Speakers

We now have openings for speakers for the 2024 Conference. If you would love to speak at the Black Is Tech 2024 or know someone that will be interested in speaking, fill the form below and we'll follow up with you. You can also send an email with your session details or proposed topics to speakers@blackistech.com

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Past Speakers at Black Is Tech

Over 400 thought leaders in tech have spoken at the Black Is Tech Conference in the past 5 years. See some of our past speakers from the 2023 Conference. 2024 Speaker Announcements coming soon.
Ime Archibong

Ime Archibong

VP, Product Management @Meta
Brenda Darden Wilkerson

Brenda Darden Wilkerson

President & CEO @ AnitaB.org
Colin Parris

Colin Parris

Chief Technology Officer @ GE Digital
Laverne Council

Laverne Council

Founder & CEO @ Emerald One | Board Member & Executive Coach

Briana Marbury

Briana Marbury

CEO and President @ The Interledger Foundation
Sam Thurman

Sam Thurman

VP of Product Operations @ Elavon
Awah Teh

Awah Teh

VP, Data Governance & Privacy Engineering @ Capital One
Charles Robinson

Charles Robinson

Managing Partner @ 1888 Ventures

Shawn Wilkinson

Shawn Wilkinson

Founder & CEO @ Prodia, & Founder, Board & Advisor @ Storj
Michelle Akpojovwo

Michelle Akpojovwo

Director Technology-Enterprise Architecture, Agility & Transformation @ Cricket Wireless
Tye Hayes

Tye Hayes

CEO & Founder @ N-Ovate Solutions
Annie Sutton

Annie Sutton

Senior Director of Analytics @ Microsoft

Dan Williams

Dan Williams

Principal Engineer
Russell de Pina

Russell de Pina

Principal Software Engineer @ Microsoft
Akin Mousse

Akin Mousse

Senior Software Engineer @ Bloomberg
Jowanza Joseph

Jowanza Joseph

Head of Engineering @ Stream & Co-Founder

Desiree Young

Desiree Young

Executive VP, Global Partnerships and Strategic Innovation @ ThriveDX
Shijuade Kadree

Shijuade Kadree

Director, Tech Equity & Tech Accountability Coalition @ Aspen Digital
Nathaniel Rose

Nathaniel Rose

Staff Software Engineer @ Circle
LaLisha Hurt

LaLisha Hurt

Industry Advisor, Public Sector Federal Government @ Splunk

Kanyatta Walker

Kanyatta Walker

Vice President, Information Technology @ Cisco
Ken Oliver

Ken Oliver

VP @ Checkr.org and Executive Director @ The Checkr Foundation
Muhammad Hill

Muhammad Hill

Sr. Manager, Enterprise Software Verticals @ Boeing
Cleveland Sellers III

Cleveland Sellers III

Head of Americas for Business Services @ Capgemini

Ken Weiner

Ken Weiner

CTO @ GumGum
Cristina Jones

Cristina Jones

Chief Brand Officer, ANTHEMIC Agency
Renee Reid

Renee Reid

Senior Manager, UX Design Research @ LinkedIn
Stephanie Shaw

Stephanie Shaw

Vice President – Enterprise Technology @ The Wendy’s Company

Yinka Taiwo-Peters

Yinka Taiwo-Peters

Product Leader @ Shopify
Calvin Mills Jr.

Calvin Mills Jr.

President & CEO | Philanthropist | Author | Serial Tech Entrepreneur
Travis Spruill

Travis Spruill

Vice President of Procurement and Properties @ Shipt
Sharonda Lee-Timberlake

Sharonda Lee-Timberlake

Director of Global Service Operations @ Intelsat

Alexis Robinson

Alexis Robinson

Principal, Industry Specialist @ AWS
Michael Broughton

Michael Broughton

Founder & CEO @ Altro
Sai Zeng

Sai Zeng

Executive Director – Head of Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence, Distinguished Engineer @ UBS
Samuel Akinboro

Samuel Akinboro

Head of Data Operations, Enterprise Data Office @ Capital Group

Chantel Edwards

Chantel Edwards

Director, Cyber Security Intelligence @ Capital One
Nickoria Johnson

Nickoria Johnson

Partner and Global Chief Diversity Officer @ Credera
Dr. Diana B. Allen

Dr. Diana B. Allen

Senior Technical Program Manager - Security @ Google
Javon Swint

Javon Swint

Program Management Office (PMO) @ Government Blockchain Association

Louvere Walker-Hannon

Louvere Walker-Hannon

Application Engineering Senior Team Lead @ MathWorks
T'Juana TJ Albert

T’Juana TJ Albert

VP of Business Integration and Assurance
Tara Duke

Tara Duke

Managing Director, Transformation @ Slalom
Naj Austin

Naj Austin

Founder & CEO @ Somewhere Good

Sophia Chin

Sophia Chin

Executive Director – Communications, People & Client Experience @ UBS
Ben Ilegbodu

Ben Ilegbodu

Frontend Architect @ Stitch Fix
Milan Lee

Milan Lee

Global Alliance Leader, Game Technology @ AWS
Tanya Spencer

Tanya Spencer

Chief Diversity Officer @ GE Gas Power

Noble Ackerson

Noble Ackerson

Director of Product Management (AI/ML Solutions) @ Ventera
Faithful Alabi

Faithful Alabi

Software Engineer, Data Platforms @ Whatnot
Khendr'a Reid

Khendr’a Reid

Principal Data Strategy Technical Specialist @ AWS
Anthony Smoak

Anthony Smoak

Senior Manager, Technology Consulting-Enterprise Data and Analytics @ Protiviti

Makanjuola Ogunleye

Makanjuola Ogunleye

Ph.D. Researcher @ Perception and Language Lab, Virginia Tech.
Candace S. Williams

Candace S. Williams

Associate Director, Cybersecurity Leadership @ Raytheon
Shannon B. Martin

Shannon B. Martin

Principal Product Manager, Health and Life Sciences @ Microsoft
Jason W. Gallo

Jason W. Gallo

VP, Global Partner and Routes to Market Sales @ Cisco

Ivonne Roberts

Ivonne Roberts

Software & Systems Architect @ BILL
Keyana Tyson

Keyana Tyson

Leader, Global Diversity and Inclusion Programs @ Cisco
Craig Santos

Craig Santos

Senior Director, Training Services @ MathWorks
Kimberly Brown

Kimberly Brown

Senior Program Manager @ Microsoft

Malcolm Coley

Malcolm Coley

Chief Technology Officer @ Futures First Gaming
Byron Collins

Byron Collins

Customer Engineer @ Google Cloud
Dr. Erkeda DeRouen

Dr. Erkeda DeRouen

Founder @ The Pace Makerz
Cory Hall

Cory Hall

DevOps Engineer @ Microsoft

Chanel Power

Chanel Power

Founder & CEO @ Mentor Me Collective
Juntae Delane

Juntae Delane

Founder & CEO @ Digital Delane
Sarah Mohammed

Sarah Mohammed

Software Engineer @ MathWorks
Constance Reid

Constance Reid

Sr. Strategic Partner Executive @ Amazon Web Services

Contessa Cooper

Contessa Cooper

Community Engagement Manager @ Thallo
Robbin Simpkins

Robbin Simpkins

Director, Services Improvement @ Softchoice
Rich Gilliam

Rich Gilliam

Founder @ STEM Plug | Author | Automation Engineer
Jason Jones

Jason Jones

Full-time disruptor, activist, educator, and software engineer

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