The Diversity In Tech Awards

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Celebrating individuals & organizations championing

the nationwide movement to increase diversity in STEM education.

This special night - a capstone event of Social Media Week 2016 - will bring together leaders from tech, government, non-profit and education for the biggest celebration of its kind.

Celebrating individuals & organizations championing

the nationwide movement to increase diversity in STEM education.

This special night - a capstone event of Social Media Week 2016 - will bring together leaders from tech, government, non-profit and education for the biggest celebration of its kind.

Celebrating individuals & organizations championing

the nationwide movement to increase diversity in STEM education.

This special night - a capstone event of Social Media Week 2016 - will bring together leaders from tech, government, non-profit and education for the biggest celebration of its kind.

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THE <DIV> AWARDS //

Diversity In

Tech

February 25, 2016 | Bowery Hotel

Ticket Sales Are Closed

The Bowery Hotel

New York, NY

February

6:45pm

presents

THE DIVERSITY IN TECH AWARDS

Celebrating individuals & organizations championing

the nationwide movement to increase diversity in STEM education.

This special night - a capstone event of Social Media Week 2016 - will bring together leaders from tech, government, non-profit and education for the biggest celebration of its kind.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Minerva Tantoco

Chief Technology Officer,

New York City

master of ceremonies

Kirk McDonald

President,

PubMatic

Award Presenter

Van Jones

President,

The Dream Corps

Dress to Impress, Cocktail Attire.

6:00 PM

VIP RECEPTION

Passed hors d'oeuvres. Open Bar. Premium bottle service for VIP Tables.

6:45 PM

GA DOORS OPEN

Open bar. DJ, photo booth, swag & more.

7:00 PM

AWARD CEREMONY

Honoring individuals and organizations championing diversity in tech, including:

CSNYC
digitalundivided
Julia Geist // CS student and NYC Tech Talent Pipeline Member
Irving Perez // CS student
Ruth Mesfun // Educator and Founder, POCIT
Jeff Palladino // Principal, Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
Jerelyn Rodriguez // co-Founder and CEO, The Knowledge House
Hank Williams // Founder, Platform (Posthumous Honor)
Keith Klain // Grassroots activator
Assemblymember Michael Blake // NY State

8:00 PM

RECEPTION, FEATURING:

RYAN LESLIE // HOST & ENTERTAINMENT

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Ryan Leslie - scholar, technologist, philanthropist, and musician who has recorded with the likes of Kanye West, Britney Spears, and Mary J Blige, will host & lead our celebratory night. A genuine entrepreneur, Ryan Leslie is the archetype of the vision of a Code/Interactive student; Ryan was a senior at Harvard University by the age of 19, builds successful technology companies and products, and is true to his creative passions as an entertainer. Recently featured in Forbes for his startup, SuperPhone.

Y3LDA // DJ & SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR

Yelda Ali was born in Germany, concluding her family’s four-month long human smuggle journey from Afghanistan during the last Cold War and grew up in Canada, where she studied Political Science at the University of Toronto. Yelda has found herself behind the camera as Executive Producer for hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and Creative Director for music agencies, tech startups and production companies. Yelda has found plenty of ways to express herself musically through producing creative and custom cause-driven campaigns for artists and philanthropists.

FEBRUARY 25TH, 2016 | Bowery Hotel

THE PROBLEM: THE OPPORTUNITY GAP

Exposure to CS leads to some of the best-paying jobs in the world, but 75% of our population is underrepresented.

In 2012, fewer than 3,000 African Americans and Hispanic students took the high school AP computer science exam.

THE PROBLEM: OPPORTUNITY GAP

Celebrating individuals & organizations championing

the nationwide movement to increase diversity in STEM education.

This special night, a capstone event of Social Media Week 2016, will bring together leaders from tech, government, non-profit and education for the biggest celebration of its kind.

Celebrating individuals & organizations championing

the nationwide movement to increase diversity in STEM education.

This special night, a capstone event of Social Media Week 2016, will bring together leaders from tech, government, non-profit and education for the biggest celebration of its kind.

C/I PREPARES UNDERSERVED STUDENTS FOR 21ST CENTURY CAREERS

COMPUTING JOBS ARE GROWING 2X THE NATIONAL AVERAGE

THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS MAJORING IN C.S. HAS DROPPED SINCE LAST DECADE

75% OF OUR POPULATION IS UNDERREPRESENTED IN C.S.

100% of ticket

sales fund Code/Interactive's expansion EFFORTS to ensure that even more NYC students learn, build, and collaborate with technology.

Ticket Sales Are Closed

CAN'T MAKE IT? - Invest in Our Students Directly

$30

Provides 1 Hour Of Code For A Student

$150

Provides 1 Week Of Code For A Student

$2,500

Provides 1 Year Of Code For A Student

$40,000

Provides 1 Year Of Code For A School

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Program Speakers

Kirk McDonald

President, Pubmatic

Minerva Tantoco

CTO, New York City

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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

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FOOD AND BEVERAGES PROVIDED BY

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HOST COMMITTEE

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Carlos Aquino

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Lola Banjo

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Clayton Banks

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Sloane Barbour III

Annas Bin Adil

Jemaine Buchanan

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Matt Cohen

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Toby Daniels

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Michael Davis

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Ali Decarlo

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Diana DiBernardo

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Thor Ernstsson

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Mayo Fadina

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Evan Fain

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Omar Griffin

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Tanya Karsou

Jesse Kirshbaum

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Brett Lacher

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Bruce Lincoln

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Craig Meisner

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Dustin Newman

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Rico Oyola

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David Pashman

Oliver Patten

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Michael Rhoades

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Nic Santana

Gary Sharma

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Mike Street

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Michael Vallejos

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Katherine von Jan

Speakers

David Doe

Designer - Redshoe

David Doe

Designer - Redshoe

DAVID DOE

Designer - Redshoe

David Doe

Designer - Redshoe

To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan and not quite enough time.

Leonard Bernstein

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#DIVERSITYINTECH

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Nov 13th, 7:34AM #DiversityInTech

Really insightful conversations last night at the "Valuing Diversity in design and technology" talk. We need more conversations like this. #diversity #diversityintech #tech #design #culture #blackdesigners #startup
@Maya Ealey

Nov 13th, 5:27PM #DiversityInTech

So impressed with this panel and the great work from @inneract. #inneract #diversityintech
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Nov 12th, 11:07PM #DiversityInTech

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