Dealing with Systemic Racism in Silicon Valley: What's Wrong and a Prescription for Fixing It

2020 reached a tipping point for racism against Black communities across the US and the world. Although Silicon Valley touts itself as a bastion of meritocracy, deep systemic racism moves rampantly throughout companies at the cutting edge of technology and innovation often masquerading as "cultural fit". Drawing from his Silicon Valley industry experience, Maynard Holliday provides actionable solutions companies can use towards fixing the systemic racism present within their organizations.

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Challenges to Maintaining American Technological Superiority in the 21st Century

As global technological competition intensifies, what does the future portend for the US defense science and technology enterprise? Maynard Holiday entertains this question and more while unpacking his unique experience as the former Senior Technical Advisor to the Pentagon's top weapons buyer.

Radiation Hardened Mobile Vehicle Development for Chernobyl Stabilization & Remediation in Ukraine

Trek back to the late 1990s with Maynard Holliday to learn how he successfully engineered a partnership between the US private sector companies, academia, NASA, and the Department of Energy National Lab system to design, build and deploy the Pioneer robot at Chernobyl Unit 4. In this topic, Maynard navigates through the unprecedented diplomatic, technical and logistical challenges he and his team faced in deploying Pioneer for site remediation at ground zero of the world's most catastrophic nuclear accident.

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The Sky is the Limit – Future STEM Career Opportunities

Maynard Holliday unpacks his unique experience as a Black engineering and robotics expert to examine the impact of his direct influence on the cutting edge of advanced technology development at the Pentagon, in Silicon Valley, and at some of the most prestigious national laboratories in the world. In this discussion, Maynard paints a detailed picture of what the future may hold for global science and technology careers and how diversity will play a key role.

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Black 44 – A Presidential Appointee’s View of the Obama Administration – The most diverse in US history

As only a few can, Maynard Holiday provides an insider’s look at the Obama Administration’s views on diversity in theory and practice. Learn about the perspectives, opportunities, challenges, and accomplishments of Maynard and his fellow appointees at the Pentagon and across the government in general.

Robots in our Imagination

Robots have captured the imaginations of humanity, often reflecting our greatest hopes and fears. In this topic, Maynard Holliday will discuss his experience in the robotics industry, illuminating the trajectory of robots and at what point science fiction blurs into our own reality.

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