Diversity and Inclusion in the Tech Industry: Personal Experiences and Advice from Technical Professionals

Name: Diversity and Inclusion in the Tech Industry: Personal Experiences and Advice from Technical Professionals
Start: 2020-09-30T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2020-09-30T18:30:00-04:00

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 5:30pm to 6:30pm EDT

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Hosted by Underrepresented Minorities in Computing (UMC) at Pitt

Please join us for advice, best practices and hear the personal stories from champions for diversity and inclusion in tech industry. The session will be moderated by officers of UMC. Panelists include:

Robert Solano,global component manager, SAP procurement support, customer solution support and innovation, SAP; chapter lead of Pride@SAP – Pittsburgh Chapter
José Rios, infrastructure engineering senior manager and technical product owner, performance engineering organization, Cigna
Jarvis Jennings, director, consulting services, CGI; Cornell D&I Certified, CGI's CSG DE&I Committee, CGI's Great Lakes Business Unit DE&I Committee, CGI's BIPOC affinity group

RSVP: https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bpA4uT7a1w1dBit

Event Details

Event Type

Lectures, Symposia, Etc.

Topic

Technology

Target Audience

Undergraduate Students Graduate Students

Website

https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bpA4uT7a1w1dBit

University Unit

School of Computing and Information: Office of the Dean

Hashtag

#sciweek

Please let us know if you require an accommodation in order to participate in this event. Accommodations may include live captioning, ASL interpreters, and/or captioned media and accessible documents from recorded events. At least 5 days in advance is recommended.