Featured Speakers
Jair Lynch
President & CEO, Jair Lynch Development Partners
Speaker: Many Voices
Rembert Browne
Staff Writer, ESPN’s Grantland
Speaker: Many Voices
Erik Moore
Founder and Managing Director, Base Ventures
Panel: Expert to Executive
John Burt, Jr
Co-Founder, Jumpstart Advisory Group
Panel: Expert to Executive
Olatunde Sobomehin
Founder, Esface, Inc.
Speaker: Many Voices
Aaron Aboagye
Principal, McKinsey & Co.
Panel: Diversity in Tech
Shavar Jeffries
Partner, Lowenstein Sandler
Panel: Business Life and Social Justice
Colin Brown
Director, Platform Solutions, MediaMath
Panel: Diversity in Tech
Kwame Thomison
Software Engineer, Facebook
Panel: Diversity in Tech
Omar Dione
Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group
Judge: New Venture Competition
Chloe Barzey
Managing Director, Accenture
Speaker: Many Voices
Big Piph
Rapper/Entrepreneur
Speaker: Many Voices
Kanyi Maqubela
Partner, Collaborative Fund
Judge: New Venture Competition
Zaydoon Munir
CEO and Founder, Revolution Credit
Panel: Business Life and Social Justice
Jerrod Hill
Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group
Judge: New Venture Competition
Kevin Roberts
Vice President, Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners
Panel: Panel: Expert to Executive
Keith Ellison
Program Manager, Urban League
Panel: Moderator: Supplier Diversity Session
Michael Texidor
Revenue Operations, Pandora
Panel: Diversity in Tech
H. Ray Welch Jr.
CEO, Mercy Health System
Judge: New Venture Competition
Pamela Jolly
Founder and CEO, Torch Enterprises
Moderator: Charting your Path
Jeremiah Grace
Connecticut State Dir., The Northeast Charter Schools Network
Panel: Panel: Business Life and Social Justice
Daria Torres
Managing Partner, Walls Torres Group, LLC
Panel: Panel: Business Life and Social Justice
Colleen Reardon
Associate Director, Purchasing Services, University of Pennsylvania
Panel: Supplier Diversity Session
Natasha Rogers
Associate, Goldman Sachs
Panelist: Business Life and Social Justice
Jeanine Henry
Operations Manager, Facebook
Panel: Diversity in Tech
Panels
Shifting of the Urban Core
More Americans are moving to cities in the wake of the slight uptick in the economy in recent years, reversing the decades-long trend of settling in the suburbs. Finance professionals, developers and mayors of large urban cities discuss the opportunities that this shift presents and the competing dynamics between urban development and gentrification.
Diversity in Tech: Implications for our Future
In the last decade, tech job growth has outpaced every other fast growth sector by over 30%. Still, underrepresented minorities currently account for less than 5% of the tech workforce. As tech will continue to play a major role in the future of business, this session will highlight our current state of affairs in tech, implications for inaction and recommendations for what can be done.
Business Life and Social Justice
In the wake of very public examples of police brutality and a racially charged criminal justice system, this interactive session will challenge current students and existing professionals to identify the role of the business professional in fighting incessant systems of racial, gender and economic injustice.
Charting your Path: from Expert to Executive
Different times and different circumstances require different leadership skills. While business school equips you to land your ideal job after graduation, this session is designed to equip you to succeed in the next part of your career journey. What abilities should young would-be executives focus on developing as they choose companies, functions, and jobs? And what skills should existing executives hone as they strive to reach the next level?
Many Voices
10 min “TED” styled talks by dynamic speakers on a range of topics
Supplier Diversity Session
Empowering minority and women owned business is one of the themes of this year’s conference. This session gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to connect with procurement officers from the University of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia.
