SXSW EDU 2020
Hacking Tech’s Equity Gaps
Description:
Technology is transforming every facet of modern life, automating millions of jobs while simultaneously creating brand new career paths. Minority and low-income communities at most risk of displacement are least able to access emerging tech skills. Meanwhile, tech is facing a massive talent shortage. Could a win-win solution lie in the classroom? Join this panel of social entrepreneurs to learn how new education models can forge pathways to the tech economy for historically excluded groups.
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Takeaways
- Diagnose the structural issues, across education and hiring, that exacerbate tech’s equity and skills gaps.
- Evaluate educational models that show promise in preparing underrepresented students for tech careers.
- Collaborate on how to scale the most promising models to transform and democratize technical education.
Speakers
- Michael Ellison, CEO and Founder, CodePath.org
- Kristen Titus, Executive Director, Cognizant U.S. Foundation
- Jules Walter, Head of Product, Slack
- Abigail Hess, Reporter, CNBC
Organizer
Rebecca Blair, Assoc, Whiteboard Advisors
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