Speakers Who Want a Platform
Rationale
Often, we find speaker lists or panels at conferences and other events that lack people from underrepresented groups. At times, we hear the excuse that there aren't enough people from underrepresented groups to reach out to or that they couldn't find any that wanted to participate. This list aims to fix that problem.
Everyone who wants to speak should consider adding themselves if you identify as part of an underrepresented group. Everyone's experiences matter and should be heard - no matter your skill level, title, role, etc. Please check out the CONTRIBUTING.md file for guidelines for contributing.
Speakers
Iheanyi Ekechukwu
Software Engineer
DigitalOcean
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Ben Ilegbodu
Lead UI Engineer
Eventbrite
Blog | Twitter |
GitHub
Juan Soto
Web Developer
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Susan Lin
Product Designer
Website | Twitter | GitHub | Medium
Jonah Kirangi
Front-End Software Engineer
Remitly
Website | Twitter | YouTube | GitHub
Johnny Ray Austin
Director of Technology
ISL
Website | Twitter | Github | Blog
Emmanuel Obi
Software Engineer
5th Column |
Website | Twitter |
Github-personal |
Github-pro
Hardy Jones
Software Engineer
NoRedInk
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Corey Hobbs
Business Development: Integrations
GitHub
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Alison Stanton
Chief Problem Solver (Data Engineer & Architect)
Stanton Ventures
Website & Blog | Twitter | Github
David Yarde
Partner & Creative Director
Sevenality
Personal Website | Company Website | Twitter |
GitHub | Linkedin | Youtube | Amazon | Dribbble
Adekunle Oduye
Product Designer
Website | Twitter | GitHub | Blog
Obinwanne Hill
Founder and Lead Developer
Restive
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Alexander Miranda
Software Engineer
Website | Twitter | GitHub
Vaidehi Joshi
Software Engineer
Imprint
Website | Twitter |
GitHub| Blog
Ashley Ellis
Software Engineer
thoughtbot
Website | Twitter | GitHub
Ruth Miller
Product Manager and Facilitator
Website | Twitter | LinkedIn
Lauren Tan
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Netflix
Website | Twitter | GitHub | LinkedIn
Lyn Muldrow
Technical Manager & Front-End Developer
Hack the Hood
Website | Twitter | LinkedIn
Gloria Kimbwala
Campus Technical Specialist
Square
Twitter | LinkedIn | GitHub
Patricia Realini
Software Engineer
Bustle
Website | Twitter | GitHub
Jacky Alcinรฉ
Software Engineer that Uses a Afropick as His Leader Key
Website | Twitter | Current Mood
Michael Lancaster
Software Engineer
Uptake
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Ron Bronson
Service Designer & UX Strategist
[Twitter] (http://twitter.com/ronbronson) | [Medium] (http://medium.com/@ronbronson) |
[Lanyrd] (http://lanyrd.com/profile/ronbronson/) | [Speakerdeck] (https://speakerdeck.com/ronbronson)
Vasanth Krishnamoorthy
Sr. Front End Engineer
WalmartLabs
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Karmen Blake
Software Engineer
https://www.usertesting.com
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Timothy B. Smith
Frontend Designer
Website | Twitter | GitHub | Blog
Taylor Barnett
Developer Evangelist
Keen IO
Twitter | Website | GitHub
Camille Emefa Acey
VP Customer Success
Clubhouse
Blog | Twitter
Rong Lu
Program Manager
Microsoft
Channel9| Twitter
Guilherme (coder) de Souza
Product Engineer
Sprinklr
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Ivana McConnell
UI/UX Designer
Customer.io
Website | Twitter | LinkedIn
Paul Anthony Webb
Front-End Designer & Developer
Queralt Inc
Website | Twitter | GitLab
Maria Naggaga
Program Manager
Microsoft
Website | Twitter | GitHub | Art
Jennifer Wong
Software Engineer
Eventbrite
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Serena Chen
Designer
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Sonya Mann
Writer & Analyst
Independent
Website | Twitter | GitHub | Past Talks
Ramesh Nair
Full-stack developer
HiddenTao
Website | Twitter |
GitHub | Linkedin
Terri Burns
Associate Product Manager
Twitter
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Christina Truong
Front-end Developer & Tech Educator
Independent
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Megan Tiu
Software Engineer
CallRail
Website | Twitter |
GitHub | LinkedIn
Jennifer Refat
Software Engineer
Website | Twitter |
Github
Kimberly Muรฑoz
Front End Web Developer
Website | Twitter | Github
Steve Lacy
Full-stack developer & Security researcher
Fact0ry / Independent
Website | Twitter |
Github
Atif Azam
Product Designer
MongoDB
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Irfan Ahmad
Lead QA Engineer
Upgrad.com
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Lovisa Svallingson
Software Engineer
CA Technologies (Rally Software)
Website | Twitter | GitHub
Emily Dowdle
Software Engineer
Wazee Digital
Website | Twitter | GitHub | Conference Talks
Marla Brizel
Software Developer
Democracy Works
Website | Twitter |
GitHub
Husani S. Oakley
Chief Technology Officer
GoldBean
Personal Website | Company Website | Twitter |
GitHub | Linkedin
Stacey Haffner
Program Manager | Co-Founder/Developer
Microsoft | What Up Games, LLC
Twitter | GitHub | Channel 9 | Website
Jamie Chung
Engineer
Dropbox
Website | Twitter | GitHub | LinkedIn
Mike McGarr Engineering Manager, Developer Productivity & Insight Netflix Website | Twitter | Github | Slideshare
Princiya Marina Sequeira
Software Engineer FrontEnd
Zalando, Berlin
Blog | Twitter | GitHub
Kim Crayton
Business Relationship Strategist
Kim Crayton LLC
Website | Website | Twitter | Twitter | Blog | Previous Presentations
Courtney Wilburn
Back-End Developer/Programmer
[O3 World] (https://o3world.com) | Website | Twitter | GitHub
Sumana Harihareswara Founder, open source expert and maintainer Changeset Consulting Website | Twitter | GitHub | Past talks | Blog
Zach Carter
Founder & Design Engineer
Website | Twitter |
GitHub | LinkedIn
Anjuan Simmons
Technical Program Manager
Assemble Systems
Website | [My Talks] (http://www.anjuansimmons.com/my-talks) | [Book Me] (http://www.anjuansimmons.com/book-me) | [Contact Me] (http://www.anjuansimmons.com/contact)
Twitter | GitHub | LinkedIn
Asia Hoe Product Designer Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | GitHub