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
| 1:00PM | Event Booths Open |
| 2:00PM | Event Welcome Message – Justin Bell, CEO Credera |
| 2:15PM | About the Event and Awards – Khanesia Washington, BUiLT Director Door Prize Give-Away |
| 2:25PM | Speaker of the Year Award – Van Richardson, Presenter |
| 2:35PM | Keynote Speaker of the Year Award – Victoria Arkhurst, Presenter |
| 2:45PM | Partner 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 |
| 3:40PM | Event 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