Summit Speaker

Kate France is a PharmD candidate at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy on the beautiful Duluth campus. She is the founder of Scientists Making Your Life Easier (SMYLE) […]

Joshua Childs is an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy. His research examines the role of inter-organizational networks and

Angela D. R. Smith is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her doctoral degree from Northwestern University in Technology

Dr. Ann Quiroz Gates is Senior Advisor to the Provost for Strategic STEM Initiatives and the past Senior Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs at the University of Texas at El

Susan H. Rodger is a Professor of the Practice in the Computer Science Department at Duke University. She received her PhD in Computer Science from Purdue University. Rodger works in

Dr. Kesar is a professor in cybersecurity and Director of MS-Cybersecurity with Information Assurance (CSIA) at Southern Utah University (SUU). As an educator, she has been in front of the classroom for over

Dr. Renée Jordan, an accomplished professional with over 16 years in education, currently serves as the Associate Director for Operations, Finances, and Compliance at the Morehouse College Center for Broadening

Jamie Payton is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Temple University. Her research interests include pervasive computing systems for smart health and well-being,

Gia Ramos, a Cornell University undergrad from Gurabo, Puerto Rico, is passionate about tech. She’s a Forbes 30 Under 30, aiming to make a difference in society through innovation. Gia’s

When asked why she has focused so much of her professional life on advancing racial equity, Nikki Lanier will tell you it was an assignment passed to her “in utero”.

Billy Mills (born June 30, 1938), also known as Tamokoce Te’Hila, is an Oglala Lakota Gold Medalist in the 10,000M run at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, former United States Marine,

Dr. Berman joined the College of Information and Computer Sciences at UMass Amherst as Director of Public Interest Technology and Stuart Rice Research Professor in 2021. Previously, she was the Edward P.

Emanuel Cleaver, II is now serving his tenth term representing Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District, the home district of President Harry Truman. He is a member of the House Committee on

Lisa Z. Fain is the Center for Mentoring Excellence™ CEO, a global speaker, and an expert in the intersection of cultural competency and mentoring. Her passion for diversity and inclusion

Julia M. Williams is the author of Making Changes in STEM Education: The Change Maker’s Toolkit (Routledge/CRC Press, 2023), a research-based, practice-focused guide to achieving change in STEM. Beginning in

Sharmaine Jackson is a social scientist and serves as the Strategic Engagement Director at the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) at the University of Colorado Boulder.  Sharmaine

Erika Lynn Dawson Head, M.S. is the founding Executive Director of Diversity and Inclusive Community Development and Director of the Massenberg STEM Institute at the Manning College of Information and Computer

Jeremy C. Young is the Freedom to Learn program director at PEN America. In this role, he leads PEN America’s efforts to fight government censorship in educational institutions, with a particular focus on the higher education sector. He directs PEN America’s work on educational gag orders, the Champions of Higher Education initiative,

Angelique Taylor is an Assistant Professor in the Information Science Department at Cornell Tech and Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Lab (AIRLab) focusing on research at the intersection

Margaret Martonosi is the H.T. Adams ’35 Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University, where she has been on the faculty since 1994. In addition, while on leave from Princeton,

Kelsey Flood believes deeply that education and access have the transformative power to bring forth economic justice. Kelsey began her career as a high school teacher, serving as the youngest

In 2014, Jacob founded Digital NEST—a technology workforce development hub providing youth in rural communities with high-demand technology skills, mentoring and hands-on experience so they can secure well-paying jobs. Prior,

Dr. Erin Cech (she/her) is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Mechanical Engineering (by courtesy) at the University of Michigan. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from

Diya is a Responsible AI Lead at AWS that started and led customer engagement globally on Responsible AI. In 2023, she was named one of Business Insiders top 15 in

Bryndan D. Moore, an African-American engineer, futurist, and multimedia producer, is a leading voice at the intersection of innovation and societal impact. As the visionary behind The Black Futurist podcast,