MMTC Speaks at FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment's Virtual Summit: A Road Map to Tech Jobs on January 15, 2021

 Technology   Mon, January 11, 2021 09:03 PM

 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

CONTACT:
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