Speakers
We now have openings for speakers for the 2023 Conference. If you would love to speak at the Conference this year or know someone that will be interested in speaking, fill the form below and we'll follow up with you.
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Past Speakers at Black Is Tech
Over 300 thought leaders in tech have spoken at the Black Is Tech Conference in the past 4 years. This year, we are bring more speakers with diverse skillsets to our in-person and virtual Stages. See some of our past speakers from the 2022 Conference. 2023 Speaker Announcements coming soon.
Damani Corbin
Black is Tech: Director, Software Engineering (Strategy & Content)
Ime Archibong
VP, Product Management @Meta
Brenda Darden Wilkerson
President & CEO @ AnitaB.org
Colin Parris
Chief Technology Officer @ GE Digital
Laverne Council
Founder & CEO @ Emerald One | Board Member & Executive Coach
Briana Marbury
CEO and President @ The Interledger Foundation
Sam Thurman
VP of Product Operations @ Elavon
Awah Teh
VP, Data Governance & Privacy Engineering @ Capital One
Charles Robinson
Managing Partner @ 1888 Ventures
Shawn Wilkinson
Founder & CEO @ Prodia, & Founder, Board & Advisor @ Storj
Michelle Akpojovwo
Director Technology-Enterprise Architecture, Agility & Transformation @ Cricket Wireless
Tye Hayes
CEO & Founder @ N-Ovate Solutions
Annie Sutton
Senior Director of Analytics @ Microsoft
Dan Williams
Principal Engineer
Russell de Pina
Principal Software Engineer @ Microsoft
Akin Mousse
Senior Software Engineer @ Bloomberg
Jowanza Joseph
Head of Engineering @ Stream & Co-Founder
Desiree Young
Executive VP, Global Partnerships and Strategic Innovation @ ThriveDX
Alexis Allen
Senior IT Project Manager & Agile Coach @ Amazon
Dorion Holbrook
Sr. Manager II, Talent Acquisition @ Walmart Global Tech
Shijuade Kadree
Director, Tech Equity & Tech Accountability Coalition @ Aspen Digital
Nathaniel Rose
Staff Software Engineer @ Circle
Bryan Green
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner @ Walmart Global Tech
LaLisha Hurt
Industry Advisor, Public Sector Federal Government @ Splunk
Kanyatta Walker
Vice President, Information Technology @ Cisco
Ken Oliver
VP @ Checkr.org and Executive Director @ The Checkr Foundation
Muhammad Hill
Sr. Manager, Enterprise Software Verticals @ Boeing
Cleveland Sellers III
Head of Americas for Business Services @ Capgemini
Ken Weiner
CTO @ GumGum
Cristina Jones
Chief Brand Officer, ANTHEMIC Agency
Jyrone Parker
CEO @ J Computer Solutions LLC
Renee Reid
Senior Manager, UX Design Research @ LinkedIn
Sheila Robertson
Stephanie Shaw
Vice President – Enterprise Technology @ The Wendy’s Company
Lashaun Solomon
Chief DEI Officer @ Pyramid Consulting Inc.
Jennifer Gaddis
QA & Senior Quality Engineer
Yinka Taiwo-Peters
Product Leader @ Shopify
Calvin Mills Jr.
President & CEO | Philanthropist | Author | Serial Tech Entrepreneur
Travis Spruill
Vice President of Procurement and Properties @ Shipt
Sharonda Lee-Timberlake
Director of Global Service Operations @ Intelsat
Alexis Robinson
Principal, Industry Specialist @ AWS
Francisca Oredeko
Senior UX Researcher
Kyler Starks
Manager @ Credera
Michael Broughton
Founder & CEO @ Altro
Sai Zeng
Executive Director – Head of Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence, Distinguished Engineer @ UBS
Samuel Akinboro
Head of Data Operations, Enterprise Data Office @ Capital Group
Glenn Arnold
Chantel Edwards
Director, Cyber Security Intelligence @ Capital One
Patrick Hill
Executive Director
Kike Oniwinde
Founder & CEO @ BYP Network
Joanna Smith-Griffin
CEO @ AllHere
Haniff Brown
Founder & CEO, FIT:MATCH
Nickoria Johnson
Partner and Global Chief Diversity Officer @ Credera
Dr. Diana B. Allen
Senior Technical Program Manager - Security @ Google
Jason Jones
Full-time disruptor, activist, educator, and software engineer
Michael C. Clark
Personality Pitching, CEO, Pitch Coach and Consultant
Nathan Lowenthal
Manager, Innovation Strategy & Product @ Credera
Javon Swint
Program Management Office (PMO) @ Government Blockchain Association
Adekunle Oduye
Design Engineer, Tech Lead @ Plaid
Louvere Walker-Hannon
Application Engineering Senior Team Lead @ MathWorks
Milton Jackson
PicSpotr Founder, Insurance & Banking Product Design/CX Executive
Joanna Smith-Griffin
Chief Executive Officer @ AllHere
T’Juana TJ Albert
VP of Business Integration and Assurance
Earl Knight
Co-Founder @ NADA
Tiffany Spencer
Co-founder & CEO, Tech Forward Solutions
Tara Duke
Managing Director, Transformation @ Slalom
Naj Austin
Founder & CEO @ Somewhere Good
Sophia Chin
Executive Director – Communications, People & Client Experience @ UBS
Treva Williams
Technical community manager @ OpenInfra Foundation
Afam Okeke
Founder & Managing Intellectual Property & Technology Attorney @ A.I. Okeke Legal, PLLC
Coy Griffin
Founder @ Your Own Creativity (YOC)
Milton Jackson
PicSpotr Founder, Insurance & Banking Product Design/CX Executive
Lily Ashidam
Solutions Architect @ AWS
Kevon Mayers
Solutions Architect @ AWS
Markesa Phelps
Executive Recruiter, FinTech
Bobby McNeil
Principal Talent Acquisition Partner, Software & Electrical Engineering
Deigratia A. Daniels
Engineer, Designer, Visual Artist, Augmented Reality Designer
Mohamad Merilan
Product Owner, Rates Trading Apps @ UBS
Niyi Odumosu
Solutions Architech @ Confluent
Ben Ilegbodu
Frontend Architect @ Stitch Fix
Milan Lee
Global Alliance Leader, Game Technology @ AWS
Richard Hunter
Senior Director, Business Intelligence & Data Analytics Platforms @ S & P Global
Shauna Smith
Director, B2B Marketing & Demand Generation @ The Knot Worldwide
William Andre Buchanan
Angel Investor, Marketing & Advertising Executive. Film Financier
Traci Robinson-Williams
CEO @ Claroti, Inc.
Whitney Robinson
Digital Services Expert, Product Management Lead @ The United States Digital Service
Tanya Spencer
Chief Diversity Officer @ GE Gas Power
Lekan Bashua
Founder & GP @ f3 Ventures // Senior Product Manager @ Google Cloud Marketplace
William Jackson
Virtual Reality (VR) Certified Educator with VictoryXR and EngageVR | World Metaverse Council Education Member
Noble Ackerson
Director of Product Management (AI/ML Solutions) @ Ventera
Faithful Alabi
Software Engineer, Data Platforms @ Whatnot
Carlos Rymer
Akeeya Umstead
Acquisition Integration Manager @ Cisco/ Non-Profit Founder @ Misstakenid Gives Back Foundation
Lyonel Dougé
Startup Founder, Software Engineer, Creator Economy Pioneer
Diamond Burgess
HR Manager @ GE Digital
Bola Lamina
HR Partner @ GE Digital
Rashad Muwakkil
Digital Technology Leadership Program @ GE Digital
Arit Amana
Markesa Phelps
Executive Recruiter, FinTech
Tickets Now Open!!
Early Bird In-person Tickets are now open. Lock in your spots today and save. If you are attending online only, all virtual General Admission tickets are FREE.
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