MA Summit on Digital Equity for Financial, Economic and Educational Inclusion

MA Summit on Digital Equity for Financial, Economic and Educational Inclusion

Building a High Skill, High Wage Economy for All

 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 2018 

7:45 – 8:15 am            Registration, breakfast and resource showcase set-up
 
8:15 – 8:30 am             Welcome and brief agenda walk-through: (live streamed and recorded)* Dr. Paul Resta, chair NCDE board, and Dr.                                                        Bob McLaughlin, NCDE executive director.
 
8:30 – 8:40 a.m.           On the role of digital equity in educational opportunity and success in the digital age (live streamed and recorded)           
8:40 – 8:45 a.m.          On the school board’s key role in sustained  community partnerships for digital equity and educational and economic
                                              opportunity (live streamed and recorded)          
 
8:45 – 9:20 a.m.          Barry Wides, Deputy Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, United States Treasury Department.
                                              Keynote address (via videoconference):  Eliminating Digital Divide Barriers to Financial and Economic Inclusion (live
                                              streamed and recorded)
 
9:20 – 9:30 a.m.           Framing the morning concurrent breakout discussions. Dr. Bob McLaughlin (live streamed and recorded)
 
9:30 – 10:40 a.m.         Concurrent Breakout Sessions (refreshments available throughout the morning)

1. LMI Community Teams: What are our communities’ greatest barriers to financial, economic and digital inclusion? Facilitated by Jenelle Leonard.
2. State leaders and policy makers: What are the most salient policy and programmatic initiatives in NH to address financial, economic and digital inclusion? Facilitated by Dr. Bob McLaughlin
3. Resource providers: What key resources does each participating provider bring to financial, economic and/or digital inclusion?  Facilitated by Dr. Paul Resta

 
10:40 – 11:00 a.m.      Concurrent groups report out (live streamed and recorded)*
 
11:00 am – noon          Showcase: Exemplary Financial, Economic and Digital Inclusion Resource Providers
 
12:00 – 1:15 p.m.         Lunch  
 
12:40 – 12:55 p.m.   Luncheon Panel Discussion: Essential Dimensions of a Systemic Approach to Digital Equity

• Susan Ballard, vice president for NCDE, past president American Association of School Librarians (invited)
• Dr. Paul LeBlanc, president, Southern New Hampshire University
• Linda Gerstle, chief executive officer, CAST
• Lisa Trisciani, vice president of field sales, Connection Public Sector Solutions
• David Urbanowicz, director of external affairs and strategic partnerships, Comcast
• Jill Vaske´, chief executive officer, Sage Sustainable Electronics

 
    12:55 – 1:10 p.m.     Panel Q & A
                                                           
1:15 – 1:25 p.m.           Framing the afternoon concurrent breakout discussions. Dr. Paul Resta (live streamed and recorded)*
 
1:25 – 2:55 p.m.           Concurrent Breakout Sessions (refreshments available throughout the afternoon)

1. LMI Community Teams: How can we draw on resource providers and state leaders to advance our goals? What do state leaders, policy makers and resource providers most need to know about our priority concerns and goals?
2. State leaders and policy makers: How can we foster sustained coordination of financial, economic and digital inclusion policy & action? What support do we need?
3. Resource providers: How can we collaborate with one another in order to provide coherent, integrated support to LMI teams, state leaders and policy makers?

 
2:55 – 3:20 p.m.           Concurrent groups report out (live streamed and recorded)*
                       
3:20 – 3:45 p.m.           Wrap-up and next steps (and door prizes): Drs. Paul Resta and Bob McLaughlin (live streamed and recorded)*