Speakers and PIT Experts
You won’t hear from the loudest voices in PIT — you’ll hear from those working directly on the groundbreaking ideas to impact. Our speakers — builders, practitioners, community partners, researchers, and investors—are actively shaping public interest technology in real-time. On stage and in the experiential lounge, attendees can engage with market-ready products, learn from partnerships already in motion, and gain industry insights grounded in PIT principles.
Speakers
Fran Berman
Director
PIT@UMass Amherst
Afua Bruce
Founder and CEO
ANB Advisory Group
Jessica Callahan
Vice President
Hallmark Media
Casey Canfield Associate Professor Missouri University of Science & Technology
Bonnie Ervin Research Associate
Arizona State University
Sylvanna Falcón
Professor
University of California, Santa Cruz
Lisa Frazier
Assistant Director, Research
OSU Battelle Center for Science, Engineering & Public Policy
José Garcez Ghirardi
Professor
FGV Direito São Paulo Law School
Esther Jang
Director
Local Connectivity Lab
Sylvester Johnson
CEO
Corporation for Public Interest Technology
Alex Iovine
CEO and Founder VoteMate
Bobbi Makani
Executive Director, Career Center
San José State University
Lynn Renee Maxcy
Founder
Creators Coalition on AI
Charlton McIlwain
Vice Provost
New York University
Brenda Perea
Strategist
PIT-UN
Amy Quarkume Associate Professor Howard University
Vera Lúcia Raposo
Professor & Vice-Dean for Research and Internationalisation NOVA School of Law
Andreen Soley
Director
PIT-UN
Latanya Sweeney
President
Techizen Institute
Diane Taylor
Senior Director, Partnerships & Advancement
Carnegie Mellon University
Agenda
The one-day program features in-person dynamic networking and keynotes, interactive demos and experiential lounge, while the virtual program offers even more.
Registration
Join us at Preserve LA or virtually for a gathering of public interest technology movers and makers.