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ReThink Austin 2022:
Leading by Action

Austin Urban Technology Movement (AUTMHQ), in partnership with Harlem Labs, will present ReThink Austin for the fourth time during SXSW in March 2022. This year's theme is "Leading by Action," and it will include a series of events featuring leaders from the communities we represent.

Leaders will discuss how to establish your own professional board, deliver an interactive display on NFTs, and talk about space technology; there will also be a session led by phenomenal women, all while we enjoy music and party!

ReThink Austin is a powerful gathering that focuses on topics affecting central Austin such as technology, entrepreneurship, community impact, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Harlem Labs

Leading by Action
Participants for 2022 include:

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Michael Ward Jr.

Michael Ward Jr.

President and CEO at AUTMHQ. Host and MC.

Waziri Garuba

Waziri Garuba

CEO at Harlem Labs. Host and Moderator.

Deepika Sangam

Deepika Sangam

NASA EPDC Education Specialist at Texas State University discussing NASA Technology Drives Space Exploration

Sara Torres

Sara Torres

NASA Technology Drives Space Exploration

Monica Uribe

Monica Uribe

NASA Technology Drives Space Exploration

Ellen Bailey

Ellen Bailey

Vice President of Diversity and Culture at Harvard Business Publishing discussing Building your Personal Board

Chuma Chike-Obi,

Chuma Chike-Obi,

GMI Advisory Services discussing NFTs

Jonathan 'Chaka' Mahone

Jonathan 'Chaka' Mahone

Musician, Designer, Founder discussing NFTs

Chris Tobar

Chris Tobar

Creative Director, Artist, Experience Curator Tobartakeover and _ofcolor discussing NFTs

SaulPaul

SaulPaul

Inspirational Talk with SaulPaul &The Make It Movement: Music, Motivation.

Donald Scot II

Donald Scot II

Hosting the Culture Crawl ATX Podcast

Taisha Dotson

Taisha Dotson

Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Austin Women in Technology, speaker of the Phenomenal Women panel.

Muna Hussaini

Muna Hussaini

Head of Governance for ESG at Indeed.com and speaker of the Phenomenal Women panel.

Paty Sesma

Paty Sesma

VP of MarCom at AUTMHQ, speaker of the Phenomenal Women panel, and moderator.

Melinda Garvey

Melinda Garvey

CEO and Founder of On the Dot and Founder of Austin Women Magazine and speaker of the Phenomenal Women panel.

Mercedes Ballard

Mercedes Ballard

Founder and Talent Advisor at Heristic.co and speaker of the Phenomenal Women panel.

Quest Moffat

Quest Moffat

Founder of Kadogo.co and talent of the Interactive Tech Showcase.

Leon Vanstone

Leon Vanstone

Entrepreneur, founder of the Texas Rocket Engineering Lab, and expert in hypersonics; alent of the Interactive Tech Showcase.

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Ellen Bailey at ReThink Austin 2022, Leading by Action

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Ellen Bailey at ReThink Austin 2022, Leading by Action

Waziri Garuba, CEO of Harlem Labs, presented us to Ellen Bailey, VP of Diversity and Culture at Harvard Business Publishing, a proud sponsor of ReThink Austin 2022. She talked about how important it is to set ourselves up for success and to have a personal board of directors. She described a personal board as a group of people who can actually help you get where you want to go.

ReThink Austin 2022: Leading by Action

10:24:12

ReThink Austin 2022: Leading by Action

Austin Urban Technology Movement (AUTMHQ), in partnership with Harlem Labs, is presenting ReThink Austin for the fourth time during SXSW in March 2022. This year's theme is "Leading by Action," and it will include a series of events featuring leaders from the communities we represent. Leaders will discuss how to establish your own professional board, display an interactive display on NFTs, and talk space technology; there will also be a session led by phenomenal women, all while we enjoy music and party! ReThink Austin is a powerful gathering that focuses on topics affecting central Austin such as technology, entrepreneurship, community impact, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Phenomenal Women Panel at ReThink Austin 2022

01:04:50

Phenomenal Women Panel at ReThink Austin 2022

This panel, which was moderated by Paty Sesma, VP of MarCom at AUTMHQ, provided an excellent opportunity to share the stories of accomplished women in technology. We had a really fascinating and informative conversation about the challenges that women face in the workplace or as entrepreneurs. We talked about Impostor Syndrome and, of course, the significant achievements of our panelists, Taisha Dotson, Melinda Garvey, Muna Hussaini, and Mercedes Ballard. This was such an uplifting discussion.

ReThink Austin 2021

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ReThink Austin 2021

ReThink Austin was created in 2019 to "rethink" the trajectory of the city and cultivate a diverse community across the realms of entrepreneurship, technology, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and community impact. Every quarter, ReThink Austin inspires collaboration in order to eliminate the racial, economic, social, and political divides that exist in our society. Join our first panel on forming integrated partnerships across sectors with a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens.

Saul Paul, a musician with a message at ReThink Austin 2022

48:03

Saul Paul, a musician with a message at ReThink Austin 2022

GRAMMY Award-nominated artist SaulPaul graced us with his presence and deliver an inspirational speech. He shared a bit of his personal life experience as well as the lessons he learned through hardship and overcoming challenges since he was a child.

Deepika Sangam at ReThink Austin 2022, Leading by Action

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Deepika Sangam at ReThink Austin 2022, Leading by Action

Deepika Sangam, Ph.D., NASA EPDC Education Specialist at Texas State University, spoke on how space technology drives exploration. She discussed anticipated NASA milestones and the importance that a diverse workforce may offer to space technology exploration.

ReThink Austin 2021 Technology Session: Protecting your Digital Footprint

01:05:28

ReThink Austin 2021 Technology Session: Protecting your Digital Footprint

How worried should we be about our privacy and data in the twenty-first century as technology evolves? How concerned should we be about our digital footprint when we use the Internet? During this session, we want to raise awareness about our data trail and how each click on our devices leaves an imprint that another person may view. We are leaving traces of our online behavior for others to follow. These are just a few of the many questions we will take away from this session.

The Culture Crawl ATX Podcast broadcasting live from ReThink Austin 2022.

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The Culture Crawl ATX Podcast broadcasting live from ReThink Austin 2022.

The Culture Crawl ATX podcast, presented by Michael Ward Jr. and Donald Scott II, which is intended to foster togetherness, invited Destin Bell, a motivated entrepreneur and Michael Odokara-Okigbo, founder of NKENNE, the first African Language Learning App on the market, to join the stage to describe what gaming and gamification are as well as the influence these have on STEM.

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