Tech for the Public Interest: How Tech Jobs Can Launch Careers in Civil Rights, Social Justice, and Public Service

March 31, 2023

Whether it’s advocating for public policies that hold tech companies more accountable, designing tech solutions to modernize delivery of government services, or imagining how tech can drive greater access to justice, there’s no question that tech can offer a clear path to working for social good. Join tech VIPs and Georgetown students, faculty, staff, and alumni to learn more about how to combine an interest in technology with the pursuit of serving the public interest. RSVP Required. Presented in partnership with the D.C. Mayor’s Innovation & Technology Inclusion Council.

Confirmed Speakers:
– Will Adler, Senior Technologist, Elections & Democracy, CDT; Georgetown Law Adjunct Professor
– B Cavello, Director of Emerging Technologies, Aspen Institute
– Devika Daga (member of DC Mayor’s Inclusive Technology & Innovation Council), Director of Market Intelligence, Technology Transformation Services, GSA
– Carlos Gutierrez, Deputy Director and General Counsel, LGBT Tech
– Victoria Houed, Senior Advisor POPVOX Foundation, Visiting Scholar, NYU
– Erik Martin, Senior Advisor to the CTO, Federal Trade Commission
– Sohum Pawar, Management and Program Analyst – Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (DOE)
– Donalene Roberts, Assistant Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives
– Prof. Neel Sukhatme, Professor of Law, Georgetown University; Andrew Carnegie Fellow; Thomas Alva Edison Visiting Scholar at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; co-founder of Free Our Vote
– Clarence Wardell, Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
– Rachel Wolkowitz, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer; Secretary, World Institute on Disability
– Dan Yi, Senior Counsel for Projects and Innovation, DOJ; Georgetown Law and Harvard Law Adjunct Professor

Moderator: Zoe Li, JD/MASSP Class of 2024, Tech Law Scholar

Tech for the Public Interest: How Tech Jobs Can Launch Careers in Civil Rights, Social Justice, and Public Service
Friday, March 31 | 1:30pm – 3:30pm | In Person (500 First 9th Floor) & Open to the Public