2016 Has Come And Gone.
Join us for Tech Inclusion 2017: Conference, Career Fair & Startup Showcase
Career Fair
On June 29, our unique career fair will connect diverse talent with NYC tech companies who care about diversity.
Companies come meet diverse, talented engineers, data scientists, marketers, project managers and more. Candidates come meet major New York/Silicon Alley tech companies, investment firms, schools and support organizations.
Companies come meet diverse, talented engineers, data scientists, marketers, project managers and more. Candidates come meet major New York/Silicon Alley tech companies, investment firms, schools and support organizations.
Startup Showcase presented by Techstars
Showcasing ten outstanding early stage entrepreneurs who exemplify New York’s diverse and innovative tech community. The startups will pitch to investors on stage and host demo booths during the evening happy hour.
The Startup Showcase application deadline has passed. Startups will be announced soon!
The Startup Showcase application deadline has passed. Startups will be announced soon!
Our Focus
AOL
Susan Lyne
President, BBG Ventures
Dev Bootcamp
LaTeesha Thomas
Director of Diversity, Programming and Initiatives
City of New York
Minerva Tantoco
Chief Technology Officer
Codecademy
Zach Sims
Co-Founder and CEO
Culture Amp
Steven Huang
Data & Insights Strategist
Lesbians Who Tech
Leanne Pittsford
Founder
Coalition For Queens
Jukay Hsu
Founder
Engine.is
Anna Duning
Senior Manager, Policy Programs
FuturePerfect Ventures
Jalak Jobanputra
Founder/Managing Partner
Venrock
Richard Kerby
Vice President
Pipeline Angels
Natalia Oberti Noguera
Founder & CEO
Collaborative Fund
Kanyi Maqubela
General Partner
Morgan Stanley/#WOCinTech
Christina Morillo
Vice President, Technology and Information Risk
City of New York
Kristen Titus
NYC Tech Talent Pipeline
Nexus Works
Deborah Chang
Co-Founder
General Assembly
Tom Ogletree
Director of Social Impact
NYC Economic Development Corp
Kathleen D. Warner
Executive Vice President & Managing Director
Kapor Capital
Carolina Huaranca
Principal
Techstars
Jenny Fielding
Managing Director
Blavity
Jonathan Jackson
Co-Founder, Head of Corporate Brand
IBM
Will Ehrenfeld
Program Manager, Education
Microsoft
Tereza Nemessanyi
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
Palisade Capital Management, LLC
Lisa Chai
Senior Vice President, Research
the torin ellis brand
Torin Ellis
Human Capital Strategist | Diversity Ambassador
New York On Tech
Jessica Santana
Co-Founder
New York On Tech
Evin Robinson
Co-Founder
Clinton Foundation
Terri McCullough
Director, No Ceilings
Silicon Harlem
Clayton Banks
Co-Founder
My Money My Future inc.
Ramona Ortega
Founder
Breather
Lee Moulton
Head of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development
Startup52
Chike Ukaegbu
Lead Executive
2020Shift
Ariel Lopez
Founder and CEO
Rutgers Coding Bootcamp
Nalani Kopp
Career Director / C-Level Advisor
DigitalOcean
Saudia Ganie
Sr. Tech Recruiter
CSNYC
Michael Preston
Executive Director
GitHub
Danilo Campos
Social Impact Technical Director
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Steven Kuyan
Managing Director of Incubators and Entrepreneurship
PYMETRICS
Frida Polli
Co-Founder and CEO
Digital Citizen Fund
Roya Mahboob
Founder & CEO
Uncharted Play
Jessica O. Matthews
Founder & CEO
Joel Duran
CS Student
BeneStream
Benjamin Geyerhahn
CEO
Maker’s Row
Tanya Menendez
CMO and Co-Founder
Allovue
Jess Gartner
Founder and CEO
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Ruthe Farmer
Senior Policy Advisor for Tech Inclusion
Politini Media
Danielle Moodie-Mills
CEO
Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities
Victor Calise
Commissioner
Brain Spa
Miriam L. Bekkouche
Founder
Be More America
Anurag Gupta
Co-Founder and CEO
Latinas Think Big
Angelica Perez-Litwin
Founder/CEO
Catalyst
Jennifer Thorpe-Moscon
Director, Research
U.S. Dept of Education, USDS
Lisa Gelobter
Chief Digital Service Officer
Revivn
John Fazzolari
Co-Founder
Pipeline Angels
Lorine Pendleton
Member
NY Tech Alliance
Andy Saldana
Director of Operations
GLAAD
Sarah Kate Ellis
President & CEO
Ellevate Network
Rebecca Spitzer
Product Lead
Galvanize
Brady Campbell
Community Partner Manager
White House
Jennifer Anastasoff
U.S. Digital Service
Change Catalyst
Laura Frey
Co-Founder & COO
Change Catalyst
Melinda Epler
Co-Founder and CEO
Change Catalyst
Wayne Sutton
Co-Founder and CTO
Career Fair & Conference
Schedule
Day 1
Wednesday, June 29th
Career Fair
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Metropolitan Pavilion, W. 18th St. New York, New York 10011 | South Hall
Speakers and Sponsors Dinner
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Day 2
Thursday, June 30th
Doors Open and Registration
8:00 AM
Welcome Address
9:00 AM – Main Stage
City of New York
Minerva Tantoco
Chief Technology Officer
Fireside Chat
9:15 – 9:50 AM – Main Stage
AOL
Susan Lyne
President, BBG Ventures
Change Catalyst
Wayne Sutton
Co-Founder
Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Panel
10:00 – 10:45 AM – Main Stage
Coalition For Queens
Jukay Hsu
Founder
Catalyst
Jennifer Thorpe-Moscon
Director, Research
DigitalOcean
Saudia Ganie
Sr. Tech Recruiter
White House
Jennifer Anastasoff
U.S. Digital Service
Latinas Think Big
Angelica Perez-Litwin
Founder & CEO
Change Catalyst
Melinda Brian Epler
Founder & CEO (Moderator)
The Future of Education Panel
10:00 – 10:45 AM – Suite
Dev Bootcamp
LaTeesha Thomas
Director of Diversity
Joel Duran
CS Student
Codecademy
Zach Sims
Co-Founder and CEO
Galvanize
Brady Campbell
Community Partner Manager
Nexus Works
Deborah Chang
Co-Founder (Moderator)
IBM
Will Ehrenfeld
Program Manager, Education
Break
10:45 – 11:15 AM
Solo Talks on Inclusion
11:15 – 12:00 PM – Main Stage
Measuring Inclusion
Giving Girls in Afghanistan Opportunities to Dream
Including People with Disabilities in the Workplace
Measuring Inclusion
Giving Girls in Afghanistan Opportunities to Dream
Including People with Disabilities in the Workplace
Culture Amp
Steven Huang
Data & Insights Strategist
Digital Citizen Fund
Roya Mahboob
Founder & CEO
Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities
Victor Calise
Commissioner
The Intersection of Policy, Innovation & Inclusion Panel
11:15 – 12:00 PM – Suite
Engine.is
Anna Duning (Moderator)
Senior Manager, Policy Programs
U.S. Dept of Education, USDS
Lisa Gelobter
Chief Digital Service Officer
City of New York
Kristen Titus
NYC Tech Talent Pipeline
CSNYC
Michael Preston
Executive Director
White House OSTP
Ruthe Farmer
Senior Policy Advisor for Tech Inclusion
Lunch
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Meditation: Hacking Mindfulness
12:30 – 1:00 PM
Brain Spa
Miriam L. Bekkouche
Founder
Be More America
Anurag Gupta
CoFounder & CEO
Access To Capital for Underrepresented Entrepreneurs Panel
1:00 – 1:45 PM – Main Stage
Pipeline Angels
Natalia Oberti Noguera
Founder & CEO
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Steven Kuyan
Managing Director of Incubators and Entrepreneurship
Techstars
Jenny Fielding
Managing Director Moderator
FuturePerfect Ventures
Jalak Jobanputra
Founder/Managing Partner
Startup52
Chike Ukaegbu
Lead Executive
Solo Talks on Diversifying the Pipeline
1:00 – 1:45 PM – Suite
Neuroscience + Big Data in Recruiting
Skills Based Hiring for Non Technical and Hybrid Roles
Leveraging Technology to Improve the Pipeline
Neuroscience + Big Data in Recruiting
Skills Based Hiring for Non Technical and Hybrid Roles
Leveraging Technology to Improve the Pipeline
2020Shift
Ariel Lopez
Founder and CEO
Pymetrics
Frida Polli
Co-founder and CEO
the torin ellis brand
Torin Ellis
Human Capital Strategist | Diversity Ambassador
Startup Showcase Pitch Session #1
2:00 – 2:45 PM – Main Stage
Judges
Venrock
Richard Kerby
Vice President
Microsoft
Tereza Nemessanyi
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
Kapor Capital
Carolina Huaranca
Principal
Solo Talks on Closing the Gaps
2:00 – 2:45 PM – Suite
Accessing New Equity Crowdfunding
Founding a Company with a Disability
How to Fill the Hiring Gap
Accessing New Equity Crowdfunding
Founding a Company with a Disability
How to Fill the Hiring Gap
My Money My Future Inc.
Ramona Ortega
Founder
Revivn
John Fazzolari
Co-Founder
Rutgers Coding Bootcamp
Nalani Kopp
Career Director / C-Level Advisor
Break
2:45 – 3:15 PM
Developing an Inclusive Tech Ecosystem in New York Panel
3:15 – 4:00 PM – Main Stage
General Assembly
Tom Ogletree
Director of Social Impact
Breather
Lee Moulton
Head of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development
NYC Economic Development Corp
Kathleen D. Warner
Executive Vice President & Managing Director
Silicon Harlem
Clayton Banks
Co-Founder
Clinton Foundation
Terri McCullough
Director, No Ceilings
Creating Inclusive Cultures Panel
3:15 – 4:00 PM – Suite
Kapor Capital
Carolina Huaranca
Principal
BeneStream
Benjamin Geyerhahn
CEO
Maker’s Row
Tanya Menendez
CMO and Co-Founder
Allovue
Jess Gartner
Founder and CEO
Uncharted Play
Jessica Matthews
Founder and CEO
Startup Showcase Pitch Session #2
4:00 – 4:50 PM – Main Stage
Judges
Pipeline Angels
Lorine Pendleton, Esq.
Member
Palisade Capital Management, LLC
Lisa S. Chai
Senior Vice President, Research
Collaborative Fund
Kanyi Maqubela
General Partner
What We Can All Do to Diversify Tech
4:00 – 4:50 PM – Suite
New York On Tech
Jessica Santana
Co-Founder
Github
Danilo Campos
Technical Social Impact Manager
Blavity
Jonathan Jackson
Co-Founder, Head of Corporate Brand
Morgan Stanley/#WOCinTech
Christina Morillo
Vice President, Technology and Information Risk
New York On Tech
Evin Robinson
Co-Founder
Closing Keynote Panel
Post Orlando: Ways We Can All Combat Anti-LGBTQ Bias, Hate & Racism
5:00 – 5:45 PM – Main Stage
Lesbians Who Tech
Leanne Pittsford
Founder
Politini Media
Danielle Moodie-Mills
CEO
GLAAD
Sarah Kate Ellis
President & CEO
NY Tech Alliance
Andy Saldana
Director of Operations
Startup Showcase Winners Announced
5:45 – 6:00 PM – Main Stage
Change Catalyst
Laura Frey
Co-Founder & COO
Ellevate Network
Rebecca Spitzer
Product Lead
99 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016
Happy Hour at ThoughtWorks
7:00- 10:00 PM
Change Catalyst Startup Showcase
Startups Batch 1
iSow
Unite Us
Education Modified
WeIntervene
Goldbean
Unite Us
Education Modified
WeIntervene
Goldbean
Change Catalyst Startup Showcase
Startups Batch 2
Yenko
Branching Minds
Givkwik
KaChing
Gitlinks
Vidcode
Branching Minds
Givkwik
KaChing
Gitlinks
Vidcode
Career Fair Companies – Wednesday, June 29th – 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location
Conference and Career Fair
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 W 18th St.
New York, NY 10011
Hotel Information
INNSIDE New York NoMad
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