Editor's Note

Well folks, the 10th annual Philly Tech Week is all wrapped up and now it's time to share more of the good stuff: gratitude, highlights, access, and what's next.

GRATITUDE

First things first: A very, very big thank you to the thousands of Community Event organizers, sponsors, speakers, supporters, partners, and attendees. Despite all we are facing this year, everyone still came together to make this such an amazing week. True Philly-style strong.💪

Share your thoughts! 🐤Tweet @PhillyTechWeek with the #PTW20 hashtag and tell us about your week.

HIGHLIGHTS

Some of you were able to join, and some were not. Either way, you can relive the dream here, or see some of the awesome things that went on throughout the week. 

EDITORS' RECAPS 📔

• 4 technologists debate: How can you launch a startup (or startup mentality) within a larger org?
  You might need to think more incrementally to get higher-ups onboard with your idea. And check in often to make sure everyone's on the same page.

• Code Differently’s young developers aim to make an impact as they learn
  The Wilmington education org aims to build a school-to-college pipeline. During Philly Tech Week's Developers Conference, four of its teen participants showed off apps they made this.
• On misinformation and the 2020 election, ‘the call is coming from inside the house’
  At the Technical.ly Developers Conference, The New York Times opinion writer-at-large Charlie Warzel talked about how misinformation spreading on social media is manipulating America's polarization and 2020's cascading crises.

 Read all of the articles and get alerts when the next one publishes.

WATCH SELECT SESSIONS 🎥

This special season we are offering glimpses into some of the topics, speakers and interactions experienced at the 2020 Philly Tech Week. Check out: How to take an internal hackathon project to scale - URBN Case Study ⚖️

ACCESS

Be an early subscriber for 2021 and get access to additional, select recordings, plus exclusive videos available only on our private channel. 

EXPLORE PARTNER EVENTS 🚀

• 🌍HUE Tech Summit

  The 2020 Virtual HUE Tech Summit was phenomenal. Expanded to 3 days, it featured over 30 national and global speakers, 3 amazing hosts with STEM backgrounds, special remarks from tech leaders and a finale fireside chat with special guests and summit producer/founder of the Tech Women Network, Jumoke Dada.

• 🦁 PACT Capital Conference: The Lion's Den

  
  As a conclusion to the PACT Capital Conference 2020 Virtual Series, the Lion's Den returned as a digital broadcast with live audience voting. Read more from Technical.ly's Paige Gross and watch the full broadcast. Programming continues Oct. 7 and 14 with PACT's essential enterprise tech series, Phorum 2020 Remained. Learn more here.
• 💼 Tech Women Network Virtual Career Fair
  

  Tech Women Network held its first virtual career fair for diverse technical women. The fair included expert career advice from Dr. Brandi Baldwin, Dr. Jasmine Escalara, and Elizabeth Martinez as well as an expo. Over 190 attendees explored opportunities with partnering companies and sponsors including CSL Behring, Etsy, Google, Red Hat, and SEI. Individuals can join at https://TechWomenNetwork.com.

WHAT'S NEXT

SAVE THE DATE! Philly Tech Week returns May 7-15, 2021.

Subscribe to hear about the kick-off planning event and stay on top of the latest developments in events, formats, news and more.  

"See" you soon!

The organizers of Philly Tech Week