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Minority Innovation Weekend 2020

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Speakers

Chris Haug

CEO, 360 Venture Management Group

Jennifer Chiang

Director of Customer Success at Yup | Author of The Startup's Guide to Customer Success

Jalaal Hayes

Award-Winning Applied Chemist w/ speciality in Renewable Energy Technologies

Nao Gamo

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at NeuroSonics Medical

Dawn Myers

Connector @ The Vinetta Project | Founder @ THE MOST | Sephora Accelerate 2020

Opeyemi Thomas

Founder & CEO of Roadi - Focused on transforming the way people get around in the cities of the future.

Edsel Brown Jr.

Former Assistant Administrator, Innovation and Technology at U.S. Small Business Administration

Shalon Simmons

Managing Director at Secure Global

Dr. Dane Brown

Assistant Professor, Cyber Science Department - United States Naval Academy

Tsahia Hobson

Working to transform patient care while driving creative and innovative solutions with technology.

Aaron Ferguson

Senior Executive Technical Director in US Government

Anne Griffin

AI & Blockchain expert

Kathy Winger

Cybersecurity & Law

Kevin Allen

Co-Founder & CEO of Vigor Fitness

Kwame Johnson

Lead Product Manager, Clinical, AliveCor Inc.

Dan Schepleng

Creative Director, Kapowza

Jerome M aka DJ Rome

Engineer, DJ, & Podcaster

Maureen Murat

Crowdfunding Expert

Lavontay Santos

Chairman, Minority Innovation Weekend 2020

Dr. Camille White

Precision Medicine / Artificial Intelligence / Data Analytics

Luis Martínez, MSOL

Founder & CEO, We Tha Plug, Lean Innovation Consultant, Navy Veteran

olumide longe

Co-Founder of Blademy (Blademy.com)

Pamela Durden

Information Technology Specialist (Cybersecurity) at United States Department of State

Reginald Parker

Clean Technology Innovator

Tam Kemabonta

Senior Project Developer (Renewable Energy Technologies)

Brandon Dottin-Haley

Chief Business Development Officer at Sonavi Labs, Inc.

Byron Collins

Cybersecurity Systems Engineer, Palo Alto Networks

Siva Kannathasan

VP of Products, MediTechSafe

Michael Simpson

Senior Environmental Engineer at City of Los Angeles

Wayne Patterson

Professor of Computer Science

Nina Archie

Diversity and Tech Policy Advisor, The Commercializer®️, CEO, Founder Innovator-Connector™, LLC

Landi Jackson-James

FDA Innovation Leader & Strategist

Tariq Najee-ullah

Principal at Patent Insider

Austin Orgah

Instructor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Dr. Tran Tu Huynh

Surgeon, Engineer, & Founder

Ellington West

CEO and Co-Founder of Sonavi Labs

Gloria Washington

Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Howard University

Joey Price

CEO, Jumpstart:HR

Yolandra Hancock

Founder, Delta Health and Wellness Consulting

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Minority Innovation Weekend

We are dedicated to helping innovators of color launch tech-focused startups and exploring emerging technologies.

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Booths

T. Rowe Price

Partnering for social good and enhancing community life.

The Abell Foundation

Working To Enhance The Quality Of Life In Baltimore And In Maryland.

Stanley Black and Decker

FOR THOSE WHO MAKE THE WORLD™

Kaiser Permanente

Your Health. Our Cause.

Fearless

We're Fearless to be Fearless

Pitch Creator

Raise Capital Like a Pro.

Baltimore Corps

BALTIMORE CORPS CONNECTS OUR COMMUNITY TO OPPORTUNITIES THAT PUSH FOR INNOVATION, EQUITY, & RACIAL JUSTICE IN THE WORKFORCE AND SOCIAL IMPACT SECTOR.

MIW Disruptive Podcast

Disrupting the Status Quo

NSBE-BMAC

Engineers of Excellence

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers - DC Chapter

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers in DC is a professional network that aims to strengthen DC's Hispanic professional network by connecting members to top employers in the DC area, providing professional development opportunities, organizing fun networking events, and providing community service opportunities. ​

Visit Baltimore

Renew your Spirit of Exploration

Excelsior College

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