Black Women in STEM 2.0 Summit 2019: Full Schedule

2019 Inaugural Black Women in STEM 2.0 Summit

3:00pm PDT

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Thursday October 10, 2019 3:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
DoubleTree Hotel Room ##

6:00am PDT

STEM Run for Fun

Get your day started with a 5k Fun Run. We celebrate participation of all ages and fitness levels. We welcome new walkers and runners, as well as our seasoned racers. All participants have the opportunity to time themselves using their personal tracking devices. All participants will receive a Nike water bottle!

We will meet in the lobby at the DoubleTree. Join me in making Sport a Daily Habit!

Speakers

Dr. Mona Lisa Pinkney

Cybersecurity Professional, Founding Member BWiSTEM 2.0, BWISTEM

Dr. Mona-Lisa Pinkney is the Senior Director of Governance, Risk, Compliance, Engagement & Geos at NIKE Global Technology. She has a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina State University, a Master of Science degree from Virginia Tech, a Master of Business Administration degree... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 6:00am - 6:45am PDT
DoubleTree Hotel Room ##

Self-Care Running

8:30am PDT

Fireside Chat: Accelerating Equity in STEM

In this morning fireside chat we will discuss diversity and equity in STEM, the gaps and how do we move the needle for equity.

Speakers

Leslie McDade

Sr HR Leader for eCommerce Foundation, Prime Air and Artificial Intelligence, Amazon

“Leslie McDade is a skilled HR executive with more than 15 years of broad HR leadership experience across a variety of industries including: Digital Media, Finance, and Technology. Leslie joined Amazon in July 2015. She currently leads HR for three global organizations: eCommerce... Read More →

Shannon Thomas

Senior Manager, Product & Operations, Amazon Go, Amazon

Shannon has 18 years’ experience working in .com and technology in the areas of operations, program management, and product management. A builder at heart, she began her career in the early days of the .com boom, working in startups in the SF Bay Area and Southern California. She... Read More →

Tricia D. Brand, Ed.M.

Chief Diversity Officer, Portland Community College

Tricia began her tenure as Portland Community College’s (PCC) Chief Diversity Officer in January 2019. Tricia initially joined PCC in 2014 as the Associate Dean of Student Development at the Southeast Campus, She also served a year as the campus’ interim Dean of Student Development... Read More →

Deena Pierott

Founder, iUrban Teen & Founding Member BWiSTEM, iUrban Teen & BWiSTEM

Deena Pierott is a Social Entrepreneur and the Founder of the award winning and nationally recognized STEM+Arts program for youth of color called iUrban Teen which has chapters in five states, and most recently co-founded and launched Black Women in STEM 2.0. Before launching her... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Ballroom

Diversity

Who Should Attend Advanced, Intermediate, Beginner
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Intermediate, Beginner

10:00am PDT

Blockchain Technology: Beyond the Hype

Our expert panel will discuss moving beyond the hype and their perspectives on the future of blockchain technology and how it will drive their strategies.

Speakers

Murty Chirravuri

Manager, Digital Transformation - Blockchain, Ernst & Young

Murty is a Manager in the Advisory Services practice of Ernst & Young LLP focusing on the Digital and Emerging technologies. He has a total of 16 years of professional experience in the United States & APAC regions, specializing in the development, customization and implementation... Read More →

Simone Otenaike

Associate, Baker Law

A technology enthusiast with a background in cognitive science, clients rely on Simone’s background and experience with regulatory and transactional matters, primarily in the healthcare and life sciences industries, to navigate the maze of healthcare laws and address general operational... Read More →

Najah "Janeen: Roberts

CEO, Crypto Blockchain Plug

Najah is the Founder and CEO of Crypto Blockchain Plug, which is 1 of 3 Brick and Mortar Crypto Currency Exchanges in the United States. Najah's vision is to see Mass Adoption in this "Space" and she realizes that only path to Mass Adoption in Crypto and Blockchain is Education. As... Read More →

Tammarrian Rogers

Founder, Sarell LLC

Tammarrian has worked in the tech industry in the United States for more than 30 years. She has held various engineering roles at several companies including General Motors, Apple, Microsoft, and Snap. She has led cross-functional teams with a focus on inclusive product engineering, quality engineering, release management, globalization, mentorship and career guidance, and shoring up safe spaces in tech for often isolated people, especially BIPOC, women and members of the LGBTQIA... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
DoubleTree Morrision Room

Blockchain

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

10:00am PDT

Digital Transformation: Ready to Disrupt?

Digital is not a thing. It’s the world we live in today. Learn innovative ways to maximize outcomes while propelling your business to not just survive but compete and thrive in a digital world.

Join industry leaders to discuss the foundational importance of organizational change management and deep dive in a use case of digital transformation within the cyber risk sector.

Facilitator: Heather Ratcliffe, T-Mobile, Director Product & Technologist

Presenters:
Shelly Washington-Woodruff, T-Mobile, Senior Director Product & Technology & Tanneasha Gordan, Deloitte & Touche, Senior Consultant Cyber Risk

Speakers

Heather Ratcliffe

Director, Product & Technology Founding Member, BWiSTEM 2.0, T-Mobile

Heather Ratcliffe is Director within the Product and Technology organization at T-Mobile USA. In this capacity she leads a Product team that is responsible for the technology strategy and roadmap for privacy, compliance and preference capabilities. Heather has held numerous leadership... Read More →

Tanneasha Gordon

Senior Manager - Risk Advisory Council, Deloitte

Ms. Gordon is a versatile consultant with over 13 years of experience in data risk services. Ms. Gordon is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP, CIPP/G) with extensive experience in data privacy, cybersecurity, product security and enterprise risk management. Ms. Gordon... Read More →

Shelly Washington-Woodruff

Senior Director, Product Technology, T-Mobile

Shelly Woodruff joined T-Mobile (TMO) in 2014 and is currently a Sr. Director of Transformation Management within the Production & Technology organization. Shelly is currently building a new practice to provide Transformation Management services to the T-Mobile Product and Technology... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
DoubleTree Ross Island Room

Digital

Who Should Attend Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

10:00am PDT

Agro/Afroecology Innovation

Focusing at the intersection of food justice, food innovation, and health/wellness this panel will discuss some basics of the food movement and how it translates into economic and environmental benefits across disciplines including tech, materials research, and agro/afroecology innovation.

Speakers

Edward Hill

Sr. Partner/Founder Urban Civic Group West Associate Director, OSU Glabal Hemp Innovation Center, Urban Civic Group West

Edward “Eddie” Hill is an urban planner and community systems designer with an eclectic background that ranges from soldier to journalist to artist to food systems planner. Currently managing a small bio-coastal community development consultancy he is also serving as Land Use... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
DoubleTree Hawthorne Room

Environmental

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

10:00am PDT

The Future of Manufacturing - The 4th Industrial Revolution is happening Now!

Manufacturing is evolving with new technology, and nearly every manufacturing vertical — from cars, to electronics, to pharmaceuticals — nearly every vertical will see improvement.
The industrial revolution is happening now and will you be ready for the opportunity? The field of wide for fresh and diverse minds.

Speakers

Dr. Mona Lisa Pinkney

Cybersecurity Professional, Founding Member BWiSTEM 2.0, BWISTEM

Gerald Jackson

Vice President of Digital Product Management, GE Digital

GeraldJackson is Vice President of Digital Product Management for GE Digital.Gerald brings together disruptive technologies of IIOT, edge-to-cloud computing, and ML/AI with deep Operations, Manufacturing and Supply Chain experience. He has executive responsibility for GE Digital’s... Read More →

Alikia Reaves

Leader, Software and Electrical Engineering, Maryland Innovation and Security Institute DreamPort Labs

Alikia Reaves is a Graduate of Morgan State University in Maryland with a degree in electrical engineering. Alikia leads the software and electrical engineering efforts at the Maryland Innovation and Security Institute’s DreamPort labs centered on testing and modeling the cybersecurity... Read More →

Armando Seay

Director Maryland Innovation and Security Institute and Deputy Director DreamPort Cyber Innovation Program and Facility Vice President Business Development and Cybersecurity

Armando Seay is a Co-founder and Director for the Maryland Innovation and Security Institute (MISI). Armando is also a Director and Technical Program Director for MISI’s DreamPort cyber solutions accelerator. Armando leads the critical infrastructure cybersecurity team and tech... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
DoubleTree Sellwood Room

Manufacturing

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

11:00am PDT

Women in Cybersecurity – Myth busters

The panel consists of women of color who are experts, leaders, and mentors in the cybersecurity field. The panelists will share their journey as women of color in the cybersecurity field and will defunct the myth that women of color can only hold certain positions even within the cybersecurity field. The panelists hold degrees in engineering and computer science and have been successful in not only surviving but thriving as women of color in the cybersecurity field.

Speakers

Sahar Bitaraf

Engineering Consultant, ProofPoint

Sahar Bitaraf is an engineer with a multifaceted background in financial services, the Federal Government, and startup industries. She has over 20 years of experience and is recognized as a trusted technology advisor to clients and colleagues alike. Currently, Ms. Bitaraf is... Read More →

Tomiko Evans

Cybersecurity Consultant, Center for Disease Control (CDC)

Tomiko Evans was nominated for multiple awards during 2018, and currently in 2019 nominated for a Cyberjutsu award as a rising star in the cybersecurity field. After working nearly 20 years in the information technology field, in May of 2018, Tomiko Evans earned a Master of Science... Read More →

Noureen Njoroge

Director, Nike

Noureen Njoroge is a passionate Cybersecurity Professional with vast experience in multi-faceted, complex, fast-paced environments in the public and private sector. She is a strategic thinker with vast knowledge of business management & Cybersecurity practices. She has proven leadership... Read More →

Dr. Mona Lisa Pinkney

Cybersecurity Professional, Founding Member BWiSTEM 2.0, BWISTEM

Friday October 11, 2019 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
DoubleTree Sellwood Room

Cybersecurity

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

11:00am PDT

Designing Technology Products in Emerging Markets - Africa

Designing technology products for emerging markets. Insight into the journey around designing, developing and developing technology in Africa as well as an approach to building communities & talent in the tech ecosystem.

Speakers

Maureen Macharia

Product Designer, Entrepreneur & Community Builder, Design

Maureen is a Nairobi-based designer, community builder and entrepreneur with demonstrated ability in the fields of innovation, design & technology across Africa. She applies human-centred design to building contextually relevant products as well as crafting opportunities for organisational... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
DoubleTree Hawthorne Room

Emerging Markets

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

11:00am PDT

HealthTech: Accelerating Equity for Black Women in Healthcare

This session facilitated by Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia will discuss the state of Black Women's healthcare, the effects of sustained trauma due to racism, and explores employing trauma informed care practices and approaches as a path to healing people and systems.

Speakers

Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia

Executive Director of OHSU's Avel Gordly Center for Healing and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Co-founder of The, Oregon Health Sciences University

Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia, MD, is the Co-founder of The Capuia Foundation, executive director of OHSU's Avel Gordly Center for Healing and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. She earned a B.S. from Stanford University, an M.D. from The George Washington University School of Medicine... Read More →

Sheritha Lee, PhD

Medical Science Director, Medical Affairs at Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT), Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT)

Sheritha Lee, PhD is Medical Science Director, Medical Affairs at Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT). She is a vascular biologist trained in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and now works on the development of new therapeutics for sickle... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
DoubleTree Morrision Room

Healthcare

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

11:00am PDT

Interrupting Bias in AI and Machine Learning

Shaping the Future - But Whose Future?
A conversation on Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and the intersection of technology and Bias.

Speakers

Dominique Davis

Cognitive Researcher

Dominique Davis is a cognitive researcher with a passion for creating and discovering associations, counterintuitive or otherwise, that may be missed without thorough data exploration using statistics and machine learning. She is driven to highlight voices of women and minority leaders... Read More →

Grace Andrews

Senior Solution Consultant, New Relic

Grace is a driven and enthusiastic technologist with a cross-cultural focus and experience managing, facilitating, and executing entrepreneurial training and processes. As a senior solution engineer at New Relic, she enjoys working with customers to show the value of application performance... Read More →

Lakecia Gunter

Vice President, Programmable Solutions Group - General Manager, Ecosystem Development and Operations, Intel

Lakecia N. Gunter is Vice President of the Programmable Solutions Group and General Manager of Ecosystem Development and Operations at Intel Corporation. She is responsible for architecting and executing a strategy to drive the adoption of Intel® FPGA accelerator solutions in the... Read More →

Katrina Johnson

Data Scientist, Thinkful

I am a Chicago native, and have had the pleasure of either studying in, visiting, or working in, more than 15 countries. I am a Data Scientist, with master's degrees in both Philosophy and English, and a background in education. I now reside in the beautiful pacific northwest... Read More →

Dr. Soila Kavulya

Senior Data Scientist, Intel

https://twitter.com/skavulya">Soila Kavulya is a senior data scientist at Intel. Her interests include computer vision, telemetry analytics, big data, and distributed systems. She has a PhD in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. She is passionate about open-source... Read More →

Dr. Femi Oluwafemi

Principal Engineer, Intel

Dr. Femi Oluwafemi is a Principal Engineer and Solutions Architect in the Datacenter Group (DCG) at Intel Corporation. He is currently working on, architecting the hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, in-car and privacy solutions for connected and autonomous vehicles. Previously... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
DoubleTree Ross Island Room

Machine Learning

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

12:00pm PDT

Lunch and Welcome - Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici

Speakers

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici

Congresswoman - Oregon and Women in STEM Advocate

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici has represented the First Congressional District of Oregon since February of 2012. The district includes Washington, Yamhill, Clatsop, and Columbia counties and part of Multnomah County.Strengthening public education is one of Suzanne's top priorities... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 12:00pm - 12:15pm PDT
Ballroom

12:15pm PDT

Keynote - Collette V. Smith

Speakers

Collette V. Smith

NFL Coach - New York Jets, Black Women in STEM 2.0 2019 Keynote

Friday October 11, 2019 12:15pm - 12:45pm PDT
Ballroom

1:00pm PDT

Blockchain Technology: Beyond the Hype

Our expert panel will discuss moving beyond the hype and their perspectives on the future of blockchain technology and how it will drive their strategies.

Speakers

Murty Chirravuri

Manager, Digital Transformation - Blockchain, Ernst & Young

Simone Otenaike

Associate, Baker Law

Tammarrian Rogers

Founder, Sarell LLC

Najah "Janeen: Roberts

CEO, Crypto Blockchain Plug

Friday October 11, 2019 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
DoubleTree Morrision Room

Blockchain

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

1:00pm PDT

Digital Transformation: Ready to Disrupt?

Speakers

Tanneasha Gordon

Senior Manager - Risk Advisory Council, Deloitte

Heather Ratcliffe

Director, Product & Technology Founding Member, BWiSTEM 2.0, T-Mobile

Shelly Washington-Woodruff

Senior Director, Product Technology, T-Mobile

Friday October 11, 2019 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
DoubleTree Ross Island Room

Digital

Who Should Attend Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

1:00pm PDT

Agro/Afroecology Innovation

Speakers

Edward Hill

Sr. Partner/Founder Urban Civic Group West Associate Director, OSU Glabal Hemp Innovation Center, Urban Civic Group West

Friday October 11, 2019 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
DoubleTree Hawthorne Room

Environmental

Who Should Attend Advanced, Intermediate, Beginner
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

1:00pm PDT

The Future of Manufacturing - The 4th Industrial Revolution is happening Now!

Speakers

Dr. Mona Lisa Pinkney

Cybersecurity Professional, Founding Member BWiSTEM 2.0, BWISTEM

Gerald Jackson

Vice President of Digital Product Management, GE Digital

Alikia Reaves

Leader, Software and Electrical Engineering, Maryland Innovation and Security Institute DreamPort Labs

Armando Seay

Director Maryland Innovation and Security Institute and Deputy Director DreamPort Cyber Innovation Program and Facility Vice President Business Development and Cybersecurity

Friday October 11, 2019 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
DoubleTree Sellwood Room

Manufacturing

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

2:00pm PDT

Women in Cybersecurity – Myth busters

Speakers

Dr. Mona Lisa Pinkney

Cybersecurity Professional, Founding Member BWiSTEM 2.0, BWISTEM

Sahar Bitaraf

Engineering Consultant, ProofPoint

Tomiko Evans

Cybersecurity Consultant, Center for Disease Control (CDC)

Noureen Njoroge

Director, Nike

Friday October 11, 2019 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT
DoubleTree Sellwood Room

Cybersecurity

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

2:00pm PDT

Designing Technology Products in Emerging Markets - Africa

Speakers

Maureen Macharia

Product Designer, Entrepreneur & Community Builder, Design

Friday October 11, 2019 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT
DoubleTree Hawthorne Room

Emerging Markets

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

2:00pm PDT

HealthTech: Accelerating Equity for Black Women in Healthcare

Speakers

Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia

Executive Director of OHSU's Avel Gordly Center for Healing and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Co-founder of The, Oregon Health Sciences University

Sheritha Lee, PhD

Medical Science Director, Medical Affairs at Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT), Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT)

Friday October 11, 2019 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT
DoubleTree Morrision Room

Healthcare

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

2:00pm PDT

Interrupting Bias in AI and Machine Learning

Shaping the Future - But Whose Future?
A conversation on Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and the intersection of technology and Bias.

Speakers

Deena Pierott

Founder, iUrban Teen & Founding Member BWiSTEM, iUrban Teen & BWiSTEM

Grace Andrews

Senior Solution Consultant, New Relic

Dr. Soila Kavulya

Senior Data Scientist, Intel

Katrina Johnson

Data Scientist, Thinkful

Dr. Femi Oluwafemi

Principal Engineer, Intel

Lakecia Gunter

Vice President, Programmable Solutions Group - General Manager, Ecosystem Development and Operations, Intel

Friday October 11, 2019 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT
DoubleTree Ross Island Room

Machine Learning

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

3:00pm PDT

Fireside Chat: The intersection of Art + STEM

The intersection of Art + STEM: During this fireside chat we will discover the importance of creativity in STEM and how the creative mind influences design thinking.

Speakers

Heather Ratcliffe

Director, Product & Technology Founding Member, BWiSTEM 2.0, T-Mobile

Lamman Rucker

Actor and STEM Professional, OWN Network Greenleaf Series

Lamman Rucker is an American actor. Rucker began his career on the daytime soap operas As the World Turns and All My Children, before roles in Tyler Perry's films Why Did I Get Married?, Why Did I Get Married Too?, and Meet the Browns, and its television adaptation. In 2016, he began... Read More →

Ivy McGregor

Director - Social Responsibility, Parkland Entertainment - BeyGood

Ivy McGregor is the CEO and Chief Architect of IVY inc. Innovative Vision strategic consulting, offering solutions to help individuals and organizations evolve, expand and uncover cutting-edge social impact strategies. She is also the Director of Social Responsibility/BEYGood, which... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 3:00pm - 3:45pm PDT
Ballroom

STEAM

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

4:00pm PDT

iPitch Teen Competition

Our 2nd Annual iUrban Teen iPitch Competition will highlight local youth pitching their best concepts on community based projects with their company coaches from Intel, Nike, HP, Zapproved, and Kaiser Health.

Speakers

Deena Pierott

Founder, iUrban Teen & Founding Member BWiSTEM, iUrban Teen & BWiSTEM

Collette V. Smith

NFL Coach - New York Jets, Black Women in STEM 2.0 2019 Keynote

Lamman Rucker

Actor and STEM Professional, OWN Network Greenleaf Series

Ivy McGregor

Director - Social Responsibility, Parkland Entertainment - BeyGood

Brandon Andrews

Co-Founder of Gauge / Casting Shark Tank, Gauge

Gauge; an AI-driven mobile market research platform connecting brands to consumers and influencers to identify opportunities and avoid mistakes. As Senior Consultant at Values Partnerships he leads the company's work on technology and entrepreneurship, including leading a nationwide... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Ballroom

Pitch

Who Should Attend Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanc... Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

4:00pm PDT

Career Fair

Companies will be here recruiting for top talent. Companies represented are:
Amazon
Intel
Kaiser
New Relic
Zapproved
Nike
Proofpoint
Multnomah County
City of Portland
Azlo
and over 20 others employers

Friday October 11, 2019 4:00pm - 7:00pm PDT

Career Fair

6:00am PDT

STEM Run for Fun

Speakers

Dr. Mona Lisa Pinkney

Cybersecurity Professional, Founding Member BWiSTEM 2.0, BWISTEM

Saturday October 12, 2019 6:00am - 6:45am PDT
DoubleTree Hotel Room ##

Self-Care Running

6:00am PDT

Morning Yoga with Keyonda

Saturday October 12, 2019 6:00am - 7:00am PDT

Yoga

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Chat and Networking

Break bread with new friends and some old ones as we whine down from the summit. This is a day for you to relax, reflect and recalibrate.

Speakers

Deena Pierott

Founder, iUrban Teen & Founding Member BWiSTEM, iUrban Teen & BWiSTEM

Dr. Mona Lisa Pinkney

Cybersecurity Professional, Founding Member BWiSTEM 2.0, BWISTEM

Heather Ratcliffe

Director, Product & Technology Founding Member, BWiSTEM 2.0, T-Mobile

Lakecia Gunter

Vice President, Programmable Solutions Group - General Manager, Ecosystem Development and Operations, Intel

Saturday October 12, 2019 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Cascade Room 2nd Floor

Saturday

9:00am PDT

SiSTAR Circle - From being a Sister to a Sistah to a SiSTAR!

When we as Women of Color show up as a sister we may not be as committed to the developmental and professional success of other Women of Color. Becoming a Sistah allows us as Women of Color to create collective care communities for each other leading us to sustain roles as SiSTARS in our professional, home, and community settings.

Debra (Debi) Jenkins, PhD
Inspirational Life Coach and Developmental Strategist for Social Change, Social Justice, and Equity
Cisgender/She/Her/Hers Pronouns
Share the Flame LLC
www.shareflame.com

Speakers

Debra Jenkins, Ph.D

Founder/Principal/ Developmental Strategist, Share the Flame

Debra (Debi) Jenkins, PhD is an award-winning life coach, author, presenter, facilitator, and educator with expertise in developmental, liberation, and transformational psychology within the context of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Clientele refer to Dr. Debi’s whole life approach... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 9:00am - 11:00am PDT
Cascade Room 2nd Floor

Saturday

11:15am PDT

Founders Roundtable

Join us for a fun and informal conversation with the founders of BWiSTEM 2.0. You will hear from these inspirational women, pick up a few tips on surviving the workplace and share tips yourself. This closing event aims to bring the attendees together and give you access to successful founders who are passionate about their work in the Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing. The founders will share their "why", their challenges, successes, and share how you can get involved with the BWiSTEM movement. Also learn about our Dallas Summit in 2020.

Speakers

Diversity