Forward to the Future - Reception & Future-raiser

1901 Cherry Street,Kansas City MO 64108

12 October, 2022

Description

KC Digital Drive was founded in 2012 by the City of Kansas City, MO, and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS, to address the digital equity issues revealed when Google Fiber launched in Kansas City, and to mitigate the gaps in adapting to emerging technologies in the bi-state region. Today, the region relies on our expertise, innovation capacity, project delivery experience, community engagement, and agility to leverage innovation to: Decrease socioeconomic differences in the use of new technologies;Lead the development of technology solutions for vexing public problems; andIncrease the adoption of emerging technology.2022 marks 10 years that KC Digital Drive has been pursuing our mission of making Kansas City a digital leader. This year’s ‘Forward to the Future’ fundraiser is a celebration of a decade of impact in inclusion and innovation, in ecosystem building and community engagement, and is a collective recognition of the journey ventured and an inspiring cast forward into the future. ***** 4:30 Networking 5:00 Welcome and opening remarks - Aaron Deacon 5:10 City Perspectives Mayor Quinton Lucas, Kansas City, MO and Mayor Tyrone Garner, Unified Government of Wyandotte County & Kansas City, KS 5:30 Back to the Future Panel Aaron Deacon, Managing Director, KC Digital Drive Riddhiman Das, Co-Founder & CEO, TripleBlind Rachel Hack Merlo, Head of Government Relations (Central Region & Orange County, CA), Google Fiber Sly James, Co-Founder, WickhamJames Strategic Solutions, Former Mayor of Kansas City, MO 6:15 Forward to the Future - Aaron Deacon Project Highlights from our Resource Networks Clear My Record - Marilyn Harp, Executive Director, Kansas Legal Services The Connect KC - Kiley Larson, PhD, Researcher in Residence, KC Digital Drive; Lisa Koch, AICP, AssociateDirector, University of Kansas Transportation CenterInternet Access Support Program - Clyde McQueen, CEO, Full Employment Council School of Nursing MetaVersity - Kesa Herlihy, PhD, RN, CNE, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Kansas School of Nursing Rural Breast Cancer - Scott Gunnigle, Vice President, MediView *** Interested in how you can support KC Digital Drive? Contact us for sponsorship details or in-kind donations at [email protected].