The Schedule

9:10 - 10:40 am Concurrent Paper Presentation Sessions 

Immigrant Tech Entrepreneurs - Room 1325

Chair: Cathy Liu, Georgia State University

• Paper 1: Andrea Contigiani, Ohio State University

• Paper 2: Dongge Zhou, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

• Paper 3: William Zhou, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Black Tech Entrepreneur Experience - Room 1201

Chair: Reginald Tucker, Louisiana State University

• Paper 1: Howard Jean-Denis, Pepperdine University

• Paper 2: Karis Wilson, The University of Oklahoma

• Paper 3: Jaquetta Graham, Morgan State University

11:00- 12:30 pm Concurrent Paper Presentation Sessions

Barriers to Entry and Keys to Success - Room 1325

Chair: Julie Hui

• Paper 1: Ouaffa Hmaddi, University of Oregon

• Paper 2: Seonghoon Kim, University of California, Santa Barbara

• Paper 3: Yi Zhang, Oklahoma State University

Homophily, Homogeneity, and Exposure - Room 1201

Chair: Robert Seamans

• Paper 1: Rosanna Garcia, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

• Paper 2: Angelino Viceisza, Spelman College

• Paper 3: Mauricio Mercado, Iowa State University

1:30 - 2:30 pm Industry Panel 1: Public Policy - Room 1201

Chair: Robert Seamans, New York University

• Panelist 1: Fallon Wilson, #BlackTechFutures Research Institute

• Panelist 2: Gregg Bishop, Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation Social Justice Fund

• Panelist 3: Kenneth Ebie, Black Entrepreneurs NYC

• Panelist 4: Connie Evans, Association for Enterprise Opportunity

1:30 - 2:30 pm Industry Panel 1: Public Policy - Room 1201

Chair: Robert Seamans, New York University

• Panelist 1: Fallon Wilson, #BlackTechFutures Research Institute

• Panelist 2: Gregg Bishop, Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation Social Justice Fund

• Panelist 3: Kenneth Ebie, Black Entrepreneurs NYC

• Panelist 4: Connie Evans, Association for Enterprise Opportunity

4:00 - 5:15 pm Plenary Session 1: Entrepreneurs - Room 1201

Chair: Kerry Schrader, Mixtroz

• Panelist 1: Ryan Woodard, SporaHouse

• Panelist 2: Chinedu Echeruo, Love & Magic Company

• Panelist 3: Tom Chikoore, Gravity Haus

• Panelist 4: Tiffany Kelly, Curastory

8:30 - 9:30 am Plenary Session 2: Theory Development - Room 1201

Chair: Alex Lewis, University of Texas at San Antonio 

• Presenter 1: Ihsan Beezer, Rutgers University

• Presenter 2: Rowena Crabbe, University of Texas at Austin

9:45 - 11:15 am Concurrent Paper Presentation Sessions

STEM Education and Human Capital - Room 1201

Chair: Constance Barnes, University of Pittsburgh

• Paper 1: Rachel Atkins, New York University

• Paper 2: Jocelyn Jackson, University of Michigan

• Paper 3: Thema Monroe-White, Berry College

Impact of Technology - Room 1325

Chair: Tawanna Dillahunt, University of Michigan

• Paper 1: Matthew Bui, University of Michigan

• Paper 2: Linna Zhu, Urban Institute

• Paper 3: Jung H. Kwon, University of Denver

11:30 am - 1:00 pm Concurrent Paper Presentation Sessions

Tech Entrepreneurs on the African Continent - Room 1325

Chair: TBD

• Paper 1: Paper 1: Leo Mutuku, Quotidian Data

• Paper 2: Tessa Pijnaker, University of Birmingham

• Paper 3: Christian Busch, New York University

Public Policy & Programs - Room 1201

Chair: Qingfang Wang

• Paper 1: April Burrage, University of Massachusetts Amherst

• Paper 2: Jeffrey Robinson, Rutgers University

• Paper 3: Sabrina Howell, New York University

2:00 - 3:30 pm Concurrent Paper Presentation Sessions

Entrepreneurial Finance in Tech - Room 1201

Chair: Sabrina Howell

• Paper 1: Robert Fairlie, University of California, Santa Cruz

• Paper 2: Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, Brown University

• Paper 3: Julie Hui, University of Michigan

Tech Entrepreneurship Ecosystems - Room 1325

Chair: Tim Weiss

• Paper 1: Jose Cerecedo Lopez, The University of Texas at San Antonio

• Paper 2: Anthonia Carter, Cornell University

• Paper 3: Shane Snipes, BMCC/CUNY