BITCON 2021

Name: BITCON 2021
Start: 2021-10-13 10:00:00 -0400
End: 2021-10-15 17:00:00 -0400

Oct 13, 2:00PM to Oct 15, 9:00PM UTC

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No, we didn’t misspell the crypto currency. BITCON is the annual conference for Blacks In Technology (BIT). BIT is the largest community of Black technologists. The 2021 virtual BITCON will feature the tech industry’s most respected brands and most influential Black voices and subject matter experts.

BITCON is designed to motivate and educate those who currently work in the tech industry or aspire to work in the tech industry. We welcome students, founders, educators, IT practitioners, executives, and anyone with an interest in technology.

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Speakers

T. Adeola

CEO, STEM Whisperers

Dana Wilson

CEO, CHIP Professionals

Christopher Lafayette

Emergent Technologist

Gary Brantley

CIO, Beazer Homes

Marlaina Love

Founder, Pipe Dream

Anthony Mays

Software Engineer, Google

Sandra Garcia

Marketing & Diversity Strategist

Christopher Green

Robotics & AI Specialist

Angel Rich

CEO, The Wealth Factory

McKeever "Mac" Conwell II

Founder, RareBreed Ventures

Preston L. James II

CEO/Co-Founder, DivInc.

Jae Taylor

Sr Director of Product, Peloton Interactive

Neal Sales-Griffin

Managing Director, Techstars

Mike Roberts

CEO, Creating Coding Careers

Rodney Sampson

CEO, OHUB

Aaron Clark

CEO, Justice Reskill

Anthea Armar

Insight Coach, Amarkai Ltd

Dr. Fallon Wilson

Co-Founder, #BlackTechFutures Research Institute

Dr. BerNadette Lawson-Williams

Professor, Sport Mgt Esports & Gaming

Darius Hicks

Creator, While Black Podcast

Dr. Larry Davis

Founder, Aixora

Belinda McEachern M. Ed.

President, BIT Columbia, SC

Greg Greenlee

Founder, Blacks In Technology

Natasha Walwyn Robinson, Esq.

Legal Counsel, Splunk

Michael Dedrick

UX Designer, Google

Robert Greenfield IV

CEO, Emerging Impact

Roy Hadley, Esq.

Cybersecurity Lawyer, Adams and Reese, LLP

Talya Parker

Founder, Black Girls In Cyber

Tavonia Evans

Founder, Guap Coin

Dr. Ainissa Ramirez

Author & Science Evangelist

Les Correia

Global Head of Application Security, Estée Lauder

Brandon Andrews

Sr. Consultant, ABC's Shark Tank

Angela Fisher

Founder, Neufluence

Wayne Sutton

Founder, The Icon Project

Dennis Schultz

Exec. Dir., Blacks In Technology Foundation

Quincy Olatunde

VP Data Product, Peacock TV NBCUniversal Media

Dr. Simon T. Bailey

Motivational Speaker

Njeri Watkins

Business Intelligence & Data Strategist

Daymond John

Entrepreneur, Author, Branding Guru

Judy Smith

Crisis Management Expert

Sherrell Dorsey

Founder, The Plug

Kanika Tolver

Founder & Author, Career Rehab

Matt Mitchell

Founder, CryptoHarlem & Ford Foundation Technology Fellow

Paige Hendrix Buckner

COO, Founder Gym

Dr. LeMia Jenkins Thompson

Global Head of Communications, Pinterest

Jason Gershenson

Business, Startup & Venture Capital Attorney

Esosa Johnson

Co-Founder, Black Women Talk Tech

Petia Abdur-Razzaaq

Grow with Google Partner Trainer

Arlan Hamilton

Founder & Managing Partner, Backstage Capital

Stacey Berry

Government Relations Consultant, Bstellar Group Inc.

Michaela Barnett

CEO, Blacks In Cybersecurity

Kathryn Ross

Managing Director – Open Innovation, Accenture

Sandra Pesic

Information Security & Data Privacy Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Kunbi Tinuoye

Founder & CEO, UrbanGeekz

Wayne Mattadeen

Managing Dir and Global Lead, Infrastructure Security & Adaptive Zero Trust Architecture, Accenture

Nneka Emegwa

Managing Director and Global Lead for Google Cloud Platform Security, Accenture

Morgan Tucker

Managing Director and North America Security Lead for Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging, Accenture

Britney Crooks

Technology Innovation, Senior Principal, Accenture

Dujon Smith

Global Program Manager, Black Founders Development Program, Accenture

Darin Carter

Security GRC Manager, Coinbase

Maurice Jones

CEO, OneTen

Michael Jenkins

Senior Systems Reliability Engineer, Walt Disney Company

Tameika Reed

Founder, Women in Linux

Aaron Brooks

CEO, MASTERMND

Yannick Miaffo

Director Automation Engineer, Entrust

Marcus Howard

CEO, MetArena

Keita Broadwater

Head of Machine Learning, Candidates.ai

Richard Hammond

Country Lead Ghana - Liberia, Power Africa Off-Grid Project

Chuka Okonkwo

Sr Security Operation Center Analyst, Cyber Defense Labs

Victor "DIVINE" Lombard

Outreach Strategist, Commissary Club

Dr. Justin Goldston

Professor and Coordinator of Project and Supply Chain Management, Penn State Univ.

Banjo Obayomi

Senior Research Engineer, Two Six Technologies

Rondalynne McClintock

VP of Mentor Operations, Converge Mentor

Rachel Hutt

Sr Volunteer Recruitment Manager, iMentor

Andrea Hart

Executive, Accenture

Martin "Marty" Rodgers

Senior Managing Director South, Accenture

Lisa Alcindor

Astronaut Candidate, Pentagon

KG Charles-Harris

CEO, Quarrio

Marguerite Pressley Davis

Founder & CEO, Finance Savvy CEO

Saket Srivasta

Head of Business Technology, Square

Bobby Matthew

Business Systems Lead, Square

Ryan Knupfer

Information Technology Lead, CashApp

Curtis Simmons

Manager Education Services, Qlik

Amber Johnson

Senior Manager Marketing, Qlik

Feyi Obafemi

Senior Director Legal, Qlik

Kehinde Barkley

Manager Professional Services, Qlik

Joshua Jones

Manager Global Partner Enablement, Qlik

Catherine Gulsvig-Wood

Associate Director and North America Lead for Accenture Secure Cloud

Chester Lebron

Sr Cybersecurity Engineer, Northwestern Mutual

Denise Rogers

VP Enterprise Architect, Northwestern Mutual

Ian Bester

VP & General Manager, BrainStation

Todd Floyd

VP Global Sales Societal Impact Teams, Udacity

Isaac Zapata

Senior Manager and North America Lead for AWS Security, Accenture

Ida Byrd-Hill

CEO & Founder, Automation Workz

Arlene Pons

Chief Technology Officer, MyVest

Dr. Ruha Benjamin

Professor African American History, Princeton University

Aerica Shimizu Banks

Founder, Shiso

Rashad Robinson

President, Color Of Change

Charisse Daggs

Group Manager Racial Equity, Intuit

Ravyn Williams

Sales Strategy & DEI Project Manager, Intuit

Nykarri Williams

Software Engineer, Intuit

Damion Wright

Global DEI Talent Program Leader, Intuit

Manjeera Chanda

Informations Systems Engineer, Square

Mark Schrope

Director, Schmidt Marine Technology Partners

Janet Matta

Head of Careers, Terra.do

Neena Naidu

Director Client Framework Fusion 360 Engineering, Autodesk

Ann Burnum

Chief of Staff Fusion 360 Engineering, Autodesk

Zac Hays

Head of Product, Autodesk Construction Solutions

Ian Pendlebury

VP Fusion 360 Engineering, Autodesk

Stephen Hooper

VP & GM Product Development and Manufacturing Solutions, Autodesk

Gary Rexroad

Director Customer Success, Microsoft

Prince Silva

OutSystems Developer, Truewind

Snezana Djurisic

Community Manager, OutSystems

Ben McKinzie

Senior Consultant, West Monroe

Nisa Brice

Principal Product Owner, West Monroe

Salome Abekhe

Consultant, West Monroe

Will Collins

Senior Architect, West Monroe

William Coggins

Software Engineering Consultant, West Monroe

Horace Flournoy

CEO & Founder, Sway Brand

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Career Fair Booths

Accenture

Careers at Accenture: Join us to do extraordinary things

Bridgewater Associates

Bridgewater Associates: Engineering Systems to Understand the World

CDW

Grow your tech career with CDW!

Intuit

Global DE&I Talent Programs Leader

Northwestern Mutual

START UP VIBES. FORTUNE 100 STABILITY.

Google

Welcome to the Google Booth @ BITCON!

Shipt

Brainly

Welcome to Brainly

DoorDash

Every Flavor Welcome

BlackRock

Citrine Informatics

FIS

Advancing the ways the world pays, banks and invests

ICE - Intercontinental Exchange

ICE - Intercontinental Exchange/NYSE

Marsh McLennan

A Career Path for Everyone

The Lubrizol Corporation

Square

Chat with Square

Lyft

Disney

Create the tech behind the magic

West Monroe

Qlik

8th Light

Software is our Craft

N-Able

People, Partners, and Products First.

Travelers

Travelers Insurance

When I Work

Palo Alto Networks

Secure a career with the largest global cybersecurity organization

Lob

MyVest

Come Join MyVest!

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Technology Opportunities at One of the Most Recognizable Brands in the World

Alto Pharmacy

Build tomorrow's pharmacy with Alto

Autodesk

CrowdStrike

Ally

do it right.

FWD.us

Let's Move America Forward - Work at FWD.us

EDB

EDB Supercharges PostgreSQL

Insight

Insight - We build meaningful connections to help your business run smarter.

Expel

Disrupt the MDR Space with Expel!!

GoodRx

GoodRx, Making a Real Impact on a Real Problem in Healthcare through Technology.

Cisco

Be You With US!

Splunk

Turn Data into Doing

CCC Intelligent Solutions

At CCC, we keep people’s lives moving forward when it matters most.

Wind River

Be infinite in your career at Wind River!

KeepTruckin

We Are KeepTruckin

X by 2

X by 2: Join A Different Kind of Consulting Firm.

Granicus

Buildertrend

Cognizant

Blacks In Technology

The largest community of Black technologists

Techqueria

Latinx in Tech