Upcoming events
Fordham Foundry Pitch Challenge
The Foundry’s Annual Pitch Challenge opens the doors to everyone for their chance to pitch their venture idea and earn funding! The Pitch Challenge is open to students and alumni of all of Fordham University’s nine schools and colleges, including those from liberal arts backgrounds.
Tech Gather NYC March Meetup
Tech Gather NYC's March meetup is for anyone and everyone in NYC Tech.
New to Tech? Welcome!
15 years in? Come on down!
Just got to the city? Get to know the techies here!
Been here forever? Grab your "Pizza Rat" headband and welcome the newbies.
Be you Product, UI, Coder or Solutions or any of the buzz terms our industry throws out there, come unwind at a chill Irish pub on Fulton with cheap drinks and stay for a top-notch (free!) karaoke session next door.
Did I mention the whole thing is free?
We're excited to see you!
AfricaTech NYC x Hagush: The Economic Impact of Tech Startups in Africa
AfricaTech NYC x Hagush: The Economic Impact of Tech Startups in Africa
NYC Tech Morning: Careers & Coffee
Join BrainStation to hear from industry leaders as they discuss their unique career paths in technology and share their advice on how to forge your own path.
ABOUT
Connect with Industry Leaders
Hear from industry leaders who have started and grown their careers in marketing, product management, and design.
Network with Like-Minded Professionals
Meet other ambitious professionals who are all excited about building a career in technology.
Enjoy Complimentary Refreshments
Enjoy complimentary coffee and refreshments as you learn and network.
Register now and stay tuned for speaker updates!
FounderSquare - NYC Networking
Welcome to FounderSquare, the nexus of passionate gamechangers. We are a collective of dreamers, innovators, and boundary-pushers 🚀
We gather here with a principle deeply embedded in the spirit of "give first". We've all felt the weight of solitude that comes with blazing new trails. Yet, in FounderSquare, we seek to shatter that solitude. We stand together as a beacon of hope and collaboration for all entrepreneurs who dare to dream ✨
Why join us?
👪 Unity in Diversity: While our stories differ, weaving a rich tapestry of backgrounds and experiences, our shared ambition unites us.
💪 Strength in Numbers: Being a part of FounderSquare means having an army of allies by your side. Lean on each other, learn from each other.
🔮 Shared Vision: every one of us here has a vision that challenges the mundane and embraces the extraordinary.
Network like there is no tomorrow! This is your chance to mingle and connect with founders, investors, tech enthusiasts, and the brilliant misfits who dare to dream. Always remember, "give first" – the mantra that binds our community.
This event is completely free and open to everyone 🌎. Whether you're a founder, an investor, or simply someone drawn to the bustling energy of startup life, this is your place. Whether you are on the verge of a breakthrough or just beginning your entrepreneurial journey, you will find strength, inspiration, and kinship here at FounderSquare.
🚀If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. At FounderSquare, not only do we aim to go far, but we also aim to soar above and beyond 🌌.
Join us, as together, we rewrite the rules, redefine the impossible, and reach for the stars.
FounderSquare – because the power of a network is in its people, and together, we are unstoppable.
Join our Slack workspace and ask for anything, we are planning lots of free perks!
And if you want more info, contact Silvia @ lupusilvia095@gmail.com
Location
Bar Moxy
485 7th Ave, New York, NY 10018, USA
Out in Tech NY: Holiday Social
Join Out in Tech for an end of year celebration at Ginger’s! Come mingle and make hang out with the OIT NY community.
We'll also be raising funds for Power Up LGBTQ Youth - an organization dedicated to launching the next LGBTQ careers in tech. If you have the means, we'd love for you to support. Check out the fundraiser here
We hope to see you there!
Please note that Ginger's is a CASH ONLY bar. There is an ATM available inside!
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Out in Tech is the world’s largest non-profit community of LGBTQ+ tech leaders. We create opportunities for our 50,000 members to advance their careers, grow their networks, and leverage tech for social change. Connect with 20k LGBTQ+ tech professionals in our Slack channel.
Each local chapter (and many virtual ones) provide opportunities for folks to engage with us and each other. Our events educate and inspire with panels, career events, and more. If you have felt inspired and supported by these events, please consider supporting our work by making a donation to Out in Tech.
Note: Out in Tech's Code of Conduct applies to all our spaces, online and IRL. Photographs may be taken at this event. Please notify someone at check-in if you prefer not to be photographed.
Need to reach out to OIT staff? Email hello@outintech.com (we promise we check it)
All Tech Is Human Holiday Party! Co-Creating a Better Tech Future in 2024
We're celebrating the Responsible Tech community and you're invited! Founded in 2018, All Tech Is Human is making NYC the global home for the Responsible Tech movement. On December 14th, we'll be celebrating the achievements of the community, providing ample time for conversation with others who deeply care about building a better tech future and learning about where we are headed in 2024. Oh, and we'll have a few gifts and surprises.
If you are involved in the Responsible Tech ecosystem, this is a gathering you won't want to miss. As a special bonus, the first 60 registered attendees who show up on December 14th (doors at 6pm) will receive a free copy of Raising Hell, Living Well: Freedom from Influence In a World Where Everyone Wants Something from You (including me) by Jessica Elefante! Author Jessica Elefante will also be at the party to say hello.
All Tech Is Human is a non-profit committed to growing and strengthening the Responsible Tech ecosystem so we can successfully tackle wicked tech & society issues. Our numerous activities are focused on elevating new voices and backgrounds into the ecosystem, leveraging collective intelligence through better collaboration, and creating an agile approach to tech & society issues that can move at the speed of tech.
We've created a global, multistakeholder, and multidisciplinary network that offers a better way to deal with complex tech & society issues. Join our Slack community of over 7k members across 85 countries, take part in our mentorship program or working groups, check out our Responsible Tech Job Board and join our talent pool, attend our regular summits & mixers, and read our Responsible Tech Guide, knowledge hubs, and topical reports.
A big thank you to our supporters who have allowed our organization to grow and make a significant impact. We are supported by the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Schmidt Futures, and the Siegel Family Endowment.
We'll be giving out some gifts to the community, such as books related to Responsible Tech. Are you an author who would like to donate a few books for giveaways? Other swag ideas? Reach out to Sandra / AllTechIsHuman.org from our team.
Urban Tech Game Night: Decarbonize NYC with ENERGETIC (+ free pizza)
Game ON!
About this event
3 hours
Mobile eTicket
Can You Decarbonize NYC in 2.5 hours? Energetic Will Teach You How
7pm - 10 pm, Bloomberg Center, 1st Floor, Room 161X
Are you interested in learning more about the technologies and trade-offs needed to transform New York City's energy system to meet standards set in the Paris Climate Agreement? Energetic is a cooperative board game where 4-6 players deal with challenges such as budgets, grid stability, elections, and public opinion while racing to construct 16 GW of green electricity generation. (As seen in the New York Times.)
Energetic has been played at Carnegie Mellon, Harvard, Vassar and Yale, as well as at Bronx Science, Hunter College High School, and Brooklyn Tech. But it has never been played in an all-electric building with geothermal wells and an acre-sized solar array. What better place to try to break the record, currently held by Yale, for most simultaneous games by playing nine sets at once!
Did we say free pizza? Yes, free pizza will be served.
The free event is sponsored by the Jacobs Urban Tech Hub as part of the 2023 Urban Tech Summit. This free event is open to Urban Tech Summit attendees, Cornell Tech students, staff, and faculty, and invited guests.
BioHack NYC
We invite you to join us at BioHack New York City: an AI-in-Bio hackathon that will bring together computer scientists and biologists to build AI/ML tools that will accelerate research in the life sciences. Intended to facilitate collaboration between computer scientists and biologists, BioHack NYC will feature speakers & mentors who are creating impact using AI in biology as well as datasets and other tools to help teams develop and build their ideas. We encourage using software and generative AI to create computational tools that will make the research/discovery process simpler and easier. You don't need an idea or to be an expert in AI or biology, being interested in either (or both) is enough!
The Youth Entrepreneur Think Tank
This Think Tank aims to elevate youth ages 11-19 as leaders in their local communities through teaching groundbreaking entrepreneurial principles
DINNER AND REFRESHMENTS SERVED
The Entrepreneur Youth Think Tank is a unique opportunity for young minds to come together and explore the world of entrepreneurship. Get ready to be inspired by successful entrepreneurs, network with like-minded individuals, and gain invaluable insights into the world of business.
During this in-person event, you'll have the chance to attend engaging workshops, participate in interactive discussions, and learn from industry experts. Whether you already have a business idea or simply want to explore the possibilities, this event is the perfect platform to kickstart your entrepreneurial journey.
Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with fellow young entrepreneurs and gain the knowledge and inspiration you need to turn your dreams into reality. Mark your calendars and join us at the Entrepreneur Youth Think Tank at Morgan Stanley Global Headquarters!
COMPLETE RSVP FORM HERE
5 Reasons to Attend:
Receive dynamic business coaching.
Learn how to start and grow a small business.
Take your business to next level!
Network with other youth business owners!
Leave with tangible tools to start and grow your business!
Workshops include:
Business Basics: Vision, Mission, Target Audience
Business Strategy and Goals
Unleash your Creativity
Self-Care for Entrepreneurs
Creating a Pitch Deck
Financial Strategy/Making Money
About:
I'RAISE Girls & Boys CEO Entrepreneur Academy is a competitive intensive academy, taught and led by experienced and skilled CEO professionals. The academy offers youth ages 11-19 years old hands-on and thought-provoking discussions and activities on expanding their business or business idea. This academy will teach advanced skills in business planning, marketing, financial management and budgeting, and elevator pitching through simulation learning, peer-based activities, and an immersive model.
Ignore Previous Instructions - NYC
Ignore Previous Instructions is a loose collection of AI founder, makers and investors. Join us for a fun evening of networking and conversation as we introduce the inaugural class of XLR8 presented by Raiz Capital in conjunction with Charles McCormick (McCormick & O’Brien, LLP, Beni VC, and NYC Startup Academy). We're unveiling the companies selected for Raiz Capital's inaugural XLR8 program through a traveling event from Boston, NYC and SF. These remarkable founders and companies have been handpicked in conjunction with an innovative AI approach to improve founder success. This isn't your average networking event. Come unwind from the world of AI to enjoy a pint of conversation. No dress code, no formalities, just bring your wit, and be ready to mix, mingle in a relaxed atmosphere. Remember to Ignore Previous Instructions. Event will be at 1411 Broadway, with entrances on both 7th and Broadway, between W. 39th and W. 40th. Once you arrive please check in at the front desk using a valid photo ID. After you have checked in, you may take the elevator to the 16th floor, where our team will be waiting to greet you. Thank you to our sponsors Fidelity for Startups, AWS AI/ML team, and Industrious! The AWS AI/ML team empowers AI & ML startup founders at all stages. We’re a team of ex-founders and investors with deep ML experience. Our goal is to help startups succeed in their journey. Fidelity for Startups (https://bit.ly/3GBa2CP) is supporting the startup & venture capital community. Fidelity is helping founders prepare for their next round of funding with our cap table management platform Shoobx, access to seed stage capital, equity scenario modeling, and premier support to generate, execute & store legal documents. No matter where you are in your journey - from inception to IPO - Fidelity has strategies for you. Connect with Charlie Stephens to learn more!
City of Science: Cybersecurity
As technology used by hackers becomes increasingly sophisticated, and we expose more and more personal information online, how can we protect ourselves from attack? A panel of experts on cybersecurity addresses urgent questions, such as: What does it mean to be safe online? What threats are lurking in the digital landscape to our identities and our finances? How will AI impact our cybersecurity? Featuring: Rosario Gennaro, professor of computer science at The City College of New York; Ping Ji, professor of computer science at the CUNY Graduate Center and John Jay College; Thomas Ristenpart, professor of computer science at Cornell Tech and Cornell University; and others. Joshua Brumberg, interim president of the CUNY Graduate Center, moderates.
Tech Playground: Extended Reality (XR) of Learning
The incorporation of Extended Reality (XR) - encompassing both Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) - in the learning context is not just a trend, but a continuing shift towards a dynamic, immersive, and multimodal approach to education. Come join us anytime between 11 am and 1 pm, to immerse yourself in the captivating world of XR. Experience firsthand a diverse collection of AR and VR applications in various educational domains and explore its unimaginable potentials for education. All members of the TC community are welcomed and no prior experience with these technologies is required.
Launching a Tech Hiring Revolution
About this event
Launching a Tech Hiring Revolution
In every country, across every industry, employers struggle to find and recruit entry-level tech talent. To repair this job ladder, employers need to radically rethink how they approach the very first rung.
This is the key finding from new research that Generation recently released based on a survey of thousands of jobseekers, people who have successfully moved into tech roles, and employers of tech talent across eight countries. It offers insights about how employers across industries can solve their talent needs and break down barriers to employment for people who are seeking to enter a tech role for the first time to create a more diverse workforce.
Join us for an in-person event hosted by MetLife Foundation in which we will:
Highlight the most exciting findings from our recent research about hiring and opportunity in entry-level tech roles
Explore employer perspectives on skills-based hiring
Share plans for a coalition of employers from across the world that will trial the report recommendations in their own entry-level tech recruitment process
For more information about Generation and this research visit: generation.org/tech.
Governing AI: Developing Methodologies for Public Feedback | NYC, in-person
How can we govern AI at all levels - local, national, and global? How can public feedback help create and shape AI to serve humanity? This event discusses the current trends in understanding and regulating AI, with luminaries from industry and policy in discussion on applied methods of AI governance, including the recent White House sponsored Generative AI Red teaming exercise held at DEFCON AI Village.
Join Dr. Rumman Chowdhury and Jutta Williams, co-founders of Humane Intelligence, in conversation with confirmed guests Amandeep Singh Gill, United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology, Ayaz Minhas, AI Privacy Policy Manager at Meta, Adelina Cooke, Global AI Policy Lead at Google Cloud, Anna Gressel, Counsel at Paul White, Jiahao Chen, Responsible AI Consultant and Auditor, and Areeq Chowdhury, Head of Data Policy at the Royal Society, John Dickerson (Chief Scientist, Arthur), Evi Fuelle (Global Policy Director, Credo), and Donie O’Sullivan (CNN correspondent). This event is made free, with food and drinks provided, courtesy of Arthur and Credo AI.
Food and drink provided. This gathering is made entirely free through the support of Credo AI and Arthur.
AGENDA
6:00-6:20: Doors open, mix & socialize; food & drink. Arrive at 6pm or earlier to ensure a seat!
6:20-6:25: Welcome remarks: Sandra Khalil & David Ryan Polgar
6:30-7:00: Panel: How public feedback informs policy Policy panel: Amandeep Singh Gill, Areeq Chowdhury, Reva. Moderated by Dr. Rumman Chowdhury
7:00-7:20: Panel: Building collaboratively - Industry panel: Ayaz Minhas, Adelina Cooke, Cass Matthews. Moderated by Jutta Williams
7:20-7:25: Break
7:25-7:50: Panel: Testing and Certifying AI in the real world moderated by Jiahao Chen.
7:50-8:10 Panel: What is the future of AI governance? Donie O’sullivan w/ Jutta Williams and Rumman Chowdhury
8:10-8:30: Mixer
8:30: Betaworks closes, Informal mixer continues at Brass Monkey if you are interested!
READ
‘I do not think ethical surveillance can exist’: Rumman Chowdhury on accountability in AI (The Guardian)
Meet the hackers who are trying to make AI go rogue (The Washington Post)
About Rumman Chowdhury
Dr. Rumman Chowdhury’s passion lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence and humanity. She is a pioneer in the field of applied algorithmic ethics, creating cutting-edge socio-technical solutions for ethical, explainable and transparent AI. She is an active contributor to discourse around responsible technology with bylines in the Atlantic, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, MIT Technology Review and VentureBeat.
Dr. Chowdhury currently runs Parity Consulting, Parity Responsible Innovation Fund, and is a Responsible AI Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. She is also a Research Affiliate at the Minderoo Center for Democracy and Technology at Cambridge University and a visiting researcher at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
Previously, Dr. Chowdhury was the Director of META (ML Ethics, Transparency, and Accountability) team at Twitter, leading a team of applied researchers and engineers to identify and mitigate algorithmic harms on the platform. Prior to Twitter, she was CEO and founder of Parity, an enterprise algorithmic audit platform company. She formerly served as Global Lead for Responsible AI at Accenture Applied Intelligence. In her work as Accenture’s Responsible AI lead, she led the design of the Fairness Tool, a first-in-industry algorithmic tool to identify and mitigate bias in AI systems. Dr. Chowdhury co-authored a Harvard Business Review piece on it’s influences and impact.
Dr. Chowdhury is dedicated to cultivating and growing the next wave of technology-forward companies enabling the responsible use of emerging technologies. She is a General Partner (and founder) of the Parity Responsible Innovation venture capital fund. She also serves as a mentor for the Creative Destruction Lab and as a board member of Startups and Society.
Dr. Chowdhury is deeply engaged in AI global policy, serving as a board member of the UK Center for Data Ethics and Innovation, and on UNESCO’s Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development. She has helped shape policy - as advisor to the UK House of Lords Parliamentary group on AI, in her testimony to the FTC, New York City Algorithmic Commission, the UN, OECD, Partnership on AI, and other global AI and ethics organizations.
She serves on multiple boards, including Oxford University’s Commission on AI and Governance, the UK’s Center for Data Ethics and Governance, AI4All, a group dedicated to drawing underrepresented groups into STEM, the SSRC’s Just Tech Advisory Group, the University of Virginia’s Data Science Program, and Patterns, a data science journal by the publishers of Cell.
Rumman has been featured in international media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, NPR, MIT Sloan Magazine, MIT Technology Review, BBC, Axios, Cheddar TV, CRN, The Verge, Fast Company, Quartz, Corrierre Della Serra, Optio, Australian Broadcasting Channel and Nikkei Business Times.
She was named one of BBC’s 100 Women, recognized as one of the Bay Area’s top 40 under 40, and a member of the British Royal Society of the Arts (RSA). She has also been named by Forbes as one of Five Who are Shaping AI. Dr. Chowdhury holds two undergraduate degrees from MIT, a master's degree in Quantitative Methods of the Social Sciences from Columbia University, and a doctorate in political science from the University of California, San Diego
About All Tech Is Human
All Tech Is Human is a non-profit that unites people, organizations, and ideas to tackle wicked tech & society issues while moving at the speed of tech. Our many activities bring together individuals across civil society, government, industry, and academia to promote knowledge-sharing & collaboration across a global, multistakeholder, and multidisciplinary network.
Join our Slack community of over 6k members across 75 countries, attend our regular summits & mixers, and participate in our working groups that develop community reports. Read our Responsible Tech Guide and Responsible Tech Job Board, join our talent pool of over 1.6k, and participate in our mentorship program. Our activities, which are designed to grow and strengthen the Responsible Tech ecosystem, focus on three key areas: multistakeholder convening & community-building, multidisciplinary education, and diversifying the traditional tech pipeline with more backgrounds, disciplines, and lived experiences.
The Art of Prospecting for EdTech Investors
About the Workshop:
In this session, StartEd Co-Founder Ash Kaluarachchi will break down the process of fundraising and provide you with a step-by-step guide for raising your first round.
You will learn how to:
Build a prospect pipeline of investors
Make use of your network efficiently
Master the art of approaching investors
Pop quiz before the workshop:
What Do Fishing and Fundraising Have in Common?
Come join us and find out!
About the Speaker：
Ash Kaluarachchi advises and makes connections for organizations solving problems in education and workforce. He has advised, launched and operated multiple EdTech accelerators, including for Techstars. To date, these accelerators have enabled more than 1000+ companies in partnership with organizations such as Kaplan, Intel, NYU and the University of Pennsylvania. He continues to provide support for founders solving problems for educators, administrators and learners in Pre-K, K-12, HigherEd, Future of Work and Adult Learning as Cofounder at StartEd and Producer of EDTECH WEEK.
Entrepreneurs Roundtable 179 IN-PERSON
Since 2003, Braemar Energy Ventures has made impactful forward-looking bets in transformative energy technology companies. We are active investors who move with conviction in leading investments and serving entrepreneurs as they navigate the complex, multi-generational energy transition. As an SFDR Article 8 aligned fund, we seek to invest in companies positioned to drive massive impact in curbing global climate change.
"Entrepreneurs Roundtable" monthly events are free community events open to entrepreneurs and investors in New York City. The event series has been going on every month in NYC since 2008 (11 years). Our goal is to help New York City startup ecosystem grow and connect the entrepreneurial community with each other for learning and networking opportunities. Every event features an active early-stage investor with 5 startups pitching to them for feedback and fundraising followed by community networking.
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) is an early-stage VC Fund and Tech Accelerator based in NYC that started in 2011 and has invested in and accelerated 300 startups over 24 cohorts with 500+mentors.