Unlocking tech talent in a hypercompetitive market

CEO of Terminal

Clay Kellogg

Scale: It’s the key to winning in the post-pandemic environment. But with a structural shift in worker habits and an engineer shortage still going strong, how can business leaders expect to find quality talent and scale quickly? In Unlock’s opening address, Terminal CEO Clay Kellogg will outline battle-tested tactics for unlocking rapid growth at your business, including the three biggest barriers to scaling quickly in the post-pandemic world and actionable ways to overcome them.

Keynote: Adriana Gascoigne, Founder + CEO of Girls in Tech

Founder + CEO, Girls in Tech

Adriana Gascoigne

A $1.6B rocketship: How Hims & Hers went from scrappy startup to IPO in 4 years

Co-Founder + CEO, Him & Hers

Andrew Dudum

Co-Founder + CSO, Terminal

Dylan Serota – Moderator

Learn how Hims & Hers scaled their company’s teams, products, and business by hiring outside of local markets. In this fireside chat, Founder and CEO Andrew Dudum explains how global hiring helped Hims & Hers tap into an elite and diverse talent pool, which ultimately enabled them to innovate their product fast enough to keep pace with the company’s rapid growth.

How global engineers are building the world’s most innovative products

CTO, Everly Health

Nick Parker

CEO, Bluescape

Peter Jackson

Co-Founder + CEO, The Ticket Fairy

Ritesh Patel

SVP, Product, Terminal

Greg Vilines – Moderator

Hiring globally doesn’t just help businesses sidestep the fierce competition that exists stateside. It also allows companies to build more innovative products by accessing talent that has diverse perspectives and broader skill sets. Through a series of real-life case studies, we’ll explore how global engineering teams are developing the most innovative products in the world, and why global recruiting isn’t just business-smart -- it fundamentally changes teams for the better.

Building a remote benefits program

Senior Manager, People Operations, Terminal

Heather Ferneyhough

Director of Brand + Content, Terminal

Kira Sparks

Why HR leaders must define the future of remote work

VP, People, Slack

Dawn Sharifan

CEO, Terminal

Clay Kellogg – Moderator

Out of necessity the past two years have changed the workplace. But what elements of this “new normal” should we carry with us into the future, and which should remain temporary? In this session, hear Dawn Sharifan, VP of People at Slack, on the role HR leaders should play in defining the way employees work post-pandemic. Topics will include best practices for setting a clear vision, keeping a proactive mindset, and staying agile with changing employee needs.

The evolution of HQ: How remote-first companies will define the future of work

VP, People + Workplace, Tile

Lissa Minkin

VP, Engineering, Hims & Hers

Syed Hassan

VP, Engineering, Transfix

Mike Brittain

Greg Vilines – Moderator

What role should the office play in the world of remote work? Too often, hybrid remote work structures give preferential treatment to employees who work at HQ, creating a class system that can demoralize fully remote employees. We’ll look at why leaders need to adopt a remote-first mindset even if they’re maintaining an office, as well as outline practical strategies for aligning your entire company around remote work. 

The case for LatAm: Why South America is the next epicenter of engineering talent

VP, Software Engineering + Head of DEI, Tile

Jossie Haines

SVP Engineering, Snyk

Pat Poels

CMO, Terminal

Tejal Parekh – Moderator

With competition for engineering talent only heating up in US markets, it’s increasingly clear that leaders will have to look outside US borders to rapidly scale their teams. In this session, we’ll analyze the case for Latin America, which is quickly becoming the global hotspot for engineering talent. We’ll review how remote hiring practices can help uncover star talent in dynamic talent hubs like Mexico, Chile, and Colombia, as well as best practices for evaluating potential markets based on your business’ unique needs.

Thriving not surviving: Management and ops for a remote workforce

Founding Partner, Growth by Design Talent

Jill Macri

Managing Director, People + Talent, SignalFire

Heather Doshay

Co-Founder + Director of Engineering, Nextdoor

David Wiesen

CPO, Terminal

Jennifer Farris – Moderator

What can managers do to maintain a cohesive remote culture? In this panel, we’ll explore the biggest challenges facing remote managers and discuss the ways executives can help. Panelists will share their expertise on how they’ve formally set expectations around remote work and give guidance on how to help managers build equity into the remote-first workplace. Topics will include adapting communication styles, implementing remote work tools, and navigating compensation changes.

Breaking through: Unspoken norms perpetuating the office gender gap and how to overcome them

CEO + Author, PresenceLearning

Kate Eberle-Walker

VP, Product + Engineering, Hive

CJ Jordan

Founding Engineer, Digraph

Bahar Shah

Director of Engineering, Duolingo

Karin Tsai

Director of Business Development, Terminal

Racquel Cross – Moderator

The adoption of remote work is an opportunity to shift existing paradigms around workplace dynamics and create more equitable, diverse, and inclusive teams. In this panel discussion, executives from across the tech industry discuss how leaders can stop perpetuating gender-based inequalities at their companies and use remote work to support underrepresented groups. Panelist Kate Eberle Walker will share insights from her book, The Good Boss: 9 Ways Every Manager Can Support Women at Work.

The Remote Leader

Unlocking tech talent in a hypercompetitive market

Keynote: Adriana Gascoigne, Founder + CEO of Girls in Tech

A $1.6B rocketship: How Hims & Hers went from scrappy startup to IPO in 4 years