Black Python Devs Leadership Summit 2024
Caktus Group
, Durham, NC
The Black Python Devs Leadership Summit is a single day workshop where leaders in the Python Community are invited to connect, grow, and learn with one another.
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Morning session
Afternoon session
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Who is Invited?
Anyone in leadership or wanting to get into leadership at the local, regional, or global level of the Python community.
Although Black Python Devs produces this event, it is a public event held under the Black Python Devs Code of Conduct .
If you'd like to help fund summits like this one, support Black Python Devs.
Keynote Speaker
Wesley Faulkner
Wesley Faulkner is a podcaster, public speaker, advocate for social change, and a developer relations professional. He has a background in technology, working for companies like AMD, Atlassian, Dell, IBM, and MongoDB. Wesley co-hosts two podcasts: Community Pulse, which explores the challenges and opportunities of community building in Developer Relations, and Radical Respect, which features conversations with Kim Scott on creating more inclusive and equitable workplaces. Wesley is passionate about racial justice, workplace equity, and neurodiversity.
Interactive Talks
Afi Gbadago
Black Python Devs Open Source Program
Tim Schilling
On Open-Source Packagement
Kudzayi Bamhare
Challenges of Educating New Pythonistas in Zimbabwe
Panel Discussion
Velda Kiara
Host — Black Python Devs
Monica Oyugi
PyCon Kenya
Jeff Triplett
BPD Advisor
Benedict Kofi Amofah
BPD Assistant Leadership
Loren Crary
Python Software Foundation
Schedule — BPD Leadership Track (Morning)
| Time | Session | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Registration, Breakfast, and Mingling | — |
| 9:00am - 9:10am | Welcome and Opening Remarks | — |
| 9:10am - 9:15am | Gold Sponsor Lightning Talk | Caktus Group |
| 9:20am - 10:05am | Chop it Up Session with BPD Leaders | — |
| 10:05am - 10:15am | Break | — |
| 10:15am - 10:20am | Silver Sponsor Lightning Talk | Python Software Foundation |
| 10:15am - 11:00am | State of BPD | Jay Miller |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | Lunch / Snack Break (BYOL) | — |
Community Building Track (Afternoon)
| Time | Session | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Registration | — |
| 9:00am - 9:10am | Welcome and Opening Remarks | — |
| 1:15pm - 2:00pm | Keynote Address | Wesley Faulkner |
| 2:05pm - 2:55pm | Interactive Sessions | — |
| 3:00pm - 3:45pm | Panel Discussion | — |
| 3:50pm - 4:00pm | Breakout Session Prep | — |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Breakout Sessions | — |
| 5:15pm - 5:45pm | Breakout Session Recap | — |
| 5:45pm - 6:00pm | Closing Remarks | — |
| 6:00pm - 7:30pm | Rooftop Happy Hour, sponsored by Caktus Group | — |
We are happy to announce the 2024 Black Python Devs Leadership Summit, held at the Caktus Group in Durham, North Carolina.
This year we're bringing presentations from folks all over the world to energize and inform our Black Python Devs leaders and guests.
Breakout Sessions
We're excited to bring breakout sessions to the group.
We'll take topics from the audience and break out into small groups to communicate and learn from one another. Then we'll reconvene and share what we've learned.