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Continental Breakfast8:00am - 9:00am Aug 10Tech Inclusion Conference | August 10th @ Viacom, 8a-8p
Please arrive early, get through security before the lines and join us for breakfast and mingling to begin the day.
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9:00am
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Welcome and Conversation: Driving Inclusive Innovation in Tech, Media & Entertainment9:00am - 9:20am Aug 10We're witnessing an increasing convergence between tech, media and entertainment. Each of these areas plays a large role in driving our collective culture, innovation and future. What's the imperative for driving inclusion and diversity across these industries, and how can we work together to ensure an inclusive future for everyone?
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Driving an Inclusive Future for Gen Z9:20am - 9:55am Aug 10A conversation with future engineers, entrepreneurs, and scientists on the impact of STEM education. How can we better support and propel them forward? What does an inclusive future looks like for this generation?
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9:30am
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The Impact of Gifs on Culture, Tech, Media and Inclusion9:55am - 10:05am Aug 10This presentation is an overview of the work GIPHY has been doing around representation – taking a deeper look at the role GIFs play in our everyday lives and making sure more people feel seen through those images.
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10:00am
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The Intersection of Media and Tech10:05am - 10:45am Aug 10Panelists will discuss the evolving story of diversity and inclusion in tech, the ways media and tech continue to collide, the media and entertainment industry’s own battle with diversity and inclusion, and media’s role in holding tech accountable for improving diversity and inclusion.
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10:30am
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How Diversity and Inclusion Will Drive Next Generation Workplaces10:45am - 11:00am Aug 10To give their fullest contribution, employees must feel they can bring their full selves to work; however research shows many do not feel comfortable doing so. They are spending valuable energy every day minimizing or managing aspects of their own diversity – of identity, background, experience – in order to succeed. This takes a particular toll on diverse talent – women, people of color, LGBT individuals, people with disabilities – at a time when organizations are struggling to recruit, retain, and develop those same individuals. But all of us, and the business, pay the price.
How can we build more inclusive workplace environments where all kinds of talent feel welcome?
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11:00am
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Digital Representation and Accessibility in Virtual Reality11:00am - 11:10am Aug 10The digital representation of ourselves as avatars in new virtual reality (VR) experiences represents a new consideration for ensuring that people with disabilities are able to participate fully. We will review illustrative examples of VR technology that has been designed for inclusive visualizations of people with disabilities.
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Strategically Growing a Culture of Inclusion11:10am - 11:20am Aug 10Culture is often touted as a company’s strongest selling point when it comes to recruiting. However, a culture that is inclusive, highly-productive, and loved is something that must be actively cultivated. I will share how LiveRamp continues to actively improve our culture everyday and how that has shifted as the company has grown.
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Culture is often touted as a company’s strongest selling point when it comes to recruiting. However, a culture that is inclusive, highly-productive, and loved is something that must be actively cultivated. I will share how LiveRamp continues to actively improve our culture everyday and how that has shifted as the company has grown. -
Intersectionality and Gender Equality11:20am - 11:40am Aug 10Research found that the equality movement, as it were, has fallen short in both the global workforce and a marketplace still saturated with gender stereotypes.
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11:30am
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Conversation with Shaun King on Race, Journalism and Justice11:40am - 12:00pm Aug 10
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12:00pm
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Lunch12:00pm - 1:00pm Aug 10Take a break, meet someone new, build new connections, and stretch yourself.
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1:00pm
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Disrupting Startup Investment1:00pm - 1:30pm Aug 10Access to capital is a huge issue for underrepresented entrepreneurs, who receive a very small fraction of all venture capital. Learn how several New York investors are helping transform the VC industry.
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1:30pm
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Why Products Need Diverse Development Teams1:30pm - 2:00pm Aug 10Building better products requires building diverse teams and leaders, and developing inclusive cultures. This panel explores how diverse teams at tech companies, startups and education centers are building better products and providing resources for growth and impact.
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2:00pm
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Building an Inclusive Tech Ecosystem in Harlem2:00pm - 2:30pm Aug 10Harlem is emerging as a growing tech and innovation center in its own right. What does it take to build an inclusive tech ecosystem in the center of Harlem?
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2:30pm
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Government, Tech and Inclusion: Policy's Role in Developing an Inclusive Tech Ecosystem2:30pm - 3:00pm Aug 10How local and national government agencies are beginning to change the tech ecosystem through legislation, investigation, funding and inclusive design. What is currently being done, and what else is needed to create fundamental change in the industry?
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3:00pm
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Founder Chat: Setting the New Norm for Entrepreneurship3:00pm - 3:40pm Aug 10Entrepreneurs have an innate ability to identify solutions to problems they are uniquely positioned to address. We will discuss the unique perspective of these diverse founders, how this has helped them thrive, and some of the existing challenges they face on their startup journey.
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3:30pm
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AFTERNOON BREAK3:40pm - 4:00pm Aug 10
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4:00pm
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What does it mean to be a white, male, and straight executive in the conversation on diversity within an organization?4:00pm - 4:10pm Aug 10
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Building Safe Spaces for Millennials of Color4:10pm - 4:20pm Aug 10Current diversity and inclusion initiatives have had slow traction in lowering a high dropout rate for underrepresented tech employees. With a bottom-up approach, Project 99 emphasizes a peer to peer curriculum, led by millennials of color for millennials of color focused on navigating identity in the workplace. Our program has been piloted 4 times (twice in the Dominican Republic, Chile, Mexico) and has lowered the dropout rate and helped our clients attract, retain, and promote diverse talent.
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Bringing Inclusive Futures to Life4:20pm - 4:30pm Aug 10How can futures thinking help us build a more inclusive tech industry and broader society? Designer, educator and futurist Lee-Sean Huang explains how futures thinking can help bring inclusive futures to life through immersive storytelling scenarios that give us a way to rehearse the future.
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4:30pm
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Solving Inclusion at the Root of its Cause4:30pm - 4:40pm Aug 10CSForAll Explained: How do we make sure that tech is inclusive in the future? How can we inspire the next generation of diverse tech leaders from underserved communities? Tom O'Connell, Executive Director of computer science education nonprofit Code/Interactive, will explain the CSForAll movement to bring computer science to all students in grades K-12 as a long term inclusion solution.
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Disrupting Venture Capital4:40pm - 4:50pm Aug 10The struggles that founders of color and women face when raising capital is no secret. The current climate of Venture Capital (VC) continues to be hostile towards these populations of founders. In an effort to disrupt the status quo, HBCUvc was created. Join us for a conversation with Founder and Investor Mckeever E. Conwell (TEDCO), and Bie (HBCUvc) about diversity in venture capital, and how HBCUvc is helping to creating more capital for African Americans.
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Igniting Leadership within Underrepresented Communities4:50pm - 5:00pm Aug 10Is Leadership a Luxury? How do we foster vision and change in communities where survival or other priorities are paramount or expected? Using her own mixed background, examples, and mentors in her life as reference, Xian Horn will explore why leadership is key to defying norms and stereotypes, and redefining success.
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5:00pm
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Keynote Panel: What Will it Take for ‘D&I’ to Become Obsolete?5:00pm - 5:45pm Aug 10Final closing keynote panel with tech, media, entertainment and inclusion leaders: What kind of disruption will it take to radically change our industry cultures.
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5:30pm
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Closing5:45pm - 6:00pm Aug 10Closing with a call to action: What will you do differently? How can we together fundamentally change the culture of tech, media and entertainment so it's inclusive for all?
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6:00pm
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HAPPY HOUR6:00pm - 8:00pm Aug 10Please join us to network and unwind. Drinks and appetizers will be provided.
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