A new series of free tech-related events is coming to the Bronx next week in what organizers are calling Bronx Tech Week.
The program, which runs from May 15-20, includes two panels, a pitch competition and a hackathon for high school students.
Organizers George Nunez and Danielle Nicholson, who are both from the Bronx, want to make technology more accessible to Bronxites. Nunez, a product manager, and Nicholson, a startup lawyer, were the masterminds behind the first boroughwide-themed TEDx event last year.
“We believe that Bronx Tech Week can be a catalyst for positive change, attracting investment and creating job opportunities within the Bronx, ultimately driving economic development and transforming the borough into a vibrant tech hub,” the organizers told the Bronx Times.
The goal of the program is to empower tech enthusiasts and local entrepreneurs by providing access to professional development, education and networking, with a focus on “bridging the gaps in the fragmented Bronx Tech ecosystem,” Nunez said.
The week-long celebration of technology and innovation is meant to bring together technology leaders, entrepreneurs, Minority and Women-Owned Businesses and investors to learn, collaborate and network, Nunez said.
As Artificial Intelligence increases in popularity, Nunez and Nicholson foresee a “digital revolution” and they don’t want Bronxites to be left behind.
“Us both being from The Bronx, we realized that the time is now,” the organizers said. “The Bronx is lacking in so much, and we wanted to be at the forefront of the tech uprise in our borough before its too late.”
While the intended audience for these events are Bronx high school seniors, college students and working professionals, the partners plan to hold events for kids and seniors in the future, Nunez told the Bronx Times. He said the free events are funded through in-kind donations.
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