Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green

BEW 2022 Event Recap

Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Modern Gradient Line

PLATINUM S​ponsors

Modern Gradient Line

GOLD Spons​ors

Modern Gradient Line

BLUE Spons​ors

Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Modern Gradient Line

organizing​ partners

Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Modern Gradient Line

SPEAKERS From:​

Linkedin

Braven

Stanford Engineering

UCSD

UCSF/Gladstone

Ebay

Service Now

Google

NGEx

Morgan Stanley (PACA)

Seren

Ilekun Health

NHL

Coinbase

Correlia Biosystems

Lucid

Synopsis

Stanford DEI

Jabil Blue Sky

Apple

Meta

SJSU

Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Modern Gradient Line

ATTENDEES From differents ​comp​anies

California

SJSU

UCLA

UC Riverside

De Anza College

New York

SUNY University at Buffalo (4)

SUNY Binghampton (3)

SUNY Dutchess (6)

SUNY Orange (2)

Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green

Speed Network Lunch Event

Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green

LinkedIn hosted the students for a ‘speed networking’ session with their employees over lunch plus walk them through a LinkedIn 101 training. The networking session was focused more on soft skills interviewing tips but could explored blending some feedback on technical interviews skills.

Employees are identified (hands raised) and attendees switch to a new person

Attendees have personal conversations with LinkedIn employees for 10 minutes

SJSU Alumni and Current LinkedIn Employee, Jonathan Dickson, gave LinkedIn 101 training

Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green

Welcoming Dinner Event

Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green

The Welcoming Event supported by BRAVEN is an event that helps engineers at all levels tell their story in a manner that leads to professional advancement.

It was an event to prepare everyone for conference events

BEW participants partaking in workshops, BRAVEN conducting workshops

Professor Etu sparing up the students with an opening speech, Eyerusalem giving a speech about BASE

Suporting Black owned restaurants, CSTEP Students and BEW participants partaking in workshops

Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green

BEST Networking Nite

Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green

BEST Networking at Nite, following the Welcome Event, is an event to kickoff Black Engineer Week. Featuring food by Michelin rated Chef Baca and performance by Grammy-nominated artist Andre Thierry.

Grammy Nominated Artist - Andre Thierry and Band Performing

Professor Folarin freestyling during the BEST NETWORKING @ NITE Event

Students from New York Institutions Students networking at the BEST Networking Nite over deserts made by Chef Baca

Students from SJSU networking at the BEST Networking Nite over deserts made by Chef Baca

Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green

GOLF SOCIAL EVENT

BEW BGs Golf Social By The Pacific Coast Aspire Group at Morgan Stanley was an event focused on socializing while introducing black professionals to the game of golf.

Morgan Stanley Official speaking to golfers and students, Professor Folarin pairing groups together.

Golfers and students appear together

Students and novices appear with black golfers.

Golfers and students appear together

Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green

NETWORKING LUNCH EVENT

Networking Lunch BEST science and engineering presentations is a showcase of graduate students and postdocs. The event raised a spotlight on academic talent and building relationships

Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green
Blurred Circle Gradient Blue Green

Gottlieb Uahengo Jr.

Ph.D. Candidate, Engineering Physics,

University of California, San Diego