About Us
WHO ARE WE?
WIT, or Women in Technology, is an initiative that:
- Hosts a monthly program aiming to connect and advance women in technology
- Provides a platform for building cross functional relationships
- Serves as a forum to learn technology transitions and exchange ideas
- Is part of Cisco’s Women in Science and Engineering (W ISE) Employee Resource Organization
Our program founder
Serpil Bayraktar is a Distinguished Engineer in Cisco’s Cloud Security group responsible for leading teams delivering Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) services. She is also the founder of Cisco’s Women in Technology program and the global co-chair of Cisco’s Women in Science and Engineering employee resource organization.
Serpil has been a network engineer for more than 29 years and holds a B.S. in EE from Istanbul Technical University as well as an MBA from Eastern Michigan University.
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On Oct 22, 2020, Ashley gave shared the responsibility process and the importance of the self-leadership.
On September 17, 2020, we had the pleasure of listening to Lauren, CEO & Founder, and ex-Cisco senior director turned executive career coach, sharing her strategies on how to carefully create a career plan aiming to accelerate the career growth and development.
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On July 30, 2020, we had the an honest and engaging fireside chat with Trish about inclusion and diversity. Very inspiring session and we are so thankful to Trish and women like her who preservere and blaze a trail, making it easier for those who follow.
June 25, 2020
Thank you Karen Matthys for sharing all the wonderful collaborative work that is being pioneered by Stanford from fairness in AI to encouraging diversity in tech. We really appreciate all the resources you have shared with us
On June 4th, 'Augmented Human' with Ted Schilowitz was a thought provoking and engaging WIT session. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion for mixed reality with us!