9th Annual Roadmap to Billions NYC Conference

​🚀 ROADMAP TO BILLIONS 2025 — YOUR TURN TO SCALE SMARTER, NOT HARDER

​You’ve built the business. Now it’s time to outpace the competition.

​Roadmap to Billions 2025 is the room where Black women founders sharpen their edge and leap ahead.
For the first time, this space is open to more founders ready to harness next-level strategies for sustainable growth.
No more figuring it out alone. No more wondering how others are pulling ahead with AI, capital, and growth strategies—even as traditional DEI and minority-focused programs vanish.

​This is where you:
✅ Transform AI from a buzzword into a profit-driving co-founder.
✅ Crack the fundraising code—even in today’s challenging climate.
✅ Learn how to stop chasing small contracts and close big-money deals.
✅ Meet other powerful founders ready to collaborate, not compete.

​Featured Sponsors:

• ​Microsoft

• ​GoDaddy

• ​Camelback Ventures

• ​Loweinstein Sandler

• ​Wocstar

• ​CEEK

​Imagine this:
👉 AI streamlines your operations and gives you back your time.
👉 Investors seek you out because you’ve mastered the fundraising playbook.
👉 Your business becomes known for market leadership—not just for representation.
👉 You feel confident stepping into larger partnerships, national visibility, and even global growth.
👉 And? You finally gain the breathing room to think big, not just survive the day-to-day.

​You’ve already built the foundation. Now it’s time to accelerate.

​Conference Highlights:

​Day 1 - Thursday May 15th, 2025 @Microsoft Times Square

​Founders' Retreat & A Self-Care Focus — 2:00 - 5:00 pm (Doors Open at 1:30 pm)

​Day 2 - Friday May 16th, 2025 @ Microsoft Times Square

​Doors Open at 9:00am for Registration & Breakfast

​Workshop Sessions:

• ​10:00 am — Founder Firsts: The First Investor Check, First Investor Call, First Bad Hire
  With Kunbi Tinuoye, and Lenore Champagne Beirne
  

• ​10:40 am — The Operations Arsenal: Accounting, Legal & Consulting for Growth
  With Diane Moss, Tricia Taitt, and Jacqueline Twillie
  

• ​11:30 am — The Ultimate Fundraising Playbook: Crack the Code on Pre-Seed & Seed Rounds
  With Elise King, Victoria Yamplosky, Lance Mason, and Jordan Sawadogo
  

• ​12:20 pm — The Art of the Pivot: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities
  With Lindiwe Davis, Dreena Whitfield, D'Janae Robinson, and Nekpen Wilson
  

• ​12:20 pm — Agentic AI: Your Business on Autopilot
  With Nelly Yusupova
  

• ​2:20 pm — How to Close Big Money Clients (Even If You’re a Startup)
  With Jeanelle James
  

• ​2:20 pm — The Future is Female (and Funded): Black Women Raising Capital
  With Antonia Dean, Tiffany Kelly, Gayle Jennings-O'Byrne, and Sankeetha Selvarajah
  

• ​3:10 pm — AI is the new co-founder: How Startups Can Win with Custom GPTs
  With Stephanie Assi Durand
  

• ​3:10 pm — The Modern Tech Stack: Architecture Decisions for Early-Stage Startups
  With Alfred Ojukwu, Dominique Aubry
  

• ​5:00 pm — Closing Reception at Fushimi NYC Times Square, 311 W 43rd St

​Speakers:

• ​Antonia Dean — Principal of Black Ops VC

• ​Tricia Taitt — CEO of FinCore

• ​Dreena Whitfield — CEO and Founder of WhitPR

• ​D'Janae Robinson — Founder of BTO (Beat the Odds)

• ​Mike Ma — Managing Partner at Sidecut Ventures

• ​Sankeetha Selvarajah — Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney at Romano Law PLLC & Zensei LLC

• ​Nelly Yusupova — Fractional CTO at TechSpeak.co

• ​Kange Kaneene — Venture Partner at Level Up Ventures

• ​Elise King — Managing Director at American Heart Association, Women's Health Fund

• ​Stephanie Assi Durand — CEO of Meraky Tech, Inc

• ​Kimmy Paluch — Managing Partner at Beta Boom

• ​Lemore Champagne Beirne — Founder & Managing Partner at Bright Ventures

• ​Lindiwe Davis — Founder of FutureState Collective \ Coach \ Speaker

• ​Tiffany Kelly — Founder & CEO of Curastory

• ​Kunbi Tinuoye — CEO of UrbanGeekz

• ​Victoria Yampolsky — President of The Startup Station

• ​Jacqueline Twilie — Head of Learning and Development at ZeroGap

• ​Dominique Aubry — Principal & CEO at Beacon Insights

• ​Jordan Sawadogo — Pre-seed / Seed Investor at 500 Global

• ​Maci Philitas — Member of 929 Group, Eagle Rock Kids

• ​Saydeah Howard — Managing Partner at Cherryrock Capital

• ​Lance Mason — Founder and Editor in Chief at Rise Over Run

• ​Nekpen Wilson — Career & Executive Coach at SBW Coaching

• ​Mita Carriman — Founder of Adventurely & Co-Founder of Caribbean Venture Collective

• ​Dianne Moss — Counsel at Lowenstein Saunders

• ​Gayle Jenning-O'Byrne — CEO & General Partner at WOCSTAR

• ​Stephanie Leblanc-Godrey — CEO & Founder of Mother AI

• ​Alfred Ojukwu — Sr. Virtualization Solution Sales at Microsoft

​🎟 Get your ticket to Roadmap to Billions 2025 today.
Come to sharpen your advantage, master new tools, and position your business at the front of the pack.

​Because staying competitive isn’t enough. It’s time to lead...