Students and an educator say Charlotte event made tech feel possible

Students and an educator at the event said the program made technology feel accessible and encouraged consideration of tech careers and entrepreneurship.

A student (meeting participant) said, "It's, like, so cool knowing that, like, all these people, like, wanted to, like, share what they do and, like, the city of Charlotte, like, wanted to, like, put this on for us and, like, teach, like, young people, like, young women like me to, like, how that they can do this and, like, every like, everyone can do something." The remark conveyed enthusiasm that community leaders were committing time to speak with students.

An educator at the event said, "1 thing that, as an educator, we want our students to understand is that they belong in spaces like this," urging that the program help increase women's presence in technical fields. Another student said they had not previously considered tech but were now "really considering... being... an entrepreneur and... working with tech and... AI," signaling the event's potential influence on career thinking. No formal program outcomes or commitments were announced during the remarks.