A selection of the events that I’ve organized and hosted.
AWS Re:Invent 2023 | Capital One Tech
Worked with cross functional team to bring Capital One to Las Vegas for the largest cloud conference in the world.
Demo Day: Google Developer Student Clubs Solution Challenge
The 2022 Solution Challenge Demo Day hosted by Google Developer Student Clubs! Over 2,500 students and 830 teams from around the world took on the mission to use Google technology to solve one of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Watch the top 10 finalist teams demo their solutions live while judges pick the top 3 grand winners!
Google Devs: Getting to Know Google Earth Engine
This one-hour event reveals how to harness geospatial data in your Solution Challenge projects. In the video, you'll discover: - What is Google Earth Engine? - How can it be used in science, research, and innovation related to the SDGs? - How to get started! - Q&A #DeveloperStudentClubs
Google Student Developers: 2022 Solution Challenge: Global kick-off event
Google Developer Student Clubs We invite university students around the world to join the 2022 Solution Challenge with Google Developer Student Clubs to solve for one or more of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals using Google technology. In this video, watch special guests from Google give an overview of the Solution Challenge, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Google products you can use for your project, and more during this live online event with students.
STRAIGHT TALK LIVE PART 2 | 2020 ELECTIONS: RESULTS + OBSERVATIONS
The McCain Institute invites you to Straight Talk Live part two on November 12, 2020 at 4 p.m. EST. Our guests will discuss the results and share their observations from one of the most anticipated U.S. presidential elections in modern history. Cindy McCain will introduce the conversation moderated by Alex Wagner with featured guests: Rick Davis, Bill McInturff, David Plouffe and Trevor Potter.
Join the former campaign managers for Senator John McCain and President Barack Obama, a prominent Wall Street Journal/NBC pollster and “hands-down one of the top lawyers in the country on the delicate intersection of politics, law and money” as they reflect on how the election results will define the dynamic of the incoming administration, its ability to work in a bipartisan manner and determine America’s leadership role on the international stage.
Straight Talk Live: Predictions & Observations on the 2020 US Elections - Pt. 1
In the defining weeks leading up to one of the most important political contests of our time, prominent political campaign strategists, David Axelrod and Rick Davis, will navigate the issues on which the candidates are battling it out for the future of America – only 9% of voters saying they are undecided and 45% do not have confidence that “the results of the presidential election will be counted accurately.” Moderated by Hannah Vaughan-Jones, joining the discussion will be Bill McInturff and Trevor Potter with an introduction by Cindy McCain.
Adobe Creative Cloud Digital UXP Dev Days
Adobe is virtually bringing together a group of developers for a private, advanced technical event that is devoted to building UXP-powered experiences for Photoshop and/or XD. We’ll provide a few quick intro sessions to share important updates, then most of the time will be devoted to coding plugins.
Adobe Creative Cloud Digital Partner Days
Adobe Creative Cloud Digital Partner Days to are to learn more about building and distributing integrations with our apps and services. This event is for all developers, partners or enterprises building plugins, integrations or joint workflows with Creative Cloud apps.
Hackcon VII (2019)
MLH Hackcon is the official conference for hacker community leaders, hosted by our friends at GitHub. It's an opportunity to unplug, learn, build, share, connect, and celebrate the fact that as organizers and hackers, we are all in this together. With two full days of workshops, talks, and discussion sessions, there’s something for everyone. New organizers can learn best practices for running hackathons, workshops, and other community events. Seasoned organizers will also share their experiences and help guide the next generation. Imagine sitting around a bonfire and roasting marshmallows with hundreds of organizers and hackers from around the world. Now that’s something we want s’more of! Come celebrate the global hacker movement!
Brand Disruptors: Going Direct to Consumer
Brand Disruptors are forging direct relationships with today's consumers - moving quickly to put a new spin on traditional marketing practices. With even more ways to interact and serve customers - brands offer solutions to a number of lifestyles, hobbies and needs, providing choice and convenience to consumers.
Minerva Hackathon @ Github HQ
We encourage you to learn about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) side by side with talented peers and outstanding mentors. Meet programmers, designers, and problem solvers to build projects together that are worth sharing because they matter for communities all over the world.
Sac Hacks
On November 17-18, 300+ undergraduate, graduate and industry professionals gathered at McClellan Conference Center for a 24-hour coding competition, entitled SacHacks – Sacramento’s first major intercollegiate hackathon. Participants assembled into teams and use data from different aspects of local businesses to develop solutions and ideas and will hear from industry professionals
Hackcon Berlin
To make the MLH organizer community more accessible for all European hacker community organizers, we will be holding two different one-day MLH Hackcon Europe events in 2018. The first MLH Hackcon Europe in Berlin will happen on Saturday, September 29th and the next MLH Hackcon Europe in London is happening on Saturday October 6th.
HackerNest NYC July Tech Social
HackerNest Tech Socials are a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech community. Atmosphere: chill, friendly, unpretentious, agenda-free (no sales pitch), and brimming with Ultra Smart People.
NYC Bootcamp Alumni Lightning Talks and Tech Mingle
Bootcamp graduates present illuminating, engaging lightning talks followed by a chance to network with bootcamp graduates from different programs throughout New York City.
Seed Round Fundraising Panel
Besides validating an idea with users and building a great product, most startups have to raise money to scale the business. What are the most productive and effective ways of doing so? How can startups hit the right milestones to raise a seed round of investment successfully? These are some of the questions we will be discussing with our group of panelists.
Culture and Code
We explored how the diversity of thought, perspective and life experiences influence teams, and those who lead them, to create the products, experiences, and businesses that make a difference by welcoming differences into the workplace.
Getting a Return on Your Bootcamp Investment
Wondering whether attending a bootcamp is a worthwhile investment in both your time and tuition? Maybe you're wondering how to finance your bootcamp education.
Artificial Intelligence 101, Data and Machine Learning with x.ai
Learn about machine learning and why it's powerful. Hear from x.ai experts in tech talks.
The New Rules of Work: Redefining the Career Path
Insights from leaders at The Muse, GE, MediaLink & AOL.
Dunkin' Donuts and Coffee with Dev Bootcamp NYC - Morning Info Session
Morning tours and delightful conversations.
From Finance into Tech: Hear from These Engineers Who Made the Switch
A panel for those working in Finance or Consulting and who may be considering a career change, or find themselves exploring a coding bootcamp as an option for their career trajectory, or if they want to meet cool people!
Pipeline, Preparation and Placements: Rethinking Tech Talent
Dev Bootcamp and Kenzan partnered to host this event and bring together NYC-area tech companies, educational resources and industry experts for a conversation about the technology skills gap.
Empowerment through Technology and Skill Building - Black Tech Panel
A panel discussion about how high-demand technology skills, lifelong learning, and investing in education are tools for empowerment.
Conversations With: Venture Capitalists
The AD Club of New York & Young Professional Committee will address this question at the first session of an ongoing "Conversations With" series of strategic conversations featuring experts that will take a deep look into the evolving Corporate Venture Capital landscape. This will be an educational evening exploring the latest in investment practices and how Venture Capital will impact the future of value creation in both commerce and communications.
The Future of Retail 2016: Designing the New Shopper Experience
An intimate presentation of PSFK's Future of Retail 2016 report – Designing the New Shopper Experience.
Strategic Planning for Creative-Minded Leaders & Budding Visionaries Workshop
During the session you’ll have an opportunity to reflect on the highlights of your year to-date; the accomplishments, the lessons learned, what mattered (and what didn’t) and, most importantly, what it is you must do going forward - more of, less of and/or differently - to ensure that you achieve both the personal and professional outcomes you are really after this year.