Leveraging her expertise in business automation and marketing strategies, Averri Simone works with brands to streamline operations and boost revenue. Her extensive experience in Business, Public Administration, and Healthcare provides her with a distinctive approach to efficiently managing processes and systems.

Ayana Gardner, is a nationally recognized, customer experience technology leader at Zoom, with 13 years across various industries and companies ranging from telecommunications, cloud services, cybersecurity, and AI- Driven software. Ayana plays a critical role for the IT Partner community by helping them understand the newest innovations in customer experience software and enabling them to offer it to their customers around the world.Ayana, an advocate for diversity, equity, & inclusion, is a role model for many women in the technology industry. She has volunteered to speak at various events because she has a strong commitment to coaching, mentoring, and inspiring the next generation of female tech professionals.

Benin Saffo is a Product Leader with extensive experience in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Virtual Reality. She is passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technology to create impactful solutions that can drive growth at a global scale. Most recently, Benin worked on the Facebook Reality Labs team at Meta as a Lead Product Manager responsible for driving the product strategy that enabled users to find and make connections and 1:1 messages in VR and 2D. Prior to joining Meta, Benin held multiple product roles at IBM where she worked on critical AI and machine learning projects including facial recognition and speech-to-text SaaS features and tools. During her time at IBM, Benin Saffo was recognized for her personal project that used machine learning and cognitive computing to promote diversity and inclusion in the beauty industry. Her project involved creating a custom model to define various hair types through Watson Visual Recognition, categorizing and cataloging unique combinations of hair types and characteristics. Benin's innovative project received recognition in various publications, including a feature in Forbes.Benin's passion for promoting diversity and product inclusion in the tech industry is not limited to her work at IBM. She was formerly the Chief Marketing Officer at the Black Product Managers Network (BPM), where she drove initiatives to empower Black Product Managers and advance their careers. During her free time Benin enjoys playing golf, traveling, and sharing her intense Beauty and wellness routines. Benin holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University- go Rattlers ;).

Bianca Flowers is an award-winning multimedia journalist and the U.S. Race & Justice Correspondent at Reuters, specializing in enterprise stories on race, identity, and social justice. Before joining Reuters, she was a Senior Video Journalist for Dow Jones, covering personal finance, income inequality, and diversity in the tech industry. She’s a media strategist and in 2015, founded Empress Productions, LLC, a production company focused on experiential and brand marketing for non-profit organizations and Fortune 500 companies.

Bianca Phillip is an investor at Zeal Capital Partners, focusing on one of the largest partnerships driving capital into Black-led teams at the pre-seed and seed level. She played a pivotal role in the Goldman Sachs' One Million Black Women initiative, a $10 Billion investment strategy aimed at narrowing opportunity gaps for Black women.

Bree Hall is a software engineer and content creator with a passion for front-end development. She posts technical and motivational content for aspiring coders and anyone interested in the tech industry. In her free time, you can find Bree playing video games, baking, and crafting.

Brenda Gonzalez is the Founder of Styled By B, an Entrepreneur, Personal Stylist, Producer, Author, and Speaker dedicated to the "Look good, Feel good" philosophy. Her #1 Bestselling book, "Styled By Independence," chronicles her journey from a 15-year corporate career to full-time fashion entrepreneurship, embracing post-divorce and post-pandemic changes, and redefining success.Through Styled By B, Brenda transforms executives and entrepreneurs by crafting visual identities that reflect their personal brand. She has produced a New York Fashion Week show, delivered numerous speaking engagements, and will release her second book, “The Style Discovery Blueprint,” in Q1 of 2025. In her spare time, Brenda enjoys stand-up comedy and spending time with her two boys.

Bri-Anna is a results-driven Senior Product Designer, Entrepreneur, and Educator hailing from Wilson, NC, with 6+ Years of expertise in Design, Data Analysis, and Creative Strategy. You’ll find her at the intersection of passion and purpose, leveraging her love for People, Data, and Design to solve industry and user problems. Currently, Bri-Anna spearheads Experience Design in Gov Tech while also steering her own Web Design Agency, Opportune. Before her current roles, Bri-Anna honed her skills as a UX Instructor at the University of Minnesota, served as a Visual Designer and Social Strategist at IBM, and led as a Social Media Art Director at Mary Kay Inc.

Britt Hunter is a former Duke and Uconn Basketball player (‘04-‘08) and has since had a myriad of roles since her graduation. That experience propelled Britt into the world of education where she served in a Harlem Charter School. After 7 years of servant leadership, Britt decided to pivot her career and pursued an MBA at Vanderbilt University. Upon graduation in 2020, Britt landed a role at Microsoft, originally in HR and has since transitioned into Business Operations supporting the cloud business.