February 27-29 2020
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The immersive three-day tech conference, designed by black women founders for black women founders.
Roadmap to Billions is a call to action: giving voice, strategy and opportunity to help black women founders build the next billion dollar businesses.
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Penn Plaza Pavillion, NY, NY
Meet the 2020 Speakers
Maria Velissaris
Founder, SteelSky Ventures
Mandela Schumacher-Hodge Dixon
Founder, Founder Gym
Crystal Etienne
Founder , PantryProp
Simone Taitt
Founder , Poppy Seed Health
Natasha Bansgopaul
Co-Founder , DarcMatter (DM)
Lisa Skeete-Tatum
Founder , Landit
Elisha Thompson
Managing Director , Thompson Global Group LLC
Andrea Evans
Intellectual Property Attorney, The Law Firm of Andrea Evans, LLC
Ugwem Eneyo
SHYFT Power Solutions, Co Founder & CEO
Kristina Jones
Court Buddy, Co Founder
Courtney Caldwell
ShearShare, Co Founder & COO
Natasha Bansgopaul
DarcMatter, Co-Founder & COO
Maci Peterson Philitas
On Second Thought, CEO
Agenda
Agenda
Founder Pass
Founder's Retreat
The Founders Retreat is dedicated exclusively to Black women founders of scalable businesses and tech companies. Join us for our evening kickoff, including workshops, strategy and one of a kind experiences designed just for us.
5-5:30PM
Register, connect, get some refreshments and settle in for an evening of engagements for our black women founders
5:30-6PM
6-630PM
Conquering Anxiety:
Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy As A Founder
645-715PM
Dating & Relationships:
Balancing the personal & Career Goals
730-8PM
Dance it Out:
Dance Therapy Class With Nike
Nike Master Trainer
6-9PM
Founder Pass
Founders Day
Founders Day is dedicated exclusively to Black women founders of scalable businesses and tech companies.Â
8-9AM
Registration & Breakfast
9-945AM
Black Women Talk Tech & Sponsors Welcome, Keynote & Host Intro
945-1045AM
Coming Out with a Bang:
Creating A Successful Product Launch
Maisha Walker
Coming Out with a Bang:
Creating A Successful Product Launch
Simone Taitt
1045-11AM
Break
11AM-12PM
Building Assets:
How to Create your IP Portfolio
Elisha Thompson
DWT
Check's in the Bank, What's Next?:
Using Money to Scale Your Operations
Mandela Schumacher- Hodge Dixon
Kristina Jones
Crystal Etienne
12-130PM
Lunch: Chapter of The Year?
115-215PM
Headliner
215-230PM
Break
230-330PM
Unexpected Glitches:
Motivating Early Developers
CTO Workshop:
Leading Development Teams
330-345PM
Break
345-445PM
Million Dollar Pitch Deck:
How to Build a Deck that works
The Lowdown:
Lessons In Raising From Black Women VC's
Maria Velissaris
445-5PM
Break
5-530PM
Closing
A Day for Everyone
This day will combine Black women founders, Sponsors, Investors, students and anyone else who would like to attend. Join us for our  workshops, speaking engagements, strategy and one of a kind experiences.
8-9AM
Registration & Breakfast
9-9:45AM
Black Women Talk Tech, Keynote & Sponsors Welcome. Host Intro.
10:45-11
Break
11AM-12PM
Headliner:
Workshop Breakout
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10:45-11 AM
Break
12:15-1:15PM
Workshop Breakout
1:15-2:30 PM
Lunch and Award Presentation: Game Changer, Â Chapter of the year Â
2:30-3:30PM
Political Town Hall
3:30-4PM
Break
3:30-4PM
Pitch Competition
4-4:30PM
Samsung/Judge Deliberation
4:30-4:45PM
Prize Presentation
4:45-5PM
Break
5-6PM
Afternoon Keynote
6-6:30PM
Closing
7 PM
Expo ClosesÂ
7-8 PM
Champaign Toast
2019 Recap
Our 2020 Sponsors
