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Career mobility + leadership
Stay ahead of the curve with the latest advancements in technology and innovation. Learn from pioneers and discover groundbreaking solutions that will shape the future.
Entreprenuership + innovation
Unlock your leadership potential and develop effective strategies for success. Gain insights from industry leaders and learn how to navigate challenges in today's dynamic business landscape.
Government tech + contracting
Stay ahead of the curve with the latest advancements in technology and innovation. Learn from pioneers and discover groundbreaking solutions that will shape the future.
Connect to tech
Unlock your leadership potential and develop effective strategies for success. Gain insights from industry leaders and learn how to navigate challenges in today's dynamic business landscape.
Schedule at a Glance
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9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Entrepreneurship
Funding Readiness: Signals That Investors Look For
Iynna Halilou GP, The MBA Fund Adjuct Professor, HEC Paris + CUNY
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Location:
Virtual
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Innovation
Keynote: Africa Rising: The Story of Wasoko & African on the Global Tech Stage
{Daniel Yu, Founder of Wasoko}
{Moderator: Keziah Larbi, Tech Connect Africa}
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Location:
Virtual
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Social Agenda
Day of Giving w/Salesforce KIPP DC Students @ Salesforce Office
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Location:
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Entrepreneurship
Building Multi-Agent Systems
Danny Delaney
Startups, Anthropic
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Location:
Virtual
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Innovation
AI Demystified: Understanding Machine Learning in the Age of Data
Garrett Page Senior Data Scientist, Velera
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Location:
Virtual
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Career Mobility
Survival Metrics: How to Stop Wasting Time on Zombie Projects
Adam Thomas
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Location:
Virtual
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Career Mobility
UX & AI: Design Thinking in the Era of AI
Chelsea Jones Senior UX Designer, Indeed & Professor, Howard University
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Location:
Virtual
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Entrepreneurship
From Curiosity to Code: How Any Founder Can Journey into Tech
Saneera Dev, Founding memeber, Fleebo
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Location:
Virtual
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Innovation
Beyond the Algorithm: Designing Ethical AI That Honors Humanity
{Speaker: Tope Iluyomade
CISO/CIO Betterup}
{Moderator: Diana B. Allen}
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Location:
Virtual
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Government Tech
Why DC: Unlocking Opportunities and Resources for Growth
Tamara Zeiden, Head of Innovation District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB),
Sara Adams, Director of Business Atraction & Expansion, Deputy Mayors Office for Planning and Economic Development
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Location:
Virtual
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Innovation
Algorithmic Allyship: Building Bias-Resistant Models from the Ground Up
Brittany King
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Location:
Virtual
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Social Agenda
Welcome Event At Arlo
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Location:
Arlo Hotel
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Social Agenda
Platinum Ticket Holder Private Welcome Event powered by Google
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Location:
9:30 PM - 2:00 AM
Social Agenda
After Party w/ Amazon - Toy Drive
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Location:
Mayflower DC
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Entrepreneurship
Techsgiving Pitch Competition Semi-Finals
Speaker:
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Location:
Taft
9:40 AM - 10:25 AM
Innovation
The A in ZTA stands for Architecture, not Acquisition - You can't buy a Zero Trust
Speaker:
Dan Bradley Director of Cyber Solutions Architecture, Booz Allen
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Location:
Kennedy
9:40 AM - 10:25 AM
Career Mobility
Future-Proof: Redefining Recruitment and Career Growth
Speaker:
{Arianny Mercedes, Revamped}
{Darius Robinson, AWS}
{Jonee Love, Executive Recrutier, Compass}
{Rochelle Rawls, Talent Attraction Partner, Customer Success, Salesforce}
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Location:
Main Stage
9:40 AM - 10:25 AM
Innovation
When Machines Escape Screens: How Engineers and Creators Can Prepare for AI in the Physical World
Speaker:
Denzel Ketter, Senior Systems Engineer, Workday
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Location:
Raegan
10:35 AM - 11:20 AM
Entrepreneurship
Vibe Code 101: Building an App with a Product-focused Approach
Speaker:
Adalbert De La Cruz Product Manager, RapidLabz
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Location:
Kennedy
10:35 AM - 11:20 AM
Innovation
Tenable Presents: The Evolving Attack Surface: How Technology and Talent Are Transforming Cybersecurity
Speaker:
{Moderator: Simon Lee, Security Engineer}
{Khensani Carter, Senior Director, Sales Operations}
{Kamilah Barnwell, Senior Enterprise Security Engineer} {Elizabeth McCormick, Senior Security Engineer} {Tara Jaques, Sales Technical Director} {Christopher Edson, Senior Manager, Security Engineer}
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Main Stage
10:35 AM - 11:20 AM
Career Mobility
Talk Tech, Speak Human: A Technologist's Guide To Effective Communication"
Speaker:
Speaker: Abdie Mohamed Lead Cloud Governance Engineer, Lockheed Martin
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Location:
Raegan
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Government Tech
The AI Product Manager’s Playbook for GovTech
Speaker:
Kanika Tolver Senior AI Product Manager, Career Rehab LLC
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Location:
Kennedy
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Connect to Tech
From Relationships to Revenue: Building a Career in GTM & Technical Sales
Speaker:
Darryl E. Peek II VP, Partner Sales, Elastic Search
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Location:
Raegan
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Innovation
Cross-Discipline Intelligence: Collaboration for Intelligent Systems
Speaker:
{Anna-Lysa Gayle Alexandre, Anchor, DC News Now}
{Martie K. Burris, Head of Product, Paylocity}
{Dr. Benjamin Harvey, Founder & CEO, AI Squared}
{Chandra Donelson, CDAO of United States Space Force}
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Location:
Main Stage
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Innovation
The Minds Behind the Machines: Crafting the Next Wave of AI
Speaker:
{Moderator: Giana Darville, Product Communications, AI & Integrated Software Experiences, HP}
{Speaker 1: X. Eyee}
{Speaker 2: Jared McClain, Artium}
{Speaker 3: Johnny Austin, VP of Engineering, Upwell}
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Location:
Main Stage
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Innovation
Your Mind as the API: Turning Brain Signals Into Machine Control
Speaker:
Korie Grayson, Emerging Technology Analyst (Biotech SME), Systems Planning and Analysis
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Location:
Kennedy
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Innovation
Build with Purpose: Applying a Product Mindset to Entrepreneurial Growth
Speaker:
Casey Justine, Founder, DressCode
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Location:
Kennedy
9:55 AM - 10:40 AM
Career Mobility
The New DC: Driving Jobs, Innovation, and Economic Impact
Speaker:
{Moderator: Onose Ijewere}
{Speaker 1: Nina Albert, Deputy Mayor, Washington DC}
{Speaker 2: Rachel Koretsky, DCSTW}
{Speaker 3: Dr. Steven G. Johnson, Executive Vice President, Events DC}
{Speaker 4: Ximena Gates, CEO, BuildWithin}
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Location:
Main Stage
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
Career Mobility
Leverage LinkedIn to 10x Your Personal Brand
Speaker:
Zuri Godfrey, Integrated Marketing, Meta
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Location:
Kennedy
10:50 AM - 11:35 AM
Entrepreneurship
Scaling Smart: How Founders and VCs Thrive with Less in the AI Era
Speaker:
{Moderator: Patrick Petit}
{Speaker 1: Tayo Adesanya}
{Speaker 2: Garuth Acharya}
{Speaker 3: Andre Powell Jr.}
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Location:
Main Stage
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Connect to Tech
The New Ritual of Tech: How Human-Centered Hardware Design Is Reshaping Consumer Behavior
Speaker:
Dawn Myers, Founder & CEO, Richualist
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Location:
Kennedy
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Connect to Tech
Think Bigger: AI Power Moves to Grow Your Business with Google
Speaker:
Kwaku Agyemang, Growth Strategy, Google, Co-Founder, BrownMill
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Location:
Kennedy
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Innovation
The Power of Play: How Gaming is Shaping the Future of Tech, Culture, and User Engagement
Speaker:
{Moderator: Tasha Dial, Operations, SuperCell}
{Speaker 1: Ceej Vega, Founder, Vega Studio}
{Speaker 2: Chiamaka Nnembe, Senior Software Engineer, Netflix Games}
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Location:
Main Stage
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM
Career Mobility
Build a controllable LLM resume pipeline in 60 minutes
Speaker:
Maxwell Myers, Web Platform Engineer, Microsoft, Founder, LinkedInOrLeftOut
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Location:
Kennedy
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Social Agenda
Farewell Brunch & Day Party: powered by Great Energy Group
Speaker:
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Location:
The Park at 14th
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11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Connect to Tech
From Relationships to Revenue: Building a Career in GTM & Technical Sales
Speaker:
Darryl E. Peek II VP, Partner Sales, Elastic Search
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Location:
Raegan
2:35 PM - 3:20 PM
Connect to Tech
New Rules of Engagement: AI’s Role in Brand Reinvention
Speaker:
Ava Toro Reddit
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Location:
Raegan
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Connect to Tech
The New Ritual of Tech: How Human-Centered Hardware Design Is Reshaping Consumer Behavior
Speaker:
Dawn Myers, Founder & CEO, Richualist
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Location:
Kennedy
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Connect to Tech
Think Bigger: AI Power Moves to Grow Your Business with Google
Speaker:
Kwaku Agyemang, Growth Strategy, Google, Co-Founder, BrownMill
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Location:
Kennedy
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9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Entrepreneurship
Funding Readiness: Signals That Investors Look For
Speaker:
Iynna Halilou GP, The MBA Fund Adjuct Professor, HEC Paris + CUNY
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Location:
Virtual
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Entrepreneurship
Building Multi-Agent Systems
Speaker:
Danny Delaney
Startups, Anthropic
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Location:
Virtual
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Entrepreneurship
From Curiosity to Code: How Any Founder Can Journey into Tech
Speaker:
Saneera Dev, Founding memeber, Fleebo
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Location:
Virtual
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Entrepreneurship
Techsgiving Pitch Competition Semi-Finals
Speaker:
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Location:
Taft
10:35 AM - 11:20 AM
Entrepreneurship
Vibe Code 101: Building an App with a Product-focused Approach
Speaker:
Adalbert De La Cruz Product Manager, RapidLabz
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Location:
Kennedy
10:50 AM - 11:35 AM
Entrepreneurship
Scaling Smart: How Founders and VCs Thrive with Less in the AI Era
Speaker:
{Moderator: Patrick Petit}
{Speaker 1: Tayo Adesanya}
{Speaker 2: Garuth Acharya}
{Speaker 3: Andre Powell Jr.}
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Location:
Main Stage
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
Entrepreneurship
Message the Mission, Secure the Money: How Tech Startups Can Win Over Impact Investors
Speaker:
Charney Robinson-Williams, Chief Programming Officer, 1Philadelphia and Founder of Noire Impact
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Location:
Kennedy
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Entrepreneurship
Keynote Fireside Chat with Earn Your Leisure
Speaker:
Rashad Bilal & Troy Millings
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Location:
Main Stage
4: 15 PM - 5:00 PM
Entrepreneurship
Techsgiving Pitch Competition Finals
Speaker:
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Main Stage
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12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Career Mobility
Survival Metrics: How to Stop Wasting Time on Zombie Projects
Speaker:
Adam Thomas
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Location:
Virtual
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Career Mobility
UX & AI: Design Thinking in the Era of AI
Speaker:
Chelsea Jones Senior UX Designer, Indeed & Professor, Howard University
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Location:
Virtual
9:40 AM - 10:25 AM
Career Mobility
Future-Proof: Redefining Recruitment and Career Growth
Speaker:
{Arianny Mercedes, Revamped}
{Darius Robinson, AWS}
{Jonee Love, Executive Recrutier, Compass}
{Rochelle Rawls, Talent Attraction Partner, Customer Success, Salesforce}
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Location:
Main Stage
10:35 AM - 11:20 AM
Career Mobility
Talk Tech, Speak Human: A Technologist's Guide To Effective Communication"
Speaker:
Speaker: Abdie Mohamed Lead Cloud Governance Engineer, Lockheed Martin
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Location:
Raegan
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Career Mobility
Speed Mentoring Social powered by Salesforce
Speaker:
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12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Career Mobility
The AI-Enabled Workplace: How Different Functions Drive Better Solutions
Speaker:
{Moderator: Jessica Reyes, Global Event Marketing Manager, Amazon Web Services} {Panelist: Diya Wynn, Principal, Responsible AI, Public Policy at Amazon Web Services} {Panelist: Precious Tate, PMP, GenAI experience center lead, AWS} {Panelist: Jordan Jones, Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services} {Panelist: Chynna West, Sr. Interview Model Ops PM, Amazon}
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Main Stage
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Career Mobility
Build What Matters: Becoming a Discovery Pro
Speaker:
A.J. Angus Principal Product Manager, Axon
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Location:
Kennedy
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM
Career Mobility
The DMV Startup & Tech Ecosystem Overview
Speaker:
Andrey Mikhalchuk COO, Seed2Table & CEO, Craftus
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Location:
Kennedy
2:35 PM - 3:20 PM
Career Mobility
Building Your Digital Twin
Speaker:
Teneika Askew
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Location:
Main Stage
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Career Mobility
Speed Mentoring Social powered by Amazon BEN DMV
Speaker:
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Location:
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Career Mobility
Rise of the Agent Swarms: Harnessing, Governing, and Thriving in the Next AI Wave
Speaker:
Patricia Moore Senior Manager, Innovation Boomi
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Location:
Main Stage
4:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Career Mobility
How to build a profitable personal brand early in your career!
Speaker:
Jade Walters
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Location:
Main Stage
4:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Career Mobility
Assessing AI Risks: A Step-by-Step Workshop with NIST AI Framework
Speaker:
Jordanne Barrett CEO & Founder, Cybarr Security Group
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Location:
Kennedy
9:55 AM - 10:40 AM
Career Mobility
The New DC: Driving Jobs, Innovation, and Economic Impact
Speaker:
{Moderator: Onose Ijewere}
{Speaker 1: Nina Albert, Deputy Mayor, Washington DC}
{Speaker 2: Rachel Koretsky, DCSTW}
{Speaker 3: Dr. Steven G. Johnson, Executive Vice President, Events DC}
{Speaker 4: Ximena Gates, CEO, BuildWithin}
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Location:
Main Stage
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
Career Mobility
Leverage LinkedIn to 10x Your Personal Brand
Speaker:
Zuri Godfrey, Integrated Marketing, Meta
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Location:
Kennedy
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM
Career Mobility
Build a controllable LLM resume pipeline in 60 minutes
Speaker:
Maxwell Myers, Web Platform Engineer, Microsoft, Founder, LinkedInOrLeftOut
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Location:
Kennedy
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Meet Our Speakers
Get to know the talented individuals behind our company.
Patrick Petit
Chief Product Officer, VBC Holding Corp
Dr. Diana B. Allen
CEO, Allen Leadership Solutions
Keziah Larbi
Head of Community and Digital Content, Tech Connect Africa
Denzel Ketter
Senior Systems Engineer, Workday
Carrie Ryder
Manager, Infrastructure Plan & Performance, Electrify America
Tope Iluyomade
CISO, BetterUp
Tracy Curry
Chief People Officer, Fearless
John Morton
VP, Enterprise Technology, GDIT
X. Eyee
Sr. Policy Advisor, UC Berkeley
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