2021 Allyship Awards

PRESENTS

2021 Allyship
Awards

Saturday, January 15th
1:00-4:00PM CST | 11AM-2PM PST | 2-5PM EST

Join Us

We are recognizing our BUiLT sponsors, partners, and speakers with the 2021 Allyship Awards.

These are the people who support the Black Tech community and we are showing our appreciation for them on this special night.

We will be giving out awards for the following categories:

  • Speaker of the Year
  • Keynote Speaker of the Year
  • Sponsor of the Year
  • Partner of the Year
  • Ally of the Year
  • Impact Organization of the Year
  • Innovator of the Year

The event is free to dues-paying BUiLT members, sponsors, partners, speakers, and their guests.

All other guests may purchase an entry ticket for $35.

All BUiLT members and paid attendees are eligible to win any of our 16 exciting door prizes.

AGENDA

1-4PM CST | 11AM-2PM PST | 2-5PM EST

1:00PMEvent Booths Open
 
2:00PMEvent Welcome Message – Justin Bell, CEO Credera
 
2:15PMAbout the Event and Awards – Khanesia Washington, BUiLT Director
Door Prize Give-Away
 
2:25PMSpeaker of the Year Award – Van Richardson, Presenter
 
2:35PMKeynote Speaker of the Year Award – Victoria Arkhurst, Presenter
 
2:45PMPartner of the Year Award – Shawn Coates, Presenter
Sponsor of the Year Award – Derris Boomer, Presenter
Ally of the Year Award – Steven Collins, Presenter
 

3:10PM

 

 

3:25PM

Innovator of the Year Award – Khanesia Washington, Presenter
Impact Organization of the Year Award – Shawn Coates, Presenter
Audience Participation
Door Prize Give-Away
 
3:40PMEvent Closing Message – Peter Beasley, Chairman, BUiLT
 

Winners

We are proud to announce our 2021 award winners:

Speaker of the Year – Michael Anderson

Keynote Speaker of the Year – Jerich Beason

Ally of the Year – Nickoria Johnson

Partner of the Year – Sezzle

Sponsor of the Year – American Airlines

Innovator of the Year – Tomias Davis

Impact Organization of the Year – Target

Emerging Chapter of the Year – Twin Cities

Chapter of the Year – North Texas

Technology Professional of the Year – Terrence Bunkley

Technology Innovator of the Year – Jonathan Jenkins

Member of the Year – Khanesia Washington

Finalist

We are proud to announce our finalists for the following awards:

Sponsor of the Year 

• Target Corporation
• Sezzle Corporation

• Synack Corporation
• American Airlines

Partner of the Year 

• Sezzle Corporation
• itSMF USA

• Butler Business Solutions
• Revature

Ally of the Year 

• Bobbi Alexander – Dallas, Texas
• Tomias Davis, Dallas, Texas

• Nickoria Johnson, Dallas, Texas
• Kishmar Best, Orlando, Florida

Semi-Finalist

We are proud to announce our semi-finalists for the following awards:

Sponsor of the Year 

• Amazon Corporation
• Target Corporation
• American Airlines
• Coupa Corporation
• Sezzle Corporation
• Lightbox Corporation

• Synack Corporation
• J.P. Morgan Chase & Company
• Allstate Corporation
• Ntelicor
• The Coles Firm
• Liberty Personnel Services

Partner of the Year 

• Kuriosity
• Sezzle Corporation
• Synack Corporation
• itSMF USA
• Revature
• American Airlines Black Professional Network
• IBM Black Business Resource Group
• Dallas Regional Chamber
• Dallas Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council
• Impact Ventures
• Accenture
• National Society of Black Engineers – DFW Chapter
• International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals – Texas
• Generation USA
• Year Up
• African American Executive Networking Forum
• Black Girls Drone
• Dallas Business Journal
• Slalom REACH Black Employee Resource Group

• Fujistu BEING Black Employee Resource Group
• City of Philadelphia
• Philadelphia Alliance of Capital and Technologies
• Black Data Processing Associates – Philadelphia
• Phila Community Builders
• NorthStar of GIS
• The Item
• Launch Code
• Flames Technology Centers
• Dope Nerds
• Power Thinking
• Twenty Business Advisors
• Coded by Kids
• Urban League of Philadelphia
• The Business Center
• Aramark
• Wilco
• Lockheed Martin
• Hope Works
• Butler Business Solutions

Ally of the Year 

• Brenda Bjerke – Minneapolis, Minnesota
• John Kilpatrick – San Francisco, California
• Tracy Cariker – Austin, Texas
• Bobbi Alexander – Dallas, Texas

• Nickoria Johnson, Dallas, Texas
• Kishmar Best, Orlando, Florida

• Tomias Davis, Dallas, Texas
• The Imperfect Allies