Meet Our Lectures
Our electrifying guest lecturers are innovators, thinkers, doers, and idea-generators who support the development of a thriving Black tech ecosystem to champion community-centered research and address issues of racial tech disparity.
2020-2021
Guest Lecturers
Ayori Selassie
Salesforce
Kyle Ali
Google
Dr. Timnit Gebru
Co-Founder of Black in Ai
Greg Greenlee
Blacks In Technology
Alexandria Butler
Twitter
Dr. Chad Womack
UNCF
Dr. Allison Scott
Kapor Center
Dr. Desmond Patton
Columbia & Ai for All
Dr. Ebony McGee
Vanderbilt & EDIFI
Dr. Nicol Howard
Journal of Computer Science Integration
Akili Lee
Social Entrepreneur
Carla Jefferson
Darlington County School District
Waymond Jackson
Founder of EdFarm
Clinton Odom
The National Urban League
Dr. Charlton Mcllwain
Author of Black Software
Deshuna Moore Spencer
Founder of KweliTv
Jayme Wooten
CLLTIVLY, Advisory Board Member
Andreen Soley
New America
Dr. Nicol Turner Lee
Director, Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings Institute; Senior Fellow, Governance Studies
Maurita Coley
President and CEO of Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council
Sharon Kennedy Vickers
City of Saint Paul
Chief Information Officer (CIO);
Co-founder,
Dr. Menna Demessie
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Chris Lewis
Public Knowledge
Erin Horn McKinney
Founder of Black Female Founders
Dr. André Brock
Author
Michelle Ferguson
Tech Dream Corps
Jamal Watkins
The NAACP (National Organization)
Rev. Leah Daughtry
Co-Founder and Co-Chair of
Black Church PAC
Black Church PAC
JaNay Queen Nazaire
Chief Strategy Officer Living Cities
Dr. Cynthia Warrick
President of
Stillman College
Stillman College