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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and the Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus announced two media opportunities during the second annual Diversity in Tech Summit. The Summit will bring together 46 companies, 34 HBCUs, and Members of Congress for collective conversations around tech diversity and preparing students of color for careers within emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

Wednesday, July 24

WHO: Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton
Congresswoman Alma S. Adams. Ph.D., Co-Chair of the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser
Dr. Wayne Frederick, President of Howard University
Ron Myers, AMD Corporate Vice President of Corporate Marketing
Howard Middle School Principal Katheryn Procope. PhD

WHAT: Press conference announcing second annual Diversity in Tech Summit, hosted at Howard University

WHEN: 12:30 PM

WHERE: Howard University Middle School Atrium
405 Howard Place NW
Washington, D.C. 20059

Media RSVPs encouraged. Please RSVP to Sara.McGovern@mail.house.gov

Thursday, July 25

WHO: Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D, Co-chair of the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus
John Hardage, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, BB&T
Tia Silas, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, IBM
Erika Northington, U.S. Government Relations Manager, McDonald’s
Lionel Lee, Head of Diversity Engagement, Zillow Group
Representative from GlaxoSmithKline

WHAT: Press Clutch with Congresswoman Adams and companies joining the Partnership Challenge

WHEN: 8:30 AM

WHERE: Covington & Burling
850 10th Street
Washington, D.C. 20001

Media RSVPs encouraged. Please RSVP to Sara.McGovern@mail.house.gov


Participating Schools & HBCU Advocacy Groups: Howard University, Florida A&M University, Fayetteville State University, Morehouse College , Bowie State University, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Spelman College, North Carolina A&T State University, Bennett College, Central State University, Morgan State University, Barber-Scotia College, Shaw University, Fort Valley State University, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, West Virginia State University, Tennessee State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Alcorn State University, Livingstone College, Norfolk State University, Kentucky State University, Benedict College, Prairie View A&M University, Xavier University of Louisiana, Tuskegee University, Tougaloo College Research and Development Foundation, Saint Augustine's University, Hampton University, Texas Southern University, Lane College, Claflin University, Virginia State University, Jackson State University

Participating Companies: Wells Fargo, eBay Inc., DTCC, ITI, IBM (Global Markets), Federal Street Strategies, Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans, Overland-Tandberg, FICO, Microsoft, TSYS, SIFMA, Nielsen, Pandora + SiriusXM, Amazon, Uber Technologies Inc., Airbnb, Allstate Insurance Company, Intel Corporation, Twitter, Covington & Burling LLP, SAS Institute, Spotify, SAP AMERICA INC., HP Inc., PayPal Inc., McGuireWoods Consulting, Unum Group, Lyft, Advanced Micro Devices, Allscripts, Amazon (Student Programs) (Web Services), Zillow Group, Verizon Media, CTA, VISA, Adobe, AMD, McDonald's Corporation, Facebook, AnitaB.org, NCC, Stewart Strategies & Solutions, Twilio, GlaxoSmithKline, Grant Thornton LLP, General Motors Financial, Depository Trust & Clearing Corp

Members of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus: Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL), Rep. French Hill (R-AR), Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX), Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC), Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD), Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC), Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), Rep. André Carson (D-IN), Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO), Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN), Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA), Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC), Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA), Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN), Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Rep. David Price (D-NC), Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), Rep. David Scott (D-GA), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. David Trone (D-MD), Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH), Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
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