ABOUT

Black Geek Week brings together industry leaders and a black and brown population that’s woefully underrepresented. Not in numbers, but in recognition. We have a much larger community of geeks than people give credit for. This forum brings them together.

We gather top technologists, engineers, creators, and thinkers that happen to be of color to celebrate creativity, software development, artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality, IoT, machines, transportation innovation, alternative energy, robotics, data, and other products of audacity that bring engineering to life as well as the ideas, innovation, and entrepreneurship that underpin them. All already have the ability and drive. We contribute connectivity, camaraderie, and intellectual discussion that accelerate our community and create relationships that foster even faster growth curves.

Black Geek Week brings together industry leaders and a black and brown population that’s woefully underrepresented. Not in numbers, but in recognition. We have a much larger community of geeks than people give credit for. This forum brings them together.

We gather top technologists, engineers, creators, and thinkers that happen to be of color to celebrate creativity, software development,

artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality, IoT, machines, transportation innovation, alternative energy, robotics, data, and other products of audacity that bring engineering to life as well as the ideas, innovation, and entrepreneurship that underpin them. All already have the ability and drive. We contribute connectivity, camaraderie, and intellectual discussion that accelerate our community and create relationships that foster even faster growth curves.

BLACK GEEK WEEK SESSIONS at BLOOMBERG

Industry leaders gather with 300 guests for intimate discussions
Note: Due to Coronavirus, the next few are virtual only. Live events will resume when we’re able to do so safely.

BLACK GEEK WEEK ANNUAL

For geeks, cherished memories begin with kindred spirits. The connection. The collaboration. The stories. The brotherhood. With no opportunities to gather en masse, we’re creating an annual one, on a magical campus, in New York City.
Note: Live events will resume when we’re able to do so safely.

FEATURED SPEAKERS & MODERATORS

We’ve hosted some of the most innovative and accomplished geeks on the planet

Tiffany Perkins-Munn, Ph.D
Tiffany Perkins-Munn, Ph.DGlobal Head of Decision Sciences at BlackRock
Haile Owusu
Haile OwusuSVP of Analytics, Decisions and Data Sciences, WarnerMedia
Michael Seibel
Michael SeibelCEO of Y Combinator
Aicha Evans
Aicha EvansCEO, Zoox
Jackie Simmons
Jackie Simmons Senior Executive Editor, Americas, Bloomberg News
Michael Aiken
Michael AikenManaging Director, Spring

TALENT NETWORK

We’re proud of the exceptional talent in our network. We’re a broad audience of peers – most concentrated around computer science, data science, and engineering, complemented with multidisciplinary MS and PhDs. We also welcome many university upperclassmen and women, with a history of internships at leading firms.

06.15.2020 / Michael Seibel, CEO, Y Combinator

09.17.2020 / Aicha Evans, CEO, Zoox