Washington, DC - Join MMTC at the the FCC’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment (ACDDE) Virtual Summit: A Road Map to Tech Jobs on January 15, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. The Summit will provide information and resources on obtaining employment in the tech sector to diverse high school and college students, as well as to key influencers such as guidance counselors, placement officers, and parents. Read the agenda below.
12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m.: Welcome Remarks
Anna M. Gomez, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
Representing Hispanic National Bar Association
Chair, ACDDE
Heather Gate, Director, Digital Inclusion, Connected Nation
Vice Chair, ACDDE
Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Senior Fellow and Director
Brookings Institution Center for Technology Innovation – Governance Studies
Chair, Diversity in the Tech Sector Working Group, ACDDE
Rosa Mendoza, President and CEO, ALLvanza
Workforce Diversity Subgroup Lead, Diversity in the Tech Sector Working Group, ACDDE
12:20 p.m. – 12:35 p.m.: Keynote Address Speaker
Keiana Cavé, Scientist and Entrepreneur
12:35 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.: Developing a Game Plan for a Tech Career
Moderator: Deborah Augustine, Elam President & CEO, Corporate Playbook
Member, Diversity in the Tech Sector Working Group – Workforce Diversity Subgroup, ACDDE
Panelists:
-Rosalind Hudnell, Former Vice President of Human Resources and Director of Corporate Affairs,
Intel & President, Intel Foundation (retired)
-Dr. Calvin Mackie, Founder, STEM NOLA
-Stacey G. Mangham, Principal Systems Engineer and Group Leader, MITRE Corporation
-Robert Vaughn, Vice President of the National Instructors Institute, NPower
-Donna White, East Coast Regional Program Director, Black Girls Code
1:35 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. BREAK
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Building Your Personal Brand
Moderator: Maurita Coley, President & CEO, MMTC
Member, Diversity in the Tech Sector Working Group – Workforce Diversity Subgroup, ACDDE
Panelists:
-Celeste Carrasco, Director of Public Affairs, AT&T
-Donald Cravins, Vice President, Policy and External Affairs, Charter Communications
-John Gibson, Vice President, External and Multicultural Affairs, Motion Picture Association
-Eric T. Gonzalez, Cloud Security Program Manager, Ridgeline
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Next Steps and Closing Remarks Rosa Mendoza, President and CEO, ALLvanza Workforce Diversity Subgroup Lead, Diversity in the Tech Sector Working Group, ACDDE
Jamila Bess Johnson, Designated Federal Officer, ACDDE, FCC |