Shailvi Wakhlu
Experienced International Professional Speaker
I have spoken at more than 100 events in the last few years. I speak on a variety of topics relating to Data, Building Products, Self-Advocacy, Career Growth, Leadership, and more. My content is always relevant, actionable, and inspiring for my audience!
I speak at conferences, academic settings such as universities and schools, company events, seminars, and private groups. I welcome both in-person as well as virtual engagements. A few of the more popular formats I tend to speak in:
- Keynote
- Talk
- Panel
- Ask Me Anything (AMA)
- Workshop
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Topics I Speak On
My speaking content is designed to be relevant, actionable, and empowering for my audience! Some of the broad topics I speak on, with the most popular sub-topics highlighted:
- Data & Building Products - "Data Quality", "Data Storytelling" and more!
- Self-Advocacy & Career Growth - "Self-Advocacy in the Workplace", "Aligning Your Career Values" and more!
- Leadership - "Intersectionality", "Intro to Management Roles in Tech" and more!
- Lightning Talks (short topics) - "Intro to Angel Investing", "Company Spotlights" and more!
Click on the topics above or scroll below for a detailed list of all of my popular talks!
Back to topPrior Speaking Engagements
I've had the privilege of working with some amazing organizations! A more detailed list of prior speaking engagements is below. A small sample of organizations I have worked with:
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Feedback from past attendees
Some samples of great feedback from attendees of my past talks!
- "Self-advocacy is a topic that is not openly discussed and it should be. And I'm glad that we have experts like Shailvi to walk us through it. Shailvi was able to communicate her points very clearly and the examples cited were relatable. The steps were also assertive but realistic at the same time. I'd definitely love to know more about this topic because of her talk." ~ LTP
- "It was eye opening and something I needed to hear at this point. The flow in content was just perfect and it was so impactful. It’s so easy to put ourselves down specially for people who need constant external validation but this talk is motivating to take that extra step and get out of comfort zone" ~ Ritika
- "I loved listening to you speak on self-advocacy. More women should speak up for themselves and their accomplishments" ~ Sandra H
- "Thanks for your awesome talk. I learnt a lot and thanks for sharing the framework too" ~ Seema S
- "I LOVED your talk, especially the humble brags and advocating for myself" ~ Carissa Y
- "I appreciate your resources and the direct actions instead of just providing hypothetical solutions" ~ Shannon M
- "I really found your speech insightful and I do really like your approach" ~ Christine D
Speaker Reel
An additional playlist with all my recorded talks can be found on my YouTube channel.
Back to topFull List of Topics I Speak On
Please click on the topics to scroll below to the related sub-topics and the talk descriptions.
Keep in mind the list below is just a sample, and that I add new topics all the time.
If you have suggestions for a related topic or a different angle you'd like to hear from me at your event, feel free to mention that!
I can customize my talks for specific audiences.
| Topic | Title | Description |
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| Data | Preventing, Diagnosing, and Curing Bad Data | Data quality talk covering actionable methodologies and concepts |
| Data | Data Fitness for a Healthy Business | Data quality concepts for business leaders and XFN partners |
| Data | Data Storytelling | Deep-dive of data, visualization, and narrative techniques to influence decisions |
| Data | Debiasing the Data Lifecycle | Proactive ways to prevent and address bias throughout the data lifecycle |
| Data | Building an Effective Data Strategy | The why, what, and how of building an effective data strategy |
| Data | Thoughtful Analytics | A mix of technical and business concepts related to analytics methodologies |
| Building Products | Data-driven Product Success | Measuring success and building alignment for your product roadmap |
| Building Products | V2MOM Planning | Establishing a V2MOM planning process in your company |
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| Self-Advocacy | Self-Advocacy in the Workplace | What it looks like, why it matters, and how to do it |
| Self-Advocacy | Get a "Yes" for your Job Promotion | Effective pitching for getting promoted at work |
| Career Growth | Personal Branding | Creating and leveraging your personal brand |
| Career Growth | Career Values | Aligning personal values with a company mission |
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| Leadership | Intersectionality | What it is, why it matters, how to do it |
| Leadership | DEI Strategies | How leaders can create actionable plans for DEI |
| Leadership | Hiring & Retention Done Right | How to hire, grow, and retain an amazing team |
| Leadership | Running Impactful Teams | Getting the best out of your team through effective goal-setting and clear communication |
| Leadership | Intro to Management | Frameworks, strategies, and tips for first-time managers |
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| My Journey | My path to multiple Head of "X" roles as a woman of color in tech | |
| The Crooked Path | Career transitions between Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and Data | |
| Intro to Angel Investing | Short overview of my experience and how I got into angel investing | |
| Company Spotlights | Short overview of my experience at various companies - Strava, Komodo Health, Salesforce, or Fitbit | |
Detailed List of Prior Speaking Engagements
Below is a list of most of my speaking engagements from the last few years, including some that are upcoming.
| Format | Host | Topic |
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2025 |
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| Keynote | Newfold / Yoast | Self-Advocacy |
| Keynote | Georgia Southern University | Data |
| Talk | DeveloperWeek Leadership Summit | Self-Advocacy |
| Keynote | 1Password | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | Cpp North Conference | Self-Advocacy |
| Keynote | Ivy Exec | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | Porto Tech Hub Conference | Data |
2024 |
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| Podcast | DEI After 5 | Self-Advocacy |
| Podcast | Drop in CEO | Self-Advocacy |
| Podcast | Evo Inspires | Career Growth |
| Keynote | LinkedIn - Women in Tech | Self-Advocacy |
| Podcast | Solopreneur Stories | Business |
| Podcast | Data Career | Self-Advocacy |
| Webinar | Maven Lightning Session x 2 | Data, Self-Advocacy |
| Panel | AI Quality Conference | Data |
| Podcast | Tech Unlocked | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | WFFC Cincinnati | Self-Advocacy |
| Podcast | Konaverse | Career Growth |
| Podcast | Analytics Unplugged | Data, Self-Advocacy |
| Podcast | Tech✨ Tak | Career Growth |
| Discussion | ELC Annual | Self-Advocacy |
| Podcast | 2B Bolder | Leadership |
| Podcast | Underrepresented in Tech | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | Data Engineering for AI∕ML | Data |
| Talk | PyTorch Conference | Data |
| Talk | Women in Teams, Microsoft Global Community Initiative | Self-Advocacy |
| Podcast | The Spotlight Series | Data, Self-Advocacy |
| Podcast | Confidently Own Your Narrative | Self-Advocacy |
| Podcast | Impactful Engineer | Self-Advocacy |
2023 |
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| Talk | Developer Week | Data |
| Podcast | Nerd Journey | Career Growth |
| Talk | RVA Tech Data Summit | Data |
| Talk | Google Developer Student Clubs @ Christ University Bangalore | Data |
| Podcast | Women Who Code | Data |
| AMA | Peek | Data |
| Podcast | Engatica | Data |
| Talk | Warsaw School of Economics | Career Growth, Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | 200OK | Data |
| Talk | WiDS Silicon Valley @SAP | Data |
| Talk | London Business School | Data |
| Panel | The Diversity Movement | DEI |
| Talk | AECOM - ERG for Early Career Professionals | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | Current 2023: The Next Generation of Kafka Summit | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | Strava - ERG for Pan-asians | Self-Advocacy |
| Podcast | The Engineering Leadership Podcast | Self-Advocacy |
| Podcast | How to Product? | Data |
| Podcast | Time to Shine | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | AI Dev World | Data |
| Discussion | Elevate Conference | Self-Advocacy |
| Panel | Women in Analytics Conference - Meta | Data |
2022 |
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| Panel | Rise Up | Women Leadership |
| Podcast | Navigating Life Husband and Wife | Financial Wellness |
| Talk | Elevate - Geek Girl X | Self-Advocacy |
| AMA | Georgia Southern University | Career Growth |
| Talk | Women in Data Science - Puget Sound | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | London Business School | Company Spotlight |
| Talk | Women in Analytics Conference - Meta | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | Bayes Business School | Company Spotlight |
| Keynote | DRECon - Data Reliability Engineering Conference | Data |
| Podcast | Ken's Nearest Neighbors | Data, Career Growth |
| Talk | University of Vienna | Data |
| Talk | UXOK | Intersectionality |
| Talk | Lesbians Who Tech & Allies | Self-Advocacy |
| Panel | AI and Big Data Expo | Data |
| Talk | Impact - The Data Observability Summit | Data |
| Talk | ICSEW | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | Stretch Con | Self-Advocacy |
2021 |
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| Talk | VTTA Tech Conference | Intersectionality |
| Talk | LA Tech4Good | Data |
| Workshop | Women Who Code NYC | Career Growth |
| Panel | General Assembly | Fitness Tech |
| Keynote | Women in Data Science - Miami | Data |
| Talk | Women in Data Science - Puget Sound | Data |
| Panel | Women in Data Science - Standford / SAP | Data |
| Seminar | Queen's University Belfast | Data |
| Podcast | Hays Recruitment | Career Growth |
| Talk | MongoDB Conference | Intersectionality |
| Talk | ACT-W National Conference | Data |
| Panel | Geek Girl X | Women Leadership |
| Panel | General Assembly | Data & Healthcare |
| Podcast | Ordinarily Extraordinary | Women in Tech |
| Panel | Western University | DEI |
| Talk | Droidcon - London | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | University of Stellenbosch | Company Spotlight |
| Talk | Ruby Conf | Intersectionality |
| Podcast | Beyond the Checkbox | DEI |
| Data | Strava Press Conference | Year in Sport |
| Keynote | Tableau: Data + Women | Data |
| Talk | Texas Christian University | Data |
2020 |
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| Talk | AnitaB.org Webinar Series | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | Data Umbrella | Data |
| Mentoring | Grace Hopper Conference | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | Finding Ada Conference | Intersectionality |
| Talk | Crunch meetup | Data |
| Podcast | Tech Trek | Data |
| Podcast | Choose Inclusion | DEI |
| Podcast | Teach the Geek | Career Growth |
2019 |
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| Talk | Write / Speak / Code Conference | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | Grace Hopper Conference | Happiness |
| Discussion | Grace Hopper Conference | Self-Advocacy |
| Talk | Tech Day LA | Data |
2018 |
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| Talk | Dreamforce | Data |
| Talk | Level Analytics | Data |