Brianna is a Democratic candidate for the United States Congress in the Massachusetts 8th District. She is a computer programmer, cyber security expert, and small business owner with a proven track record of standing up for progressive values.
Brianna founded and runs her own independent technology firm in Dedham, Massachusetts. She also hosts several long-running podcasts on both tech and culture, including “Rocket” on Relay FM. Brianna came to national prominence when she and other women working in the tech industry were personally targeted by alt-right hate groups, including one spearheaded by Steve Bannon, ex-Chief Strategist to Donald Trump. Despite multitudes of threats on her life and her family, Brianna has never wavered as a voice for the marginalized, including women, people of color, and LGBT individuals. The story of her continuing fight for social and economic justice has been told and fictionalized in several media, including an episode of Law & Order SVU.
When getting away from politics and technology, she enjoys personally restoring and maintaining her classic car, racing her motorcycle, and watching the New York Yankees lose with her loving husband Frank.
Sessions in which Brianna Wu participates
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11:30 AM
- Gaming from the 80’s to the Present and Beyond San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Our panelists will discuss the evolution of pen and paper RPG’s and board games. We will discuss humble roots of self publishing to the consolidati...
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Meet Brianna Wu San Mateo Marriott - Strategy
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Adapting Video Games for Film San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What are the failures and successes? Why are video games so difficult to adapt well? What games would you most like to see in film, and how do you ...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Activism: Inside and Outside of Fandom San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Many fans and con attendees are very involved in current social movements. Some have extended that work into the fandom and con community. Let's di...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- The Lost Age of Gaming San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- A look into old gaming mechanics like bit graphics, point and click, and other under appreciated elements of retro gaming that many take for ...