The City of Long Beach Sponsors The Wonder Women Tech Conference For The Next Three Years

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Nov. 5, 2015 - PRLog -- Wonder Women Tech today announced that it will hold its (2nd annual)  July 15, 2016 - July 17, 2016 at The Long Beach Convention Center, in Long Beach, CA.  With the theme #WEAREPIONEERS, Wonder Women Tech will kick the week off with  micro events hosted by community partners during Wonder Women Tech Week (July 10th-15th). Thousands of attendees from around the world will engage in conference programming including a Diversity Career Fair, workshops for Seniors and the Deaf and Disabled community, a Junior Innovation Camp, and a Learning Center, where hundreds of underrepresented children and adults will learn how to code, build games and much more.

“I wanted to co-create an ecosystem where we could discover a diverse range of pioneering women as role models, and cultivate a network where women were supporting and educating other women through their journey toward building success in tech, S.T.E.A.M and innovation,”said Lisa Mae Brunson, Founder of Wonder Women Tech. “Partnering with Mayor Robert Garcia and the City of Long Beach for the next three years allows us to accomplish that goal together.” The conference will host over 30distinguished panels and 100 speakers, including C-Suite women, business leaders, inventors, investors, best-selling authors and award winning scientists and pioneers. Keynote speakers and special guests to be announced.

“This will be a great event which will highlight many local and international innovators, techies, and creatives who have revolutionized our economic and cultural life,” said Mayor of Long Beach, Robert Garcia. “It’s especially exciting that this event is led by women, will include interactive educational experiences, and will inspire girls and other    underrepresented groups to join the ranks of pioneers in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.”

Panel and Conference Programming topics include:

• Women Lean In – Creating a Powerful Ecosystem of Women Mentoring Women
• S.T.E.A.M- The Intersection Between The Arts and STEM
• Women Who Change The Industry Standards
• Social Media For Seniors Workshop
• The Marie Curie Effect – Breaking The Glass Ceiling and Beyond
• Developing Allies--Why Our Male Counterparts Can Be Our Greatest Advocate
• And many more!

About Wonder Women Tech: The mission of Wonder Women Tech is to highlight, celebrate, and educate women and diversity in S.T.E.A.M and innovation by creating diverse programming, events, and educational resources, which foster women and diverse individuals as role models, and provide an ecosystem of women supporting, mentoring and educating other women.