FullConTech: Tech Innovation 2020

What: Join WTIA and Snohomish County on Tuesday, September 15 for 2020 FullConTech, a virtual conference that will aim to develop new ways to foster sustainable growth for the tech sector, Snohomish County and the Pacific Northwest region – with a clear focus on exchanging ideas and taking action. This virtual conference encourages participants from different backgrounds to challenge traditional ways of thinking and collaborate across the public and private sector to solve problems and make meaningful impact during our unprecedented times.

Key Areas of Focus:

• Healthcare During COVID-19

• Workforce Development

• IT in Internal Government

• Rural Broadband Access

• AI to Support Racial Justice

• AgriTech

See the full agenda and register here.

Who: 

• Michael Schutzler, CEO, WTIA

• Dave Somers, County Executive, Snohomish County

• Ranveer Chandra, Chief Scientist, Azure Global, Microsoft Research

• Jacob Colker, Managing Director, Allen Institute for A.I., Startup Incubator

• Marco Daoura, Lead Consultant, Open Innovation, Partnerships, Sponsorships

• Jennifer Carlson, Founder, Executive Director, Apprenti

• Russ Elliott, Director, WA State Broadband Office

• Viggo Forde, CTO and IT Director, Snohomish County

Where: Virtual

When: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 from 8:30am to 11:30am PT

Why: Attendees have the opportunity to make a real impact in the tech sector, Snohomish County, and the Pacific Northwest region. As impact and action are major outcomes of the conference, WTIA will be developing playbooks for each area designed to help Snohomish County learn and advance strategies to solve relevant and timely problems in the current environment.

“Sometimes all it takes to solve our most complicated problems is a new perspective,” said Michael Schutzler, CEO, WTIA. “By bringing together attendees from different backgrounds and challenging traditional ways of thinking, 2020 FullConTech is poised to spark real change and drive actionable results in our community.”

“As leaders in government and business, we must ensure that everyone has access to technology and opportunity,” said Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers. “By gathering with thought leaders, we are better able to identify potential solutions for ensuring our families, students, and entrepreneurs are not left out of a recovering economy or remote education. The disproportionate impact of the pandemic on communities of color should make us work that much harder for tech equity.”