Digital Inclusion Week

Digital Inclusion Week is an annual campaign to highlight digital inclusion efforts and promote digital equity across the country. In Detroit, Connect 313 is celebrating the organizations and leaders who have helped bridge the digital divide in our hometown. We will be hosting a series of events and workshops to educate local and national stakeholders on the progress we’ve made, as well as activating partnerships and leading activities to support digital inclusion in our community.

Schedule

October 3 - Leadership and Policy
Time & Location: 11 am – 4 pm @ Wayne State University Student Center, 5221 Gullen Mall, Detroit, MI 48202

October 4 - Research Symposium: A Decade of Digital Inclusion
Time & Location: 9 am – 4 pm at Wayne State University MacGregor Conference Center, 495 Gilmour Mall, Detroit, MI 48202

Awards & Reception Ceremony
Following the inaugural Research Symposium, we will celebrate Digital Inclusion Week together with an awards ceremony, live music, and delicious hors d’oeuvres!
5 pm – 7 pm at Wayne State University MacGregor Conference Center

October 5 - A Focus on Small Business
Time & Location: 10 am – 4 pm at Ford Resource & Engagement Center, 15491 Maddelein St., Detroit, MI 48205

October 6 - Connected Communities
Time & Location: 10 am – 4 pm at Ford Resource & Engagement Center, 15491 Maddelein St., Detroit, MI 48205

October 7- The Future is NOW: Engaging Youth in a Meaningful Way

Detailed Agenda

Time
Description
Panelist
11:15-11:30AMWelcome Sponsor Presentations Art Thompson, Chief Information Officer, City of Detroit Councilwoman Mary Waters Councilwoman Angela Whitfield-Calloway Sponsors – Ally Financial, Verizon, Comcast
11:30  – 12:00 PM Fireside Chat: State and Local Government Coordinating for Digital EquityEric Frederick, SOM Chief Connectivity at Officer & Joshua Edmonds Eric Frederick, Chief Connectivity Officer, State of Michigan Joshua Edmonds, Director of Digital Inclusion City of Detroit
12:00 – 12:15 PMCommunity Ambassador Spotlight & BreakDistrict 1
12:15 – 1:00 PMThe Business Case of Bridging the Digital Divide ft. CEO Action Racial Equity GroupModerator: Shawn Perdue, Supplier Diversity Program Manager, MillerKnoll, CEO Action for Racial Equity Alumna Panelists: Myka Burley, Program Manager, Rocket Community Fund, Nkechi Mbanu, Detroit CARE Leader, Cummins Inc. Mark Greer, II, Co-Executive Director, Transforming Power Fund, CEO Action for Racial Equity Alumna
1:00 – 1:15 PMCommunity Ambassador Spotlight & BreakDistrict 2
1:15  – 2:00 PMBoxed Lunch Driving Towards Digital Equity & Inclusion for All: A FrameworkDan Lemont, Executive Director, Technology Strategy & Office of the CIO, Ally Financial
2:00  – 2:15 PMCommunity Ambassador Spotlight & BreakDistrict 3
2:15 – 2:25 PMDetroit Digital Literacy Playbook PresentationQumisha Goss, Connect 313 Digital Literacy SME
2:25 – 2:30 PMCommunity Ambassador Spotlight & BreakDistrict 5
2:30-3:10PMDriving Towards Digital Equity & Inclusion for All: A FrameworkDan Lemont, Executive Director, Technology Strategy & Office of the CIO, Ally Financial
3:10-3:20PMCommunity Ambassador Spotlight & BreakDistrict 6
3:20-3:40PMDetroit Deserves – Conversation with Broadband AdvocatesAllie Herkenroder, Director of Digital Inclusion, State of Michigan, Janice Gates, Director of Equitable Internet Initiative, Steven Henry, Organizing Manager, Connect 313, Debbie Fischer, Executive Director, Hope Village Revitalization, Alina Hooper, 270 Strategies
4:00-4:15PMCommunity Ambassador Spotlight & BreakDistrict 7
4:15-4:45PMReshaping Digital Navigation Through Retail Panel DiscussionJennifer Jambor, Laura Grannemann, Genna Young Moderated by Joshua Edmonds

Time

Description

Panelist/Speaker

9:00 AM

Campus Welcome

WSU Provost, Mark Kornbluh, PhD

 

9:05 AM

Opening Remarks

Josh Edmonds, City of Detroit + Connect 313 

9:10 AM

Speaker Introduction

Naimah Wade, PhD, WSU and Connect 313

9:15 AM

Symposium Kickoff

Francella Ochillo, Next Century Cities  

10:15 - 11:15 AM

The Following Sessions will run concurrently

 

 

Designing Tools that Align with the Values and Strengths of Communities. (Panel)

Dr. Tawanna Dillahunt, University of Michigan, School of Information

 

Escaping the digital inclusion-exclusion cycle (Presentation)

Dr. Johannes Bauer, Michigan State University, Quello Center

 

Citizen-Centered Design for Civic Technologies (Workshop)

Scott Tenbrink and Cliff Lampe University of Michigan, School of Information

 

Lessons Learned from urban school social workers in the 2020-21 pandemic (Presentation)

Dr. Norma Love-Shropshire, Dr. Shantalea Johns, Dr. Fay Keys, , Dr. Megan Hicks, Wayne State University, School of Social Work

 

Education’s Digital Dilemma: Unresolved Complications and Myopic Integration Strategies of Schooling Technology (Presentation)

Pierette Dagg, Merit Network

 

A Whole New World: Providing a broader aperture to view "digital" (Presentation)

Dr. Marcus Collins, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business

 

Challenges and Opportunities of Student Disconnection: Academic Outcomes to Socioemotional Well-Being (Presentation)

Dr. Keith Hampton, Michigan State University, Quello Center

 

 

 

11:30 AM

Speed Networking  

 

11:30 AM

45 ideas in 45 minutes

 

12:00 PM

Lunch is Served

 

12:30 -2:00 PM

Research Meets Practice Lunch Panel 

 Matt Williams (Microsoft), Kalisha Davis (Kapor), Alex Haddad (Student), Siobhan Gregory (WSU Faculty)

2:15-3:15 PM

The Following Sessions will run concurrently

 

 

Mind the Map: Closing the Digital Divide in America (Presentation)

Stephanie Vaughn, Detroit Community Technology Project

 

Connecting Parents, Schools and Community Broadband Lessons from the EdConnect Evaluation Study (Presentation)

Damian Bebell and Deb Socia, Boston College

 

A systems perspective of digital inclusion (Presentation)

Dr. Johannes Bauer, MSU and Pierette Dagg, Merit Network

 

Lessons Learned in Co-creating Digitally Accessible Detroit Neighborhoods: From Steeples to People to Stable Neighborhood Operating Systems (Virtual Roundtable)

Larry Gant, Ph.D. University of Michigan, School of Social Work & Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design (REMOVE)

 

Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors (CURES), Center for Health Equity & Community Knowledge in Urban Populations (Panel)
The Role of Communication Disparities in Older African American Detroit Residents “Dying Before Their Time”: Strategies for Bending the
Digital Equity Arc Towards Health and Justice (Panel)

Dr. Carrie Leach Wayne State University, Institute of Gerontology,

 

Design for Digital Inclusion (Presentation)

Cezanne Charles and John Marshall, rootoftwo, LLC

3:30

Connect 313 Survey Outcomes & Implications

GQR Consulting

4:00PM

Closing Remarks and Transition to Awards Reception

 

5:00-7:00PM

Awards & Reception Ceremony

 

 

Time
Description

 

Panelist

10:00 - 10:15 am

Welcome

 

Myka Burley & Qumisha Goss

10:15 - 10:30 am 

Introduction to FREC

 

Justin Kimpson, Senior Director, FREC

10:30 - 12:00 pm 

Small Business DIY Resource Guide Panel

 

University of Michigan

Community Tech Workers

12:00 - 12:45 pm

Venture 313 Panel Discussion 

 

James Feagin, Marlo Rencher, Jeff Ponders

12:45 - 1:30 pm

‘Get Your Business on Google’ Workshop

 

Jamesha Lucas, TechTown Detroit

1:30 - 2:00 pm 

Small Business Resources with Michigan Women Forward

n

Alexis Dishman

2:00 - 2:30 pm

Small Business Sustainability Program

 

Paul Garrison, Osborn Neighborhood Alliance

2:30 - 3:00 pm

Digital Financial Tools for Small Businesses

 

Jeremy Lewis, Accounting Aid Society 

3:00 - 4:00PM

Verizon Small Business Digital Readiness Platform

 

VERIZON + LISC

Time
Description
Panelist

10:00 –

10:15 am

Welcome

Autumn Evans

10:15 am –

11:00 am 

Bridging the Gap: Digital Navigators as a Tool for Digital Equity

 

Katherine Allison,  Comcast

11:00 am –

11:45 am

Community-Based Cybersecurity

Shane Pfanes

11:45 am –

12:15 pm 

Digital Literacy Playbook: How To

Qumisha Goss

12:15 pm –

1:00 pm

Training to Career: Non-Traditional Pathways to Careers in Tech

Dr. JR Sledge

Kaleena Eugene-Louis

Moderator: Qumisha Goss

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Workshop: Digital Literacy 101 Creating & Using Email

Elizabeth Garrett

1:30 pm – 

2:00 pm 

Social Media as a Career: Becoming an

Influencer

Cartiear Madlock @VeganBlackGuy

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Workshop: Digital Literacy 101

Ron Norwood

2:30 – 3:15 pm

Digital Injustice in the Urban Community 

Steven Henry

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm

What’s Next?: How to Stay Connected to Digital Inclusion Resources + Closing

Myka Burley

This day provides ways to attract kids to STEM education, IT careers, and the digital world’s many opportunities. This day will be facilitated in partnership with Fisher Magnet Schools, and is not open to the public.

DIW 2022 Resources

View presentations from Detroit Digital Inclusion Week

A special thank you to all of our Sponsors

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Host Sponsor

In Kind Sponsors

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3:10 - 3:20 PM

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4:00 - 4:15 PM

4:15 - 4:45 PM

Welcome /Sponsor Presentation

Art Thompson, Chief Information Officer, City of Detroit Councilwoman Mary Waters Councilwoman Angela Whitfield-Calloway Sponsors – Ally Financial, Verizon, Comcast

 Fireside Chat: State and Local Government Coordinating for Digital Equity

Eric Frederick, SOM Chief Connectivity at Officer & Joshua Edmonds Eric Frederick, Chief Connectivity Officer, State of Michigan Joshua Edmonds, Director of Digital Inclusion City of Detroit

Community Ambassador Spotlight & Break

District 1

The Business Case of Bridging the Digital Divide ft. CEO Action Racial Equity Group

John Davis, Myka Burley, Mark Grier

Community Ambassador Spotlight & Break

District 2

Boxed Lunch Apple Developer Academy Project Demonstration

 

Community Ambassador Spotlight & Break

District 3

Detroit Digital Literacy Playbook Presentation

Qumisha Goss, Connect 313 Digital Literacy SME

Community Ambassador Spotlight & Break

District 5

Driving Towards Digital Equity & Inclusion for All: A Framework

Dan Lemont, Executive Director, Technology Strategy & Office of the CIO, Ally Financial

Community Ambassador Spotlight & Break

District 6

Detroit Deserves – Conversation with Broadband Advocates

Allie Harkenroden, Director of Digital Inclusion, State of Michigan, Janice Gates, Director of Equitable Internet Initiative, Steven Henry, Organizing Manager, Connect 313, Debbie Fischer, Executive Director, Hope Village Revitalization

Community Ambassador Spotlight & Break

District 7

Reshaping Digital Navigation Through Retail Panel Discussion

Jennifer Jambor, Laura Grannemann, Genna Young Moderated by Joshua Edmonds

Get Involved

Want to Share an event or program for Digital Inclusion Week 2023?

We are still looking for community events and activities to share and promote during Digital Inclusion Week. You can Also use this space to let us know you're interested in hosting a curated event provided by Connect 313.

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Have a favorite local vendor or small business that could help us uplift DIW2022? Share your referrals here! We’re seeking referrals for vendors in the following categories:

- DJ / Live Entertainment

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- Catering Services

- Printing Services

If you don't see your favorite type of business listed here, please still submit a referral for us to consider for other Connect 313 vendor needs!

Youth Engagement Day Partner

We are currently seeking proposals from a community partner or organization to develop and facilitate a full day of programming that will excite and engage Detroit youth during DIW2022. The perfect partners will identify learning opportunities, solidify youth engagement strategies, and identify partner organizations who can provide messaging support to ensure robust attendance from Detroit youth during the day. If this sounds like you or someone you know, respond to the RFP!

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