Inaugural Summit
This event was the inaugural convening of Black Tech Employee Resource Group (ERG) leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area, focused on ERG involvement in the introduction of the National Tech Diversity Pipeline (NTDP), a recap of the Oakland Summit on Blacks in Tech, the potential of ERG impact in Oakland, a discussion of Techonomic Development and a Networking Mixer and Reception.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
• Summit: 2:00pm - 5:30pm
• Networking Mixer & Reception: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
• Location: Intel Corporation (Mission Campus)
SC12 Auditorium - 3600 Juliette Lane, Santa Clara, CA(view map)
Who should attend?
Although the Summit was titled "Tech ERG," in addition to employee resource group (ERG) leaders, executive sponsors and program managers, it was of great benefit to recruiters, diversity/HR professionals, academics and technologists (IT Managers, coders, engineers and STEM support/training organizations) interested in building a more diverse tech ecosystem.
Speaker Acknowledgements
AAEN, Clef, Kapor Center for Social Impact, RPC - Silicon Valley Project, SUDA LLC, UNCF
Sponsorship
• Event Partners: UNCF, Kapor Center for Social Impact, HBCU I.C.E., African American Employee Network
• Venue Host: Intel
• Gold: Twilio
• Silver: EMC, Genentech
• Bronze: Tesla Motors
Registration • Agenda • Speakers • NTDP Background • Press Release
Agenda
The 1/2 day summit was divided into 2 high impact sessions focused on tech pipeline development and implementation.
After a UNCF/HBCU session discussing the development of the National Tech Diversity Pipeline, attendees heard updates from key players in the diversity effort. Next, recommendations of the recent Oakland Summit on Blacks in Tech were reviewed, and ERG involvement in an Oakland Tech Pipeline was introduced. Presentations concluded with a discussion on "Techonomic Development" as it relates to Oakland, home to the majority of Bay Area African Americans, and a growing technology ecosystem.
Following the summit was a Networking Mixer & Reception for attendees, key influencers of Silicon Valley's Black employee population and pivotal players in future growth.
Registration • Agenda • Speakers • Background • Press Release
Speakers
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Chad Womack, Ph.D.
National Director of STEM Initiatives, UNCF
Co-Founder/Co-Lead, HBCU I.C.E."National Tech Diversity Pipeline"
Darrell Jones
Head of Business Development,
Clef"Recap: Oakland Summit on Blacks in Tech"
Monica Sudduth
San Francisco Area Development Director,
UNCF
"UNCF Today: Development & Initiatives"
Cedric Brown
Chief of Community Engagement and Philanthropy,
Kapor Center for Social Impact"Oakland Tech Pipeline"
Alan Dones
Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer,
SUDA, LLC"Techonomic Development"
Dela Weeks
Corporate Relations Chair,
African American Employee Network (AAEN) •
President, Black ERG @ PG&E
"Next Steps"
Dr. Joseph Bryant Jr.
Co-Director,
RPC - Silicon Valley Project
"Update: RPC - Silicon Valley Project"
Michael DeFlorimonte
Technology and Individual Memberships Chair,
African American Employee Network (AAEN) •
Principal, michaelD. Communications
"Welcome / Moderator"
David Earl Spencer
Sponsorships and Financial Management Chair,
African American Employee Network (AAEN) •
Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
"Moving Forward with AAEN"
Ernest V. Felix
Global Diversity Manager, Intel
"Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives @ Intel"
NTDP Background
The African American Employee Network (AAEN Bay Area) is working with the UNCF and its HBCU Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship (ICE) initiative to help connect African American students interested in pursuing careers in the tech-industry with African American professionals employed in Silicon Valley and Bay Area tech companies.
The program, known as the National Tech Diversity Pipeline (NTDP), is managed by AAEN with the goal of building a vibrant ecosystem of relationships between those entering the career pipeline and those professionals already there to both support students pursuing careers in the tech industry while continuing to build the community of African American tech professionals. The NTDP is being launched through HBCUs, and is the first step in an effort planned for expansion to colleges and universities across the country.
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