Anna Levant

The roundtable aims to address the challenges and opportunities surrounding the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles within the technology industry. Across the entire tech sector, the percentage of women in tech leadership roles is trending down, currently at 28%, according to DDI’s 2023 Global Leadership Forecast. As the field of data science continues to evolve, it is crucial to ensure that women have equal opportunities to advance and thrive in senior leadership positions. The roundtable will focus on exploring effective strategies and best practices for fostering women’s career progression and enabling their transition into senior leadership roles. By fostering an open and collaborative space, the roundtable aims to generate actionable insights and recommendations that can be implemented by individuals, organizations, and policymakers to promote women’s representation in senior leadership roles within tech companies. Ultimately, it seeks to inspire and empower women to break through barriers and reach their full potential in the data science and tech industry.Dr. Anna Levant is an algorithm group manager at Applied Materials. She holds a PhD from Weizmann Institute of Science in Applied Mathematics, specializing in Chaos Problems, and has numerous patents. Prior to joining Applied Materials, Dr. Levant worked for more than a decade spearheading the development of algorithms for modalities such as MRI, X-ray, and ECG for leading med-tech companies. Dr. Levant promotes women in STEM by teaching Machine Learning and Computer Vision at Haredi women’s colleges.