Connecting the dots: A virtual networking event for Black founders
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A free, virtual networking opportunity for Black startup founders around the US, organized by Accenture and PIE (https://piepdx.com)
Join Accenture for an exciting networking event for tech founders. Connect with Black founders, investors, and Accenture industry experts from across North America.
Keynote speaker: Dr. Charlton McIlwain
Author of the recent book, Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice, From the Afronet to Black Lives Matter, Dr. Charlton McIlwain is Vice Provost for Faculty Development & Engagement at New York University, and Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU Steinhardt. He works at the intersections of computing technology, race, inequality, and racial justice activism. He has served as an expert witness in landmark U.S. Federal Court cases on reverse redlining/racial targeting in mortgage lending, and recently testified before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services about the impacts of automation and artificial intelligence on the financial services sector. He writes regularly for outlets such as The Guardian, Slate's Future Tense, MIT Technology Review and other outlets about the intersection of race and technology. McIlwain is the founder of the Center for Critical Race & Digital Studies, is the President of the Board for Data & Society Research Institute, heads NYU’s Alliance for Public Interest Technology, and is NYU’s Designee to the Public Interest Technology University Network.
Founders attending this event will have the opportunity to...
- Meet Kathy Ross and Dujon Smith, leads of the Accenture Black Founders Development Program
- Hear about recent Accenture Ventures start-up investments and our FY23 goals
- Participate in peer-to-peer networking with founders and investors from across North America
Peer-to-Peer networking hosted on Mixtroz (https://www.mixtroz.com/).
free