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The ultimate retreat for speakers, sponsors, and select guests to unwind, network, and recharge in style. This elevated space pairs luxe vibes with intentional connections — think plush seating, ambient lighting, curated playlists, and complimentary refreshments. It’s where industry leaders, trailblazing founders, and talent recruiters mingle away from the main conference bustle.

Whether you're actively job hunting or just exploring what’s next, meet recruiters, discover open roles, and get face time with decision-makers who can help you get your first or next tech role.

Our Founder, Allie Joy Tsahey, welcomes you to the 3rd annual BaddieCon!

AI is changing the game rapidly — and only those who evolve will stay in play. Join this no-fluff conversation on how professionals, startups, and corporations can stay relevant, competitive, and ethical in the age of automation. Learn how to lead, not lag, in an AI-powered world.

In this high-impact session, you’ll learn how to apply career strategy, sales principles, and emerging tech to scale the most valuable product you’ll ever manage: yourself. This session blends personal branding, AI-powered tools, and mindset shifts rooted in sales and leadership to help you recognize your worth, market yourself with intention, and build a career that scales with you — not one that burns you out. Perfect for creatives, professionals, and founders ready to lead with clarity, confidence, and legacy.

In a digital world where search algorithms, consumer behavior, and AI tools evolve faster than ever, staying discoverable requires more than good content—it demands strategy. This session dives deep into the new rules of SEO, SEM, and AI-enhanced visibility. Whether you’re building a personal brand, scaling a venture, or driving cultural influence, learn how to make search work for you, not the other way around. Expect real talk, real tools, and real strategy.

From politics to tech to media, Valeisha Butterfield has navigated career pivots at the highest levels and built with power at every turn. In this intimate fireside chat, she shares lessons on reinvention, resilience, and rising through the ranks while staying rooted in purpose.

They left the 9-to-5 and built digital empires. This panel features creators who turned their careers into content, and content into capital. Hear from Jaz Turner, Cedoni Francis and Jadejha Edwards on how they built personal brands, grew communities, and monetized their voice while rewriting what success looks like outside the office.

A hands-on workshop showing attendees how to build an AI-powered assistant using tools like ChatGPT and Make. Walk through creating a system that sends automated client responses, manages leads, or builds content calendars—no tech experience required. You'll learn how to use AI tools to streamline workflows, automate content, and create operational ease in your business or side hustles. Expect gems, live examples, and a few “wait... I didn’t know I could do that!” moments.

Feedback doesn’t have to be uncomfortable, it can be the catalyst for clarity, connection, and growth. This workshop is for anyone ready to shift their relationship with feedback — whether you struggle to give it, receive it, or both. We'll explore how to transform the feedback process from something we avoid into a powerful, trust-building tool for personal and professional development. You’ll learn how to turn discomfort into a growth edge, using feedback as a tool for clarity, connection, and leadership. Walk away with frameworks and strategies to handle high-stakes conversations with confidence and care.

We’re not just getting seats at the table — we’re building our own. This session is for the ambitious and strategic attendees aiming for executive roles, board seats, and lasting influence in corporate spaces. Learn what it takes to lead with clarity, confidence, and strategy at the top levels, even when the path isn't clear.

Many people start a portfolio without a plan or professional advice. People aren’t sure of how to plan after triggering events like inflation, tariffs, mid-terms etc. Sometimes people don’t establish timelines, needs or goals, and as a result, bad timing, job loss, taxes and volatile markets can affect your future. Equitable will talk about the current market environment, setting short, interim, and long-term goals to increase your probability of success. Expect real talk, actionable strategies, and insights tailored to create a financial runway that supports your ambition and goals.

Learn from an experienced product manager and vibe coding expert, teaching you how to transform ideas into working applications using natural language prompts and AI tools. Perfect for entrepreneurs, creators, and engineers who want to bring their digital product ideas to life without traditional coding.

The future is femme-founded. This panel spotlights women building powerful companies from the ground up — navigating funding, scaling, community, and staying rooted in their "why." Whether you’re just starting out or scaling your venture, you’ll walk away with insights to fuel your next big move.

Tired of feeling like the underdog in your interviews? This session is designed to shift the power dynamic in interviews, providing candidates with confidence and strategies needed to take control of their job search. By flipping the script, you'll learn how to assess a company's commitment to employee well-being and career development, and how to position yourself as a leader capable of driving meaningful change in tech spaces.

This session explores the intersection of security and user experience, revealing how to create digital products that are both visually stunning and highly secure. We’ll dive into best practices for balancing user-centric design with robust security measures, ensuring that digital experiences remain flawless while user data stays protected.

Wrap up and celebrate BaddieCon Day 1, and get a glimpse into whats in store for the rest of BaddieCon!

Whether you're sprinting, shipping, or switching lanes, join us for Sip & Ship, an Agile-inspired happy hour for early to mid-career professionals shaping the future of tech and media. Hosted at Yahoo’s NYC HQ, this mixer is your chance to pause the backlog, connect IRL with bold thinkers, and raise a glass to progress in motion.

The ultimate retreat for speakers, sponsors, and select guests to unwind, network, and recharge in style. This elevated space pairs luxe vibes with intentional connections — think plush seating, ambient lighting, curated playlists, and complimentary refreshments. It’s where industry leaders, trailblazing founders, and talent recruiters mingle away from the main conference bustle.

Shop, support, and discover rising brands at the BaddieCon Small Business Marketplace, a curated experience featuring community-rooted businesses across beauty, wellness, tech, art, and lifestyle. Come for the conference, leave with your new favorite product (or three).

Scaling a business is never one-size-fits-all, but understanding how VCs think can change the game. In this candid conversation, startup investors unpack the real journey from pre-seed to scale. You’ll hear lessons from both sides of the table on what drives investment decisions, what red flags to avoid, and how to stay true to your vision while accelerating growth. Whether you’re actively fundraising or just exploring your options, this session will equip you with the insights to fund your venture strategically, and scale on your terms.

JoAnn Means, Sr. Diversity Talent Recruiter at TD Bank, is breaking down how recruiters think, what they’re really looking for, and how you can negotiate with confidence. Learn the ins and outs of tough salary negotiations, how to ask for what you're worth, and make sure you never leave money on the table again. If you’ve ever wondered how to confidently ask for more, this is your chance to learn from the best.

To non-developers, engineering often feels like a black box—features go in, and features come out. But that view misses the real work behind the scenes. This workshop is designed to help you quantify what engineering is actually doing: managing resources, tech debt, maintenance, and architecture. This framework can turn massive technical efforts into clear, objective reports—even your grandma could understand. It's a fast, powerful way to start thinking like a CTO.

In a world where every swipe, stream, and scroll is shaped by code, tech is no longer just a tool — it’s the engine behind modern creativity. This dynamic conversation brings together visionary artists, technologists, and cultural disruptors who are using technology to produce, distribute, and redefine what we create and consume. From AI-generated music to immersive storytelling and the evolution of digital self-expression, we’ll explore how innovation is transforming culture — and how you can stay ahead of the curve.

Technical assessments can make or break your chances of landing a role in tech, but they don’t have to be intimidating. You will explore how to use AI prompting and other tools to level up your interview prep. Whether you're debugging code, brainstorming system designs, or practicing behavioral questions. Learn how to prepare efficiently, showcase your problem-solving skills, and use AI as a strategic study partner. Whether you’re a bootcamp grad, self-taught dev, or experienced engineer looking to sharpen your edge, you’ll walk away with practical tools, smarter strategies, and more confidence for your next technical interview.

Ready to stop trading time for a paycheck? This session will show you how to turn your tech skills into a thriving business—whether as a high-demand contractor, agency owner, fractional employee, or startup founder. Learn the mindset, steps, and strategies to transition from employee to entrepreneur, identify high-growth opportunities, monetize your expertise, and legally scale your business.

Meet Aisha Bowe, former NASA rocket scientist turned founder and space tourist — who is literally defining what it means to start with the impossible. From community college student to aerospace engineer, tech entrepreneur, and Blue Origin crew member on a historic all-women space flight, Aisha embodies relentless reinvention. This keynote will explore how Aisha engineered her career, leveraged data and grit, and built businesses such as STEMboard and LINGO from the ground up. Expect a powerful conversation on what dreaming boldly looks like in practice — and how to launch your own career with purpose, strategy, and unwavering confidence.

We love the grind—until it grinds us down. In an industry that glorifies overachievement and nonstop productivity, what’s the real price of “having it all”? This candid panel dives deep into the physical, emotional, and mental toll of hustle culture while navigating tech, media, and entrepreneurship. Hear from leaders who’ve hit burnout, bounced back, and redefined success on their own terms.

Join Fatou Barry, Founder of the PR Girl Manifesto and learn how to craft your brand positioning, identify your narrative edge, and understand how to use your personal story to unlock visibility and opportunities in tech, entrepreneurship, or content.

Learn how to blend customer-centric design with the core skills of a modern AI Product Manager. This hands-on workshop will teach you how to apply empathy-driven tools like user research and journey mapping, alongside roadmapping and AI-informed decision-making. Walk away with practical templates, frameworks, and a custom playbook you can immediately use with your team to drive alignment and build better products.

You’ve mastered your role, now what? This session is all about leveling up: navigating promotions, stepping into management, and scaling your career with intention. Hear real talk from women who are navigating corporate with intention; making bold moves, breaking glass ceilings, and stepping into leadership while staying true to their purpose and pace.

We often ask if robots will replace us, but what if they reflect us instead? In this thought-provoking session, Jasmine Lawrence Campbell takes us on a journey through the world of robotics, not as a threat to job security but as a mirror for what we value in work, relationships, and care. From teaching robots how to touch, see, and respond to humans to designing machines that listen with more sensitivity than some people do, this talk invites us to rethink what it means to work with AI instead of fearing it. It’s a poetic, personal, and practical exploration of how robotics can help us build a future that is not only efficient but both deeply human and deeply humane.

Think tech only means coding or product? Think again. There’s a multi billion-dollar lane in tech most people don’t know exists—and women of color are massively underrepresented in it. Welcome to the IT Channel: the strategic ecosystem behind how tech gets sold, marketed, and scaled through partnerships. It’s where deals are made, careers are built, and generational wealth can be created, without writing a single line of code. Learn from four powerhouse women as they break down sales and channel marketing, and how you can tap into this lesser-known but wildly lucrative side of tech. Whether you're pivoting into tech, exploring new career paths, or just want the real tea on how to elevate your bag, this conversation will be the blueprint you've been looking for!

Technology isn’t neutral, it reflects the people who build it. This conversation explores how technologists, creatives, and change-makers are using technology to spark change, amplify equity, and build solutions that serve real communities. From AI activism to health-tech, this panel offers insight for turning digital tools into meaningful impact.

Watch the next wave of visionary founders take the stage to pitch their startups in front of a panel of industry leaders, investors, and brand execs. From beauty-tech to industry-shifting marketplaces, these Baddies are building the future — and competing for funding, resources, and bragging rights.

What do finance, healthcare, and your private data all have in common? They’re about to be disrupted—big time. In this crash course on quantum computing, we’re breaking down what it is, why it matters, and how it could totally change the way we protect information. You’ll leave with a clear grasp of why post-quantum tech is critical for securing your data, how to stay ahead of it, and why preparing now could be the smartest move you make this year.

Join us as we celebrate the standout founders from our BaddiePreneur Pitch Competition — visionary women turning ideas into impact. Come cheer on the winners, hear what’s next for their ventures, and get inspired to build your own.

Wrap up Day 2, celebrate a successful BaddieCon and offer a glimpse into whats comin next for Baddies in Tech!

Close out BaddieCon with the Baddies & Zaddies Afterparty! Keep the energy going with great music, refreshments, and even better company as we celebrate the weekend in true Baddie fashion.