Active Allyship in Tech

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👋 About the Event

In light of the violence minority groups in the US have experienced recently, it is now more important than ever for us to band together, be active allies and advocate for minority groups. This event is for anyone who considers themselves to be an ally, or those who’d like to learn how to be effective allies in these interesting times. Join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) leaders in Tech for a discussion on their work and impact, and insights on how you can become active allies in Tech.

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🐰 Meet the Speakers

Marlon Richardson is an experience design leader based in Bay Area with over 20 years experience building customer focused products for IT, finance, and consumer marketing.

His focus area for the past 7 years has been in transforming orgs from purely revenue driven to a research led approach centered on outcomes that serve both customer needs and business goals. In his career he has worked to create and lead experience design for Google, Zelle, Taylor Corp, several industry leading agencies, and more. Starting from March of 2020, He leads experience design for IT at Electronic Arts.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlon-richardson/

Brian Pang (he/him/his) was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Vancouver, Canada at the age of 16. Brian began working at EA as a games tester in 2004, and currently works as a Development Director on the FIFA dev team.

Over his EA career, Brian has worked on over 30 EA SPORTS titles, Marketing operations, product and digital strategic initiatives, central technology services, and one of the first multi-franchise XD teams at EA. He also serves as the Global board chair for ASPIRE, EA's Asians and Pacific Islanders employee resource group, and is passionate about uplifting and advocating for underrepresented talent.

Brian also volunteers for Canada SCORES, a not-for-profit organization which combines soccer, poetry and service learning for at-risk children.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianpang33/

Cassie Richardson is the Director, Security Product Management for EA Security, and runs their newly created central PMO. With over 12 years of experience in project, product, and program management, she has worked on a variety of initiatives. With a background in film and TV production, Cassie is passionate for developing products that align at the intersection of entertainment and technology. A global board member for The Black EA Team (BEAT!), EA’s Black employee resource group, she is dedicated to protecting and advancing the careers of underrepresented talent.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassierichardson/

Rob Baron is born in Zimbabwe, lived in South Africa, United Kingdom and now Canada. He has a passion for travel and experiences. He is energized by helping others succeed and being elevated by their creativity and passion. He realized the white privilege that has helped make him successful today, and fully committed to future change for a more fair and caring society.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ribaron/

🙌 Hosts

Grace Ling, Natashia Tjandra, Alister Lee

Everything panelists and hosts say represents their individual viewpoints and not the stance of EA.

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🐰 About Design Buddies

Design Buddies is an inclusive design community aimed to connect and empower designers by providing free resources, events, mentorship, and more.

Learn more: https://designbuddies.community/

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