Do you or your team struggle with communicating and collaborating with people from different cultural backgrounds effectively? Join us for our Understanding Cultural Differences webinar, where you’ll explore the definitions of awareness, competence, and humility to deepen your understanding of the cultural diversity that exists in the workplace.  

By attending this webinar, you’ll be able to: 

• Develop an understanding of what cultural humility means and how you can begin to cultivate it at work 
• Recognize the dimensions of diversity and its influence on work interactions 
• Recognize and address biases and barriers to cultural competency and humility 

You’ll receive 1 SHRM professional development credit for attending this webinar.

About the Facilitator:

Felicia Jadczak, she/her/hers, Co-Founder, Co-CEO, & Head of DEI Programming

Felicia is Co-Founder, Co-CEO, and Head of DEI Programming at She+ Geeks Out. Felicia is a recognized speaker and consultant in the diversity, equity, and inclusion field. She has extensive and personal experience with leadership, innovation, women in the workforce, the multiracial experience, and disability. Prior to co-founding SGO, she worked in the technology industry for over ten years, providing strategic guidance and programming for ERGs, DEI councils, and C-suite members. In 2016, she pivoted to focus solely on She+ Geeks Out, where she oversees SGO’s DEI programming and facilitation team.

Series Seed & Series A startup founders are welcome to join this lunch with other founders at a similar stage. We'll have good eats and great conversation.

This lunch is organized by Lynx Collective and free for attendees, with many thanks to our sponsor, FundedBuy.

This event is free subject to organizers' approval

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In a fiercely competitive labor market, from large-scale tech companies to startups, all employers are seeking creative solutions to tap into new sources of talent to meet their hiring needs.  Immigration can be vital to an employer’s ability to achieve their workforce development needs as there are work visas available to lawfully hire talent from both inside and outside of the U.S., which is a critical pipeline for employers facing domestic talent shortages.  This session will cover strategies for full-time work visas and long-term strategies for immigration program management.

Talent shortages in the domestic labor market result in tech employers relying on international workers to meet their employment needs. The Biden Administration has acknowledged the shortage of talent within the tech sector, and has prioritized various options for employers and employees alike to provide further avenues of work authorization relief. While of course tech employers recruit locally to fill positions, for many of these roles, there are more positions available than there are local workers available to fill them.  Immigration provides a solution as there are specific work visas to fill these roles.  The current competitive labor market presents talent acquisition and talent retention challenges, though it also presents an opportunity for employers to take a fresh look at what positions are sponsored for visas, and to explore if there are other positions that qualify for visas to meet these talent shortages.

There are a wide variety of work visas available for the tech industry depending on the type of position.  For green card solutions, the Biden Administrative has further expanded a variety of visa types, including the O-1 extraordinary ability visa as well as the J-1 trainee visa.  Also, there are temporary work visas for year-round employment. For example, the TN visa is for Canadian and Mexican nationals in certain occupations, many of which are directly relevant to technology positions, including Computer Systems Analysts. For students in the U.S., there has been an expansion of F-1 STEM work authorization to cover a variety of new majors completed during their university studies. Given its universal nature, the H-1B professional visa is also an attractive option as it is available to any professional role that requires a bachelor’s degree.  As such, there are various temporary work visa solutions available to tech employers to meet their workforce development needs.

As tech companies prepare for the future, it is important to develop strategies for immigration program management to ensure that international employees are work-ready when the business needs them.  This advanced planning includes forecasting the number of anticipated visa applications early and initiating the visa process approximately six months before the anticipated start date to budget additional time for any consular appointment delays. 

Finally, in addition to temporary visas, employers also have the ability to sponsor international workers for permanent residence (green card) status.  This option enables employers to retain top talent and typically is leveraged for key employees.  Employers may pursue the labor certification (PERM) process or a National Interest Waiver (NIW), depending on the position and the employee’s qualifications. Within the past year, many employers have begun to rely upon the NIW process in an effort to preserve U.S. work authorization, cut costs for green card sponsorship, and acquire talent in a competitive labor market.

Audience engagement methods may include polling questions and a question-and-answer period.

Audience Learning Objectives

• Innovative immigration solutions and strategies for attracting and retaining talent
• Increased knowledge regarding visa types that may be available to help a tech employers fill labor shortages
• Immigration Program Management strategies that aid tech employers in maintaining a robust and compliant visa program

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Presenters

Rachel Beardsley

Rachel serves as a trusted advisor to clients by providing strategic legal advice and developing immigration strategies for program management. She partners with clients to provide advance planning for the mobilization of their workforces and helps them use immigration as a tool for talent acquisition and retention. Through her immigration experience, Rachel has a keen ability to anticipate evolving immigration trends and identify and mitigate risks for clients. She advises a diverse client base on a variety of corporate immigration matters, including nonimmigrant visas, consular processing, permanent residence and citizenship.

Rachel’s representative experience ranges from global Fortune 500 companies to boutique organizations and private client matters. She has built a robust presence in the New York City metropolitan area over the course of two decades, practicing in a wide range of sectors, such as financial services, fintech, legal, consulting, fragrances/cosmetics, manufacturing, professional sailing, wind energy and the nonprofit space.

Chris Gregorio

Chris has extensive experience working with clients in a variety of industries, including companies in the financial services, technology, engineering, legal, consumer and industrial products, energy, pharmaceutical, and financial software industries. Working with this diverse group of clients, he has gained experience in a wide spectrum of complex immigration matters, including employment-based visas, short-term work visas and permanent residence matters. Chris has provided immigration services for business professionals undergoing intracompany transfers, and has guided researchers, designers, scientists, and fintech professionals with obtaining “extraordinary ability” and “outstanding researcher” classifications as a result of their established prominence in their fields of expertise.

Get a rare look into how startup investments are made, from the perspectives of both the investor and founder.

Lynx Collective will interview both Equal Ventures' Chelsea Zhang and one of their portfolio company founders, Julia Tolmachyov (Co-Founder, DayZero). We'll hear from both their perspectives about how Equal Ventures led the pre-seed investment round of DayZero.

Equal Ventures is a $200M seed fund that partners with founders to deploy technology within legacy industries, including climate, insurance, retail, and supply chain.

This event is available in-person for tech startup founders only. After the session, everyone will have an opportunity to network with beer/wine/water/soda provided.

Priority access will be given to Lynx Collective members.

Anyone is welcome to view a recording of the session; please sign up for the 'video recording only' ticket type.

We're lucky to have Brex as our host sponsor in their beautiful NYC offices. Brex provides full-stack financial software for startups to post-IPO companies.

In this webinar, we explore the concepts of inclusion and belonging as a foundation for understanding what it means to create an inclusive culture in the workplace. By attending this webinar, you’ll learn: 

• What an inclusive workplace culture is 
• What barriers exist to creating and supporting an inclusive culture 
• How you can begin to move towards creating an inclusive culture at your organization 

This webinar is for you if you: 

• Want to boost team collaboration, innovation, and employee engagement 
• Believe that everyone deserves to feel valued and heard 
• Are ready to take action and create a workplace where everyone thrives

You’ll receive 1 SHRM professional development credit for attending this webinar.

About the Facilitator:

Felicia Jadczak, she/her/hers, Co-Founder, Co-CEO, & Head of DEI Programming

Felicia is Co-Founder, Co-CEO, and Head of DEI Programming at She+ Geeks Out. Felicia is a recognized speaker and consultant in the diversity, equity, and inclusion field. She has extensive and personal experience with leadership, innovation, women in the workforce, the multiracial experience, and disability. Prior to co-founding SGO, she worked in the technology industry for over ten years, providing strategic guidance and programming for ERGs, DEI councils, and C-suite members. In 2016, she pivoted to focus solely on She+ Geeks Out, where she oversees SGO’s DEI programming and facilitation team.

Ever wonder how to create a more gender-inclusive and gender-affirming workplace for everyone? Join us for our new Beyond the Binary Workshop! In this workshop, we’ll break down commonly used terminology, explore the diverse spectrum of gender identities and expressions, and challenge the binary thinking that often exists when we discuss gender. 

Through interactive exercises and discussions, you’ll: 

• Learn key terms and understand their nuances, ensuring respectful communication and avoiding harmful assumptions. 
• Deepen your knowledge of the difference between sex and gender, explore the spectrum of gender identities, and challenge common misconceptions. 
• Identify how LGBTQIA+ bias manifests in the workplace and develop strategies to combat it proactively. 
• Begin to build an action plan with tangible steps to advocate for your colleagues and create an inclusive work environment.

You’ll receive 2 SHRM professional development credits for participating in this webinar.

About the Facilitator:

Felicia Jadczak, she/her/hers, Co-Founder, Co-CEO, & Head of DEI Programming

Felicia is Co-Founder, Co-CEO, and Head of DEI Programming at She+ Geeks Out. Felicia is a recognized speaker and consultant in the diversity, equity, and inclusion field. She has extensive and personal experience with leadership, innovation, women in the workforce, the multiracial experience, and disability. Prior to co-founding SGO, she worked in the technology industry for over ten years, providing strategic guidance and programming for ERGs, DEI councils, and C-suite members. In 2016, she pivoted to focus solely on She+ Geeks Out, where she oversees SGO’s DEI programming and facilitation team.

This month's NY Tech Meetup will be taking place on Monday, May 13 at Civic Hall Union Square!

Details about the meetup including demoer information and registration will be provided closer to the meetup date.

When: Monday, May 13, 2024 at 5:30pm ET (Doors Open) 
Where: Civic Hall Union Square, 124 E 14th Street (@Irving Place by Union Square)

Program:
5:30 PM - Doors Open
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Welcome and Tech Demos
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM - After Party & Networking

About NY Tech Meetup

NYTM is our signature event that has been a staple for the NYC tech ecosystem since 2004. It's the world’s largest meetup group of its kind with members who have a common interest in learning from and helping one another. At each event, entrepreneurs, founders, CEOs, and their teams demo cutting edge and transformative tech, answer questions from attendees and network with all in a welcoming, fun-filled space. Since its creation, over 1,000 companies have participated and have been a driving force of innovation and job creation in NYC and the greater NY area.

This event is a perfect place to start if you are new to tech, to New York City, or to the New York tech ecosystem.  It’s all about meeting people and having a "front row seat" to learn of the latest innovations that address market opportunities.

DeveloperWeek Management 2024 – is the premier conference & expo for engineering managers, dev team leads, and technical executives (VP, Director, CTO, CXO). Join 500+ Onsite & 1,000+ virtual attendees for a fully immersive education and innovation experience, where you can learn & gain insights from top engineering leaders about team management, best practices, and developer tools & technology decision-making.

With a fully immersive experience, we're bringing you: 6+ tracks, 40+ speakers, technical keynotes, a live Expo with 20+ technologies & tools, product demos, and more.

Past Speakers include leaders from IBM, VMware, AWS, Stack Overflow, Wix.com, Lucid Software, Turing, New York Times, LinearB, Foursquare, MariaDB, and many more.

AI Dev Summit is the world’s largest artificial intelligence dev event with tracks covering chatbots, machine learning, open source AI libraries, AI for the enterprise, and deep AI / neural networks. This conference targets software engineers and data scientists who are looking for an introduction to AI as well as AI dev professionals looking for a landscape view on the newest AI technologies.

With a fully immersive experience, we're bringing you: 12+ tracks, 40+ speakers, technical keynotes, a live Expo with 20+ technologies & tools, product demos, and more.

This month's NY Tech Meetup will be taking place on Monday, June 10 at Civic Hall Union Square!

Details about the meetup including demoer information and registration will be provided closer to the meetup date.

When: Monday, June 10, 2024 at 5:30pm ET (Doors Open) 
Where: Civic Hall Union Square, 124 E 14th Street (@Irving Place by Union Square)

Program:
5:30 PM - Doors Open
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Welcome and Tech Demos
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM - After Party & Networking

About NY Tech Meetup

NYTM is our signature event that has been a staple for the NYC tech ecosystem since 2004. It's the world’s largest meetup group of its kind with members who have a common interest in learning from and helping one another. At each event, entrepreneurs, founders, CEOs, and their teams demo cutting edge and transformative tech, answer questions from attendees and network with all in a welcoming, fun-filled space. Since its creation, over 1,000 companies have participated and have been a driving force of innovation and job creation in NYC and the greater NY area.

This event is a perfect place to start if you are new to tech, to New York City, or to the New York tech ecosystem.  It’s all about meeting people and having a "front row seat" to learn of the latest innovations that address market opportunities.