Join us at FullConTech to tackle critical challenges facing the tech industry in Washington.
FullConTech is a unique event where industry professionals, government officials, and post-secondary institutions can come together to discuss solutions to the challenges facing the tech sector in Washington. Join us for the unique opportunity to discover innovative solutions, collaborate with your peers, and make an impact in the tech ecosystem in Washington and beyond.
About FullConTech
Who Should Attend
- All tech industry professionals – HR managers, Talent departments, policy teams, C-suite
- Policymakers and government officials – local, state, and federal elected officials, their staff, and education, workforce development, and economic development agency officials and staff
- Individuals interested in transforming the ecosystem for emerging technologies in Washington
- Grassroots community programs that focus on education
- Post-secondary institutions – with a focus on admissions professionals and computer science and/or engineering school faculty, staff, and students
- And individuals who are passionate about creating more positive outcomes for our graduates in Washington
Agenda
| Start Time | End Time | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Doors open | |
| 9:15 AM | 10:00 AM | Open networking, coffee |
| 10:00 AM | 10:15 AM | Opening remarks |
| 10:15 AM | 10:30 AM | Flash Talk 1 - Siva Narendra - CEO, Tyfone, co-founder Oregon Digital Safety Net |
| 10:30 AM | 10:45 AM | Flash Talk 2 - Dr. Crystal Hess - Professor of Computer Science, Shoreline Community College |
| 10:45 AM | 11:00 AM | Flash Talk 3 - Nirav Desai - CEO, Moonbeam |
| 11:00 AM | 11:45 AM | Keynote - Assistant Secretary of Economic Development Alejandra Castillo |
| 11:45 AM | 12:00 PM | Flash Talk 4 - Jennifer Carlson - Co-Founder, Executive Director, WTIA Workforce Institute, Apprenti |
| 12:15 PM | 1:15 PM | Lunch + networking |
| 1:15 PM | 3:30 PM | Invent Sessions Workforce Development Track
Emerging Tech Track
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| 3:30 PM | 3:45 PM | Break |
| 3:45 PM | 4:00 PM | Closing remarks, CTA, next steps |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Post event Happy Hour |
Become A Sponsor
Sponsoring FullConTech is an opportunity to increase your organization’s visibility and reach a targeted audience of tech, academic, and public sector stakeholders. Sponsoring FullConTech includes three promotions in one, giving your company the opportunity for brand promotion and recognition on FullConTech event collateral for up to four months:
- on the website and event day signage (promotion occurs September-October)
- credit in the Playbook, a synthesis of FullConTech, which will be published on the WTIA website and shared across our networks (published in December)
- and in the virtual event (promoted November-December) to present those recommendations, which will be promoted broadly, recorded, and hosted on the WTIA website.
or simply sign up here!
Keynote Speaker
ALEJANDRA Y. CASTILLO
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
US Department of Commerce
Alejandra Y. Castillo was sworn in as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development on August 13, 2021, becoming the first women of color to hold this position. In this unprecedented moment of growth and opportunity, she leads the only federal agency focused exclusively on economic development.
She guides the implementation of over $5 billion dollars in funding, powering the U.S Economic Development Administration (EDA) and its mission to make the transformational investments in America. During the implementation of the American Rescue Plan alone, she oversaw the investment of $3 Billion dollars across nearly 800 projects, resulting in more than 200,000 jobs secured across the nation.
As the daughter of immigrants and small business owners, her journey is the embodiment of the American Dream. Her own experiences have helped affirm her commitment to EDA’s number one funding priority: equity.
Spanning over three decades and three Presidential administrations –Biden, Obama and Clinton—her career has focused on creating equitable and inclusive opportunities for all Americans. Her career has also included shattering glass ceilings and providing inspiration to multiple generations of diverse leaders.
In 2014, Castillo was appointed by President Obama to serve as the National Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), the first Hispanic woman to lead the agency. Under her leadership, she expanded its effort to help Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) gain access to capital, contracts, and business opportunities, assisting MBEs to scale.
Her commitment to ensuring opportunity for every American is reflected in her current service as Federal Co-Chair for the National Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and as Co-Vice Chair of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Council for Inclusive Innovation.
Castillo first joined the U.S. Department of Commerce in 2008 as a Special Advisor to the Under Secretary for the International Trade Administration. Additionally, Castillo served as a Senior Policy Analyst in the White House during the Clinton Administration. Prior to EDA, Castillo was the Chief Executive Officer of YWCA USA, where she championed the 163-year-old organization delivering critical social, educational, and economic development services throughout its 204 associations.
Speakers
Nirav S. Desai
Event Information
Date: October 17, 2023
Time: 8AM – 6PM
Location: Pacific Science Center, 200 2nd Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
FullConTech is not your typical conference. Yes, there are speakers and leaders to hear from, to be inspired by, and to learn from. There are opportunities to expand your network throughout the day. However, the action could not start without you as an attendee and active participant.
We collectively come together for one day to offer our diverse backgrounds and experiences in a safe and trusted environment to imagine and create possible solutions to complex issues. It’s up to us as individuals to form new collaborative groups to implement these solutions into action.
The Playbook we’ll create from this event presents ideas for positive change — the “plays” — that will be generated and shared. The Playbook will be both a record of the conversations that take place and as a call to action, to provide everyone who reads it with opportunities for Discovery, Collaboration, and to make an Impact.
Join us to create these plays and support positive change in the tech industry!
