Building Your Sphere of Influence
Kirthiga Reddy
Monica Bajaj
Join us for an engaging fireside chat with none other than Kirthiga Reddy, Founder and CEO of Virtualness, a growth stage investor, technology executive and a board member.
Amongst her many recognitions are Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business”, Fortune India’s "Most Powerful Women"! In this illuminating conversation, we'll explore the art and science of expanding your network and increasing your impact. Her journey will capture the insights, strategies, and personal experiences that matter in cultivating meaningful relationships and enhancing your presence in the industry and community. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your journey, this discussion will provide you with actionable tips and inspiration to build a powerful sphere of influence. Don't miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and take your influence to the next level.
About Kirthiga Reddy
Kirthiga Reddy is an Indian-American businesswoman of many firsts. The first employee for the social media giant, Meta, in India and their Managing Director, Facebook India and South Asia. The first female Investment Partner at SoftBank Vision Fund, one of the largest tech funds in the world with over $130B under management. The first South Asian to Chair Stanford Business School Management Board. She has been on several public company, private company, educational and non-profit Boards — including being the first female Board Member on the WeWork Board, from the start of the business turnaround after their failed IPO through the company turning profitable in Dec ’22.
She is currently the Co-founder & CEO of a high-growth, venture-backed web3 startup, Virtualness. Kirthiga has been recognized as Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business”, Syracuse University’s Most Notable Alumni, Fortune India’s Most Powerful Women amongst other recognitions.
About Monica Bajaj
Monica Bajaj is a seasoned technology executive with over two decades of industry experience leading global, diverse engineering teams. Her expertise spans technology, operations, global expansion, M&A and product launch in areas such as Consumer/Enterprise, Infrastructure, Business Intelligence, DevOps, and Security. She is currently the Vice President of Engineering, Developer experience at Okta. Prior to Okta she has held senior engineering leadership positions at various global enterprise companies like Workday, UKG, NetApp and Cisco.
Her expertise lies in building high-performance, and secure software platforms that can handle from Millions of users and billions of transactions, keeping resiliency and scale as the first principles. Monica holds a BS and MS in Computer Science from IIT Mumbai, India. In 2021, she won the Mentor of the year award from the WomenTech Network and was selected as one of the Top 60 Women technical leaders to watch by the Girl Geek X Community across fortune 500 companies. Monica is an active speaker in the Silicon Valley, a supporter of diversity in STEM, and an exec sponsor for Women at Okta. When not obsessing over technology, she can be found spending time with Boy Scouts, enjoying hiking and supporting the cause of mentorship and uplifting women and young girls.