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Benefiting the Young Women’s Leadership Society

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Thank you for attending! Save the date for May 2024.

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2023 Speakers

Moderator | Imani Strong
Senior Business Analyst, Technology Practice, Egon Zehnder

Panelists
AJ Rudolph
Director or Product, Education and Technology, Poker Power

Jamila Parham
Founder, The Tech Unicorn
Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

Leslie J. Anderson
National Head of Customer and Employee Strategy
BMO Wealth Management – U.S.

Lisa Dyer
ChiTech Partner Speaker
Global VP, Managed Services LOB, Ensono

Special Guest Speaker | Toni Preckwinkle
35th president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

An Evening to Support Tomorrow’s Young Leaders

Hosted annually by ChiTech’s Young Women’s Leadership Society, Little Black Dress Night is where we bring together community speakers and thought-leaders to share ideas for overcoming diversity challenges, including underrepresentation of women and those in the African American and Latinx communities, faced by the next generation of STEM students and entrepreneurs.

The money we raise through tickets sales and donations supports our mission to educate and empower a diverse group of young talent, and directly helps send 20 students to college!

It’s a way to recognize the support we receive from Chicago’s business and tech communities, while at the same time shining a spotlight on an important cause.

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PLATINUM

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John and Margaret Sagan Foundation

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FRIENDS

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Tim Handorf

ORBA

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