Closing the Adoption Gap and Promoting Digital Equity

Heartland Forward

Monday, August 2, 2021 - 1:00pm
Time Zone: 
EST
Virtual Event

A conversation with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper about his work to close the digital divide, including establishing the nation’s first statewide Office of Digital Equity and Literacy.

The interactive workshop will also include an update on federal action empowering states and communities to close the adoption gap and profiles of successful local digital equity initiatives.

Tom Curtin
National Governors Association

Angela Thi Bennett
DigitalC

Angie Cooper
Heartland Forward

Amy Huffman
National Digital Inclusion Alliance

Blair Levin
National Urban League

Andrea Lindsay
PCs for People

Lukas Pietrzak
Next Century Cities

Angela Siefer
National Digital Inclusion Alliance

Joseph Wender
Office of U.S. Senator Edward Markey

Daniel Anello
Chicago Connected