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SUMMARY:The Highs & Lows of a High-Tech Maryland: Setting the Stage for Workplace & Socioeconomic Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:Maryland's tech industry is thriving\, but are we doing enough to ensure diversity and inclusion within our technology companies and community? Are we purposefully using technology to enable socioeconomic advancement and empowerment of underrepresented and underestimated groups across the State? What are the consequences of not doing so versus the benefits of doing so? Who is already making strides in the Diversity and Inclusion arena? And how can we\, together\, enable solutions to create a more diverse and inclusive Maryland tech industry and a state where all individuals\, businesses and communities can thrive through technology awareness\, access and advancements? Join the Maryland Tech Council as we answer these questions through a thought-provoking\, action-oriented conversation with some remarkable leaders of change on Diversity and Inclusion.\n\nModerator: Linda Singh\, CEO\, Kaleidoscope Affect\n\nPanelists:Nick Culbertson\, CEO & Co-Founder\, Protenus.John Horrigan\, Senior Fellow\, Technology Policy InstituteAngel St. Jean\, CEO\, The Black Brain TrustWinston Philip\, President\, SequivalentLaToya Staten\, Strategic Projects Specialist\, FearlessDavid Tohn\, CEO\, BTS Software SolutionsMarty Rosendale\, CEO\, Maryland Tech Council
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p>Maryland&rsquo\;s tech industry is thriving\, but are we doing enough to ensure diversity and inclusion within our technology companies and community? Are we purposefully using technology to enable socioeconomic advancement and empowerment of underrepresented and underestimated groups across the State? What are the consequences of not doing so versus the benefits of doing so? Who is already making strides in the Diversity and Inclusion arena? And how can we\, together\, enable solutions to create a more diverse and inclusive Maryland tech industry and a state where all individuals\, businesses and communities can thrive through technology awareness\, access and advancements?&nbsp\;</p><p>Join the Maryland Tech Council as we answer these questions through a thought-provoking\, action-oriented conversation with some remarkable leaders of change on Diversity and Inclusion.<br><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;line-height:  normal\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Moderator:</strong> <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Linda Singh\,</strong> <em>CEO\,&nbsp\;</em><a fr-original-style="" href="https://kaleidoscopeaffect.com/" style="user-select: auto\;"><em>Kaleidoscope Affect</em></a><br><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;line-height:  normal\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Panelists:</strong></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="list-style-position: inside\;"><li><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Nick Culbertson</strong>\, <em>CEO &amp\; Co-Founder\,&nbsp\;</em><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.protenus.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="user-select: auto\;" target="_blank"><em>Protenus</em></a><em>.</em></li><li><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">John Horrigan\, Senior&nbsp\;</strong><em>Fellow\,&nbsp\;</em><a fr-original-style="" href="https://techpolicyinstitute.org/" style="user-select: auto\;"><em>Technology Policy Institute</em></a></li><li><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Angel St. Jean</strong>\, <em>CEO\,&nbsp\;</em><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.solve4equity.com/" style="user-select: auto\;"><em>The Black Brain Trust</em></a></li><li><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Winston Philip\,</strong> <em>President\, Sequivalent</em></li><li><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">LaToya Staten\,&nbsp\;</strong><em>Strategic Projects Specialist\,&nbsp\;</em><a fr-original-style="" href="https://fearless.tech/" style="user-select: auto\;"><em>Fearless</em></a></li><li><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">David Tohn</strong>\, <em>CEO\,&nbsp\;</em><a fr-original-style="" href="https://unleashbts.com/" style="user-select: auto\;"><em>BTS Software Solutions</em></a></li><li><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Marty Rosendale\,&nbsp\;</strong><em>CEO\,&nbsp\;</em><a fr-original-style="" href="https://mdtechcouncil.com/" style="user-select: auto\;"><em>Maryland Tech Council</em></a></li></ul></body></html>
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