Geeks && Drinks: Startup Week Takeover & Re-Launch Party

Thank you for being a part of our Geeks && Drinks Meetup community! We’ve put together an entire afternoon dedicated to inspiring tech talks, career development, networking and a after party to celebrate our relaunch! This is the annual event you can’t miss!

TLDR: Career and Tech focused panels with speakers from Austin and San Antonio during the day + happy hour and prizes in the evening!

We have an amazing mix of panels, lighting talks and discussions on topics ranging from thriving as a software engineer to how to build up your community and the intersection of AI and construction.

AGENDA:
2:00 - 2:45 Geeks && Drinks Takeover Intro + Networking (7th Floor):
Kick off the day with introductions to Geeks && Drinks, networking and a quick breakdown of the day.

2:45 - 3:45 Lighting Talks (7th Floor)
● Eddy Bautista | What to Keep in Mind When Scaling Your App, App Developer at Via
● Kris Wall | Consequences of Insecure Data, CTO of Critical Fault
● Santino Medina | Intersection of Construction x Tech, TPM at Google

4:00 - 4:45 Building Tech & Dev Communities in San Antonio: Vision, Growth, and Challenges (7th Floor)
● Ileana Gonzalez | Panelist, CEO TechBloc
● Jesse Hernandez | Panelist, Founder of DevSA
● Ansley Portosa | Head of The Greater Gaming Society
● Sharon Gutierrez | Panelist, Co-Founder of Pretty Simple + Geeks && Drinks

5:00 - 6:00 Thriving as a Software Engineer: Lessons from Startup Founders, Recruiters and Corporate Leaders (Event Center)
● Vernon Johnson | Panelist, Cofounder and CTO of Yup
● Keegan Donley | Panelist, Principal Frontend Engineer at Kizen
● Marquis Ware | Panelist, Software Engineer at Dept of Defense
● Kedron Abbott | Moderator, Software Engineer at HashiCorp
● Amanda Keammerer | Panelist, Cyber Queen of San Antonio

6:00 - 8:00 Geeks && Drinks Rewind & Relaunch Party
It all wraps up with our Geeks && Drinks Rewind & Re-Launch Party where we'll honor where we started and then we’ll unveil the updated brand and vision going forward! There will be light refreshments, drinks and DJ Chaku playing 2000’s vibe throwbacks.

It’s totally free to attend but make sure to at San Antonio Startup Week so you can use their app and see the full schedule.

Host or Publisher Pretty Simple Tech LLC