2019 SPEAKERS

2019 CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Agenda

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

  • Regina Gwynn
    anemptytextlline
    Keynote Speaker Regina Gwynn is a retail marketing veteran who has led brand campa...
    Learn More
  • Beverly Bond
    anemptytextlline
    Keynote Speaker Beverly Bond is an entrepreneur, television producer, celebrity DJ...
    Learn More

  • Sandra Johnson
    Sandra K. Johnson
    anemptytextlline
    Keynote Speaker Sandra K. Johnson is the Founder and CEO of SKJ Visioneering, LLC,...
    Learn More
  • Tiffani L. Williams
    anemptytextlline
    Keynote Speaker Tiffani L. Williams is the Director of Computer Science Programs a...
    Learn More
  • Meico Whitlock
    anemptytextlline
    Meico Marquette Whitlock, Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie, is a speaker and trainer...
    Learn More

Black Women's Paths Forward in Computing+Tech Through the C-Suite

  • Brenda Darden Wilkerson
    Brenda Darden Wilkerson
    anemptytextlline
    Brenda Darden Wilkerson is an advocate for access, opportunity, and social justice fo...
    Learn More
  • LESLEY SLATON-BROWN
    Lesley Slaton-Brown
    anemptytextlline
    Lesley Slaton Brown is the Chief Diversity Officer at HP, Inc. With over 20 years of ...
    Learn More
  • VIOLA MAXWELL-THOMPSON
    Viola Maxwell-Thompson
    anemptytextlline
    Viola Maxwell-Thompson is President of Information Technology Senior Management Forum...
    Learn More
  • Asmau Ahmed
    anemptytextlline
    Asmau Ahmed, Founder & CEO of Plum Perfect, began as a chemical engineer with a c...
    Learn More

PRESENTERS

  • Yolanda Rankin
    anemptytextlline
    Dr. Yolanda A. Rankin is an assistant professor in the College of Communication &...
    Learn More
  • Jamie Berger
    anemptytextlline
    Jamie Berger is a Computer Science Master's student at Michigan Technological Univers...
    Learn More
  • Brandeis Marshal
    Brandeis Marshall
    anemptytextlline
    Dr. Brandeis Marshall, Founder and CEO of the data.ed.x group, is a successful profes...
    Learn More
  • Amelia Estwick
    anemptytextlline
    Dr. Estwick is the Principal & Founder of The Acorn EdTech Group, a boutique educ...
    Learn More
  • Deena Richey Davis
    anemptytextlline
    Deena Davis is the Vice President and CEO of Alpha Omega Bioservices, Inc. She also s...
    Learn More
  • Nikki D. Lee
    anemptytextlline
    Nikki D. Lee is the founder and CEO of KiLee Solutions, a technology development and ...
    Learn More
  • Aimee D. Griffin, Esq
    anemptytextlline
    Attorney Aimee Griffin, managing attorney of The Griffin Firm PLLC. The Griffin Firm ...
    Learn More
  • Sydeaka Watson
    anemptytextlline
    Dr. Sydeaka Watson is a Principal Data Scientist at Korelasi Data Insights, L.L.C., a...
    Learn More
  • Lori Mitchell
    anemptytextlline
    Lori Mitchell is a geek, nerd, dork and all around tech enthusiast who founded Black ...
    Learn More
  • Rati Thanawala
    anemptytextlline
    Rati Thanawala spent 39 years in the high-tech industry, the last 17 as Vice Presiden...
    Learn More
  • Andrea Evans
    Andrea Hence Evans
    anemptytextlline
    In 2007, Andrea Hence Evans, Esq. launched the intellectual property law practice, Th...
    Learn More
  • Victoria R. Clark, Esq.
    anemptytextlline
    Victoria is committed to helping those who seek to change their communities and the w...
    Learn More
  • Siobahn Day
    Siobahn C. Day
    anemptytextlline
    Siobahn received her BS in Computer Science from Winston-Salem State University in 20...
    Learn More
  • Pamela Gibbs
    anemptytextlline
    Pamela Gibbs is currently Human Factors Engineer and Researcher at Northrop Grumman, ...
    Learn More
  • Ailsa Gilliam
    anemptytextlline
    Ailsa Gilliam is an entrepreneur with a passion for leveraging technology to combat d...
    Learn More
  • Angela Smith
    Angela D. R. Smith
    anemptytextlline
    Angela Smith is a 3rd-year doctoral student in the Technology & Social Behavior p...
    Learn More
  • Tawanna R. Dillahunt
    anemptytextlline
    Tawanna Dillahunt is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan’s School of...
    Learn More
  • Titilayo Craig
    Titilayo Craig
    anemptytextlline
    Titilayo 'Titi'- I am a current design researcher at Microsoft with a background in C...
    Learn More
  • Christina N. Harrington
    anemptytextlline
    Christina Harrington (she/her) is a designer and scholar and currently a Postdoctoral...
    Learn More
  • Sheena Erete
    anemptytextlline
    Sheena Erete is an assistant professor in the College of Computing and Digital Media ...
    Learn More
  • Fayokemi Ojo
    anemptytextlline
    Fayo Ojo is an undergraduate, computer science student at the University of Maryland,...
    Learn More
  • Yolanda Rankin
    anemptytextlline
    Yolanda A. Rankin  is currently an Assistant Professor in the College of Communicatio...
    Learn More
  • Afua Bruce
    Afua Bruce
    anemptytextlline
    Afua Bruce is the director of engineering for New America's Public Interest Technolog...
    Learn More
  • Cheryl Swanier
    Cheryl A. Swanier
    anemptytextlline
    Dr. Cheryl A. Swanier is the Department Chair of Mathematics and Computer Science and...
    Learn More
  • Kiesha Garrison
    Kiesha Garrison
    anemptytextlline
    As Sr. Manager of Corporate Business Development and Strategy in the AI & Intelli...
    Learn More
  • GLORIA-WASHINGTON
    Gloria Washington
    anemptytextlline
    Gloria Washington is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Howard University,...
    Learn More
  • Felicia Doswell
    Felicia Doswell
    anemptytextlline
    Dr. Felicia Doswell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science a...
    Learn More
  • Cheryl Seals
    Cheryl Denise Seals
    anemptytextlline
    Dr. Seals is an associate professor in Auburn University’s Department of Computer Sci...
    Learn More
  • Robin Brewer
    anemptytextlline
    Dr. Brewer does research at the intersection of social computing and accessibility.  ...
    Learn More
  • RAQUEL HILL
    Raquel L. Hill
    anemptytextlline
    Dr. Raquel Hill is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the School of Inform...
    Learn More
  • Renetta Tull
    Renetta Tull
    anemptytextlline
    Renetta Garrison Tull is Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Professional Dev...
    Learn More
  • Angela Washington
    Angela Washington
    anemptytextlline
    Angela Washington is an experienced executive, with first-hand operational experience...
    Learn More
  • Sybil Rosado
    Sybil Rosado
    anemptytextlline
    Dr. Sybil Rosado is a Cybersecurity Professional, Expert Trainer, Motivational Speake...
    Learn More
  • Nicki Washington
    Nicki Washington
    anemptytextlline
    Dr. Nicki Washington is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science ...
    Learn More
  • Julius Valentine Maina
    Julius Valentine Maina
    anemptytextlline
    Julius Valentine Maina currently serves as a Partnership Specialist within the U.S. C...
    Learn More
  • Joel Branch
    Joel W. Branch
    anemptytextlline
    Dr. Joel W. Branch is Director of Platform Development and AI Architect at Lucd, Inc....
    Learn More
  • Tammarrian Rogers
    Tammarrian Rogers
    anemptytextlline
    Tammarrian Rogers is the director of engineering, at Snap Inc. She is also CTO of OPT...
    Learn More
  • Leshell Hatley
    Leshell Hatley
    anemptytextlline
    Leshell Hatley is a passionate computer engineer, educator, and researcher who contin...
    Learn More
  • Vincent Martin
    Vincent Martin
    anemptytextlline
    Learn More