A BETTER TECH Keynotes
We facilitated 7 keynotes and 15 keynote speakers as part of the convention. Speakers were invited from across sectors but all are champions of public interest technology. You can watch all the talks on YouTube, which are also embedded and linked below.
Building Equity in PIT with Alondra Nelson and Charlton McIlwain
“Do the work, learn the research, dream the dreams, have the visions, be curious...Never imagine that you have an interest that doesn't fit in the STEM ecosystem." –Alondra Nelson
PIT and Philanthropy with Michelle Shevin, Jenny Toomey, Tom Kalil, Kumar Garg, and Travis Moore
“There's nothing like learning by doing. No matter how much you think you're close to policy there's nothing like just getting your foot in the door, so to create entryways is really important, and that would be my biggest advice.” -Kumar Garg
Public Interest Technology Book Talk with Sylvanna Falcon, Hana Schank, Tara McGuinness, Cyd Harrell, and Beth Noveck.
“While serving the public is a different task than creating a fresh start-up, and it does create I think different barriers for success. But also it doesn't mean that the lessons from the private sector aren't relevant.” -Tara McGuinness
Big Data and Privacy Book Talk with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Ari Waldman, Thomas Ramge and Beth Noveck.
“But in order to be innovative, you don't just need to have a good idea, you also need to be able to take the idea and put it into practice.” –Viktor Mayer-Schönberger
Safeguarding the Public Interest through Journalism with Vivian Schiller, Karen Hao, Khari Johnson, and Damon Beres.
“We believe that there is a positive change that's possible, but it's only brought about by bringing certain things to light, and participating, and kind of classic skeptical but not cynical journalism.”- Damon Beres
Responsible Tech, Entrepreneurship, and the Leaky Tech Pipeline with Freada Kapor Klein, Irma Olguin Jr, and Allison Scott.
“Venture capital needs to look like the country. It needs to reflect all of the demographics and that way, it will back companies that serve everyone.”-Freada Kapor Klein
Careers in Responsible AI with Rumman Chowdhury and Lauryn Langster.
“Teams like mine—anything like risk and compliance, privacy and security—will not fundamentally be successful unless these things are a core part of how people are incentivized.”–Rumman Chowdhury