Civic hacknight #281 VIRTUAL - QueerTech Expansion and Programs

• Topic:

QueerTech is nonprofit based in Montreal. It strives to queer the tech ecosystem by breaking down barriers, creating spaces, and connecting communities to support and empower LGBTQ2S+ people to thrive. Join to learn more.

Website: https://www.queertech.org/

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queertechhq
Twitter: https://twitter.com/queertechhq
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/11474344/admin/
YouTube: YouTube

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Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F7BDZE7mYha_0e3vVGTfGilvxtBxFWdE/view?usp=sharing

• Speakers:

– Naoufel Testaouni, President, QueerTech

Naoufel started his career in the non-profit sector as General Manager for AIESEC in Morocco, which provides young people with leadership development and cross-cultural global internships. He later transferred to the AIESEC United States in New York City and managed the expansion to Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE.

Naoufel joined Microsoft Middle East and Africa as Regional Program Coordinator, managing the Microsoft Software Donation Program for internet safety and security and relationships with crucial Microsoft partners in the region. After two years at Microsoft, Naoufel moved to Montreal to join tech startup TandemLaunch Technologies, where he built relationships with university tech transfer offices around the world.

Today, Naoufel is the co-founder and President of QueerTech, an organization that empowers LGBTQ2S+ in the tech industry. He is also Head of Business Development at Local Logic. In his role, he focuses on market expansion and client acquisition in the US and Canada.

– Andy Saldaña, Executive Director, NY Tech Alliance

Andy Saldaña is the Executive Director of NY Tech Alliance, a non-profit organization that runs the largest Meetup group in the world, the NY Tech Meetup (NYTM). With over 60,000 members and a mission to build a more sustainable, diverse, and equitable technology industry for all New Yorkers, the organization sits at the center of the NY Tech ecosystem.

He is also a co-founder of QueerTech, a non-profit based in Montreal focused on empowering, connecting, and increasing the visibility of LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs and technologists.

Most recently, Andy was named to Crain’s New York Business 2020 Notable LGBTQ Leaders and Executives list.

He is a strong advocate for increased diversity, access, and all-around inclusion in tech, but above all, he enjoys cultivating connections and all of the conversations that evolve.

• Check-in details:

Join us via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85847811289?pwd=THhwOEQvTlh5R3QvbWxha25xTWdGUT09
Webcams and mics optional, but encouraged!

Join via your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/wc/join/85847811289?pwd=THhwOEQvTlh5R3QvbWxha25xTWdGUT09

Dial-in by phone in Canada:
+1 647 558 0588
Meeting ID: 858 4781 1289
Password: 008446

Check in with us on the Civic Tech Toronto Slack: https://link.civictech.ca/chat

• Accessibility:

We're exploring ways to make our online hacknights more accessible. At the moment we provide video and audio of the presentation through Zoom and automated closed captioning through Rev.com.

• About Us:

Our weekly civic tech hacknights bring together Torontonians (designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policy-makers, students, communications strategists, community organizers, and more) who share an interest in making Toronto more responsive, prosperous, sustainable, and equitable through design, tech, and data. Come and be part of it!

• Agenda:

7:00-7:20 = Welcome and Introductions
7:20-7:50 = Presentation and Q&A/discussion
7:50-9:00 = Breakout groups (go make something!)
> 9:00 = Civic Tech Toronto Virtual Hang Out

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