SheTO Unites Women and Non-Binary Engineering Leaders Worldwide at Annual Ignite Summit

Name: SheTO Unites Women and Non-Binary Engineering Leaders Worldwide at Annual Ignite Summit
Start: 2025-10-10T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-10-10T18:00:00-07:00
Location: Computer History Museum

Schedule

Fri Oct 10 2025 at 08:00 am to 06:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Computer History Museum | Mountain View, CA

Igniting industry change through powerful keynotes engaging panels with top speakers including a highly anticipated panel led by award-winning journalist and former Today Show anchor Ann Curry to empower and elevate SheTO’s global network
What: SheTO the largest global network of women and non-binary engineering leaders will be hosting its 3rd annual Ignite Summit at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View California. The 2024 summit attracted over 700 attendees and this year more than 500 have already registered from around the world.
This year’s summit features an inspiring lineup of female speakers and panelists including Minda Harts New York Times bestselling author; Raji Arasu CTO of Autodesk; Jyoti Bansal CEO of Harness; Julia Austin Harvard Business School faculty and author; Joanna Strober CEO of Midi Health; Kim Scott author of the Radical Candor; Nidhi Gupta the very own CEO of SheTO and many more. Ann Curry a barrier breaker and the first woman of color on the Today show – will lead a powerful panel titled "Uninvited Yet Unstoppable" helping attendees master the craft of storytelling as a leadership tool. Together the panelists explore topics on overcoming leadership hurdles the evolving role of AI in engineering strategic business growth health tech innovations and more. Attendees will have access to over 25 curated sessions designed to help women+ leaders navigate industry challenges learn directly from these trailblazers and engage in intimate roundtable discussions that foster meaningful connections.
“When I started SheTO it was because I spent too many years being one of the only women in the room – and I knew there were more of us out there facing the same experience and craving connection” said Nidhi Gupta CEO and Co-Founder of SheTO. “This summit is a reflection of what happens when we finally have a space built for us – where we can show up exactly as we are and reshape the engineering landscape together.”
Why: Nidhi Gupta CEO of SheTO was often one of the only women executives in the room throughout her engineering career – an experience that inspired her to launch SheTO and its mission to build a powerful connected community of women+ engineering leaders. The Ignite Summit is a direct response to Nidhi’s story and the reality so many others still face. It’s a space where women can come together feel seen and gain access to candid conversations mentorship and continuous support. It’s more than just accelerating careers it’s about creating an industry where women having a seat at the table is no longer the exception but the norm.
Who: The 100% vetted organically grown network stands tall with over 5000 members across 65 countries with members traveling from all over the world to connect collaborate and attend the Ignite Summit. With less than 9% of engineering executive positions held by women SheTO was founded to change that by building a powerful community of women+ in engineering who are rising together lifting each other up and opening the doors for the next generation of leaders. SheTO doesn’t just advocate for representation the community actively creates it.
Where:
Computer History Museum
1401 N Shoreline Blvd Mountain View CA 94043
When: October 10 2025
Time: 8:00am - 6:00pm
Speakers Include:
Akriti Dokania (Partner Ridge Ventures)
Ann Curry (Award-winning journalist and reporter most known for the Today show)
Amy Reichanadter (Chief People Officer Databricks)
Ashmeet Sidana (Founder and Chief Engineer Engineering Capital)
Hersh Tapadia (CEO and Co-Founder Allstacks)
Jessica Fritsch (Director of Engineering Operations Remesh)
Jessica Karr (Founder and Managing Director Coyote Ventures)
Jing Huang (VP of Engineering SurveyMonkey)
Joanna Strober (Midi Health)
Jyoti Bansal (CEO and Co-Founder Harness)
Julia Austin (Executive Fellow Harvard Business School)
Kim Scott (Author)
Maggie Baxter (Solutions Engineer Incident)
Maria Yuin (VP of Engineering Salesforce)
Michelle Grover (CTO Slalom)
Minda Harts (Bestselling Author)
Preetha Ram (Managing Partner and CTO Pier 70 Ventures)
Raji Arasu (CTO Autodesk)
Smruti Patel (VP of Engineering Apollograph)
Sunita Verma (CTO Ironclad)
Swati Raju (VP of Engineering ServiceNow)
Tolithia (CEO Beam Benefits)
Vrishali Thorat (Senior Engineering Manager Rubrik)
Vrushall Channapattan (Director of Engineering Okta)

Sessions Include:
Keynotes:
Uninvited Yet Unstoppable - Ann Curry Nidhi Gupta
Self-Advocacy and Trust as Your Superpower - Minda Harts
Radical Candor in Action - Kim Scott
Main Stage:
The Future of Engineering Leadership - Raji Arasu Maria Yuin (Moderator)
Prompt to Production - Smruti Patel Jing Huang Jessica Fritsch (Moderator)
Measuring AI Boost: Value Metrics and Scale - Hersh Tapadia Swati Raju
How to Be on the Biz as Opposed to in the Biz - Julia Austin Sunita Verma
Leading Through Scale and Change - Jyoti Bansal Monica Bajaj
Women’s Health Rewritten - Joanna Strober Jessica Karr Preetha Ram (Moderator)
Radical Candor in Action - Kim Scott Nidhi Gupta
Executive Track:
The Future of Engineering Talent - Amy Reichanadter Satish Kumar Michelle Grover (Moderator)
Getting to Boards and Investing - Akriti Dokania Tolithia Ashmeet Sidana
Positioning Engineering as a Strategic Driver
Engineering Productivity Unpacked
Roundtables:
The Surgical Strike: Mastering Micro-Management for Targeted Impact
Navigating the Tech Tsunami Without Drowning
Navigating Career Traditions and Pivots in Engineering
Security with AI Tooling

About SHETO:
SheTO is the largest global network of women and non-binary engineering leaders. It is a 100% vetted community built exclusively for women+ leaders in Engineering IT and adjacent roles. Whether you’re looking for a mentor want to improve your network meet amazing tech leaders want to lean on others like you for support or simply just want to give back this community of more than 5000+ women across 65+ countries is for you. SheTO is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and proudly hosts annual summits regular events and more to strengthen the bonds within its community and accelerate the careers of its members. Founded by women engineers for women and with the support of strong allies and partners SheTO’s mission is to close the immense gender gap in engineering executive roles. To learn more please visit: https://www.sheto.org/