Catch the #FilipinaDISRUPTERS at DISRUPTing Beverly Hills (Dec. 10)
SAVE THE DATE: DISRUPTing San Jose-Silicon Valley (Jan. 7)
Meet Bay Area #FilipinaDISRUPTERS at DISRUPTing San Jose-Silicon Valley on January 7. Event program includes keynote by Dr. Maria Beebe, Editor, Filipina Women Leadership Book Series, plus readings and author signing of DISRUPT 2.0: Filipina Women: Daring to Lead at San Jose's Berryessa Community Center.
RECAP: FWN MeetUp New York with Ambassador Delia D. Albert (Global FWN100™ '14) and Josephine Romero (Global FWN100™ '16)
FWN members met up in New York again for an intimate gathering at Princeton Club to discuss current events. Ambassador Albert shared her views on President Duterte's Administration and the South China Sea / West Philippine Sea dispute and Jopin shared her views on the Philippine business and investments climate under President Duterte's administration.
The meet-up was chaired by New York-based FWN member Judy Arteche-Carr (U.S. FWN100™ '09, Global FWN100™ '14)
RECAP: DISRUPTing Houston - Digital Reading of DISRUPT 2.0 Live from the Grace Hopper Conference
Elizabeth Bautista (Global FWN100™ '15) led the DISRUPTing Houston book reading at Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Houston Conference this past Thursday.
Joining in on the DISRUPTing Houston author reading from San Francisco was Marily Mondejar, CEO & Founder, Filipina Women's Network, Melissa Orquiza (Global FWN100™ '15) from Los Angeles and DISRUPT editor Maria Beebe from Portland, Oregon via Zoom. At the Q&A Session, Melissa weighed in on career challenges she has faced in the entertainment industry as a Filipina-American composer in Los Angeles.
After the reading, Anita Borg Institute raffled 25 copies of DISRUPT 2.0: Filipina Women: Daring to Lead to an eager Filipino audience.