HTTP Digital Inclusion Summit: Full Program
Watch the full program of the HTTP (Hispanic Technology & Telecommunications Partnership) for the inaugural Digital Inclusion Summit now available on YouTube. Just click the link below. The 2020 virtual event brings together diverse digital inclusion advocates, policymakers, regulators, and the world's most influential technology and telecommunications companies to discuss and build upon each other’s commitments of advancing #inclusivetech. This engaging first of its kind digital forum centers on the experiences of Latino, Black, Indigenous People of Color, and historically underserved rural and urban communities, and highlights their leadership and their practices to lead the way forward in building new solutions for an #inclusivetech future.
Welcome: ● Brent Wilkes, Board Chair, HTTP ● Alejandro Roark, Executive Director
HTTP Special Remarks: U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland
Digital Inclusion: a Community Imperative for Latino, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC). ● Moderator: Alejandro Roark, Executive Director, HTTP ● Panelist: Maria Town, CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities ● Panelist: John C. Yang, Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice ● Panelist: Marco Davis, CEO, CHCI
Expanding Digital Opportunity to Every Home: A Conversation with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai about Digital Connection, Economic Opportunity, and the Past, Present and Future of Communications Policy. ● Moderator: Alejandro Roark, Executive Director, HTTP ● Panelist: Ajit Pai, Chairman, FCC Federal Consumer Privacy Protections: A Bipartisan Priority in the time of Covid19 ● Moderator: Alejandro Roark, Executive Director, HTTP ● Featured Remarks: Christine S. Wilson, Commissioner, FTC Special Remarks: Senator Amy Klobuchar
The Future of Connectivity: Establishing a New Pathway Forward to Greater Access, Connection, and Inclusion. ● Member Spotlight: Ramiro Cavazos, President & CEO, USHCC ● Moderator: Alejandro Roark, Executive Director, HTTP ● Panelist: Shirley Bloomfield, CEO, Rural Broadband Association ● Panelist: Jonathan Spalter, CEO, USTelecom ● Panelist: Meredith Attwell Baker, CEO, CTIA ● Panelist: Michael Powell, CEO, NCTA Special Remarks: Geoffrey Starks, Commissioner, FCC
Representation Matters: A “Behind the Scenes” Conversation about Race and Representation in Government, News, and Entertainment Media. ● Member Spotlight: Amy Hinojosa, CEO, MANA (A National Latina Organization) ● Moderator: Alejandro Roark, Executive Director, HTTP ● Panelist: April Reign, Founder, Oscar So White ● Panelist: Lucy Flores, Former NV Assemblywoman, CEO at @theluzcollective ● Panelist: Ana Flores, Founder, WeAllGrowLatina ● Panelist: Alberto Mejia, Deputy Director, NALAC
Civil Rights in the Digital Age: A Fireside Conversation with Mignon Clyburn ● Moderator: Alejandro Roark, Executive Director, HTTP ● Panelists: Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner, FCC Special Remarks: Jessica Rosenworcel, FCC
Free Speech VS Hate Speech: A Conversation About Civil Rights, Digital Privacy and the Future of Sec 230. ● Member Spotlight: Sindy Benavides, CEO, LULAC ● Moderator: Alejandro Roark, Executive Director, HTTP ● Panelist: Yosef Getachew, Media & Democracy Program Director, CommonCause ● Panelist: Chris Lewis, CEO, Public Knowledge ● Panelist: Adrian Reyna Chavoya, Director, Disinformation Defense, United We Dream ● Panelist: Vanessa Cardenas, Policy Director, LULAC ● Panelist: Carlos Gutierezz, LGBT Tech Special Remarks: U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley
What's in a face? A Fireside Chat with Dr. Nicole Turner Lee ● Member Spotlight: Brent Wilkes, VP, Hispanic Federation ● Moderator: Alejandro Roark, Executive Director, HTTP ● Panelist: Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Director, Center for Technology Innovation, The Brookings Institution.
The Future and Dignity of Work: Building an Inclusive and Empowered Workforce Member Spotlight: Antonio Tijerino, CEO, Hispanic Heritage Foundation ● Moderator: Alejandro Roark, Executive Director, HTTP ● Panelist: Adrian Haro, Chief Executive Officer, The Workers Lab ● Panelist: Alejandra Montoya-Boyer, National Association of Counties.
The after-show #horafeliz (Happy Hour) featured Speakers Include: CJ Johnson, GQ Magazine Insider, Content Creator, @cjjohnsonjr Deja Foxx, Fmr Strategist @kamalaharris, Founder @GenZGirlGang & @elriorhap Eliana Murillo, Founder of Eliment Lab & Latinas Who Brunch. Co-Founder of @TequilaAlquimia Andrea K. Castillo, Brooklyn Native, Belizean Blood, Dual Citizen | AKCreative, @casrumbeverages, @blkandcolorful, Founding member @ethelsclub Rafaela Schwan, VP of Program Operations, SER National.
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