This presentation was given to 2nd grade university female students at Zayed University, Dubai. The purpose was to encourage their development as the future leaders of their country, and also to eliminate negative stereotypes of computer science major among family.

1. Zayed University Leadership Series: The Future Leaders In IT ماريه ميدفيديفا Maria A MedvedevaVP, Technology, EMEA

2. Facts: Do you know? IT made today’s world fundamentally different Society requires dynamic thinkers able to solve complex problems You will hold 10-15 jobs over lifetime and need a broad range of skills

3. Facts Years to Reach 50 millions Users: Radio (38 Years), TV (13 Years), Internet (4 Years), iPod (3 Years)…Facebook added 100 million users in less than 9 months…iPhone applications hit 1 billion in 9 months If Facebook were a country it would be the world’s 4th largest between the United States and Indonesia % of companies using LinkedIn as a primary tool to find employees….80% Ashton Kutcher has more Twitter followers than the population of Ireland, Norway, or Panama.

4. The Business Contribution of IT 4

5. Banks, Grocery Shops, Hospitals, Telecoms, Airports 5 18 April 2010

6. Impact of IT Maturity on Business? 6 18 April 2010 Copyright © 2007 CA

7. Airport Mission and Security Needs Ability to visualize and manage relevant information to operations: Managing both physical and IT systems: Switches, Routers, Hubs, OS, Databases, IPS Tracking and monitoring hacking and internal employee activities Recognizing and responding to threats in real-time and Emergency response Mission Keep airport, passengers and internal employees safe! 7

8. Management Complexity: Where would you get hacked? 8

9. Security Management Solution: Single Pane View into Infrastructure 9

10. Integrated Management System The status of the IT service Status of application, system and network components Drill down for more information to resolve problems quickly Servers and Applications Live Status Networks

11. New Era Leadership Style 11

12. Facts: Do you know? Term” Debugging” was created by Grace Hooper in 1940s while working on Mark I, the first digital computer Found a “moth” bug in a relay! “Mother of the Internet” is considered to be Radia Perlman. Has over 80 patents for network protocol technology

13. What’s Holding Us Back? Internal Barriers External Barriers Lack of role models Negative stereotype of Computer Science Work/balance Issue Cultural misunderstanding Lack of family support Lack of Self Confidence Shyness in male work environment Don’t want to appear pushy Lack of strength to express opinion

14. What we do well? Honest Helpful Thoughtful Supportive Strong Empathetic Respectful Imaginative

15. Leadership Styles: Old Paradigm Aggressive, Command and Control Demanding power Limited communication between ranks Hierarchy – rank means power Men style of clothing

16. Leadership Styles: New Flexible Female Approach Become a mother, a doctor, a friend and a coach Understand and accept different nationalities Create vision to inspire employees Listen to each person needs. Use encouragement. Focus on achieving objectives Have courage to make a choice and decision Manage with humility

17. Leadership Quotes “Courage is not the absence of fear. It is going forward with the face of fear.” Abraham Lincoln, American President “Control is not the leadership: management is not leadership. Leadership is leadership. If you seek to lead, invest at least 50% of your time leading yourself – your own purpose, ethics, principles, motivation and conduct.” Dee Hock, Visa International “Try honestly to see things from the other person’s point of view.” Dale Carnegie

18. What Can You Do? Personal Action Plan

19. Promise Today: With the help of Allah, I will…. Think and talk about the future. Dream. Become confident in my abilities and skills Keep high my own principles, values and standards Be a good daughter Set and stay focused on achieving the life goal Get involved in a charity or professional organization Try to learn and understand a new culture

20. My team quotes “….” You will never be replaced and you will be missed on all levels – business, personal and intellectual… I have enjoyed having you as my manager. The advice you have given me, I am sure will take me down a path I never expected to find. This reminds me of you: burning like a fabulous yellow candle. You live life to its fullest! I am so proud of you going after what you want with such sense of purpose and direction…. ..You are one of the best managers I ever worked for… I look at you as a mentor to me, honestly.

21. You are a star! Maria Medvedeva Email: Maria.Medvedeva@zomorodgroup.com LinkedIn: http://ae.linkedin.com/in/medvedeva