Black Tech Week 2023 | Black Tech Week | 18 July 2023 | Cincinnati Music Hall, 1241 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

It is back to connect tech entrepreneurs, investors and professionals to education, resources, opportunities— and one another!
With more than 3,000+ anticipated attendees, 100+ speakers and 50 + workshops, you’ll find everything you’re looking for, and more.

2023 Speakers

KEYNOTE:

Issa Rae
Chief Executive Officer, HOORAE

SPEAKERS:

Candice Matthews Brackeen
CEO, Lightship Foundation

Aisha Bowe
CEO, STEMBoard

Brian Brackeen
General Partner, Lightship Capital

Everette Taylor
CEO, Kickstarter

Detavio Samuels
CEO, REVOLT

Felecia Hatcher
CEO, Black Ambition Opportunity Fund

Sandra Moore
Managing Director, Advantage Capital

Jeff Noel
Founder, Barbershop Speakers

Eric Cook
Privacy Attorney, Loeb & Loeb LLP

Ryan Lee
Principal, Comcast Ventures

Adam Philips
Managing Director, Techstars

Lindsay Sims
Digital Coach, Google

Philip Cunningham
Co-Founder, Jamaa Health

Densil Porteous
Executive Director, Stonewall Columbus

Landon Campbell
General Manager, Drive Capital

Alana Hinkston
MBA Grad Student, Harvard Business School

Bee Law
Founder, rrecess

Nicole Alexander
Global Head, Marketing, Meta

Dr. Kwane Watson
CEO, Kare Mobile

Craig Lewis
Founder and CEO, Gig Wage

Jamie Porter
Assistant Group Advisor, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Katie Taylor
CEO, Narratize

Regina Carswell Russo
CEO and Founder, RRight Now Communications

Evan Leaphart
Founder & CEO, Kiddie Kredit

Joey Wignarajah
Managing Partner, 19 Days

Dujon Smith
Co-Lead BFDP, Senior Manager, Accenture Black Founders Development Program

Meloni Boatswain
Director, Strategy, Transformation Lead

Chisom A'Marie
Vice President, New Voices Fund

James Love
Senior Vice President, Lean Process DesigN, Fifth Third Bank

Melissa Bradley
Managing Partner, 1863 Ventures

Shauna Smith
Director, B2B Marketing & Demand Generation, The Knot Worldwide

Chandler Malone
Founder, Bootup

Danza Huey
CEO and Founder, Party Card Mash Up

Ugi Ugwuomo
Lead Global Creative Strategist, TikTok

Ursula Spencer
CEO and Founder, Dope Nerds

Denna Lambert
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager, NASA

Damien Hooper-Campbell
Chief Impact Officer, StockX

Terell Cobb
Principal Design Manager, Microsoft

Jeneba Wint
CEO, Bloomology LLC, Jen Talks Tech

Govinda Davis
Partner, Dinsmore

Paige Hendrix Buckner
CEO, All Raise

Brittani Baker
Sr Customer Success Manager and Global Strategic Partnership Lead, LinkedIn

Kendra Abney
CEO and Founder, PM Mindset

Sydney James
Mental Health Therapist and Consultant, Black On Black Therapy PLLC

Rod Walton
CEO and Founder, ThinkMODA

Christian Mckenzie
Associate, Red Cedar Ventures

LaTosha Ward
Chief Strategy Officer, BID

Ajay Bam
CEO, Vyrill

Tamara Ward
SVP Insurance Operations & Network, Oscar Health

Tyra Oldham
Sr. Advisor, Minority Business Accelerator

Delali Dzirasa
CEO, Fearless

Sofia Stanley
Entertainment Attorney, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Regina Moilan
Senior Scrum Master/Agile Coach, Insight

Sydnee Sampson-Blackwell
Custom Software Engineer, Accenture

Vanessa Stephens
Venture Capital / Growth Equity Attorney

Derrick L. Maultsby Jr.
Senior Associate, Frost Brown Todd

Davielle Jackson
Founder and CEO, Femi Secrets

Brooke Chambers
Director, Digital Marketplaces, Kroger

2023 Sponsors

• P&G
• Lightship Capital
• Kroger
• Delta Dental
• City of Cincinnati
• Lincoln and Gilbert
• Ohio Third Frontier
• J.P. Morgan
• Hunt Club
• Comcast NBC Universal | Lift Labs
• Comcast
• Twilio
• University of Cincinnati
• Google
• EY
• Mastercard
• KAO
• CVG
• App Tastic
• Atento Capital
• Venture 313
• Fifth Third Bank
• Bank of America
• Frost Brown Todd Attorneys
• Cintas
• SAP
• PNC
• Build in Tulsa
• Brex
• Alta Fiber
• Scripps
• 23andMe
• Stock X
• Altria
• TQL
• Lilly
• Commonwealth of Kentucky
• Centric
• Sweater
• The Cincinnati Insurance Companies
• Cisco
• Paycor
• Song Foundation
• SMGO TV
• Cincinnati Children's
• City of Philadelphia
• Great American Insurance Group
• REDI Cincinnati
• Jobs Ohio
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation
• Western and Southern Financial Group
• TriHealth
• FPL
• Alta Fiber
• Cincytech