UB Ciminieri

CEO Co-founder & Facilitator, Breaking the Bias

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UB has a passion for helping #PEOPLEMATTER. He has a clear perspective of the good, bad and ugly of how companies are being built. Surviving workplace violence and his Latino background define that perspective. As such, he is an advocate for people safety and happiness. He thrives in helping people overcome internal obstacles to be better humans to themselves and others.

As an advocate he helps companies attract, hire and develop more inclusive and diverse talent. He speaks about the future of work and building inclusive companies. He strives to help people understand their own biases.

Most importantly he makes connections that maximize impact. After all, "Connections" is in his title. All people strive to make connections. Most struggle to make the right ones. Through listening, understanding and storytelling UB can do just that.

One of UB's passions is Space. He is a senior researcher for Deep Space Predictive. This team strives to build a platform to help humans survive and evolve in Space and on Earth.

He participates in various events and conferences as a speaker, panelist and moderator. In Colorado these events include Denver Startup Week, DISH HR Evolution, GlobalMindED Conference, Colorado Technology Association, Blind Institute of Technology Accessibility Conference and many more. In the US these include the upcoming Open Source Summit and Embedded Linux Conference North America. He is also preparing to launch two new podcasts: Choose Inclusion and Human is the Loop.

As a participating advisory or Board Member UB uses his experience to help organizations like diversity and Blind Institute of Technology grow and thrive.

Session Track: Leadership & Development Day

Tuesday, June 9 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM LiveWorx On Demand Library

LD1465B - The Codes of Curiosity & Empathy: Turn Unconscious Bias into Conscious Inclusion

"The Code of Curiosity" begins a journey of awareness of our own biases. This session will create a safe and vulnerable environment for all of us to begin to explore the influences that have formed our biases. It will help us develop clarity and vulnerability to explore what triggers us, and what causes us to express our biases in positive and negative ways. And it will give us hope through knowledge because we are all biased, we are not broken, and we are just human. Finding that common ground gives us all a starting point to work together to be more curious and to build more inclusive workplaces. With this awareness, we can approach our roles with more curiosity to improve outcomes in interviewing, sales and product development for example.

Browse the Keynote Speakers

Jim Heppelmann

President & CEO, PTC

Katie Linendoll

Emmy Award-winning Technology Expert, and One of The Leading Women in the Field of Technology

Jon Hirschtick

Executive Vice President & GM of Onshape & Atlas, PTC

Mike Campbell

Executive Vice President & General Manager of Augmented Reality, PTC

Kevin Wrenn

Executive Vice President, Products, PTC

Sarah Reynolds

Vice President of Marketing, PTC

Tim Salau

Mr. Future of Work & CEO, Guide

Michael Ekbundit

Director, Engineering Development, GE Appliances, a Haier Company

Lori Austin

Senior Customer Success Coach, Arena, a PTC Business

Olabisi Boyle

Vice President, Product Planning and Mobility Strategy, Hyundai Motor North America

Michael DiTullio

EVP and President of SaaS, PTC

Linda Lokay

Product Management VP, Advanced Development, PTC

Kelly Bryant

Deputy Section Manager, Mechanical Design/Drafting & Manufacturing, Jacobs Engineering

UB Ciminieri

Session Track: Leadership & Development Day

LD1465B - The Codes of Curiosity & Empathy: Turn Unconscious Bias into Conscious Inclusion