# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Breaking Down Barriers in Tech Employment
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Breaking Down Barriers in Tech Employment brings together business leaders, hiring managers, technologists and community advocates for an evening focused on expanding access, opportunity and diversity in the tech workforce.

The event features a professional networking hour, action-focused dialogue around inclusive hiring and workforce development, and a moderated panel discussion with regional leaders, including:

- Shawn Avery, President & CEO, Hampton Roads Workforce Council
- Johnny Garcia, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, SimIS, Inc.
- Kasia Grzelkowski, President & CEO, VersAbility Resources

Moderator: Blair Durham, Co-Founder & CEO, Black BRAND
Emcee: Francesca Garcia Moncion, Board Member, Hispanic Chamber of Coastal Virginia

Attendees will gain insight into the opportunities and obstacles shaping Hampton Roads’ tech landscape, while learning how certifications, apprenticeships, transferable skills and workforce partnerships are helping create more accessible pathways into tech careers.

Learn more about the event and sponsorship opportunities below!

https://secure.qgiv.com/for/versabilityresources/event/2026breakingdownbarriers
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portsmouth/breaking-down-barriers-in-tech-employment/200029675857048
- **Event Categories**: Business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 12

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/versabilityresources/event/2026breakingdownbarriers/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=portsmouth-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Portsmouth
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Rivers Casino Portsmouth
- **lat**: 36.805496497004
- **long**: -76.354469299316
- **full address**: Rivers Casino Portsmouth, 3609 Victory Blvd, Portsmouth, VA 23701-3419, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: VersAbility Resources (https://allevents.in/org/versability-resources/8233284)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Rivers Casino Portsmouth, 3609 Victory Blvd, Portsmouth, VA 23701-3419, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** VersAbility Resources
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Business
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Breaking Down Barriers in Tech Employment ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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