Lesbian who tech summit
From September 17th &#; 19th lesbians, queer people, and allies from all over the globe are headed to New York City! The annual Lesbians Who Tech Summit will take place at the Historic Seaport District to Fulton Street in downtown Manhattan. And tickets are available NOW!
The summit will include an stimulating variety of speakers from several professional fields to talk about topics like Generative AI’s impact in engineering, marketing, cybersecurity, biotech and climate tech.
Influential guests slated to attend and present this year are sports icons such as Billie Jean King, Sue Bird,Megan Rapinoe, and Ashlyn Harris, as well as LGBTQ pioneers from the entertainment industry like Elliot Page, Lena Waithe, Sophia Bush, and many more.
Additional speakers at this year&#;s festivities will include tech journalists such as Kara Swisher and Joanna Stern, Marketing Executive & Author; Bozoma Saint John, President/CTO of Mastercard; Ed McClaughlin, Founder of Girls Who Tech & Mom&#;s First, Reshma Saujani, and President of Microsoft Americas; Deb Cupp.
After a decade in San Francisco, Lesbians Who Tech, the longtime conference for lesbians and allies in the technology industry, is exiting the city’s Castro District for good and moving on to New York—an end to a rocky few years for the event in the historically gay neighborhood.
In an email sent last week, Lesbians Who Tech announced that it would move—just months after local business owners had asked for the conference to cease shutting down two full blocks of Castro Street, the neighborhood’s main commercial thoroughfare. The news was first reported by the Bay Area Reporter.
The group’s flagship summit has expanded as it’s grown in prominence, becoming one of the Castro’s highest-profile events catering to lesbians. Past conferences have featured Vice President Kamala Harris, soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe and famed technology journalist Kara Swisher. Last year’s event in October boasted an estimated turnout of 15,
Even before Covid, the Castro had prolonged suffered from commercial vacancies and concerns surrounding public safety. But many business owners and
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September 17, @ am - September 19, @ pm EDT
Lesbians Who Tech Summit
A 3-day experience and neighborhood takeover in New York with tech, business and media leaders from all over the country
We build pathways for mid-senior women, women of color, and non binary leaders in technology, media, and business to contain more economic power and access to jobs and leadership roles within all business, media, and technology areas.
The annual Lesbians Who Tech Conference is a groundbreaking lesbian event designed to allow lesbian women in the tech industry. Attendees can expect thought-provoking discussions, networking opportunities, and workshops focused on career advancement, leadership development, and addressing the unique challenges faced by lesbian women in tech.
Event venue: Pier 17 89 South St, New York, NY , United States
After 10 years, Lesbian tech conference exits SF following neighborhood controversy
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It's another exit out of San Francisco. After 10 years of being hosted in the city's renowned Castro neighborhood, the Lesbians Who Tech & Allies conference says they're done with city by the bay.
Boasting 15, attendees last year, this year, their departure is welcome news to many local businesses.
"A lot of businesses didn't know what was going on. I mean something as simple as taking the trash out, nobody knew where to put it," said Wadie Dughman.
Traditionally held inside the Castro Theater, since the conference has also shut down two blocks of the street outside.
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Putting up massive barriers and makeshift structures in the middle of the road.
Something several businesses we spoke to told us was detrimental.
"No business was allowed to happen. Deliveries also. The event was closed in, so they were only allowed to