BFUTR Global Tech Summit 2023 | OBSIDI | 26 October 2023 | Merchant Logo Beanfield Centre, 105 Princes' Blvd, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3, Canada

Join us in person with like-minded Black professionals and allies. Tap into our global marketplace for a unique trade show experience. Network, exchange ideas, secure venture capital opportunities for Black tech innovation, and connect with our network of 70,000+ members.

WHY BFTUR?
• Make the right connections
Connect with Black tech professionals and allies, and engage directly with hiring managers looking to hire US and Canadian Black tech talent!

• Find job and recruitment opportunities
Discover top-qualified Black talent that could be your next great hire! See who is out there and what skills they can bring to your organization.

• Learn new ideas and approaches
Gain new industry insights and get inspired by tech talks from industry thought leaders.

2023 Speakers

Krista Satterthwaite
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Yves-Gerard Francois
VP Transformation and Client Inclusion, National Bank of Canada

Tim Clark
Senior Vice President, Commercial and Corporate Platforms, TD Bank Group

Alysse Anderson
VP Frontline Platforms, CIBC

Deland Kamanga
Group Head, BMO Wealth Management, Bank of Montreal

Isabelle Hudon
President and CEO, BDC

Allan Porter
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Sun Life

Alex Coleman
Chief Information Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister of the Children, Ministry of Children, Community, and Social Services

Eben Hewitt
Global CIO, Hyatt

Ruth Nyaamine
Assistant Vice President - Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, Ontario Tech University

Bruce Ross
Group Head, Technology & Operations, RBC

Ranji Narine
Chief Information Office Canada, Intact Financial Corporation

Chantel George
CEO & Founder, Sistas in Sales

Rich Porter
Vice President, Annuity Distribution, Nationwide Financial

Tyrone Webb Jr.
Chief of Staff, Enterprise Sales, DocuSign

Tiffany Taylor
Group Vice President - Enterprise Sales Development, Oracle

Fred Kneip
President, CyberGRX + ProcessUnity

Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson
Vice President, Technology Operations & Services and Cloud Transformation, Export Development Canada

Karina Montilla Edmonds
Senior VP, Global Head of Academies and University Alliances, SAP

James Burnette
VP Global Accounts, Linkedin Sales Solutions

Tony Gauda
VP of Technology, Intuit Inc.

Darcie James Maxwell
Head of Canadian Operations, Data and Platform Solutions, Bny Mellon

Frank Otele
VP, Technology Platforms & Risk Management & Interim Group Manager, Royal Bank of Canada and City National Bank

Issa Guindo
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, PwC Canada

Temi Odesanya
Director of Automation, AI Governance, Thomson Reuters

Sharon Auma-Ebanyat
Research Director-Healthcare Industry, Info-Tech Research Group

Reginald Jean-Gilles
Vice President, IT Service Delivery Information Technology, Intact Financial Corporation

Audrea Golding
Law Firm Partner, Fragomen LLP

Mary Aina
AVP, PCT Delivery Support, Cooperators Group Limited

Jennifer Ponder
National Program Director, Emerging Technologies, STEM Atlanta Women

Patrice Njoh
Partner, Consulting, Deloitte

Aisha Greene
Senior Manager, Director Generative AI, Deloitte

Vincent Cohan
Senior Vice President & CIO, Global Technology and Enterprise Platforms, Scotiabank

Natalia Williams
Chief Product Officer, Hootsuite

Hesham Fahmy
Chief Information Officer, Telus

Don Dele
VP Digital Technology - Regulatory and Components, Royal Bank of Canada

Jackson Aimiuwu
Head of Solutions Architecture, AWS Canada Enterprise, Amazon Web Services

Aisha Baasit
Associate Software Engineer, TD Securities

Kwesi Graves
Global VP, Sales and US Country Managerl, BPTN

Colleen Ward
Vice President, Core Platform Owner, TD Bank Group

Nyheike Levy
IT Director, Scotiabank

2023 Partners

TITLE PARTNER:
• TD

FOUNDING PARTNERS:
• RBC
• BMO
• Intuit

LEADERSHIP PARTNERS:
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• PWC
• Scotiabank
• Linkedin

COLLABORATOR PARTNERS:
• CIBC
• National Bank of Canada
• Telus
• Citi
• Hyatt
• Canada Life
• Deloitte
• Intact
• Fasken
• Amazon
• Manulife

SUPPORTER PARTNERS:
• MediaBrands
• Benchsci
• Hydro One
• Ontario
• Rockwell • Automation
• Xero
• Cash App
• Lya
• SAP
• CAE
• Bell
• Sun Life
• Pelmorex Corp
• The Score
• KPMG
• BDC
• Cineplex
• Microsoft
• Cogeco
• Uber