The 2011 Tech It Out Program was held inside of SCTE's Cable-Tec Expo, with NAMIC and SCTE serving as our partners. The sessions and hours were expanded to allow time for more in-depth educational content and a hands-on tour of the Spotlight Pavilion at Expo.

Research reveals that the number of women in technology positions is alarmingly low, and according to PAR, the number is trending downward. To help reverse this trend, WICT’s Tech It Out Initiative was launched in 2009. It aimed to build awareness of the tremendous opportunities for women in cable technology.

Today, WICT has bolstered its Tech It Out Initiative to include a Women In Technology mentoring program and increased leadership training through a collaboration with SCTE’s Expo, as well as a content partnership with NAMIC.

Nomi Bergman, President, Bright House Networks - Opening Keynote

Yvette Kanouff, President SeaChange International - Closing Keynote

Our featured keynotes included:

• Nomi Bergman, President, Bright House Networks; 2011 WICT Woman of the Year, 2004 Women in Technology Award honoree
• Yvette Kanouff, President, SeaChange International; 1997 Women in Technology Award honoree

Our confirmed moderator & panelists included:

• Sherita Ceasar, Vice President, National Video Deployment Engineering, Comcast (moderator)
• Susan Adams, SVP, Engineering & Technical Operations, Comcast – Northeast Division
• Rhonda Holt, SVP, Media Platform Technology, Audience Multi-Platform Technology Team, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
• Sandy Howe, SVP, Strategic Market Development, ARRIS
• Monisha Longacre, Vice President, Strategy & Portfolio Management, The Weather Channel 

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