The Project NorthStar conference, a three-day event Oct. 3–5 aimed at providing Black and Latinx professionals with “connections, education, and opportunities,” is looking for speakers.

Organized by San Francisco-based nonprofit Black & Brown Founders in partnership with the City of Philadelphia, the event was named after Frederick Douglass’s anti-slavery publication. The idea has its roots in Mayor Jim Kenney’s visit to Texas megaconference South by Southwest2017, where Kenney said the rooms did not match our city’s demographics.

“Project NorthStar will allow Philadelphia residents and attendees from outside the city to access vital information and tools that can set them on the path to success,” Kenney said. “It is my hope that they will also experience Philadelphia in a way that shows them our city is the ideal location to build a diverse tech business.”

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