Next week, our Microsoft Technology & Civic Engagement teams across the country are heading to Oakland from November 1-3 for the Code for America Summit (#cfasummit). Together with 1,200 of the country’s (and world’s) most talented civic tech leaders, we’ll be participating in the civic tech movement through workshops, panels, speeches, and more. Over three days, we’ll be celebrating Code for America’s driven brigades, cities that incorporate technology in their day-to-day to make residents’ lives better, and individuals that have recognized the importance of technology in civic action.
Throughout the summit, we’ll be leading product tables and software demos, but we’re most excited to be on the Code for America stage to share civic solutions and successes with everyone. Our Microsoft-led workshops and talks at Code for America Summit:
Wednesday, November 2
Accessibility in the Modern World
Jenny Lay-Flurrie | Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft
Inclusive design: building empathy for innovation
Sarah Morris | Senior Design Strategist, Microsoft
Kris Woolery | Senior Design Strategist, Microsoft
Public-private partnership success in civic tech
Annmarie Levins | General Manager, Technology & Civic Engagement, Microsoft
Erin Akred | Data Scientist, DataKind
Alaina Harkness | Fellow, Brookings Institution
Michael Mattmiller | Chief Technology Officer, City of Seattle
Thursday, November 3
Scott Mauvais | Director, Microsoft Technology Center, Microsoft Corporation
Caralynn Collens | CEO, UILabs
Kamran Saddique | CEO, Superpublic
Micah Sifry | CEO, Civic Hall
Grace Simrall | Chief of Civic Innovation, City of Louisville
You can tune in to #cfasummit via their livestream here when the summit kicks off next week. Tweet along with us to stay in touch!
Our Technology and Civic Engagement team:
