Speakers

Tiffany Bowden

Global Diversity, Communications and Leadership Development Consultant - Otesha Diversity Consulting

Arianny Mercedes

Founder & Career Consultant - Revamped

Chelsea Ransom-Cooper

Founding Partner - Zenith Wealth Partners

Cinneah El-Amin

Founder & Product Manager - Flynanced

Sade Ayodele

Head of Global Communications - TIDAL

Sierra Hillsman

Licensed Psychotherapist - Legacy Speaks

Deidre Henry

Founder - The Sales Loft

Sheunopa Mugobogobo

Technology Modern Delivery Manager - Protiviti

Alana Whitaker

Web3 Educator & CoFounder - Blue Collar To The Blockchain

Coy Griffin

Operations Director - CIAFE

Ayanna Rowe

Apprentice Product Manager - Shopify Inc.

Shanae Brown

Leadership Coach & Founder - No Cream In This Coffee

Chanel Power

NYC Chapter President - Blacks in Technology

Jasmine Brunson

CTO - Rektify AI

Kourtney Hayes

Senior Industry Specialist - Amazon Web Services

Jara Montez

Senior Program Manager - Webflow

Geraldin Diaz

Alumni Programs Manager - America on Tech

Danielle Desir Corbett

Founder - Grants For Creators

Tammy Francis

Founder & Strategist - Catalyst 4 Change Global

Bri-Anna Lewis

Senior UX Designer & Strategist - Booz Allen Hamilton

Harleny Vasquez

CEO & Founder - yourEVOLVEDmind

Giselle Melo

Founder & General Partner - Matr Ventures

Mattie Reynolds

Founder - Mr Talent Solutions

Olivia Liddell

Solutions Architect - Amazon Web Services

Sandra Garcia

Google Digital Skills Coach - Grow with Google

Jonea Gordon

Staff Technical Program Manager & Esq. - Cruise, Self Driving Cars

Danielle Tan

VP of Digital Merchandizing & Product Marketing - Authentic Brands Group

Melonie Brown

Web3 Ecosystm Builder - Techquity Labs

Leslie Stevens

Senior DEI Program Manager - Carta

Joy Fejoku

Co-Founder - Techquity Labs

Yasmin Abdi

CEO & Founder - noHack

Trinesha Longley

Technical Program Manager - Amazon

Ohilda Holguin

Channel Manager - Logitech

Kenisha Dennis

Head of Social and Influencer Marketing Partnerships - Meta

Ifueko Igbinedion

Chief Technical Officer - Parfait

Christina Costa

Founder and Certified Career Coach - Cristina Costa Coaching

Tesha Williams-Flynn

Northeast Leader, Enterprise - Apple

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ARIANNY MERCEDES

Founder & Career Consultant - Revamped
Arianny Mercedes is the founder of Revamped, a career consulting practice working with global professionals to help them secure high-growth careers and salaries. Arianny has 5+ years of experience in DEI, talent acquisition, and professional brand development. Outside of her endeavors with Revamped, she is a Data Engineer, having worked at leading firms, including Meta, Accenture, American Express, and Fidelity Investments.

Chelsea Ranson-cooper

Founding Partner & Financial Planner- Zenith Wealth Partners
Chelsea Ransom-Cooper is a Certified Financial Planner and Director of Financial Planning at Zenith Wealth Partners. In 2020, Chelsea partnered to create Zenith, a minority owned financial planning and investment advisory firm on a mission to eliminate systemic racial and gender wealth inequality.Chelsea specializes in working with women founders and in the tech industry, by guiding them through the many financial decisions they face as women with ambitious goals.

Cinneah EL-AMIN

Founder & Product Manager - Flynanced
Cinneah El-Amin is the founder of Flynanced, an award-winning, community-led platform that empowers ambitious professionals to effortlessly build wealth by earning more in their 9-5 careers without shame. With a proprietary curriculum to teach financial literacy and career advancement, Flynanced is dedicated to redistributing wealth back into the hands of Black professionals with 275,000+ followers and 1,000+ students and counting. As a product manager, Cinneah has developed and launched consumer-facing credit products at American Express, Mastercard, and PayPal.

Sade ayodele

Head of Global Communications - TIDAL
Named to PR Week's 40 under 40, Sade Ayodele is a Communications professional, with over a decade of experience creating innovative communications strategies and campaigns for sports, music, and entertainment brands. Currently she is the Head of Global Communications at TIDAL, where she is responsible for creating compelling product and consumer narratives, communicating the brand's mission and journey to the media, artist community, and the broader public, while creating deeper connections and experiences between artists and their fans. Prior to TIDAL, Sade has spent time at Google, Taylor and Octagon, working on everything from P&G, Crown Royal, Hershey’s, Tostitos, Special Olympics, Sony, to Google + , Google Glass and more.

SIERRA HILLSMAN

Licensed Psychotherapist - LegacySpeaks
Sierra Hillsman is a Licensed Psychotherapist and is credentialed as a National Certified Counselor, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and Certified Anger Management Specialist - II. As the CEO of Legacy Speaks, a premier training and development firm dedicated to equipping working professionals and their organizations with the emotional wellness skills needed for preventing career-related stressors. She has been featured on Facebook Watch’s Peace of Mind with Taraji, Bustle, Fox 10 News, XONecole, and more. Her specialties include life transitions & adjustments, identity work, and work-life harmony.

dEIDRE HENRY

Founder - The Sales Loft
If the Spice Girls have become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time by simply telling people what they "really, really want", then why aren't you? From Zillow to HubSpot and over 8 years in SaaS Sales and coaching, Dee Henry has coached hundreds of Entrepreneurs, Real Estate Brokers and Salespeople on how to get what they "really, really want" at The Sales Loft 🌴

Sheunopa Mugobogobo

Technology Modern Delivery Manager - Protiviti
By profession, Sheunopa is an Atlanta Technology Consulting Manager that is passionate about Agile Delivery and Development with many years of functional and technical delivery experience on large-scale Agile product implementations and transformations. By passion, she is the founder of Techie Too, an online platform that strives to demystify Tech and provide aspiring Techies with practical strategies for getting into Tech.

alana Whitaker

Web3 Educator & CoFounder - Blue Collar To The Blockchain
Alana Whitaker is a retired ICU Registered Nurse tuned Web3 Educator. After 13 years at world class hospitals, Alana is now a two time edtech founder of Digital Greenbook and Blue Collar To The Blockchain and Jacksonville Chapter Lead of Blacks In Technology. Alana is actively exploring the connection between health care and new dynamic technologies.

COY Griffin

Operations Director - CIAFE
Coy Griffin, a distinguished Fashion Technologist, Analyst, Educator, Author, and TedX speaker, serves as the Operations Director of the Council for International African Fashion Education (CIAFE) and is the CEO of YOC, an organization dedicated to seamlessly integrating the latest technological innovations, including Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality, into the creative realm. With notable contributions as a co-author of 'Fashion Marketing in Emerging Economies' and a position on the advisory board at Long Island University for Fashion Merchandising and Management, Griffin possesses a wealth of knowledge and expertise. As a guest lecturer, she specializes in fashion analytics, technology, and operations, having taught at esteemed institutions such as Hult International Business School, Virginia State University, and the London College of Fashion. Griffin's profound mission revolves around advocating for the education of fashion technology and expanding STEAM opportunities (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) in underserved and underrepresented communities.

Ayanna Rowe

Apprentice Product Manager - Shopify Inc.
Ayanna is a dynamic professional with a degree in Business Technology Management and a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. With a diverse career spanning various operations roles, she found her home at Shopify in 2021, starting in support and now thriving as an Apprentice Product Manager. Ayanna's passion for fostering inclusivity shines through her role as Chair of the black @ Shopify Employee Resource Group. Outside of work, she embraces her entrepreneurial spirit as the CEO of Ayanna Wanders Experiences.

Shanae Brown

Leadership Coach & Founder - No Cream In This Coffee
Shanae Brown is a Certified Leadership Coach and the Founder of No Cream In This Coffee, a career development company that is reimagining the workplace for Black women in Corporate & Tech. On a mission to advance Black talent, Shanae equips her clients with strategies to navigate common barriers, confidently take up space, and claim their seat at the table. She also partners with companies to deliver impactful workshops and trainings, cultivating a more inclusive and supportive environment for Black women.

chanel power

NYC Chapter President - Blacks in Technology
Founder & CEO of the Mentor Me Collective- closing Wealth Gaps by providing access to Affordable Education and Workforce Training Programs. President of Blacks in Technology, for the NYC Chapter.

Jasmine Brunson

CTO - Rektify AI
Jasmine Brunson is a data scientist and licensed HCI researcher who has over 7 years of experience in the blockchain industry. After working on geospatial data, machine learning, and financial analytics projects at a few of the top space agencies in the country, she pivoted into leveraging AI to aid one of Web3's most costly problems, smart contract bugs. She is now the CTO and founder of Rektify AI, a Web3 cybersecurity company sifting out bugs and vulnerabilities behind the codestack of cryptocurrency companies.

Kourtney Hayes

Senior Industry Specialist - Amazon Web Services
A passionate Senior Cyber Security Program Owner at Amazon and a dedicated advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the tech industry. With a decade of experience in technology and a non-traditional journey into the field, Kourtney serves as a prominent speaker and leader, driving conversations and initiatives to increase representation in tech while emphasizing its importance. As an active member of Amazon's Black Employee Network Board of Directors, Kourtney focuses on empowering women and underrepresented groups through mentoring, coaching, and spearheading impactful initiatives/events. In addition, Kourtney has led numerous Amazon marquee events, including leading the Amazon Experience at AfroTech and creating tech events tailored for the black tech community in Washington, D.C., further highlighting her commitment to creating a more inclusive and equitable tech community.

Jara Montez

Senior Program Manager - Webflow
Jara is an educational strategist and program designer. She focuses on partnerships that uplift and support students in underserved districts and communities.

Geraldin Diaz

Alumni Programs Manager - America on Tech
Geraldin Noemis Diaz is a multi-talented creative. Her work ranges from supporting students with their professional and personal development to writing books that help folks unlock their highest potential and live their best lives.

Danielle Desir Corbett

Founder - Grants for Creators
Danielle Desir Corbett is a former grants administrator turned creative entrepreneur. She is a multi-passionate writer and 4x grant-funded podcaster, host of The Thought Card Podcast, and Women of Color Podcasters. Danielle uses her grant-finding skills to curate a monthly newsletter called "Grants For Creators," sharing the latest funding opportunities for U.S. creatives and small business owners.

Tammy Francis

Founder, Strategist, and Educator - Catalyst 4 Change Global
Tammy Francis, Ph.D., The Catalyst and the founder of Catalyst 4 Change Global, LLC, is a global educator, strategist, consultant, researcher, author, and speaker. Dr. Tammy helps others move in the direction of more and prepare for what’s next at pivotal moments and through career transitions with purpose, on purpose. Dr. Tammy helps others to reskill, upskill, and/or retool and remain competitive during the digital transformation. She also empowers and equips leaders, entrepreneurs, and business startups all over the world with purpose-driven, creative business solutions while preparing for the future of business and the future of work.

Bri-anna Lewis

Senior UX Designer & Strategist - Booz Allen Hamilton
Bri-Anna is a Senior UX Designer, Entrepreneur, Leader, and Educator from Wilson, NC, with 5+ years of expertise in Design, Data Analysis, and Creative Strategy. You’ll find her at the intersection of passion and purpose, leveraging her love for People, Data, and Design to solve industry and user problems. Bri-Anna currently provides UX support for USPS and runs her own Web Design Company, Opportune Design Co, before this Bri-Anna was a UX instructor for the University of Minnesota, a Visual Designer and Social Strategist for IBM, and a Social Media Art Director for Mary Kay Inc.

Harleny Vasquez

CEO & Founder - yourEVOLVEDmind
Harleny Vasquez is a First-Generation Latina and Licensed Social Worker, serving as the CEO and founder of yourEVOLVEDmind, a career consulting firm focused on supporting emerging professionals. With expertise in personal branding, job search strategies, and confidence building, Harleny is recognized as an inspirational keynote speaker, social work trailblazer and co-author of Latinx/e in Social Work Volume 2 and advocate for elevating the next generation of leaders.

giselle melo

Founder & General Partner - Matr Ventures
VC investing in diverse founders building deep tech (machine learning, AI, edge computing, blockchain) companies + CEO leading a team of engineer + design ninjas building custom software and artificial intelligence systems for Fortune 1000 and high growth companies.

Mattie Reynolds

Founder - Mr Talent Solutions
Driven by her passion for empowering individuals and promoting diversity, Mattie founded MR Talent Solutions, a Boutique Talent Consultant Firm. Through this venture, she provides personalized coaching to individuals seeking career advancement while assisting corporations in cultivating diverse employee growth and career development. With her extensive knowledge, exceptional recruiting skills, and dedication to fostering inclusive work environments, Mattie continues to make a significant impact in the HR field. Her commitment to excellence and passion for diversity and inclusion make her a valuable asset in any organization's talent acquisition and development efforts.

Olivia Liddell

Solutions Architect - Amazon Web Services
Olivia Liddell is a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, where she specializes in AWS solutions for game development. Over the course of her career, Olivia has created innovative teaching and technical training solutions for learners from diverse backgrounds and skill levels.

Sandra Garcia

Google Digital Skills Coach - Grow with Google
Google Digital Coach Sandra Garcia is a Harlem-based professional marketing and branding strategist. Sandra is the Founder and CEO of Encounter Your Potential, an award winning New York City based MWBE firm established in 2013. She is also the owner of Afro-LatinaBeauty.com, an online destination launched in 2012 for stories of Afro-Latinas sharing the same intercultural experience.

Jonea Gordon

Staff Technical Program Manager & Esquire - Cruise, Self Driving Cars
Jonea Gordon a data privacy expert and lawyer with experience at Meta and Google. Currently, she is a lead Technical Program Manager of Information Governance at Cruise and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Temple University's Beasley School of Law. She believes that tech can solve any problem in the world if we innovate responsibly, and she advocates for increased minority representation in tech organizations to eliminate bias in AI algorithm

danielle tan

VP of Digital Merchandizing & Product Marketing - Authentic Brands Group
Dani is the Vice President of Digital Merchandising & Product Marketing at Authentic Brands Group, with over a decade of experience leading global brands. Based on her career success, Dani also found her calling as a Leadership & Career Coach for women of color.

Melonie Brown

Web3 Ecosystem Builder - Techquity Labs
Melonie Brown is a web3 ecosystem builder, financial literacy advocate, and co-founder of Techquity Labs. She is dedicated to driving mainstream adoption of web3 technologies and advancing financial education for underrepresented communities. Through Techquity Labs, Melonie prepares women for the future of work by harnessing disruptive technologies and empowers them to build wealth through education and mentorship.

Leslie Stevens

Senior DEI Program Manager - Carta
Leslie S. Stevens is a culture consultant and career coach dedicated to empowering the lonely only. Her area of expertise is building a greater understanding of power, privilege, and care in homogenous, white-dominated spaces, particularly in tech and entrepreneurship.Through coaching, storytelling, event curation, and community development, her work recenters Black women, women of color, and gender-expansive professionals of color for the sake of innovation, connection, and growth for both individuals and institutions.

Joy Fejoku

Co-Founder - Techquity Labs
Joy Fejoku is an experienced tech professional with over 10 years of experience. She co-founded Techquity Labs to prepare and position women for the Future of Work and to assist those interested in entering the disruptive tech space. As a disruptive tech educator and ecosystem builder, she is passionate about using the tech landscape to empower and support women in achieving their career goals.

Yasmin Abdi

CEO & Founder - noHack
Yasmin Abdi is an experienced technical advisor on security, privacy, and data protection. She has over 5 years of experience as a software engineer and has built and managed in-house software and security solutions at Snap, Meta, and Google. Yasmin was also a founding member of Meemo, an AI-powered social finance app, which was recently acquired by Coinbase. The technologies she has built are currently being used by 100+ million daily active users worldwide.
Ms. Abdi has several years of experience leading organizations, providing thought leadership, and assisting private sector clients in the areas of software engineering, security infrastructure and best practices, IT solutions, and corporate strategy. Given her unrelenting entrepreneurial spirit and keen interest in information security, Yasmin started noHack, a government contracting company focused on cyber solutions. As the CEO of noHack, Ms. Abdi takes a hands-on approach to deliver high-impact solutions. Her goal is to protect her clients by providing an extra layer of all-around protection.

Trinesha Longley

Technical Program Manager - Amazon
With over 20 years working within in the tech industry in various roles with focus in the security domain, I bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Holding both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Information Systems, as well as PMP and CISSP certifications, I am passionately dedicated to making a positive impact by guiding aspiring professionals towards rewarding career paths. Through sharing my career journey and providing valuable insights, I aim to empower individuals to launch successful careers in security and technology.

Ohilda Holguin

CEO & Founder - noHack
Ohilda Holguin is a Technology Sales Executive education consultant and trainer, author, and workplace wellness expert. She is a 2023 CRN Inclusive Channel Leader, #WomenWhoMaster Speaker, and a Future of Work Keynote.

Kenisha dennis

Head of Social and Influencer Marketing Partnerships - Meta
Kenisha Dennis is the founder and CEO of Black Girls Can Incorporated; a nonprofit organization that has redefined what access looks like for Black girls in America by providing an immersive, holistic curriculum that encourages high scholastic achievement, leadership development and wellness. With its intentional programming, Black Girls Can Incorporated is equalizing the playing field– creating a safe space for Black girls to be seen, heard, and recognized., serving more than 7,000 girls and women to date. By day, Kenisha is a results-driven Digital Marketing Leader and brand storyteller at Meta formerly known as Facebook. She holds over 12 years of experience developing strategies that optimize and drive business objectives and revenue.

Ifueko Igbinedion

Chief Technology Officer - Parfait
Ifueko is the co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of Parfait, the first ever AI-powered custom wig manufacturing company. Before Parfait, Ifueko completed her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and her Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. She is currently a PhD Student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she studies the intersection between deep learning and human-robot collaboration for autonomous control of robots in augmented reality.

Christina Costa

Founder and Certified Career Coach - Cristina Costa Coaching
Cristina is on a mission to empower young professionals with the opportunity, mindset, professional skills and confidence to succeed. She is the Founder of Costa Coaching where she offers career coaching to job seekers, career transitioners and entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds. Cristina has 12+ years of experience in the technical industry and has served in a variety of roles at companies such as PayPal, HubSpot, Drift and Google to name a few. She was most recently a DEI Recruiter and Culture Lead for the Google Cloud and has helped 500+ job seeking engineers secure full time engineering roles.

Tesha Williams-Flynn

Northeast Leader, Enterprise - Apple
Tesha Williams-Flynn is an experienced executive in industries spanning technology and pharmaceutical advertising over the past 20 years. She currently works at Apple, where she leads a team whose focus is to create value and drive growth of Apple's technology and platforms within Fortune 500 companies. Tesha currently resides in New Jersey with her husband, Dr. Sean Flynn, and their two children.

dR. TIFFANY BOWDEN

Global Diversity, Communications and Leadership Development Consultant - Otesha Diversity Consultant
Entrepreneur, Business Consultant, Coach, and Corporate Diversity Expert, Dr. Tiffany Bowden, MA, Ph.D. has devoted her life’s work to transformation at the level of the individual, interpersonal, and social. Through the pathway of communication, she has sought to understand and heal how we communicate with ourselves and each other as an emancipatory work. Dr. Bowden has a Ph.D. in Communications with a specialization in Diversity and Inclusion. She holds a Master's and a Bachelors from the E.W Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University specializing in Cultural studies and Advertising Management. She has been featured in Ebony, Time, Vice, TED, Washington Post, Black Enterprise, Reuter’s, Bloomberg, High Times, CNN, and more.