BITCON 2022

“I've always had to be 3 times better than my peers to get the same rewards. Work is a meritocracy. My work will speak for itself. My issue is I need a mentor to help me reach the heights I aim for, and I can’t find the right one.” Women and people of color believe this more frequently than their peers. Are you just starting in tech or well into your career and still experiencing this? How do you thrive when you are the only face that looks like yours in the room? What is pet to threat? What currency is more important, performance or relationship currency? What does all that even mean? Hiphopengineer and Product Management Senior Director Kay Malcolm is going to shed light on these topics, talk cloud, talk tech and tell you how to flip the script. Sharing her journey to leadership in development at a Fortune 100 cloud company….all to a hip hop beat.