GET Cities’ TEWG helps P33 and World Business Chicago in TechChicago Week, selling inclusivity and showcasing pilot packages at TechChicago Day HUB.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES, July 10, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — GET (Gender Equity in Tech) Cities is thrilled to announce its participation in the second annual TechChicago Week hosted by P33 and World Business Chicago (WBC). As valued members of GET Cities’ Tech Equity Working Group (TEWG), P33 and WBC have performed instrumental roles in driving constructive change in Chicago’s tech trade and this occasion isn’t any exception.
TechChicago Week, happening from July 10-14, is a celebration of Chicagoland’s numerous tech ecosystem by way of per week crammed with tradition, inclusive entry, alternatives, conversations and neighborhood.
“Chicago tech has a exceptional story to inform,” stated Brad Henderson, CEO of P33. “Not solely do we now have an extremely numerous ecosystem of fast-growing startups and established companies from all areas of tech like AI, quantum computing, and biotech, however while you have a look at the statistics, Chicago continues to make features and is one of the best metropolis in the nation for funding for underrepresented teams like BIPOC and ladies founders.”
In step with GET Cities’ dedication to selling inclusivity, scaling pilots, and showcasing transformative work, the Tech Equity Working Group will host a “hub” on the essential occasion on TechChicago Day, happening July thirteenth at Navy Pier, the place attendees can study extra in regards to the latest $1M in funds deployed to assist scale 5 profitable pilot packages in the Chicago tech sector.
“The Tech Equity Working Group is a testomony to the facility of collaboration and collective motion in driving actual change. We’re honored to take part in TechChicago Week and assist P33 and World Business Chicago in their continued effort to construct a extra equitable tech trade,” stated Allison James, Senior Supervisor of GET Cities Chicago. “Collectively, we’re constructing an inclusive tech financial system in Chicago, and TechChicago Week presents a exceptional alternative to share our progress with the broader neighborhood.”
Along with the TEWG “Hub”, GET Cities can even sponsor the two day Capital Summit and host a non-public Founders Breakfast in the course of the week lengthy occasion.
To study extra about TechChicago Week please go to: https://gotechchicago.com/week/
To study extra in regards to the Tech Equity Working Group, please go to https://www.techequityworkinggroup.com/
To study extra about GET Cities go to https://www.getcities.org
About GET Cities & The Tech Equity Working Group
GET (Gender Equality in Tech) Cities, led by SecondMuse Basis and Break By means of Tech in partnership with Pivotal Ventures, is an initiative designed to speed up the illustration and management of ladies, transgender, and nonbinary folks in tech by way of the event of inclusive tech hubs throughout the US. GET Cities presently operates in Chicago, Miami, and D.C., establishing native tech hubs in these cities.
Tech Equity Working Group (TEWG), powered by GET Cities Chicago, is an alliance of 25 accelerators, incubators, funds, and mission-aligned ecosystem supporters designing city-wide options and collective infrastructure to deal with gender and racial inequities for tech founders in Chicago.
Gabrielle LeVota
Crinkerland
glevota@crinkerland.com
