BBSJ Digital Town Hall Smart Cities, Elections, and Census, Oh My!: Paving the Path Toward Economic Opportunity in a Digital Economy
Description: A diverse group of experts and practitioners discuss the impact of big data and broadband on our nation’s most vulnerable communities, including the proposal for an all-digital 2020 Census, voter protection in the upcoming elections, and their impact on civic participation by people of color. The Town Hall will be held in two parts, with presentations from “The Experts,” followed by discussions between “The Advocates” and “The Industry.”
Moderator:
Kristal High Taylor, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Politic365 – @KristalHigh @Politic365
Panel 1: The Experts
- Digital Census 2020 and the Impact of Technology on Communities of Color
- Maria Smith Dautruche, Vice President for Foundation Partnerships, National Urban League – @MariaDautruche @NatUrbanLeague
- AI, Privacy, Big Data, Algorithm Discrimination, and Voting 2020
- Nicol Turner-Lee, Ph.D., Fellow – Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation, The Brookings Institution – @drturnerlee @BrookingsInst
Panel 2: The Advocates
- Melanie Campbell, President and CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation – @coalitionbuildr @NCBCP
- Lauren deLisa Coleman, Digi-Cultural Trend Analyst and Producer, UltraLauren.com; Founder, Lnk Agency – @Ultralauren @LnkAgency
- Rosa Mendoza, Executive Director, Hispanic Technology & Telecommunications Partnership (HTTP) – @rosamendozafab @httponline
- Kham Moua, Senior Policy and Communications Manager, OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates – @KhamMoua @OCANational
- Delano Squires, Director of Connect.DC, DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer – @Mr_Squires @ConnectdotDC (Invited)
Panel 3: The Industry
- Yvette Pugh, Director of National Public Affairs, AT&T – #YvettePugh @ATT @ATTPublicPolicy
- Marie R. Sylla-Dixon, Vice President of Federal Government and External Affairs, T-Mobile – @Mrsylladixon @TMobile
- Antonio Williams, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Comcast – @Tony_Williams @Comcast
- David Young, Vice President, Verizon Public Policy – @daedyo @VerizonPolicy @Verizon