Black Tech Symposium Keynote: From Federal to Free with NiKole Maxwell

#### Keynote - "From Federal to Free: Augment Your Creativity"

They let you go. After decades of falling in line to become the perfect employee—working ten times harder and pushing every button you were told to—it's over. Yes you mastered the system, maybe even climbed the ladder but now that is over, you feel stuck.

Who were you before you conformed to their standard? In your efforts to master the system, did you have to put your own creative genius in a box? Well now is the time to jump outside of those 4 walls they have you in and learn about Artificial Intelligence as the key to unlocking your creativity.. This isn't about prompting a chatbot or playing with image filters; this is a masterclass in partnering with technology to augment your unique brilliance and architect your next chapter—on your own terms.

Join me to learn how to:

• Activate The Innovator's Mindset: Shift from a risk-averse employee to a bold creative leader.
• Develop Your AI Partner: Use AI as a brainstorming partner to map out new business ideas and career paths.
• Craft Your New Narrative: Move beyond the traditional resume and use AI to build a powerful personal brand that tells your real story.

It’s time to trade the PIV card for your purpose and begin your digital transformation.
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The 2nd Annual DC Metro Black Tech Symposium highlights the success and possibilities of Black technologists and their allies. This learning, networking, and empowerment event is packed with six keynote presenters, 45 learning sessions, 5 evening 2.5 hour workshops, and multiple virtual “speed-networking” sessions.

Three-day attendance passes range from $47.50 to $57.50 for FULL ACCESS. All tickets support our 501(c)3 nonprofit purpose.
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Session presentations include:
- Starting and succeeding as a consultant with government contracting
- Interviewing at your best
- Resilient leadership
- Model based system engineering
- Breaking into tech
- Getting your first customer
- Influence strategies for tech leaders
- Building applications with no or low code
- AI: embracing agents, mitigating prejudice and crafting effective prompts
- Threat detection using Splunk
- Upskilling as a project manager
- Why Black voices matter in cybersecurity
- Multiplying your success through mentor advocacy