unlock enterprise cloud opportunities.

#empowHERaccess Awards Ceremony

Global recognition of those working to collectively solve the global crisis facing women entrepreneurs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022 Event Flow

2021 Event Video Highlights

Stay tuned for 2022!

Participating Fortune Companies & Sponsors

Accenture
Insight
Microsoft
Boeing
Meylah
M12
IBM
Hitachi Solutions

Corporate Pass Sponsors

Community Partners

Boeing
TIE Seattle
Hello Alice
IAMCP
Voices for Innovation
Black Channel Partner Alliance
Black Women Talk Tech
Founders Live
Microsoft Alumni Network
Ideagen

2021 Speakers

Stay tuned for the full lineup of 2022 speakers

Gavriella Schuster
Microsoft | Corporate VP, OCP

Sharan Hildebrand
Hitachi Solutions | VP of Strategic Alliances, North America

Salonee Shah
M12 Microsoft’s Venture Fund | Senior Portfolio Development Manager

Megan Amdahl
Insight | Senior Vice President of Partner Alliances and Operations, North America

Stephanie Ferguson
Microsoft | Corporate Vice President

Patti Dobrowolski
Up Your Creative Genius | CEO & Creative Activator

Amy Protexter

Amy Protexter
Insight | Senior Vice President, North America Marketing

Shirish Nadkarni

Shirish Nadkarni
TIE Seattle | Co-Chair, Z5 Catalyst Funding Initiative

Teresa Tung
Accenture | Cloud First Chief Technologist

Christine Puccio
F5 | VP, Global Cloud Alliances & GTM Programs

John Jahnke
Tackle.io | CEO

Cheryl Ingram
Inclusology | CEO/Founder

Pradnya Desh
Advocat AI | CEO

Sinmi Adeoye-Esene
Daniola Corporation | President & CEO

Monika Panpaliya

Monika Panpaliya
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Managing Dir., Global Head of Enterprise Technology Services

Sonali Jha
Cunomial Technologies Private Limited | Founder, Director

Priyanka Mitra
M12 – Microsoft’s Venture Capital Fund | Principal

Dina Grimstead
Microsoft | Sr. Manager, AI Programs & Strategic Partnerships, US Chief Digital Office for AI

Brad Anderson
Qualtrics | President of Products and Services

Karen Fassio
Microsoft | WW Partner Marketing

Phil Sorgen
RingCentral | Chief Revenue Officer

Maret Thatcher
Argyle Inc. | CEO

Chaitra Vedullapalli
Women in Cloud | Co-Founder

Gowri Selka
Volantsys Analytics | CEO

Jason Mudd
IBM | Executive Director

Raisa Noelle
Women in Cloud | Global Events Program Lead

Giovanna Mingarelli
M&C Consulting | CEO and Co-Founder

Michelle L Pruitt
Microsoft | Principal Program Manager

Elisa Garcia Anzano
M12 | Head of Market Development

Thomas Ajspur
Enavate | CEO

Heidi Watson
Canadian Electronic Health Information System Inc | Founder & CEO

Erin Northern
Women in Cloud | Partnership Lead

Nancy G Watt
Nancy Watt Communications | President

Catherine Mulcahy
M12 | Portfolio Development

Nancy Pendleton
Boeing | VP of BDS Software Engineering Leader

Matt Jackson
Insight | Vice President of Services

Jenee Fortier
Hello Alice | Director of Grants Administration

Kelly Hartman
IBM | Vice President of Ecosystem and Business Development, Red Hat Marketplace

Patty Burroughs
Accenture | Managing Director

Gena Goh
Microsoft | Channel Inclusion & Impact Senior Strategy Lead

Deepa Krishnan
IBM | Vice President, Hybrid Cloud Digital Platform and Consumption

Ram Dutt
Meylah | Co-Founder & CEO

Darilyn Smart

Darilyn Smart
Smart Foods Caribbean Limited | Managing Director

Anita Gardyne

Anita Gardyne
Oneva | President & CEO

Daniela Applegate

Daniela Applegate
rThreat | Co-Founder + VP of Marketing

Humaira Ahmed
Locelle Digital Inc. | CEO

Dina-Moskowitz

Dina Moskowitz
SaaSMAX Corp. | Founder & CEO

Bhavya Aggarwal
ZipBoard | Founder

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