OWN IT 2017

Keynote Speaker

Venita Sivamani

Co-Founder and CEO of Dermveda

Venita Sivamani is Co-Founder and CEO of Dermveda, an integrative resource directory for patients and practitioners. With a team of dermatologists in collaboration with alternative medical practitioners, Dermveda brings an interdisciplinary and personalized approach to skin care. Dermveda was founded in 2013 and has garnered support from industry associations, skin specialists, and product companies as a common platform for credible, science-backed information. Venita is passionate about education and empowering others to make the best decisions for their health and well-being.

She received her undergraduate degree and MBA from UC Davis where she was awarded the college medal and the university’s top leadership award. Venita was also selected as one of the “Top 30 MBAs to Watch” in the world by Poets and Quants and served on the Chancellor’s Graduate and Professional Student Advisory board. At the Graduate School of Management, she focused on entrepreneurship and was president of the Women in Leadership club. Venita enjoys volunteering abroad and serves on the board of directors for Visions Global Empowerment - a nonprofit working to change patterns of inequality for disadvantaged youth. Venita is also founding co-chair of Million Women Mentors California, helping support women and girls pursuing STEM careers.

Panel Speakers

Davis Women in Business presents the OWN IT 2017 Conference. The conference will have panels that unite multiple women of diverse backgrounds, professions, and experiences on the OWN IT stage to spark an engaging discussion under one vocational theme.

The OWN IT 2017 Conference panels will include 45 minute discussions featuring women in business, women in activism, women in science and engineering, and women in tech.