Schedule
Friday, June 19 • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Networking
Welcome & Opening
Michael Brown — Founder & Executive Director
Break
My Kids Couldn't Spell "Because" So I Built an App That Couldn't Afford to Fail
Aaron Hunter — Principal Developer Advocate, AWS
Break
Betting on Yourself: Don't Trade Your Values for a Seat at the Table
Ramatu Kandakai — Founder, My Hyphen
Break
Lunch
No CS Degree, No Permission, No Problem
Hamdi Hassan Shahid Jr. — Founder & CEO, Lamma+
Break
TBA
Pierre DeBois — Founder & CEO, Zimana
Break
Building a Business When No One's Hiring
Ashley Janelle — Founder, Empathive UX Bootcamp
Break
LinkedIn Power Moves to Grow Your Business
Clarene Mitchell — Founder & CEO, TCM Communications
Break
Keynote
Madison Butler — Founder, Blue Haired Unicorn & Black Speakers Collection
Close
AI Assisted Coding Workshop
Led by Michael Brown, Founder & Executive Director
Community Hackathon
Details coming soon