WIT.Connect: Lost in Translation? How Collaboration Tools are Bringing Global Teams Together
Thursday, June 17, 2021, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
Category: WIT.Connect Programs
Today’s globalized world means companies span time zones, cultures, and languages. This presents a huge challenge for organizations that want to enable people to work together on projects wherever they work. Collaboration tools for business are a key solution to keep people communicating across borders and working on business goals together. But those platforms need certain key tools to enable people to continue the conversation and overcome geographic barriers. This WIT.Connect will discuss ways that can help you and your team get more work done.
PanelistsJennifer Liu
Luba Sakharuk has been in IT for over 20 years. She was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, and settled in Boston, Massachusetts in 1992. She was accepted into Northeastern University and received her undergraduate degree in Computer Science. While working full time as a software engineer, she continued her studies and by 2004, graduated from Worcester Polytech Institute of Technology with a Masters in Computer Science with a concentration in Computer and Communication Networks. Her career led her to Agile Coaching, Facilitation, Leadership, and now Digital transformations. Her passion for solving engineering and business problems led her to an MIT Program on Business Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and eventually to becoming a published author and a speaker.
Raya Zachs After earning my degree in Mathematics & Computer Science from Bar Ilan University in Israel, I entered the IT world to explore my passion for technology. Today, I am an experienced product management and technology executive with over 17 years of experience in IT. I am passionate about building high performance teams and finding innovative solutions to challenging problems. For the past 13 years I have been working for Abilis Solutions, located in Montreal Canada. Abilis Solutions is an established leader in the design, delivery and support of information-centric offender management solutions (OMS) for the global corrections market. I currently play the role of the VP of Product & Engineering and manage a large team of over 100 IT professionals. I love what I do because as a leader in our market, our teams are committed to help corrections agencies and professionals realize a safer and more secure world, and to enable offenders to re-enter their communities in a successful, dignified manner. |