Join MALA for a powerhouse conversation between some talented women in tech! They will share their stories, examine diversity and inclusion in the tech industry, talk about the nature of success, and take questions from the audience.

Following the panel discussion, attendees will network over a catered reception.

The event is open to all, with the goal of creating a space where women in the industry can shine in the spotlight and share their experiences with everyone regardless of cultural affiliation.

Special thanks to Envestnet | Yodlee Financial Data for their partnership in making this happen! Yodlee helps build and transform financial apps and services with access to financial data through their APIs and digital solutions for banks, developers, and innovators.

Panelists:

CHRISTINE LOREDO: As Vice-President at Yodlee, Christine is responsible for the data and analytics business as it relates to the credit industry. She is focused on building key partnerships to deliver new data offerings. In addition, she has established Yodlee’s award winning incubator and builds partnerships to drive innovation in the global financial technology arena. Christine brings more than 15 years’ experience producing and marketing digital products and services to both B2B and consumer audiences. She also led marketing at leading brands including FuzeBox, Match.com, Yahoo!, and AOL. At Yahoo!, she was responsible for marketing Yahoo!’s global mobile services, which enjoyed a #1 mobile Web portal position. Christine is an advocate for women in tech and currently advises many women led start-ups. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Thunderbird and an undergraduate degree from University of Colorado at Boulder.

Amal Amaskane is an educator & creative entrepreneur, founder of Match Langua, a Chicago-based event company which curates cultural experiences for people to travel globally, locally. Passionate about all things tech, she is also an Instructor with Future Founders. In this role, she empowers local youth by teaching entrepreneurship with a tech perspective.

She also approached the tech world from an academic perspective as she completed her Master's degree in International Studies with a dissertation focusing on the Transnationalism of High-Tech in US-Middle-Eastern relations from the University of Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris, France. She graduated from the University Paris Sorbonne with a Bachelor of Arts, with an exchange year in the United Kingdom at the University of Warwick.