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Urban Tech Connect 2021

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Derek Smith

Founder, Plug In South LA

Morgan Debaun

Founder & CEO, Blavity

Regina Wallace-Jones

SVP, Product and Engineering

Lauryn Nwankpa

Head of Social Impact, Dave

Obi Onyejekwe

CEO, UNOMi

Vaughh Blake

Partner, Blue Bear Capital

Louis A. Wharton

Partner, Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP

Ashley Seda Aydin

Investor, Vamos Ventures

McKeever Conwell

Managing Partner, RareBreed Ventures

Ayinde Alayoke

Founder and CEO, nēdl

Austin Clements

Co-Founder and Partner, Slauson & Co.

Stefanie Thomas

Investments, Impact America Fund

Samara Hernandez

Founding Partner, Chingona Ventures

Anthony Mays

Software Engineer, Google

Martie Burris

Director of Product, Salesforce

Mamuna Oladipo

SVP of Product, Design & Engineering, Kickstarter

Lidia Medina

Investor, VamosVentures

Rami Reyes

Co-Founder and Managing Director, NetEquity Partners, and President, LatinxVC

Sydney Sykes

Co-Founder and Co-CEO, BLCK VC

Beatriz Acevedo

Co-Founder and CEO, Suma Wealth

Jessica Salinas

VP of Investments, New Media Ventures

Oji Udezue

Chief Product Officer, Parsable

Ryan Nece

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Next Play Capital

Charles Hudson

Founder and Managing Partner, Precursor Ventures

Natasha Mascarenhas

Reporter, TechCrunch

Abbey Wemimo

Co-Founder, Esusu

Ros Gold-Onwunde

Broadcaster, ESPN/The Boardroom

Amalia Murray

Director of Marketing, Salesforce

Ismael Fofana

Creative Strategist, Snap Inc.

Marcio Lima

Senior Design Strategist, Snap Inc.

Kaitlyn Benitez-Strine

Senior Lens Studio Community Specialist, Snap Inc.

Gwendolyn Houston-Jack

Founder and Portrait Artist, G Photography

Lindsey Heisser

Global Philanthropy Program Manager, Snap Inc.

Ronald Berry

Managing Director, Eastan Consulting

Paul Drews

Managing Director, Salesforce Ventures

Adrianna Alterman

Senior Manager, Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund

Lisette Tellez

Managing Director, Ocean Azul Partners

Brianne Garrett

Editorial Lead, For(bes) The Culture

Kai Bond

Partner, Courtside Ventures

Nasir Qadree

Founder & Managing Partner, Zeal Capital Partners

Cheryl Contee

Chief Innovation Officer, The Impact Seat

Juliana Garaizar

Investor, Portfolia Rising America Fund

Marlon Nichols

Managing General Partner, MaC Venture Capital

Marjorie Lopez Marinez

Vice President, Rx3 Growth Partners

David Hall

Managing Partner, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Funds

Rhonda Allen

CEO, /dev/color

Noramay Cadena

Managing Partner, Supply Change Capital

Mark Mitchell

VC Investor, Moonshots Capital

Eric Osiakwan

Managing Partner, Chanzo Capital

Isaac Hayes III

CEO, Fanbase

Laura Rowson

Associate, Salesforce Ventures

OG Arabian Prince NWA

Founder and Chief Innovator, Inov8 Next, and Founder and CEO, GGGOAT

Lauren Maillian

CEO, Digital Undivided

Cheryl Campos

Head of Venture Growth & Partnerships, Republic

Amiah Sheppard

Pitch and Fundraising Coach

Shaunda Lambert

COO, Black Girl Ventures

Amani Phipps

Investor, RareBreed VC

Gale Wilkinson

Founder and Managing Partner, Vitalize Venture Capital

Ryan Nece

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Next Play Capital

Beatriz Acevedo

Co-Founder and CEO, Suma Wealth

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