LA #TechWeek - Breaking Barriers: Women Leading the Future of Tech Innovation
Join us for our Her Career Story LA Tech Week Event on Breaking Barriers: Women Leading the Future of Tech Innovation featuring Krista Leitzke Forget - Director of Product at ServiceNow, Samerial Johns - Founder & CEO of PUG.ai, and Celine Lightfoot - Co-Founder & CTO at Beni. 💻
We’ll explore the challenges they’ve faced throughout their careers, the strategies that have helped them succeed, and how women can lead the charge in driving inclusive, ethical, and transformative tech solutions.
Whether you're a tech leader, aspiring entrepreneur, or advocate for change, this is an essential event to learn from the best and discover how women are shaping the future of technology. 🚀
🎤 About Our Speakers
Krista Leitzke Forget is a Director of Product Management at ServiceNow, an AI Platform for business transformation that enables organizations to use intelligence and automation for every corner of the enterprise.
In her current role, she leads the team responsible for ServiceNow's Talent Development product line that helps organizations transform their talent to meet business needs. It uses AI and the ServiceNow platform to drive skills-based workforce management and empowers employees and managers to shape their career growth and development journey. With the ongoing evolution of AI technology and legislation, Krista also works with global, cross-functional teams to innovate products and processes responsibly and at scale.
Krista has more than 17 years of experience in Enterprise SaaS and B2B2C startup environments. Prior to joining ServiceNow, she held a variety of product management, product marketing, and other operational roles in fintech and digital video tech spaces.
Samerial Johns is a visionary entrepreneur and the founder of PUG ai, a venture-backed startup headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. She began her career in cloud security strategy and operations at fortune technology companies such as Google and Cisco, Samerial's journey began in a small town in Prince George's County, Maryland, where she grew up in a West African refugee family household. At the age of 19, she made a bold jump to move to Silicon Valley with $100 and a dream, which led to the beginning of her successful career in the tech industry. Samerial left corporate America to create PUG ai, a career mgt software that empowers individuals to achieve their career and lifestyle goals using AI. By fusing her passion for technology and wellness, Samerial is dedicated to helping everyone achieve career wellness.
Celine Lightfoot is the co-founder and CTO of Beni, a startup revolutionizing online shopping by integrating resale alternatives through a browser extension. With a deep commitment to sustainability, she uses AI and advanced technology to drive the circular economy and make secondhand shopping as easy as buying new. In three years, Celine and her team have raised $5M and shifted over $3M in purchase value to resale. With over a decade of experience, she specializes in building innovative tech stacks and leveraging AI to solve some of our biggest challenges in addressing climate change.
🏢 Community Place Access
We will host the event in the Los Angeles Conference Room on the Ground Floor. Please find our team in the lobby of the building to be escorted to the room.
🚙 Parking
After 6 pm, there’s no street parking nearby, however, you can find street parking further away and walk. Underground parking is also available in the building for $25.
We look forward to seeing you there! 🤝
*This event is a part of #TechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.