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WiC Conference Highlights Gender Diversity in Telecom

by Kevin Bartley

We're looking forward to attending 'Go Big with Gender Diversity' at the 11th Women In the Channel Networking Event at the Channel Partners Expo 2016.

Published: February 22, 2016

We're looking forward to attending "Go Big with Gender Diversity", the 11th Women in the Channel Networking Event, at the upcoming Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Las Vegas.

The event will take place 5-8 p.m., March 15, 2016, in Galileo 1001 at the Venetian Sands Expo & Convention Center. OnSIP is a Silver Sponsor of the panel.

Channel Partners is a gathering of the technology services community, represented by thousands of agents, VARs, MSPs, integrators and service providers. The goal of the conference is for attendees to share ideas and drive discussion on the topics shaping our industry.

Channel Partners takes place March 16-18 at the Venetian Sands.

"Go Big with Gender Diversity" Panel Examines Female Leadership

Women in the Channel is a grassroots organization comprised of women who are in leadership, ownership and revenue generating roles in the alternate sales channel sector of the telecom industry.

"Go Big with Gender Diversity", the WiC panel, will provide many gender diverse viewpoints on why female leadership is advantageous in the workplace. Men will also participate in the panel to give a collaborative understanding of how female leaders can positively impact telecom businesses in particular.

The keynote panel, “The Gender Diversity Payoff: Making the Business Case for Women in Leadership," will feature leaders from across the telecom industry.

  • Dick Jalkut, President and CEO, TelePacific Communications
  • Brooks McCorcle, President, Partner Solutions, AT&T
  • Lisa Miller, Senior Vice President, Wholesale & Channel, Level 3
  • Patrick Oborn, Co-Founder, Telarus
Nicole Hayward
Chief Marketing Officer Nicole Hayward

OnSIP is proud to have two Women In the Channel members at the event: Chief Marketing Officer Nicole Hayward and VP Channel Sales Helene Kidary. We've frequently attended and spoken at WiC events in the past, including panels on female leadership and board membership meetings.

Helene Kidary
VP Channel Sales Helene Kidary

"We are pleased to sponsor Women in the Channel for another year," says Nicole. "I believe the WiC event has become a staple of the Channel Partners Conference and Expo. I look forward to entering the bustling room of successful, driven, and intelligent women in my industry and listening to the panel on gender diversity."

The panel is open to all women who wish to attend, and men may attend on an invite only basis. Women In the Channel members get in for free; non-members will be charged $20 dollars.