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The Hack the Gap Tech Summit is a virtual gathering for technologists to reimagine opportunities and equity in tech.
About this Event
The Hack the Gap Summit is a virtual, interdisciplinary gathering for tech builders and consumers. As technology adapts to address new challenges, what is its impact? The technical decisions we make today can shift the needle towards a more just future – or not. Join us to learn how to reimagine technology to recenter people, increase opportunities, and hack the equity gap.
The Hack the Gap Summit will take place on our virtual stage from 2pm – 4pm CDT each day.
Themes for each days:
October 6th – Building AI with an equity lens
October 7th – Inclusive Placemaking: Data and Augmented Reality
October 8th – Increasing access in tech – featuring panels and demos from current and past participants!
Speakers:
Quyen Balter, Founder and CEO, Peach Mindfulness
Asnat Ghebremedhin, Business Development Associate, DataKind
Brianna M. McCullough, Infrastructure Program Manager at Google
Eri O’Diah, CEO, Collectively Digital
Mo-Yun Fong, Sr. Director of gTech Users and Products, Google
Rashad Timawatt, Landscape Architect and Hack the Gap fellow
More speakers to be announced soon!