To Honor Black History Month, Smartbear and Drift to Bring Four Boston Tech Leaders of Color and Allies Together to Discuss Racial Barriers and Offer Advice
SmartBear, the driver behind the industry’s leading tools for ensuring quality software delivery, along with Drift, the world’s leading conversational marketing platform, is honoring Black History Month with the panel discussion, “Kinks and Coils: Untangling Your Way through the Tech Industry as a POC,” on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Four people of color and allies will share their unique perspectives around the challenges they have faced, like microaggressions and imposter syndrome, and offer sage advice.
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“Diversity and inclusion is a top priority for both Drift and SmartBear, so we are excited to be honoring Black History Month with an important discussion about race in the workplace,” said Kiera Penpeci. “Through this event, we hope to generate open, respectful, and educational dialogue about identity in the tech workplace. The more we talk about these issues, the easier these necessary dialogues become.”
The panel will share stories about the barriers they’ve overcome in their careers and offer actionable advice about being a barrier-breaker. This community-minded event aims to provide mutual learning for guests and experienced voices who are passionate about helping people of color prosper within the tech industry, and continuing to advance them in history. Guests will have the opportunity to ask the hard questions and get real answers.
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