60 Seconds with WITS 2020 Virtual Summit Speaker — Shyna Hegde

Shyna Hegde is a Sr. Principal Architect — Commerce at Accenture. Her session at the 2020 Virtual Summit is the “Evolution of Commerce”.

Why is speaking at WITS important to you?

• I am honored to speak at WITS, because WITS is dedicated to supporting the next generation of Women Tech Leaders. WITS conferences also offer a great avenue to reach out to all the talented women in tech.

What inspires you?

• Being in Tech and inspiring and mentoring future leaders. Also to teach and learn everyday.

Most useful article you’ve read in the last month

• Something to reorganize during these unpredictable times- https://www.fastcompany.com/90507507/this-scheduling-method-will-boost-your-productivity-and-peace-of-mind

Favorite thing you have learned or did during quarantine

• Machine Learning from Coursera and another thing I started doing regularly is practicing meditation with Headspace.

When you were a kid what was your dream job?

• To be an Artist, in a way I think I am still an artist, I still utilize my creativity to an extent to solve problems.

Tell us something about your session

• The Evolution of Commerce, I originally intended to go over the trends and disruptions of how eCommerce has evolved in different industries like cashierless stores, rise of subscriptions and marketplace, AI driven commerce solutions, but now I also included in additional content on how eCommerce has changed during this pandemic, things to anticipate and keep pace with the changing industry.

Register here to see Shyna and the other amazing women in tech at the WITS Virtual Summit.