2024 EDGE in Tech Symposium

Advancing Health Tech for All

Friday, March 8th

UC Davis

The EDGE in Tech and CITRIS and the Banatao Institute was held on Friday, March 8, 2024, for Advancing Health Tech for All, at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Community Education Room, on the UC Davis campus.

The EDGE in Tech Symposium is a beacon for those seeking inspiration and knowledge in the rapidly evolving world of technology, with a specific focus this year on the health tech industry. We aim to explore how diversity in talent can drive innovation in health tech, aiming for inclusive solutions that benefit everyone.

The symposium also featured the EDGE in Tech Athena Awards, recognizing leaders who have championed the advancement of women and people of color in technology.

Thank you to our speakers, sponsors, and all the attendees who made this a day filled with inspiring talks, networking opportunities, and critical discourse on health tech innovation for all. Together, we can pave the way for a healthier, more technologically advanced future.

Who should attend?

This symposium is not just for tech enthusiasts but for anyone interested in the intersection of technology and health. We welcome students, educators, professionals from startups to established companies, and representatives from non-profit and government sectors. Join us to be part of a conversation that’s reshaping the future of health tech and promoting a more equitable and inclusive society.

2024 SPONSORS

Thanks to the generous sponsors that make the Symposium possible!

Support from Carla Itzkowich, in loving memory of her father, Moisés Itzkowich

EVENT APP

We will be using Whova as our event platform. If you are registered, download the app and start chatting with attendees and speakers.

About the Symposium

The EDGE in Tech Symposium is hosted by the EDGE in Tech at UC Berkeley. Our flagship annual event presents the experiences of women and non-binary-identifying individuals within a growing tech sector. This year, the theme speaks to the urgent need for smart technology to improve human health, reinvent business processes, and address climate challenges.

In addition to the panels and discussion, the event also recognizes those who embody, encourage, and promote the inclusion of women and Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in technology through the EDGE in Tech Athena Awards.

PAST SYMPOSIUMS

Smarter Tech for a Resilient Future

2023

Smarter Tech for a Resilient Future

This symposium highlighted the experiences of experts using emerging technologies to advance innovation for more sustainable infrastructure, pioneering new approaches to intelligent transportation networks, healthy indoor environments, aviation infrastructure and next-generation agriculture.

2023 Symposium Page

Advancing Climate Resilience

2022

Advancing Climate Resilience

This symposium highlighted the experiences of experts working to advance innovation in clean energy, water conservation, food systems, disaster prediction, sustainable manufacturing and many other areas within their organizations.

2022 Symposium Page

The New Era in Human Computer Interaction

2021

The New Era in HCI

Now entering a new era, Human-Computer Interaction is a multidisciplinary field that combines new technology in cyber-physical systems with human-centered design and usability. This symposium examined leading-edge technologies and challenges to ensuring equitable and inclusive HCI.

2021 Symposium Page

Reimagining Cybersecurity for All

2020

Reimagining Cybersecurity for All

As digital platforms and tools have become pervasive in our public, professional, and private lives, concern has intensified about the security of our information, institutions, and online identities. Focusing on inclusive cybersecurity, the symposium featured women leaders speaking on our shared cybersecurity future.

2020 Symposium Page

The Future of AI

2019

The Future of AI

In 2019, the event showcased the experiences of women in AI and explored our collective future with representatives from leading companies, startups, academia, and the public sector.

2019 Symposium Page

A Symposium on Innovation & Entrepreneurship

2017

A Symposium on Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Through two keynote presentations and two panels, this symposium highlighted the strategies of successful women in the tech industry and academia, as well as addressed challenges, like sexual harassment, implicit bias and pay inequality.

2017 Symposium Page

Recognizing Leaders, Inspiring the Next Generation

2016

Recognizing Leaders, Inspiring the Next Generation

At this inaugural event, leaders and champions of women in technology offered their thoughts on challenges to achieving gender diversity at all organizational levels of industry, academia, and the public sector. The first CITRIS Athena Awards were also presented to honor inspiring women and organizations making outstanding technical contributions and supporting the next generation.

2016 Symposium Page