Since last week’s first round announcement of speakers for Technical.ly’s two full-day conferences happening during Philly Tech Week 2020 presented by Comcast, the list has swelled to well over 50. Top-tier technology, innovation and people operations experts combine with leaders in civic, nonprofit and business environments, bringing breadth and depth to Technical.ly’s core professional conferences.
The Technical.ly Developers Conference will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, with three main frameworks for the day’s sessions: What’s Next, Growth Stage and At Scale. On Friday, Sept. 25, we close the week out with the Introduced by Technical.ly conference. While Introduced remains focused on its larger theme of building better companies, 2020 includes sessions and workshops addressing economic recovery, diversity and equity.
Here is our final (but not complete) list of speakers you will virtually meet during the 10th annual Philly Tech Week:
Charlie Warzel, New York Times
Writer-at-large
- Developers Conference
- Misinformation, Technology and the Election
Christine Rogers-Raetsch, Duolingo
Chief people officer
- Introduced by Technical.ly
- Founder, CEO and People: Company Culture starts at the Top
Michael Winslow, Comcast
Director of engineering
- Developers Conference
- What Tech Leaders Must Know About Microservices: The Comcast Case Study
Rob Frieman, URBN
Executive director of engineering
- Developers Conference
- How to take an idea from an internal hackathon to millions of users: The URBN case study
Josh Kopelman, First Round Capital
Founder and entrepreneur
- Introduced by Technical.ly
- Founder, CEO and People: Company Culture starts at the Top
Valerie Jacobs, LPK
Chief growth officer
- Introduced by Technical.ly
- How to Grow an Innovation Culture in a Non-Tech Environment
Delali Dzirasa, Fearless
President and founder
- Introduced by Technical.ly
- What responsibility does the tech economy have for a “just recovery”?
Martin Guay, Stanley Black & Decker
VP of business development
- Introduced by Technical.ly
- What corporates and startups can learn from each other
Erin Randolph-Williams, Morgan Lewis
Executive compensation attorney
- Introduced by Technical.ly
- Here’s How 2020 Changed My Startup: Case Studies
Lloyd Adams, SAP
SVP and managing director, East Region
- Introduced by Technical.ly
- How do we transform the workplace?
Michelle Histand, Independence Blue Cross
Director of innovation
- Introduced by Technical.ly
- How to Grow an Innovation Culture in a Non-Tech Environment
Anish Kumar, Pennovation Works
Managing director
- Introduced by Technical.ly
- How are universities economic drivers? What more can they do?
Kyle Matthews, FMC Corporation
CHRO and VP
- Introduced by Technical.ly
- How do we transform the workplace?
Adam Thiel, Philadelphia Fire Department
Philadelphia fire commissioner
- Introduced by Technical.ly
- How to Grow an Innovation Culture in a Non-Tech Environment
Gene Marks
Author, columnist, small business expert
- Introduced by Technical.ly
- Tools and workflows to tackle 2020
Register today for PTW20’s Technical.ly produced professional conferences:
Developers Conference — Wednesday, Sept. 23
The Technical.ly Developers Conference is the place where programmers sharpen their skills, learn new approaches, and explore new opportunities. Tech recruiters and renowned engineering leaders come to share their expertise, connect with top engineering talent, and promote their company culture.
Join us for a full day of dev talks focused on effective problem solving and innovative solutions. Presentations will cover today’s most used languages and programs for those at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
Introduced by Technical.ly — Friday, Sept. 25
Introduced is a daylong conference that introduces you to the ideas, people and opportunities that build better companies. Join over 35 industry leaders and keynote speaker, award-winning journalist Guy Raz of NPR’s How I Built This, for a full day virtual conference focused on better workplaces and equitable hometowns.
Plus, don’t forget to check out Philly Tech Week’s crowning social event:
Signature Event — Thursday, Sept. 24
Bored of the same ol’ virtual events? The 10th annual Signature Event promises to be something different. We will start with an exclusive DJ then present the Technical.ly Awards, reveal the winner of our “Nerd Met Gala” cosplay contest, and wrap up the evening with a live, uniquely PTW-style game of trivia. Your ticket price goes to support the journalism and community organizing from Technical.ly.
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