April 25 - 28
SILICON VALLEY 2019
Culture Shifting: A Weekend of Technology, Innovation and Social Innovation
is an annual invite-only bicoastal event that takes place in Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley. These are the only events of their kind in the United States that unite over 400 accomplished Black & Latinx tech executives, entrepreneurs, investors, innovators and social impact leaders in order to celebrate, collaborate, and make deals.
Each coast has a different format; Silicon Valley is the largest gathering of Black leaders in tech, innovation and social impact. Silicon Alley is the largest gathering of Black and Latinx Venture Capitalists.
Culture Shifting Weekend is an annual signature event of Culture Shift Labs; a management consultancy specializing in growth and innovation through diversity and inclusion.
THURSDAY, APRIL 25
Diverse Talent Pipeline Development Day
SOLD OUT!
9:00am - 5:00pm
Location TBD
The Culture Shift Labs team will schedule 1:1 interviews with mid to senior level Black and Hispanic qualified candidates based a profile set by the sponsoring company. 4 profiles max. A minimum of 12 meetings will be scheduled; approximately 1 interview every 45 minutes. Each company will receive 1 private hotel room from 10am - 4pm including lunch for the talent acquisition staff.
Limited to 10 companies
This event is currently sold out; however, if you would like to inquire about future services, please contact Jodi@cultureshiftlabs.com
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
Millennial Tech Entrepreneurs & Influencers of Color Breakfast
SOLD OUT!
8:00am - 12:00pm
LinkedIn
700 Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA
Room: Together, Building 4
Meet the Entrepreneurs
Hear from Black and Latinx founders with traction and influencers on how companies can work with them, learn from them, collaborate with them, become customers, and generally, how to think about the future from a unique group of problem solvers. This is open innovation with a diversity lens. The event will host 60 hand selected attendees; 20 founders and 40 leaders from HR, Supply Chain, Supplier Diversity, Legal, D&I, Innovation, Incubators, Accelerators and more.
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6:00 - 9:00pm
SAP
3410 Hillview Avenue
Palo, Alto, CA
Fireside Chat
This event will host 200 guests for a provocative evening with a guest speaker to be announced. Past guests have included: Luke Cage Show Runner Cheo Coker, Alonzo Mourning, Mae Jemison, Neurosurgeon Dr. Keith Black, Van Jones and others. This will be an evening not to be missed.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 27
Think/Action Tank
SOLD OUT!
12:00 - 4:30pm
LinkedIn
700 Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA
Room: Together, Building 4
Sports, Wellness & Tech
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Everything we do at Culture Shifting Weekend informs attendees next action. This event will facilitate the exchange of new ideas critical to inclusive innovation and solutions that turn challenges into growth opportunities.
80 hand selected leaders, who are often under the radar solving problems for business and society, will address key health & wellness issues facing communities of color.
The afternoon will incorporate rapid-fire learning and innovation to drive advances in healthcare for communities of color. Digital therapeutics, fitness and food-as-medicine are the three pillars that will anchor the discussions and working sessions to innovate our healthcare ecosystem.
Talks will be provided by leading experts across these fields. The highly curated group of entrepreneurs, investors, fitness experts, and food healthcare leaders will collaborate with each other along with seasoned engineers to accelerate the design and implementation of novel health solutions.
Co-produced & Curated by:
MICHAEL PENN, MD, PhD
Board Member, Startup Advisor, Healthcare/Biotech and STEM Diversity Expert
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ASHA COLLINS, PhD
Head of US, Country Clinical Operations at Genentech
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6:00 - 9:00pm
VISA
900 Metro Center Blvd
Foster City, CA
Ecosystem Dinner & Networking Reception
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