What Will Digital Equity Look Like in Ten Years?

What Will Digital Equity Look Like in Ten Years?

As you may have seen, The Decade of Digital Inclusion, our event series focused on the intersections of policy, technology, and digital inclusion, is now fully virtual! Thanks to the support of our incredible sponsors, we are able to offer all-access passes to interact with our full slate of innovators for only $49 for the general public.

The Marconi Society team has been hard at work to develop a compelling program that features over 75 speakers at the intersection of technology, policy, and digital inclusion—all of whom offer a unique perspective on the challenges facing our increasingly digital global society. From our symposium keynote speakers—Doreen Bogdan-Martin (ITU), Andrea Goldsmith (Princeton University), and Jessica Rosenworcel (FCC)—to our moderators—Blair Levin (Brookings Institution), Milo Medin (Google), Angela Siefer (NDIA), and many others—we have assembled a dream team of experts for the event.

Throughout the series, you’ll be able to join conversations that will define the future of digital inclusion. If you’re not able to attend sessions live, recordings are available on demand. 

With a fully interactive event platform, The Decade of Digital Inclusion is designed to build a sense of community and engagement from the first session until long after the series concludes. It’s time to come together in service of a digitally inclusive future. I hope you’ll join us!

PRE-SYMPOSIUM SESSIONS

6G Summit on Connecting the Unconnected – September 28–30

Unlike any technology before it, 6G is expected to democratize connectivity and its benefits. As it is created against the backdrop of the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, and informed by a clear, pandemic-driven view of the costs of the digital divide, digital equity will be front and center in the planning of 6G. This track will consider the technical possibilities, the social impacts, and the critical considerations in using 6G to provide connectivity and opportunity for all.

  • September 28, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. ET: An Overview of the Possibilities
  • September 29, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ET: From the Middle to the Core
  • September 30, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ET: It All Starts with Access

Creating a Secure Network for Everyone – October 5 & 7

As we strive to make the opportunities of the network available to everyone, we must use the wisdom and tools at our disposal to create a safe and secure online environment for the current and next set of users. Our solutions will include a mix of technology developments, policy initiatives, and grass-roots education, based on what we have learned so far and what we anticipate.

  • October 5, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. ET: Digital Equity and Security on the Internet
  • October 7, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. ET: How Can We Use the Security Lessons of the Past to Bring the Next Billion Online Safely?

SYMPOSIUM – October 22

Welcome and Keynote – 11–11:30 a.m. ET

Breakouts – 11:35–12:30 p.m. ET

  • Internet for All: What is the Role of Government?
  • Going Local: Place-Based Digital Equity Ecosystems
  • Building Inclusion into Digital Tech R&D

Breakouts – 12:35–1:30 p.m. ET

  • In a World with Unlimited Spectrum
  • Gap Networks: Connecting Communities When Traditional Business Models Fail
  • Building Effective and Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence

Keynote: Giving All Americans a Fair Shot at Success – 2–2:25 p.m. ET

Discussions of the Decade – 2:30–4 p.m. ET

  • Information and Communications Technology: Key Challenges for the Next Decade
  • Digital Inclusion: Building a Cross-Disciplinary Approach

Keynote: The Future That Our Connected World Will Create – 4:05–4:30 p.m. ET

GALA – October 22

VIP Cocktail Reception – 8–8:45 p.m. ET

Gala and Awards Presentation – 8:50–9:40 p.m. ET

POST-SYMPOSIUM SESSIONS

Where Network Intelligence Meets Public Policy – November 16–18

With huge infrastructure investments and consumer subsidies becoming widely available, accurate metrics and insights to identify areas of greatest need will be more critical than ever. While shortcomings of the current data are widely known, alternative crowd-sourced data collection methodologies that are open-source, transparent, accurate, reliable, and scalable are elusive and met with opposition from special interests. This track examines possibilities and solutions from all sides.

  • November 16, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. ET: Demystifying the Data
  • November 17, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. ET: How Should Data Inform Policy and Funding Priorities?
  • November 18, 2–3 p.m. ET: Crowdsourcing Network Data at Scale

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