Speakers & Panelists

Jessica Santana is one of the co-founders and CEO of America On Tech (AOT), an organization on a mission to prepare the next generation of technology leaders from underestimated communities. AOT provides no-cost tech education and workforce training to students in NYC, LA, Miami, and Atlanta. Since 2014, AOT has served 5,300+ students, facilitated 1,000+ paid internships generating $4.1M in wages, and distributed $2.4M in stipends. Their work has been featured in major media outlets such as Forbes, CNN, Wells Fargo, Sirius XM Radio, Huffington Post, TechCrunch, BET, Black Enterprise, AlleyWatch and The Network Journal.

Prior to AOT, Santana worked as a technology consultant for global brands such as Accenture and Deloitte. She has been named an Inaugural Leader to the Robin Hood Foundation’s Power Fund, Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Crain’s NY 40 Under 40 list and New York Nonprofit Media’s 40 Under 40 Rising Stars list. In 2020, Causeartist named her 1 of 37 Social Entrepreneurs to watch and EdLoC named her a Compass Leader in Ending Generational Poverty. For her work during COVID-19, Jessica was named a 2020 Brooklyn Hero by City and State NY and Council of Urban Professionals 2020 Inaugural Technology Catalyst Award. In 2022, she became the recipient of the Camelback Ventures Guardian Award, given to leaders who are revolutionizing the work of economics and community building.

Among her accolades, she is an Ashoka Emerging Innovator, Pahara Institute Next-Gen Leader, Wells Fargo Millennial Activist, JPMorganChase Global Enterprise Technology Leader, Morgan Stanley Emerging Leader, Deloitte Future Leaders Apprentice​ and one of 50 Visionary Women L​eaders to Watch by Innov8t​iv Magazine. She has received prestigious fellowships with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Stand Together Foundation, Roddenberry Foundation, REDF, Camelback Ventures, Points of Light Civic Accelerator and 4.0 Schools. Jessica was also one of the inaugural technology anchors on Univision and formerly part of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community.

She has presented and spoken to over 100+ different audiences that include SXSW Edu, TechCrunch, Google for Entrepreneurs, White House, Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg. Her commitment to philanthropy and community engagement is evidenced by her world travels and work in parts of Europe, China and South America to work with nonprofits, private companies and social enterprises that better local communities and economies. She graduated with degrees in Accounting and Information Technology from Syracuse University and completed her Executive Education at Columbia Business School.