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I don’t think one can quantify that, and I don’t understand why it is a useful question to ask.
The point is that there are plenty of women with a good knowledge of this topic, and none of them were named speakers at the conference (and only one was even in the room, at least for my session). The role of such an event is not to represent precisely the geographical and gender spread of expertise, it is to ensure a sufficiently diverse panel of experts to drive an interesting discussion.
Perhaps it may answer your question, if indirectly, to say that 0/22 (or one out of thirty-plus) is not an accurate representation of the gender spread of expertise on this subject. But I don’t think one could tie down the numbers much more than that, and I also don’t think it is worth trying to do so.