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BWD 26: Day 0
September 18
Pre-Registration
3:00PM - 5:30PM
Welcome Dinner
(Connectors & Weekenders Only)
6:15PM - 9:30PM
BWD 26: Day 1
September 19
Registration & Breakfast (included)
9:15AM - 10:15AM
Friction to Freedom
Keynote + Host: Dr. Brandeis Marshall
10:30AM - 11:30AM
You’ve Got This, Sis: Time‑Proofing Our Brilliance
Panelists: Dr. Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo, Dr. Lisa Blanchard and Deborah Jones
11:45AM - 1:00PM
Lunch (included)
1:00PM - 2:00PM
(2 concurrent sessions)
Breakout Session #1: The Leadership Shift No One Teaches High-Performing Black Women
Speaker: Tracy J. Edmonds
2:00PM - 3:30PM
Breakout Session #2: Leading Through the AI Revolution: Critical Thinking Over Hype
Speaker: Dr. Timnit Gebru, DAIR
2:00PM - 3:30PM
Build Boldly with Intellectual Property Protection, Clarity, and Ownership
Speaker: Andrea H. Evans, Esq.
3:45PM - 4:45PM
Sync N Sip Happy Hour
(included)
5:00PM - 6:30PM
BWD 26: Day 2
September 20
Breakfast (included)
9:30AM - 10:15AM
Sit Yo A** Down: Reclaiming Emotional Capacity, Somatic Awareness, and Self-Leadership
Speaker: Rah Kalon
10:15AM - 11:15AM
(3 concurrent sessions)
Data Leadership Workshop #1: From Grid View to Greatness
Speaker: Dr. SherAaron Hurt
11:30AM - 1:30PM
Data Leadership Workshop #2: From Data Foundations to Emerging Technology
Speaker: Melissa Daley
11:30AM - 1:30PM
Data Leadership Workshop #3: AI for Good in Practice: A Community Exchange on Equitable Innovation
Speaker: Trina Clark James, Microsoft
11:30AM - 1:30PM
Thee Meeting After The Meeting Brunch (included)
1:45PM - 3:00PM