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Black Tech Week taps Serena Williams as the event’s keynote speaker.

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July 11, 2022

Black Tech Week taps Serena Williams as the event’s keynote speaker.

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Today, Black Tech Week, the Black tech ecosystem building conference being held in Cincinnati, OH July 18-22, conﬁrmed Serena Williams as the event’s keynote speaker. As Managing Partner of Serena Ventures, the world-class athlete empowers founders with the ﬁrm’s Play To Win strategy, merging a champion mindset and unparalleled network to support innovation in industries like ﬁntech, e-commerce, and others. Serena Williams Headlines Black Tech Week 2022, Empowering Black Entrepreneurs | URBT News

Serena Williams Headlines Black Tech Week 2022, Empowering Black Entrepreneurs

Serena Williams, the legendary tennis player and venture capitalist, will be the keynote speaker at Black Tech Week 2022. The event, held in Cincinnati, Ohio, from July 18-22, 2022, gathers innovators, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders. Williams, as Managing Partner of Serena Ventures, emphasizes the importance of creating Black-led ecosystems and empowering minority entrepreneurs.

In May, Black Tech Week announced the schedule of events for Cincinnati 2022. Being held July 18-22, the conference includes 60+ sessions and presents 50+ tech inﬂuencers and minority innovation ecosystem builders as featured speakers. In addition to Serena Williams, featured speakers include Kimberly Bryant, Founder of Black Girls Code, Arlan Hamilton, Founder of Hire Runner and Backstage Capital, Janeen Uzzell, CEO of National Black Society of Engineers––and more––presenting on the latest in tech and startup lifecycle.

Black Tech Week’s events are also presented with support from Uber, Lyft and Main Street Ventures, and more.

“Black Tech Week is a movement in support of the success of ecosystems being built by Black founders,” said Serena Williams, Managing Partner of Serena Ventures. “I’m looking forward to joining this strong community of talent, connecting and impacting the future of technology.”

To register for this year’s Black Tech Week in Cincinnati, to view the schedule, and learn more about the speakers.

For information visit https://www.blacktechweek.com

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“Serena Williams as the event’s keynote speaker. As a world-class athlete empowers founders with the ﬁrm’s Play To Win strategy”

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Lightship Foundation is an impact-driven organization serving remarkable entrepreneurs & ecosystems. We leverage corporate partnerships, specialized programming, and capital investments to drive growth within the minority innovation economy. Since 2017, Lightship Foundation has guided over 200 companies led by women

About Black Tech Week
BlackTech Week is an inclusion-focused ecosystem-building festival that partners with founders, corporations, and the community to create a valuable experience for investors, entrepreneurs, and techies of every kind.

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Black Tech Week taps Serena Williams as the event’s keynote speaker.

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