2015-2013 Events

Bridging the Gap in the Age of Disruption

Digital innovation is dominating IT, but many companies are struggling to manage it, according to the Harvey Nash 2015 CIO Survey in association with KPMG. The pace of digital and the race to innovate has left many organizations lacking an enterprise-wide digital strategy and desperately seeking to acquire the right skills. Event Details

Game Changers: Women in the Age of Disruption

The pace of digital and the race to innovate has left many organizations lacking an enterprise-wide digital strategy and desperately seeking to acquire the right skills. In addition, this year’s survey uncovered that, while the lack of women in IT has received significant media and political attention for several years, the proportion of women in IT leadership roles remains stagnant year after year. Event Details

Women in Technology: The Male Perspective

An all-male panel at an ARA event? That’s right. We believe the conversation about advancing women in technology is not one that should be had in isolation, especially when organizations large and small are feeling the effect of talent shortages. Our goal is to strengthen the position of women in tech, including those who attend our events, by presenting opportunities to hear varying perspectives. Event Details

Mentoring Forum – Finding Your Path in the Tech Industry

We were thrilled to present a strong line-up of leading women from across the tech and business community, including Laura Cruz, Chief Information Officer, MDC Partners,  Julie Edwards, Chief of Staff to the Global CTO, AOL, Anna Frazzetto, SVP and MD, International Technology Solutions, Harvey Nash, Mary Kotch, EVP Global Chief Information Officer, Validus, Sirouhi Mushegian, VP IT Customer Experience, NBA and Alisha Outridge, Head of Product, Reuters TV. Event Details

Developing a Career Toolkit for Your Success

Sponsored by Comcast Business, Harvey Nash and kCura, the night—which will kick off with opening remarks by Karen Nowicki and Joe Pantuso, Directors of Engineering for kCura—will feature a panel discussion with prominent executives in the Chicago market, including Sally Anderson, Head of People Development, Americas Large Customer Sales and Global Clients & Agency Solutions at Google,

Advancing Women in Technology & Influencing Change

The night—which will kick off with opening remarks and trends straight from the recent Harvey Nash CIO Survey in Association with KPMG, by Leslie Vickrey, Founder & CEO, ClearEdge Marketing and Co-Founder of ARA—will feature a panel discussion with prominent executives in the Silicon Valley market.

Roundtable Discussion & Dinner Event

Our roundtable dinner event brought together senior women in tech from different stages of their career for networking, while engaging in lively discussions over dinner on a few of the key topics in technology & diversity. Event Details

Women in Business & Tech: Celebrating Breakthroughs

The night will feature one-on-one conversations with three prominent women in the Seattle market, including special guest speaker and moderator, Dana Shaw, who was recently announced as a Woman of Influence by the Silicon Valley Business Journal and is a member of ARA’s Advisory Board and the President & COO of ICon. With time for questions and candid dialogue throughout, take this opportunity to learn from innovators and leaders in our space – and…

Celebrating Women in Innovation

ARA, the Chicago Innovation Awards, the Women’s Business Development Center and Blue Sky Innovation on Thursday, May 7th to celebrate women who are paving new paths across industries. We are also pleased to announce that Cook County Board of Commissioners President Toni Preckwinkle will be kicking off our event as a special guest speaker.

Mentoring Forum – Embracing Challenges, Managing Trade-offs & Facilitating Success

ARA Chicago’s first event for 2015 is a Mentoring Forum that will bring together women in tech from different stages of their career who are experiencing similar challenges or are pursuing like goals.