Speakers and presenters include global leaders in technology, policy, and digital inclusion advocacy
Contact: Taia Pandolfi, Marketing & Communications Manager, the Marconi Society taia@marconisociety.org
October 7 2021—The Marconi Society’s upcoming interdisciplinary symposium, The Decade of Digital Inclusion, takes place on October 22. This event brings together a dream team of over 40 leaders who offer unique contributions in technology, perspectives on governance, and expertise in grassroots digital equity. The Decade of Digital Inclusion aims to identify the most critical challenges in bringing everyone on the planet online and develop innovative, practical solutions.
“We have never been more aware of the importance of creating a digitally inclusive world,” said Vint Cerf, Chair of the Marconi Society and 1998 Marconi Fellow. “The Marconi Society’s mission is to extend the life-changing opportunities of the Internet to the roughly 3 billion people globally who are still unconnected. Through The Decade of Digital Inclusion, we have assembled the most creative and expert minds in their fields to achieve that goal.”
“Our vision for The Decade of Digital Inclusion is to establish new collaborations among the technology, policy, and advocacy fields,” said Samantha Schartman-Cycyk, Executive Director of the Marconi Society and Co-chair of the event. “Each session presents a mix of perspectives that represent the different communities who are shaping and impacted by the future of connected technologies. This interdisciplinary approach is essential to addressing critical gaps in access and affordability.”
To attend the symposium and access past session recordings on demand, please reserve a press pass. Register for the symposium on the ticketing site and apply code PRESS-DODI-2021 for complimentary admission.
October 22 Symposium Schedule
Welcome and Keynote – 11–11:30 a.m. ET
Vint Cerf, Samantha Schartman-Cycyk, Doren Bogdan-Martin
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
Jessica Rosenworcel, FCC
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
Andrea Goldsmith, Princeton University, Marconi Fellow
Sponsors
The Marconi Society is thrilled to partner with sponsors, whose support for The Decade of Digital Inclusion will help usher in the next decade of connectivity. The sponsors for The Decade of Digital Inclusion are: Ansys, Vint and Sigrid Cerf, Assia and John Cioffi, Cisco, Cleveland Foundation (CWRU, CSU), Cohere Technologies, Columbia University, Crown Castle, Ed Frank and Sarah Ratchye, Intel, ICANN, Internet Society, Medtronic, Nokia Bell Labs, Princeton University, Qualcomm, Rockwell Automation, The Samueli Foundation, Stanford University Electrical Engineering, Texas Instruments, University of Southampton, Viasat, and VMware.
About the Marconi Society
The Marconi Society envisions a world in which everyone can create opportunity through the benefits of connectivity. The organization celebrates, inspires, and connects individuals building tomorrow’s technologies in service of a digitally inclusive world.
