The Opportunity Project Demo Week 2020
A Virtual Technology, Data & Community Conference
Hosted by the Census Open Innovation Labs at the U.S. Census Bureau
The Opportunity Project (TOP), an innovation program within the U.S. Census Bureau, champions the idea that working with government can be collaborative, groundbreaking, and even fun. Over the past 5 years, TOP has brought together hundreds of people from around the nation and world to create life-changing technology, driven by real people and powered by open data. This year our Earth-themed sprints focused on natural and built environment challenges, in collaboration with EPA, USDA, OMB, the State Department, HUD, the Wilson Center, USA for UNHCR, and more than 300 sprint participants. We’ll feature 35+ new tools -- our biggest year yet -- created through the sprints, and the launch of the TOPx toolkit for federal agencies.
Demo Week is a celebration of work accomplished this year and the values our community embodies:
As we mark the 5 year anniversary of TOP, we aim to inspire, connect, and continue solving problems together!
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Welcome to Demo Week! Opening message from Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham
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Steven Dillingham
U.S. Census Bureau, Director
Drew Zachary
Census Open Innovation Labs, Managing Director
Lorena Molina-Irizarry
Census Open Innovation Labs, Director of Operations
Earth Day Every Day: Empowering the Public to Understand Threats to Oceans and Air
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Nancy Majower
NOAA
Jenna Jambeck
University of Georgia, Distinguished Professor and National Geographic Fellow
Siddharth Muchhal
Georgetown University, Student
Elizabeth Nguyen
Georgetown Beeck Center, Student
Naveen Narayanan Meyyappan
Rutgers University, Graduate Student
Keith VanGraafeiland
Esri, Principal Product Engineer
Kunal Sawarkar
IBM, Principal Data Scientist
Sruti Modekurty
OpenAQ, Platform Lead
Chace Paulson
American University, MS Data Science
Sukhmeet Bedi
Rutgers Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Academy, Student
Building Resilience into Fractured Systems: Recycling, Agriculture, and Community Reactions
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Sarah Kollar
Ocean Conservancy, Outreach Manager, International Coastal Cleanup, Trash Free Seas Program
Lucas Mariacher
City of Phoenix, Operations Manager
Susan Mudd
ELPC, Senior Policy Advocate
Dr. Ming-Chih Hung
Northwest Missouri State University, Professor of Geography/GIScience
Ali Akil
Eco Bloc, CEO + Co-founder
Mikel Maron
Mapbox, Community Team Lead
Dave Williams
Newlight Technologies, CLOUD ARCHITECT AND SENIOR CONSULTANT
Polina Girshman
SAP, Senior Manager, Experience Design
James Sullivan
SAP, Head, Global Sustainability Innovation Accelerator
Eric Ewing
General Services Administration (GSA), Director, AI Center of Excellence
Dominica Zhu
Lead Program Manager and Impact Strategist
Igniting Civic Tech Innovation for the Next Generation
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Andreen Soley
New America, Director, Public Interest Technology (PIT) University Network
Nicole Clark
Youth Mappers, TOP product developer
Ivan Stoykov
George Mason University, Student
Lucas Chu
Harvard IOP STEAM Team, Lead
Native Voices: What Do We Need To Hear? How Technology, Data and Government Can Best Serve Tribal Communities
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Jacob Crane (Tsuut'ina Nation)
SLC Air Protectors, Executive Director
Geoffrey Blackwell (Chickasaw, Choctaw, Omaha, and Muscogee Creek)
AMERIND, Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel
Maria Howeth (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma)
eCivis, Sr. Customer Success Manager and Tribal Specialist
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Day 2 Opening Keynote: HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson
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Secretary Ben Carson
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary
Lifting Up Families for Economic Success: The Latest in Tech Towards the American Dream
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Daniel Goldsmith
Julius Education, Managing Director & Cofounder
Jim Hill
OPS1, CEO
Chris Lanoue
Director Engineering and Operations, Graphicacy
Ja’Ron Smith
The Center for Advancing Opportunity, Executive Director
Collin Stevens
USAHello, Director of Technology
Empowering Communities for Resilience and Sustainable Growth
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Meaghan Kennedy
Orange Sparkle Ball, Founder
Chelsea Blake
National Indian Gaming Association, Legislative Director
Colin Foard
The Pew Charitable Trusts, Manager
Jake Akervik
HUD: US Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Federal Liaison/Analyst, Community Initiatives
Basma Alawee
Refugee Congress, Florida Refugee Organizer
Matthew Dalbey
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Director, Office of Community Revitalization
Patrick Corrigan
White House Office of Management and Budget, Senior Advisor, Performing the Duties of the Controller
Matt Dunne
Center on Rural Innovation, Founder and Executive Director
Linda Ge
Citi Ventures, Assistant Vice President & Associate Product Manager, Studio
Ryan Harper
Citi Ventures, Senior Vice President & Senior Product Manager, Studio
Dawn Holl
Reveal Global Consulting, Vice President
Marie Breton
Alteryx, Sales Engineer-Federal
Michelle Zee
Columbia University, Graduate Student
Surekha Sreethar
iConsult Collaborative, Syracuse University, Program Manager
Salonee Ameria
iConsult Collaborative, Syracuse University, Program Manager
Joe DiStefano
UrbanFootprint, CEO & Co-Founder
Don’t Forget the Data – or the Civics: Digital Education for a New Generation
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Jim Richardson
U.S. Department of State, Director of Foreign Assistance
Terri Susan Fine
University of Central Florida, Content Specialist, Florida Joint Center for Citizenship and Professor of Political Science
Abhi Desai
LexGen, Founder
Amin Vafa
U.S. Department of State, Enterprise Data Strategy Lead
Meaghan E Murphy
Suffolk University, MBA & MSM Candidate
Shradha Satish Kulkarni
iConsult Collaborative, Syracuse University, Program Manager
Jill Elizabeth Stapleton
iConsult Collaborative, Syracuse University, Program Manager
Anna Valuev
Head of Strategic Initiatives
Lessons from 5 Years of TOP: A Conversation on the State of the Innovation Ecosystem
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Daniel Correa
Partnership for Public Service, Strategic Advisor
Nico Papafil
GSA, Director of 10x
Jennifer Lassiter
Consumer Financial, Chief of Staff and Program Operations Lead, Design + Development, Tech & Innovation
Drew Zachary
Census Open Innovation Labs, Managing Director
Radhika Bhatt
The Opportunity Project, Deputy Director
Closing Keynote: A Fireside Chat with Census Bureau Deputy Director & COO Ron Jarmin
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Ron Jarmin
US Census Bureau, Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer
Pat Bajari
Amazon Core AI, VP and Chief Economist
Friday, December 11, 2020
Welcome Message from Secretary Ross & Opening Keynote: Building Technology Worthy of Humanity with Aden Van Noppen
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Secretary Wilbur Ross
US Department of Commerce, Secretary
Aden Van Noppen
Mobius, Founder and Executive Director
Hearing Veterans Voices: Community + Tech to Support Mental Health
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Ben Sledge
HeartSupport, Director of Veteran Outreach
Bryan Lane
General Services Administration, Technology Transformation Services, Co-Founder, AI Center of Excellence
Chris Bourne
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Innovation
Friends of Data: Lessons From the Best in Industry on the Value of Data Curation with Redfin & SAP
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Batool Hussain
SAP, Head of Americas Sustainability Services
Taylor Marr
Redfin, Lead Economist
Phil Ashlock
data.gov/ GSA, Director, Data and Analytics Portfolio
*SESSION FULL* Innovating at any Scale: Civic Tech for State and Local Government
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Sarah Kerner
CivStart, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Nick Lyell
CivStart, Co-Founder & Chief Impact Officer
Katya Abazajian
Beeck Center, Fellow, Data + Digital
Josh Sorin
Centre for Public Impact, Program Director, City Innovation
Making TOP Work for You: TOPx Toolkit for Federal Agencies
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Sara Brenner
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Associate Director for Medical Affairs
Learn with TOP: A Master Class on Human Centered Design for Public Servants (of any kind!)
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Susan Taylor
AIGA DC, DotGov Design Chair
Margeaux Akazawa
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Innovation Strategist
Scott Weiss
General Services Administration, Presidential Innovation Fellow
Katherine Tobin
TM, Director of Research and Strategy
Learn with TOP: Demystifying Data to help respond to COVID-19
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Cathy Buffington
Economic Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, Director, Small Business Pulse Survey
Jason Fields
Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Director, Household Pulse Survey & Senior Researcher for Demographic Programs
Ryan Dolan
U.S. Census Bureau, Data Visualization Lead
Gerson Vasquez
U.S. Census Bureau, Data Visualization Lead
Mikel Maron
Mapbox, Community Team Lead
Closing: Acknowledgements, What's Next + Meet The Opportunity Project team!
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Drew Zachary
Census Open Innovation Labs, Managing Director
Lorena Molina-Irizarry
Census Open Innovation Labs, Director of Operations
Radhika Bhatt
The Opportunity Project, Deputy Director
Haley Ashcom Miller
Innovation Strategist
Emma Brennan
U.S. Census Bureau, User Experience Designer at the Census Open Innovation Labs
Dominica Zhu
Lead Program Manager and Impact Strategist
Anna Valuev
Head of Strategic Initiatives
Neve Foresti
Civic Digital Fellow
Jianna So
Civic Digital Fellow
Michael Neal Bagby
Census Open Innovation Labs, Program Manager
Accessibility: Captioning (CART or Communication Access Real-Time Translation) will be provided for ALL sessions held via zoom or live streamed via youtube. Sign language interpreting services will be made available as requested for individual sessions. If you would like to request ASL interpreting services or have questions concerning accommodations, please email us at [email protected].