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Community Groups
Join a Community Group & Get Connected
WTIA understands the value of targeted connections. It’s what we do best and our community groups are the most effective way to get you connected. WTIA community groups support different executive roles, non-executive roles, and targeted sectors of the technology industry in Washington State.
A committee of top-level industry executives leads each community group. They drive topic selection and speaker recruitment for events that offer relevant content and compelling speakers who share their expertise. This simple framework helps guide and develop a rich ecosystem where peers can connect and learn. Join us and get connected through WTIA’s community groups.
Executive Community Groups
WTIA offers 4 executive-level community groups to support
peer-to-peer networking, ideation, and knowledge transfer that is
so important to technology leaders. Executive community groups have
restricted attendance qualifications that preserve these tight-knit
communities as true peer-to-peer resources. WTIA recognizes the
value that these groups add to the technology community and
actively develops new executive groups to support the industry's
needs.
CEO Roundtable
Connects technology executives
in an intimate and private environment allowing for a safe and open
sharing of information, ideas, and insights. Under the direction of
a professional facilitator, round tables provide a platform for
CEOs to delve into real world business issues including the
challenges and unique pressures they face as leaders. This event is
invitation-only for C-level executives and is scheduled 7-8 times
per year.
Join the Linkedin group.
Growth-Stage CEO Roundtable
Connects growth stage technology
executives in an intimate and private environment allowing for a
safe and open sharing of information, ideas, and insights. Under
the direction of a professional facilitator, round tables provide a
platform for CEOs to delve into real world business issues
including the challenges and unique pressures they face as leaders.
This event is invitation-only for C-level executives in growth
stage enterprises and is scheduled 7-8 times per year.
Join the Linkedin group.
Executives in Technology (EiT)
Connects executive leaders from
different business functions in technology companies to provide
thought leadership and best practices. The event series focuses on
optimizing executive relationships as a means to achieve
organizational success. These events are invitation-only and
participation must be approved by WTIA in advance of the event.
Executive Women in Tech (EWIT)
Executive women in the technology
sector are powerful contributors to the innovation economy. EWIT is
a vehicle to bring women in industry operating roles together to
discuss business issues that most impact their strategies and
goals. Participation in EWIT requires an executive level position
in an operating role for a company in the technology
industry.
Join the Linkedin group.
Special Interest Community Groups
Community groups provide a resource for networking and rich,
relevant content delivered by expert speakers. Six special interest
community groups bring together technology professionals in all
positions to share their interests in functional areas of a
technology business. The pace of rapid change in the technology
sector requires professionals to stay current and connected. Our
special interest community groups provide easy access to other
professionals and current knowledge from experts. Each of these
groups meets 3 times a year.
Gaming
The gaming industry has made itself
a $14 billion sector in Washington. WTIA supports the gaming
industry with this community group to offer insights into the
knowledge of this fast-growing and innovative field. WTIA's
Gaming Community Group delivers relevant content to professionals
interested in gaming while providing a comfortable environment for
networking, mentoring and the sharing of ideas. Open to all
professionals.
Join the Linkedin group.
IT Security
Security will always be a major
priority for technology companies. WTIA's IT Security
Community Group delivers important content to technology
professionals interested in topics related to IT security while
providing a comfortable environment for networking, mentoring and
the sharing of ideas. Open to all professionals.
Join the Linkedin group.
Visit the
Events page to see what WTIA Community Group events
are currently scheduled.
For more information on how to become involved in WTIA Community
Groups, send an email to: communities@washingtontechnology.org.