Innovation & Equity 2013: Keeping America First in Technology

Public Innovation & Supplier Diversity

The 13th annual symposium of the 50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology is focused on the growth of innovation-driven companies with globally-competitive products, matching them with capital, customers and policymakers.

Madame Noire likened its star-studded lineup to some of the top entertainment award shows.

Registrants receive two exclusive reports with proprietary data on overlooked markets domestically and internationally and year-round access to the 50 local editions of blackmoney.com, the African-American, African and Caribbean business daily since 1995.

John William Templeton, former editor of the San Jose and Richmond Business Journals, with 25 years in Silicon Valley, produces the annual reports and the 50 Most Important list.  He frequently testifies before Congress and provides insights to top policymakers.  Other media and investors rely on blackmoney.com to identify the most promising African-American innovators due to his 40 years of experience.

Attendees marvel at the value proposition from intimate encounters with global technology and finance powerhouses, many of them completely unknown to the general public.

Procurement experts are surprised at the cutting edge capabilities they discover.

Innovation & Equity 2013 raises the visibility of 450,000 African-Americans in cutting edge fields, including 24 percent of federal civilian technology workforce, including selectees at the Cabinet CIO levels.

A special exhibition The Soul of Public Innovation highlights the accomplishments  of the 80,000 African-American federal technology workers.