2025 DIGITAL INCLUSION SUMMIT
Advancing Digital Inclusion Around the Bay
The 2025 Bay Area Digital Inclusion Summit—a full-day gathering for leaders and practitioners dedicated to digital inclusion—has reached capacity. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS.
This event is designed for nonprofit organizations, government agencies, funders, health and workforce partners, and community stakeholders committed to bridging the digital divide. Together, we’ll explore today’s most pressing digital inclusion challenges and opportunities.
PROGRAM for Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025
Welcome
Keynote Presentation: Patrick Messac, Director, #OaklandUndivided
Panel: The Evolving Role of AI in Government, Nonprofits, and Workforce Development
Jane Gong, Director, San Francisco Department of Emerging Technologies
Lisa Countryman-Quiroz, CEO, JVS - Bay Area
Jim Fruchterman, Founder/CEO, Tech Matters and author of the newly released Technology for Good: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Using Software and Data to Solve Our Most Pressing Social Problems (Sept. 2025).
Facilitator: Jill Finlayson, Managing Director, CITRIS Innovation Hub at UC Berkeley
Lightning Round Presentations
Talk: Digital Equity Today: What’s Happening in CA? Scott Adams, Deputy Director of Broadband and Digital Literacy, CA Dept. of Technology
Panel: Keeping Our $$$ and Our Data Safe: Cybersecurity for Nonprofits and CBOs
Shannon Pierson, Senior Fellow of Public-Interest Cybersecurity, UC Berkeley's Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity
Dan Hernandez, CEO/President, PCS Technology
Nathan Sinclair, Chief Information Security Officer, City and County of San Francisco and Office of Cybersecurity
Madeleine Bair, Founding Director, El Tímpano
Lunch
Panel: Funding & Funders: Filling the Gap
Janet Y. Spears, President and Chief Executive Officer, Metta Fund
Cammy Blackstone, Director of External Affairs, AT&T
Shiyama Clunie, Senior Public Affairs Director, Kaiser Permanente
Kat Zigmont, Senior Vice President to Enhance Revenue Diversification, California Emerging Technology Fund
Facilitator: Preston Rhea, Principal, HR&A Advisors
Lightning Round Presentations
Breakout Sessions - Select one:
Workshop: AI for Grant Writing & Reporting, Darian Rodgriguez Heyman, Founder/CEO, Helping People Help and author of the newly released AI for Nonprofits: Putting Artificial Intelligence to Work for Your Cause (July 2025).
Panel: Digital Health & Community-based Initiatives
Anjana Sharma, Family Physician and Associate Professor, UCSF ACCTiVATE
Rebecca E Flournoy, Director, Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy
Elizabeth Rodriguez, Senior Director of Operations, Sourcewise
Jesus Saucedo, MD, Advisor, Trust.Care
Facilitator: Andrew Broderick, Co-Director, SF Tech Council
Discussion: Digital Upskilling & AI in Workforce Development
Jenny Rubio, Digital Equity Program Manager, Five Keys Charter Schools
Samia Zuber, Executive Director, Hack The Hood
Wells Brown, Director of Workforce Development and Training, Goodwill
Facilitator: Ken Nim, City Build Director, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, SF City and County
Closing Panel: Expanding Internet Access & Device Distribution
Ulises Zatarain, Executive Director, Tech Exchange
Alex Youn, Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Comcast
Jessica Scadron, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships & Communications, Everyone On
Facilitator: Josh Butler, CBAN
