WHAT:
On December 13 through 15, the Census Open Innovation Labs will host The Opportunity Project (TOP) Summit: Open Innovation for All. TOP helps companies, nonprofits, and universities turn federal open data into new technologies that solve real world problems. This multiday virtual conference will showcase the work accomplished through TOP’s ‘The World Post-Covid-19’ 2021 sprints.
Attendees will be able to join sessions such as:
* Keynote remarks from federal agency, civil society, and technology industry leaders.
* Lightning talks and live demos featuring more than 30 products created in TOP sprints this year.
* Awards ceremony announcing the winners of more than $250,000 and nonmonetary prizes in The Open Data for Good Grand Challenge.
* Hands-on learning session for federal, state, and local agencies on technology, design and government innovation.
* Spotlights on work of our partners and collaborators from across government, industry, civic-tech, universities, and Non-Governmental Organizations.
* Roundtable discussions on topics such as meaningful partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities, data equity, thought diversity, and language inclusion.
TOP’s 2021 sprint cycle was co-led by: the U.S. Census Bureau, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the City of Coral Gables, Florida, and the New York City Mayor’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer.
WHEN:
Monday, Dec. 13 - Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021
noon-5 p.m. EST
WHO:
Ron Jarmin, Acting Director, U.S. Census Bureau
Natalie Evans Harris, Senior Advisor for Delivery to the Secretary of Commerce,
U.S. Department of Commerce
Miguel Estién, Acting National Director, Minority Business Development Agency
Tony LaVoi, Chief Data Officer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Gene Sperling, Senior Advisor to the President, White House
Denice Ross, U.S. Chief Data Scientist, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Justin Marsico, Chief Data Officer/Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Fiscal Service, U.S. Department of Treasury
Sara Brenner, Associate Director for Medical Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Victoria Brown, Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Brandon Reyes, Data Officer, City of Laredo, Texas
Jennifer Anastasoff, Founder & Executive Director, Tech Talent Project
John Paul Farmer, Chief Technology Officer, City of New York
RSVP:
This event will be fully virtual. To attend, please RSVP and view the full agenda on The Opportunity Project Summit website at
Source: U.S. Department of Census Bureau
