Speakers

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Speakers at Black Is Tech 2024

150+ thought leaders will grace the Black Is Tech Stages at this year's conference. Below, see some of our speakers expected to drop some real knowledge this year. Stay tuned for more speaker announcements coming soon.
Arlan Hamilton

Arlan Hamilton

Founder @ Backstage Capital & HireRunner.co, Author, Venture Catalyst
Anjuan Simmons

Anjuan Simmons

Staff Engineering Manager @ Github
Angie Jones

Angie Jones

Global Vice President of Developer Relations, TBD @ Block
David C. Williams

David C. Williams

Assistant VP, Automation @ AT & T

Janeen Uzzell

Janeen Uzzell

CEO @ NSBE & Former COO @ The Wikimedia Foundation
Michelle Davis

Michelle Davis

Executive Director - Solutions Architects, DoD @ Red Hat
Songe Laron

Songe Laron

Co-founder & CEO @ Squire
Bobby Dorlus

Bobby Dorlus

Founder & CEO @ TheTechHustle & Ex Staff Engineer @ Twitter

Giselle Mota

Giselle Mota

Chief of Product Inclusion @ ADP
Roz Francuz-Harris

Roz Francuz-Harris

Vice President, Talent Acquisition & Belonging @ Zillow
Jewel Burks Solomon

Jewel Burks Solomon

Managing Partner @ Collab Capital
Tameika Reed

Tameika Reed

Public Sector Director @ ThnkBIG Technologies

Shelby Heinecke

Shelby Heinecke

Senior AI Research Manager @ Salesforce
Alfred Titus-Glover

Alfred Titus-Glover

Senior Engineering Manager @ GitHub
Billy Roberson

Billy Roberson

Assistant Vice President, Solutions Engineering Manager @ Capital Group
Sheila Isbell

Sheila Isbell

Principal Research Scientist & Division Chief, Software Engineering & Analytics @ Georgia Tech Research Institute

Dr. Lonneishea Meeks

Dr. Lonneishea Meeks

Senior Cloud Solutions Architect - Data & AI @ Microsoft
Tim Salau (Mr FoW)

Tim Salau (Mr FoW)

Chief Experience Officer & Sr. Director of Product, Platform Experience, & Services @ Guide App
Clarence Bethea

Clarence Bethea

Executive in Residence/Investor @ True Ventures & Former Founder/CEO @ Upsie
Yaw Etse

Yaw Etse

Head of Privacy, Open Banking and External Data Sharing Engineering @ Capital One

Dawn Dickson

Dawn Dickson

Serial Entrepreneur, Inventor & Author
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

Founding Partner @ Future Africa & 2-time Unicorn Co-founder (Andela & Flutterwave)
Candice Matthews Brackeen

Candice Matthews Brackeen

CEO @ Lightship Foundation & General Partner @ Lightship Capital
Kendall Beache

Kendall Beache

Software Engineer @ Google

Lawrence Lockhart

Lawrence Lockhart

Developer Advocate @ Vaadin
Symoné Beez

Symoné Beez

Tech & Lifestyle Influencer & CEO/Founder @ Govtech Academy
Bobby Allen

Bobby Allen

Cloud Therapist @ Google
Antonio Smith

Antonio Smith

CEO/Founder & Chief AI Officer @ Density 6

Erin Reddick

Erin Reddick

AI Developer & Founder @ ChatBlackGPT,
Jarrett Albritton

Jarrett Albritton

Black Is Tech 2024 Stage Host & Founder @ Big Tech Energy Podcast
Terrence Southern

Terrence Southern

Robotics, Automation & AI Specialist; CEO @ Robotopia
Kanika Tolver

Kanika Tolver

CEO, founder @ Career Rehab

Wayne Baker

Wayne Baker

Senior Software Architect @ Credera
Katie Debrah

Katie Debrah

Former Global Lead @ Youtube Music & Google and Founder @ Halo and Echo
Uchenna Okoye

Uchenna Okoye

Software Engineer @ Google
Meka Egwueke

Meka Egwueke

Executive Director @ CodeCrew

Ben Ilegbodu

Ben Ilegbodu

E5 Software Engineer @ Netflix
Tierra Smith

Tierra Smith

Social Media Editor @ Black Enterprise
Jevic Muteba

Jevic Muteba

Strategic Partnerships
Stephen Quarshie

Stephen Quarshie

Senior Solutions Architect @ Credera

Jenna Ritten

Jenna Ritten

Chief Dev Advocate & Lead Architect @ IBM Research
Dr. Chris Crawford

Dr. Chris Crawford

Associate Professor, Computer Science @ The University of Alabama
Amera White

Amera White

Frontend Engineer @ Blank Canvas LLC.
Tosin Akinosho

Tosin Akinosho

Associate Principal Solutions Architect @ RedHat

Mukhtar Kabir

Mukhtar Kabir

Sr. Cloud Security Architect @ GuidePoint Security
Balvinder Banjardar

Balvinder Banjardar

Director, Software Engineering @ Walmart Global Tech & Strategist for Critical and High- Performance Core Software Platforms
Kellep Charles

Kellep Charles

Chair of Cybersecurity Programs @ Capitol Technology University
Tejas Gajjar

Tejas Gajjar

Technical Manager, Engineering @ Macys

Natalie Evans Harris

Natalie Evans Harris

Maryland State Chief Data Officer & Founder & President @ Harris Data Consulting
Kaltuma Mohammed

Kaltuma Mohammed

Senior Design Researcher/Editor-in-Chief @ Visually Magazine
Brie G

Brie G

Business Analyst / Product Owner and Founder @ Shields Consulting
Donielle Elizabeth

Donielle Elizabeth

Program Manager @ Google

Jimmara Scott

Jimmara Scott

AI Solutions Consultant & Founder @ NoCode4Change
Akash Bhaskar

Akash Bhaskar

Site Reliability Engineering Architect @ Cisco
Nimi MacHarry-Bello

Nimi MacHarry-Bello

Release Train Engineer & Founder @ Link Empower
Loren McCray

Loren McCray

Global Marketing Digital Innovation Lead @ Shell

Jubin Thomas

Jubin Thomas

Technical Architect @ Signet Jewelers
Braden Thuraisingham

Braden Thuraisingham

Founding UX Researcher @ DataDog
Osita OO Nwoye

Osita OO Nwoye

Executive Director @ TechCircle
Pierre Dubois

Pierre Dubois

CEO @ Zimana

Wendy Rentschler

Wendy Rentschler

Global Head of Corporate Citizenship & Impact @ BMC Software
Russell Avre

Russell Avre

VP of Product Development @ Glappy Inc.
Wesley Okeke

Wesley Okeke

CEO @ CUBIO Innovation Hub & Headway Idea Labs
Kemi Levi

Kemi Levi

Co-founder & CEO @ Pangia

Zalyia Grillet

Zalyia Grillet

Founder & CEO @ Tech Unleashed
DeWanda Ricks

DeWanda Ricks

VP @ AT&T/ COO @ The NETwork
Abdullahi Olaoye

Abdullahi Olaoye

Senior Solutions Architect, Generative AI @ AWS
Vihar Manchala

Vihar Manchala

Lead Software Engineer / Architect @Walmart Global Tech

Maleea Kim

Maleea Kim

UX Researcher @ Paypal
Jeffrey Gyan

Jeffrey Gyan

Founder @ Prolific Pillars Consulting
Bill Allen

Bill Allen

Co-Founder, Econofi | Software Developer & Consultant
Ed Nwokedi

Ed Nwokedi

Founder & CEO @ RedSwan

Rachel Alexander

Rachel Alexander

AI Innovation Lead @ Clario
Lea Williams

Lea Williams

Visiting Law Professor @ Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law & Senior Privacy and Transactional Attorney
Sherhara Burrell

Sherhara Burrell

Co-Founder & Chief Visionary Officer @ Speakhaus & Host @ Black Is Tech Conference 2024
Zaakirah Muhammad

Zaakirah Muhammad

Brand Strategist @ See Life Different Media

Dr. Talaya Waller

Dr. Talaya Waller

Founder @ Valuables
Priscilla Black

Priscilla Black

Talent Acquisition DEI Program Manager @ Wayfair
Remi Dairo

Remi Dairo

Personal Productivity Coach, Workplace Consultant, Professional Speaker & Author
Kiandra Franklin

Kiandra Franklin

Strategic Partnerships @ Uber

Chaste Inegbedion

Chaste Inegbedion

Chief Period Officer @ Sanicle.us
Adrian Rashad Driscoll

Adrian Rashad Driscoll

Social Alchemist, VR Nerd, Executive Troublemaker.

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