National Coalition for Equity Impact (NCEI) Summit #2:
Innovations in Equity — Contextualizing U.S. and International Perspectives 

A discussion about ‘Innovations in Equity - Contextualizing US and International Perspectives’ and the many promises and perils of inclusive practices across spaces, including, standards development, neurodiversity, digital equity, algorithms/machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The goal of this summit is to articulate ways that we might co-create responses to inequities in these spaces in order to support the inclusion of marginalized populations equitably in public policy decisions.

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

9:30am – 2:00pm in Santa Monica, California

This event is held in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany – Los Angeles and hosted at the Consul General's Residence in Santa Monica.

Outline

9:30am - 10:30pm – Using Deliberative Conversation Methods to Bridge Divides

• German-US Panel – Moderated by Rhianna Rogers
  – CAREP Steering Committee Member, Mike King and RAND PRGS student Swaptik Chowdry – 15min
  – German – Andreas Nitsche and Michael Mäs, LiquidFeedback/KIT Research – 15min
• Breakout Room (25 mins for Q&A)

10:35am - 11:35pm – Developing Equity-Centered Standards

• Mini- Panel #1 – NCEI Equity Impact Standards (US) – 20 min with 10min Q&A
  – Carly VanSyckle, Eric Castillo, Denise Chandler – Moderate (NCEI standards subcommittee)
• Mini- Panel #2 – Building Bridges with Algorithms – Standards for a Strong and Equitable Digital Democracy (Germany/Europe) – 20 min with 10min Q&A
  – Ulrike Hahn, Michael Mäs, Andreas Nitsche – moderator

BREAK – 5 mins

11:40am - 12:40pm – Exploring the Impact of AI Tools on Equity: A Reflection Using Chat GPT-3.5 as a Reference)

• Panel - Racial Equity and Tech Policy Initiative – 40 min with 15min Q&A
  – Presenters: Ezra Tefera and Dean Maria Madison, Brandeis University – Racial Justice and Tech Policy program (RJxTP)

BREAK – 5 mins

12:45am - 1:45pm – Case Studies from the field: Equity Research - Who is Left Out?

• Mini- Panel #1 - US Case Study – Invisible/Visible Disabilities and DEI Public Policy - 20 mins with 10 min Q&A – Center Director for Disabilities Studies/Ability One Commission
  – Presenter: CAREP Steering Committee Member, Chai Feldblum, Vice Chair AbilityOne Commission & Phillip Armour, RAND’s Center for Disabilities Studies
• Mini- Panel #2 - German Case Study – Infrastructure and Inequality between German Regions - 20 mins with 10 min Q&A
  – Presenter: Michael Mäs

1:45pm - 2:00pm – Closing the Loop and Next Steps – Where do we go from here? – Turning Summit Findings into Action – CAREP/NCEI/German Consulate

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Related posts

• Transcripts of the debate on Using Deliberative Conversation Methods to Bridge Divides and the panel on Building Bridges with Algorithms — Standards for a Strong and Equitable Digital Democracy
• Announcement and Outline of NCEI Summit #3