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Baltimore daily roundup: Summit to inspire girls; Key Bridge updates; Nominate a RealLIST Connector

Plus, Mindgrub CTO uses AI to make a music album.

Members of a panel during the 2024 InfluenceHer Youth Summit. (Courtesy InfluenceHer)

‘We’re from Baltimore, we’re legendary’

Memes from “The Wire” have been going around after the bridge collapse, so it’s only fitting to share the above quote from Felicia Pearson (aka Snoop from the Stanfield Organization), who spoke those words during the 2024 InfluenceHer Youth Summit.

Put on by the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family, the mid-March convening celebrated the achievements and potential of the city’s young women. Pearson appeared alongside other prominent women professionals, including B-360 founder Brittany Young and City Solicitor Ebony Thompson.

➡️ Check out three key takeaways in Alanah’s article here

Attend our annual readers conference on May 9

The Technical.ly Builders Conference is what it says in the name — a daylong conference on building better companies and tech ecosystems — but it also serves as an annual gathering for the whole Technical.ly community. We always leave feeling super energized after reconnecting with everyone.

Readers from all over the country are coming to Philadelphia to speak and present and deal and network, and we think you should be among them. The day closes with an evening party, our Signature Event. Early-bird pricing ends April 1, so now’s the time to save your spot.

➡️ Check out your ticket options for May 9 here.

News Incubator: What else to know today

• How the Key Bridge collapse has hurt the Port of Baltimore, with aftershocks shaking local businesses. [Baltimore Biz Journal]

• How a pilot tried to stop the Dali from crashing into the Key Bridge. [Baltimore Banner]

• Six people from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador who were working on the Key Bridge at the time of its collapse are presumed dead. [Washington Post]

• Mindgrub CTO Jason Michael Perry used the music creation platform Suno AI to make a whole album, and shared the results on his blog. [jasonmperry.com]

• Nominations for Technical.ly’s RealLIST Connectors are now open. This is our yearly series where we track local tech community members who inform others and link people together. Who should be on the Baltimore list? Visit the link or hit reply to let us know. [Technical.ly]

🗓️ On the Calendar

• The Cybersecurity Association of Maryland Inc. gathers local investment luminaries together to discuss their decision-making processes — and why they reject some companies — at bwtech@UMBC on Wednesday, April 3. [Details here]

• Learn how to cultivate a vibrant and winning culture with a workshop from the Dr. Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute on Tuesday, April 9. [Details here]

• Partner event: Get fresh for youth enrichment at The Be. Org’s Sneaker Ball at the Rita Rossi Colwell Center on Saturday, April 6. Use promo code TECHSB10 for 10% off! [Details here]

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