Julie Whipple

Julie Kae Whipple is currently serving as the Executive Director of Qlik.org and the Global Head of Corporate Responsibility at Qlik. In this role, Ms. Kae leads the organization’s program towards globally sustainability and empowering all sectors of business to effectively serve our planet and vulnerable populations. The program includes leading sustainability reporting best practices internally and externally; managing strategic partnerships with the United Nations, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, Private Sector Roundtable and other organizations; directing a successful grant program leveraging the Qlik software through Qlik.org; and directing employee engagement activities with partners, WeSeeHope and Medair, as well as many other global nonprofits.

Qlik has received numerous corporate responsibility awards for its programs including “Top 10 Most Innovative Companies for Social Good” by Fast Company magazine in 2017 and Corporate Engagement Awards Winner, Third Sector Awards Winner, and Government Innovation Award all in 2018.

Ms. Kae attended the University of Iowa and resides in Boston, MA. She is the Founder and President of “WeSeeHope USA Inc”, a not for profit supporting women and youth programs in Africa; serves as Board Member to the Friends of Dana Farber Cancer Institute; and is currently pursuing her graduate degree in Corporate Sustainability at Harvard University.

[Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.]