FUTURE OF TECH TOWN HALL: ADVANCING INNOVATIONS IN TECH EDUCATION AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT
(WEDNESDAY, JULY 7 AT 6:00 PM ET)
Knight Foundation is pleased to invite you to a town hall on the evening of Wednesday, July 7 focused on advancing innovations in tech education and talent development through policy and public-private partnerships. Speakers include:
- Governor Deval Patrick, co-commissioner, Future of Tech Commission; former Governor of Massachusetts
- Jaffus Hardrick, President, Florida Memorial University
- Marcell Haywood, CEO, Encompass
- Melissa Krinzman, Managing Partner, Krillion Ventures
- Madeline Pumariega, President, Miami Dade College
- Mark Rosenberg, President, Florida International University
- Jacky Wright, Chief Digital Officer, Microsoft
The town hall is presented in partnership with the Future of Tech Commission, ExcelinEd, and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. The Commission is a private, independent and bipartisan working group developed in response to discussions with the White House and the Federal Communications Commission to recommend a comprehensive tech policy agenda for the nation.
Virtual access to the town hall is open to all, but a limited number of places for the in-person event in Miami are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Future of Tech Town Hall
Advancing innovations in tech education and talent development
Pérez Art Museum Miami
5:30 to 8:30 p.m. ET
or via livestream
July 7, 2021
6 p.m. ET
Throughout the live conversation, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions of our panelists using #knightlive on Twitter.
FOR IN-PERSON PARTICIPANTS: We look forward to welcoming you. To gather safely, we ask all guests to please wear a face mask and practice physical distancing while indoors. In this same spirit, we will be filling the auditorium to 50 percent of normal occupancy and RSVP’s will be limited. Following the town hall, we invite you to join us and the panelists for a reception on PAMM’s east portico.