SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
10:00 AM
Badge Pickup Opens
12:00 pm
Doors Open
@ The Lyric Theatre
1:00 PM
Official Conference Kickoff
@ The Lyric Theatre
1:15 PM
@ The Lyric Theatre
Dona Sarkar
Chief Troublemaker of Microsoft’s AI Extensibility Program
1:35 PM
SSBCI Fireside Chat w/ Rodney Sampson and Kellie Clark
@ The Lyric Theatre
Rodney Sampson
Kellie Clark
1:50 PM
Founder Feature, Snack Attack
@ The Lyric Theatre
Snack Attack sponsored by Rezult Group
Tiffany Whitlow
2:00 PM
@ The Lyric Theatre
Astrid Scholz
Rachel Kelley
Harold Hughes
Moderated by Aniyia Williams
Breakout Sessions @ Sidewalk
2:45 PM
@ Sidewalk (Theater A)
Cori Fain-Forrest
Ian Hoppe
Matt Pierce
Teasha Cable
Moderated by Ritchie Kruunenberg
@ Sidewalk (Theater B)
Daniel Church
Praise Daramola
Paul Richard
Moderated by Rob Dominguez
@ Sidewalk Classroom
Shantale Person
Diana “ladidai” Umana
3:30 PM
@ Sidewalk (Theater A)
Melissa Mancini
Amy Rauworth
Paolo Alejandro Catilo
Moderated by Tiffany Davis
@ Sidewalk (Theater B)
Emily Jerkins Hall
Charisse Stokes
Kristen Holder
John Byrd
Moderated by Anna Topping
@ Sidewalk Lounge/Classroom
Sarayu Srinivasan
Presented by Innovate Alabama
2:45 PM - 3:20 PM
Fireside Chat with InvestAL, LendAL, and Eric Cromwell from the U.S Treasury
@ Theatre Lofts (SSBCI Loft 104)
Trivia Edwards, Senior Investment Analyst, InvestAL
Walt Postlewait, Program Manager, LendAL
Eric Cromwell, U.S Treasury
Moderated by Vickie Gibbs, Lead for Investment Operations, InvestAL
2:45 PM - 3:20 PM
Fireside Chat with Ron Griswell, Executive Director of HBCU's Outside
@ Theatre Lofts (Loft Lobby)
Moderated by Ryan Dempsey, University of Alabama Student
3:25 PM - 4:00 PM
Student Tech & Entrepreneurship Panel
@ Theatre Lofts (Loft Lobby)
Moderated by Joshua Sahib of Auburn University
Georgiana Wright - Alabama A&M student and CEO of Tutor Toons
Jevon Tatum - Talladega College student and co-founder of Movespot
Julian Woods - University of Alabama student and co-founder of TappedIn
Kenya Gordon - Senior at Paul W. Bryant High School and current Alabama Data Scholar
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Introduction of TA Partners and the Resources Available for Business Owners/Founders
@ Theatre Lofts
3:25 PM
@ Theatre Lofts
Dona Sarkar
Chief Troublemaker of Microsoft’s AI Extensibility Program
4:15 PM
Welcome Back + Founder Feature
@ The Lyric Theatre
4:20 PM
@ The Lyric Theatre
Frances Haugen
American Engineer & Scientist, Facebook Whistleblower
5:00 PM - 6:30 pm
Next in Tech Ice Cream Social
@ Theatre Lofts (Loft 100)
5:30 PM - 7:00 pm
Sloss Tech on Tap
@ Innovation Depot
1500 1st Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
5:30 PM - 7:30 pm
VIP Experience Hosted by Roy Wood Jr. - For VIP Ticket Holders
@ The 1721 Building
1721 3rd Ave N