August 2, 2019

I wanna come back and I wanna bring my family.

Alexis Ohanian
2019 Keynote Speaker

Serena,

We loved having Alexis as our keynote speaker back in 2019 at the fourth annual Sloss Tech, and we are thrilled to be back for 2023 after having to pause our event for several years due to COVID.

We would also love nothing more than to help Alexis make good on that promise to come back and bring his family, by extending an invitation to have you as our keynote speaker this year.

A primary focus of our conference in 2023 will be addressing the need to improve diversity in the tech and creative industries and we have been incredibly inspired by the many Serena Ventures led initiatives aimed at solving this. We have a thriving tech ecosystem here in Birmingham, and an exceptionally supportive startup community. Alabama is also home to more HBCUs than any other state (14), making Birmingham uniquely positioned to not only discuss the problems that face diversity in tech, but actively work to address and solve them by creating opportunities to increase diversity in the talent pipeline right here at home.

This year’s Sloss Tech will take place on Friday June 9, 2023 and we would greatly appreciate the opportunity to discuss our vision for the event and the possibility of your involvement.

Sincerely,
Deon Gordon
President, TechBirmingham
[email protected]

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