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  • LAKSHYA SIVARAMAKRISHNAN: Good morning.

  • A hearty welcome to each one of you

  • to the sixth anniversary of Google's Women Techmakers

  • International Women's Day Celebration.

  • My name is Lakshya Sivaramakrishnan,

  • and I work with the Google Developer Relations team,

  • where I manage the Women Techmakers program for India.

  • I want to start off the day by saying that everyone is welcome

  • here.

  • This space is very safe, irrespective

  • of your age, your gender, your sexual identity,

  • your cultural background, and all intersections therein.

  • The International Women's Day summit

  • is led by the Women Techmakers team.

  • Women Techmakers is Google's global outreach program

  • for women in tech.

  • They focus on providing visibility, community,

  • and resources for women across all levels and job ladders,

  • so that women can join, lead, and thrive in the industry.

  • In addition to supporting engineers,

  • Women Techmakers invites all contributors

  • to the tech industry to participate

  • in their programs, their scholarships,

  • and their initiatives.

  • Each year, Women Techmakers engages

  • with over 150,000 women in tech all over the world

  • in 190 countries.

  • And much of the work is though focused on a global scale,

  • the team truly believes that its grass roots movement,

  • led by women in tech around the globe, like you,

  • is propelling our industry forward.

  • To support this, we are also collaborating

  • with around 525 Women Techmakers ambassadors around the world,

  • and are proud to partner these community organizations.

  • We have close to 20 Women Techmakers ambassadors

  • from India in the audience today.

  • Can you have a huge round of applause

  • while they wave out to all of us?

  • [APPLAUSE]

  • Thank you.

  • How many of you have attended a Women Techmakers event before

  • or are a part of the Women Techmakers community?

  • Wow.

  • I see a lot of hands, and I see a few new ones, too.

  • So if you're interested in learning more about how to get

  • involved in the women Techmakers community,

  • we encourage you to sign up for their membership program

  • at WomenTechmakers.com/membership.

  • How many of you are students here?

  • Wow.

  • I've got something that might interest you.

  • So the Women Techmakers scholarships

  • for the Asia-Pacific region is expected

  • to go live by the end of March.

  • So maybe that's something you want to stay tuned

  • to in WomenTechmakers.com/scholars.

  • We also have our very own regional India-specific page.

  • And to learn more about what we do,

  • you can visit WomenTechmakers.com/India.

  • That was a little about Women Techmakers,

  • but I also want to talk to you about why

  • we are here today celebrating International Women's Day.

  • We think it's vitally important to celebrate, support,

  • and elevate all women in technology.

  • And we are glad that you all made it here.

  • We have designers, entrepreneurs, developers,

  • data scientists, product managers and many more

  • as a part of this community right here today.

  • I also would like to share a little about why I am here

  • today celebrating International Women's Day with all of you.

  • For me, this is an annual celebration of the work

  • that we do around the year with various initiatives, programs,

  • and campaigns.

  • Personally, this summit is also very nostalgic for me,

  • because this is my fifth one.

  • Five years back when I attended my first summit,

  • I was sitting somewhere there right at the back

  • just consuming the content that all these amazing,

  • inspirational women were sharing.

  • And through the various capacities, from an attendee

  • to a community volunteer to being a Women Techmakers

  • ambassador myself to managing this program for India

  • along with an exceptional team whom I work with,

  • I believe that each one of us have a part

  • to play in this growing women in tech ecosystem.

  • This also brings me to the theme of the event, which

  • is, lift as you climb.

  • The first time I heard this phrase, I was like,

  • wow, this is so powerful, because this

  • is about supporting others who are trying

  • to achieve your goals and helping them rise

  • higher as you pursue your own.

  • This also, funnily, reminds me of a quote which

  • I read a couple of days back which says,

  • there is a special place for women in hell

  • who do not support other women.

  • We also know how important it is to meet women where they are.

  • That's why across March and April,

  • we host 19 summits across the Google offices of the world,

  • but also support 300 community-led meetups in 52

  • different countries.

  • Just a quick quiz.

  • Any guess on how many summits are happening today

  • across the globe?

  • Four?

  • Somebody has thoroughly looked into that website for sure.

  • Yes, that's four.

  • The reason I share this with you is

  • for you to know that you are a part of a global movement.

  • You are not alone in those moments of self-doubt.

  • We want you to know that there is a community to support you

  • wherever you are.

  • I would love to take you through the agenda of the day.

  • We have some amazing speakers and content

  • which will certainly leave you inspired and empowered.

  • But in addition to these amazing speakers,

  • we also have two hands-on workshops.

  • We've partnered with a couple of our favorite teams

  • to offer you a more meaningful experience and potentially

  • some new skills.

  • The #IamRemarkable workshop aims to motivate participants

  • to promote themselves in front of their peers and management,

  • thereby breaking gender-related modesty norms and glass

  • ceilings.

  • For the attendees participating in the Actions

  • on Google workshop, which is our technical workshop for today,

  • it would focus on key fundamental concepts

  • to develop actions for the Google Assistant.

  • The team wants to empower 20,000 women across the globe

  • and more to publish their first action with the Google

  • Assistant.

  • And I'm really excited to see what you all

  • are going to create today.

  • I'm confident that by hearing the speakers,

  • you will definitely leave the summit much more inspired.

  • But please use this time to network

  • with your fellow attendees.

  • You never know where these connections will help you.

  • You could also pull out the agenda

  • throughout the day on your phones

  • using the link on your badge.

  • Moving on to some general information for the day,

  • all sessions will happen right here at the grand ballroom.

  • You can find the restrooms right opposite

  • to the registration area.

  • We also have a parent's room and a prayer room available.

  • The mother's room is near the women's restroom.

  • And the prayer room would be Meeting Room 2.

  • Find a volunteer in the gray T-shirt

  • in case you want to know where these rooms are,

  • if you need help in finding them.

  • I also have some fire safety instructions.

  • So in case of emergency, which we hopefully wouldn't need,

  • you need to walk out of this door,

  • and the prefunction area is going to be your assembly area.

  • And there's also a fire door there.

  • If any of you need help in charging your device,

  • we have charging stations throughout the room.

  • Both the workshops will happen here right in this room.

  • So we're going to break the room into two, where,

  • if you have a blue sticker on your badges,

  • you're going to be a part of the Actions on Google workshop,

  • which is going to happen in the front side of this room.

  • If you do not have a sticker on your badge,

  • which means that you are a part of the #IamRemarkable workshop,

  • which is going to happen on the back side of the room.

  • We will also have a photographer and videographer on-site

  • all day.

  • And this event-- and I'm really excited about this--

  • is going to be livestreamed, so that folks

  • who couldn't make it to the event

  • have access to the content of this event.

  • So feel free to share this in your social media

  • and let your friends know.

  • We'll be providing a lot of food and drinks for you

  • throughout the day.

  • So please help yourself to them.

  • One interesting thing, we're also having a Twitter challenge

  • for which you could use #WTM19.

  • If you have some extra characters left,

  • you could also use #WomenTechmakersIndia there.

  • And you could tweet about anything,

  • what you liked about this event, some quotes that really caught

  • your eye, some pictures that you take

  • with friends and fellow attendees, and much more.

  • I leave it to your creativity to decide

  • what you want to tweet about.

  • Something that's really important to us

  • is how we are engaging with communities of women

  • across the world who aren't able to join us today.

  • So in lieu of the gift bags that we do every year,

  • this year, Google's Women Techmakers

  • is contributing to organizations across the globe

  • that are committed to supporting and empowering women and girls.

  • As a part of these efforts, with the help of GlobalGiving.org,

  • we want to offer you the opportunity

  • to help us make an impact in a way that is meaningful to you.

  • Can we go to the next slide, please?

  • We have several great programs.

  • And we are letting you choose where your donation goes.

  • Inside your notebook, there is a card with a donation code.

  • Please be sure to visit the website

  • and take a moment to choose that organization that you

  • want your donation to go to.

  • We also encourage you to tag your social media posts,

  • as I said, with #WTM19, and you can join the conversation.

  • It's so inspiring to see so many faces and voices that

  • are a part of this global event series.

  • And don't forget the Twitter challenge that I spoke about.

  • There are hundreds of Googlers who

  • are helping out across summits and meetups this year.

  • And while a lot of their work is behind the scenes,

  • we want to make sure to shine a spotlight on them

  • and thank them.

  • Their countless hours and late nights

  • are what makes days like these possible.

  • So thank you to the volunteers.

  • Can we have a huge round of applause for them?

  • [APPLAUSE]

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