2017 Austin Tech Diversity Week

Austin and Silicon Valley serve as premier hubs of cutting-edge technological innovation. We knew from the very beginning Tech Diversity Week had to be closely tied to these two flourishing communities. – Dennis Kennedy, Founder & Chairman

September 25-28, 2017

Agenda

Monday — Pipeline

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Location: Omni Hotel Austin Downtown

A Welcome Statement By

Marisa Goldenberg
RideAustin

LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE LUNCHEON

1:15 pm - 2:00 pm

Location: Capital Factory

RESUME WORKSHOP

Ashley Inman
Teacher Retirement System of Texas

 

PANEL: Cultivating an Inclusive Environment

Donna DaBerry
Indeed

Omar Gallaga
Austin-American Statesman

Yubin Park
Accordian Health

Katina Kenyon
Applaudo Studios

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Location: Capital Factory

PANEL: Building a Diversity Recuruiting Strategy

Ashley Inman
Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Ed Delgado
Indeed

Nick Bawa
Covintus

Ian Moses
TekSystems

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm

Location: Omni Hotel Austin Downtown

PANEL: LBGTQ+ Maintaining Momentum

Deirdre Walsh
Silicon Labs

Eugene Sepuldeva
Entrepreneurs Foundation

Seth List
YouEarnedIt

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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Location: Galvanize

TOP 40 UNDER 40 AWARDS DINNER

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Tuesday — Information Technology & Entrepreneurship

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Location: Silicon Labs

NATIONAL CIO SYMPOSIUM: Dialogues for a Digital Age
Hosted by: Silicon Labs

Stephen Elkins
City of Austin

Therace Risch
JC Penney

Clement Wigger
Mercer

Gisela Riggan
Prosperity Bank

Jennifer Hartsock
GE Oil & Gas

1:15 pm - 2:00 pm

Location: Omni Hotel Austin Downtown

PANEL: Start to Scale

Marcos Cunha
YouRoam

Kendrick McCleskey
El Casa Management

Patti Rogers
Rallyhood

Tulsi Dharmarajan
Verb

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Location: Omni Hotel Austin Downtown

PANEL: Austin Venture

Sara Brand
True Wealth Ventures

Jim Brown
Arena Growth

Tausha Robertson
Health Care Entrepreneur

Heather Brunner
WP Engine

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Location: Omni Hotel Austin Downtown

CLOSING RECEPTION

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location: Omni Hotel Austin Downtown

DISTINGUISHED CIO AWARDS DINNER

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location: WeWork

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Wednesday — Inclusion

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Location: Google Fiber

MULTICULTURAL SUMMIT Hosted by

Quincy Daniels
The Iron Yard

Daniel Lucio
Google Fiber

Nick Bawa
Covintus

S. Craig Watkins
University of Texas at Austin

Kendrick McCleskey
El Casa Management

Muna Hussaini
PayPal

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

Location: Omni Hotel Austin Downtown

UNLOCKING INNOVATION

Rick Gomez
AT&T

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Location: Omni Hotel Austin Downtown

LIGHTNING TALK LUNCHEON

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Location: Omni Hotel Austin Downtown

CLOSING RECEPTION

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Location: The Iron Yard

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Thursday — Women in Technology

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location: Omni Hotel Austin Downtown

ROUNDTABLE: Empowering Women and Girls

Adrianna Cantu
Revealix

Ingrid Rodriguez
American Heart Association

Quiana McCray
Slalom Consulting

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location: Omni Hotel Austin Downtown

ROUNDTABLE: Redefining the Role of Men as Full Partners in Gender Equality

Erin Kitchen
Dell

Alan Knitkowski
Phunware

Preetha Appan
Indeed

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

CLOSING RECEPTION

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Location: The Iron Yard

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